USEFUL LINKS
Compiled by George & Lynn Stateham on S/V
Sunspot Baby
for use on disks distributed at our
seminars.
COAST GUARD
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Documents Inquiry Boat Names Gross Tonnage calc. Maritime Safety Information |
Merchant Marine Info
Center USCG Navigation Center |
CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION
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CBP Know Before You Go Customs User Fee Decal |
Local Boaters Option Information Pleasure Boat Reporting Requirements Ports of Entry Locator |
GULF STREAM INFORMATION
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Jenifer Clark National Data Buoy Center |
Current Velocities in the Gulf
Stream Ocean Remote Sensing |
WEATHER INFORMATION SOURCES
ICW INFORMATION AND CRUISING GUIDES
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Cruisers Net Includes
Claiborne Young cruising guides ICW Weather |
Managing The Waterway Mark Doyle Skipper Bob |
LOCAL YACHT SERVICE FACILITIES
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Bock Marine Deaton Yachts Duck Creek Hurricane Boat Yard |
Jarrett Bay Northwest Creek Marina Sailcraft Triton Marine Services Wayfarer's Cove (Minnesott Beach) |
REFERENCES AND NAVIGATION
VOLVO PARTS
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French Creek Marina lots of
parts including many used but servicable Marine Parts Express can get anything Volvo has at small discount |
Volvo Penta On Line Store |
Wi-Fi Boosters and Antennas
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Cantenna Fantasia 35 |
Freeantennas.com Port Networks (Follow Links to their Marine W-Fi Bridge) Radio Labs |
FORUMS AND ASSOCIATIONS
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Active Captain Cruisers Forum Great Loop Association Iboats.com Noonsite |
Sailnet Salty Southeast Cruisers Net (Claiborne Young) Seven Seas Cruising Association Women and Cruising Women on Board |
EMAIL AND COMMUNICATION OPTIONS
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ARRL (National Assn for Amateur Radio) Inmarsat Pactor Modems SailMail (SSB eMail) |
SkyMate (email) Skype Winlink |
EPIRB RENTAL
| Boat US | Satellite Phone Store |
EQUIPMENT AND SHOPPING
TOWING AND ASSISTANCE
| Sea Tow | Tow Boat US |
MAIL FORWARDING SERVICES
| St. Brendan's Isle | Voyager Mail Forwarding |
MISCELLANEOUS
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Animated Knots by Grog Knot tying videos NOAA EPIRB Beacon Registration |
Outboard
Learners Guide Ship Finder |
BAHAMAS INFORMATION
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Bahamas General Bahama Private Vessel Entry Bahamas Entry Form Download |
Bahama Pet
Importation Information Bahamas Pet Importation Documents Bahamas Air Sea Rescue Association Exuma Land Sea Park |
ON LINE TRAINING
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Boat Safe Complete list of questions for the USCG Masters License |
Online Tests (Boatingsafety.com) |
PERIODICALS
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By-The-Sea (on line mostly power
boat magazine) Cruise News Good Old Boat Latitudes and Attitudes Multihulls Practical Sailor |
Sail Magazine Sailing World Soundings The Sailing Company (publishers, Cruising World & Sailing World) |
OUTFITTING LISTS
| Downwind Marine | West Marine (Pam Wall) |
COOKING AND PROVISIONING
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Beth Leonard from
Hawk's printable provision list without refrigeration FoodStore2Go (Nassau food delivery) Galley Swap |
Sailnet's Cooking On Board Salty Sailors Sprout People |
BOAT CARDS
| Vista Print (a great source for quality boat cards) |
CRUISING WITH PETS
| Where There Is No Pet Doctor (a book for pet care while cruising_ |
INSURANCE
| Divers Alert Network (They will fly you to good medical help) | Medjet |
BLOG PROVIDERS
| Sail Blogs Free | Blogger Free |
NOTE: If you hit a dead or moved link please email george@stateham.com with the information so we may update the list befor the next seminar.
