USEFUL LINKS
Compiled by George & Lynn Stateham on S/V Sunspot Baby
for use on disks distributed at our seminars.

 

COAST GUARD

Documents Inquiry Boat Names
Gross Tonnage calc.
Maritime Safety Information
Merchant Marine Info Center
USCG Navigation Center
 

CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION

CBP Know Before You Go
Customs User Fee Decal
Local Boaters Option Information
Pleasure Boat Reporting Requirements
Ports of Entry Locator

GULF STREAM INFORMATION

Jenifer Clark
National Data Buoy Center
Current Velocities in the Gulf Stream
Ocean Remote Sensing

WEATHER INFORMATION SOURCES

Accu-Weather
Chris Parker
ICW Weather
NWS
NOAA Geostationary Satellite Sever
NOAA Weather Buoys
Passage Weather
United Kingdom Metoffice
University of Michigan Weather Links
Weather Channel
Weather Underground

Wind Finder
WxAdvantage

ICW INFORMATION AND CRUISING GUIDES

Cruisers Net Includes Claiborne Young cruising guides
ICW Weather
Managing The Waterway Mark Doyle
Skipper Bob

LOCAL YACHT SERVICE FACILITIES

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

Bellingham Chart Printers
Blue Water Books & Charts
Capn Voyager
Cruising Guide Publications
Maritime Safety Information
NOAA Booklet Charts
Paracay.com (books and gifts)
Richardson's Chartbooks & Cruising Guides
USCG Docs Inquiry
Yacht Survey On Line (Lots of repair info)

VOLVO PARTS

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

Cantenna
Fantasia 35
Freeantennas.com
Port Networks (Follow Links to their Marine W-Fi Bridge)
Radio Labs

FORUMS AND ASSOCIATIONS

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

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

APS On Line Store (apparel, hardware, etc.)
Atkins & Hoyle (hatches, davits, etc.)
Balmar (High output alternators)
Bestboatwire.com (marine wire)
BoatNumberPlate.com
Boat US
Boaters World
Boatzincs.com
Bosun Supplies (SS hardware)
Bottom Siders (cushions)
Caribe Inflatables
Celestair Nav Equip
Defender

DockSide Radio
Doctor LED (LED light fixtures and bulbs)
E-Marine (Isotherm dealer)
Force 10
Four Winds Wind Generators
French Creek Marina (good Volvo parts inventory)
go2marine.com (marine supplies)
Gebo (hatches and portlights)
Harken
ICOM Radios
Imtra Marine Lighting
Isotherm
Jamestown Distributors
Kollmann Marine Refrigeration
Landfall Navigation
Mad Dog Outfitters
Maine Parts Express (Volvo Penta Parts)
Overtons
Moor Electronics
Para-Anchor
Pecision Temp (hot water heaters)
Plasteak (vinyl teak & holly look flooring)
Pro-Dec (plastic screw covers_
Port Networks (wireless booster)
Racor (filtration)
Raymarine (Autohelm/Raytheon)
RParts (refrigeration parts)
Quivira (after market & hard to find parts)
Sailing Supply

Sailorman
Sailomat (self-steering)
Scanmar International (self-steering)
Schaefer Marine (hardware)
Seaward Products (Stoves)
SodaStream (was Soda Club)
Speedtech Instruments

Survival Safety (collision avoidance radar)
Trans Atlantic Diesel (Parts Distributor)
Ultimate Marine Products

Volvo Penta Online Store
Welcome-Aboard.com
West Marine
Whale Marine Products

TOWING AND ASSISTANCE

Sea Tow Tow Boat US

MAIL FORWARDING SERVICES

St. Brendan's Isle Voyager Mail Forwarding

MISCELLANEOUS

Animated Knots by Grog
Knot tying videos
NOAA EPIRB Beacon Registration
Outboard Learners Guide
Ship Finder

BAHAMAS INFORMATION

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

Boat Safe
Complete list of questions for the USCG Masters License
Online Tests (Boatingsafety.com)

PERIODICALS

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

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.