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Cruising Distances - Canadian West Coast
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Cruiser's Stories
Spencers Cruising - See Spencer Stories for Local Stories and Long Distance Cruising.
Lanikai - Spencer 44 - Family Cruising - Excellent website with links
Geneth A photo enhanced story of Cruising North in a 53' Spencer.
Kekuli - Spencer 35 Circumnavigation via Cape Horn. Start Date pending for Oct 1, 2007
Nolhi & Mike (1978 San Juan - Sloop) Gig Harbour, WA to Alaska - A great story with wonderful photos.
Submitted by - Bob and Barb McCoy - sv Athena S-1330 Hull 16 S.Y.O.G.
Adventures of sv Watermelon - Suggested by Kim on Cheers S-53 Hull 25
Sail Gemini - An excellent site
The Voyages of "Out of Bounds" - An around the world trip on a Sailboat - A good story.
The Sleavin Family - A very interesting site - Worth a Look
The U.S.S. Maverick - A Great Cruising Website_______________________
BEACON REGISTRATION FROM NOAA
Register your 406 EPRIB Online
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Cruising the San Juans?
The folks at www.guidetosanjuans.com produced a great
Interactive Map - Click Here_______________________
This Link is an absolute must for Cruisers to browse
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Current Information From Latitude 38
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YOTREPS SET SAIL
Tracking the Cruisers Dedicated to Serious Cruisers_______________________
Piracy Reports by I.C.C.S.
(International Chamber of Commerce)
Click on LogoTo Date 2006 http://www.icc-ccs.org/prc/piracy_maps_2006.php Weekly Reports Pirates
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Kids Onboard - Children can and should
Notice to Mariners - American
Marine Planner - Commercial
Cruisers Log General Cruising Information from another Cruiser
Tracking Cruising Vessels A Unique method of locating and Communication with Cruisers
Entering Foreign Waters Reliable Information from Sailnet.com
Mexican Insurance - Commercial Site
Jimmy Cornell's World Cruising Information Cruising Information Site
Sea Rescue Lots of links to go through. Interesting
Heavy Weather Sailing From Northwest Yacht Deliveries - A lot of good information to view.
Drag Devices As published in Ocean Navigator Magazine - Issue #70
Survival Survival Table of Contents. - Sea and Land
San Diego Government and Contacts Loads of Link - Governments Contacts
Money Exchange From the Bank of Canada
Anchoring A Scrape in the Dark by Bill Wallace
Operating in Reduced Visibility Good advice from BoatSafe.com Rules and Regulation you got to know.
Running Aground Immediate Action Requirements
Man Overboard An important review from BoatSafe.com
GPS GPS Updates from BoatSafe.com
Tropical Storm 'Mitch' A 53' Hans Christian goes up against Hurricane Mitch.
Preparing for Cruising A code of practice for the Cruising Yachtsman
Taking your Boat to Mexico Very important reading if you plan on taking your boat in to Mexico.
Basic Sailing Manual If you need to brush up or are new to sailing - then this is for you.
Radio Propagation and Aurora If your are into Communications Equipment then you will understand this site well.
Reading Tide Tables A Step by Step Guide to reading and understanding Tide Tables Excellent Explanation
Marine Radio Use - You have legal responsibilities if you operate a Radio. You should know them.
International Dateline - Questions
Disease Control - From the Centre of Disease Control
Sea Sickness - Sooner or later you will deal with it
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National Date Buoy Center
Buoy Locations for Recent Observations
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As a Matter of Interest - Catalina Info.
This was sent to me by a Catalina Yacht Owner
Click Here
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Boat Stability and Ability
Myth or Math - Get the Real Specs. A Must to Know Your Boat
Have you ever stood on the dock with other sailors and someone starts
talking about a boats offshore ability, righting moment, sea kindliness and so on.
All the words you have heard before. Here is how to put some substance to those conversations.
Click on the little black boat below and carefully and accurately put in the correct information.
You may be surprised. Here is an example of some numbers you can input for the Spencer 35 and 35MKllWaterline 25 - Length 35 - Displacement 12000 - Ballast 4200 lbs - Draft 5' 3" - Beam 9' 6" - Sail Area 522 (485 for MKll)
Click on the little black sailboat to Enter and follow the instructions
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When you enter this Site - Read and then scroll down for your calculations.
Very good information - Courtesy of Carl AdlerCarl reported that most of his formulae are based on Ted Brewers findings
See Ted Brewers Webpage
Be sure to click on "Yacht Design - A Primer" when you get in to Ted's site._______________________
Hydrovane Self Steering
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European Internet
Boating and Sailing - Click Here (Non English)_______________________
Canadian Coast Guard Helicopter.Guardians of the Waterways Canadian Coast Guard US Coast Guard Danish Guard
Search & Rescue SW North Atlantic and Caribbean Sea
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Cruising Associations
Three Excellent Cruising Organizations - Find the Links belowBluewater Cruising Association Seven Seas Cruising Association DanishOceanCruisingAssociation
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More Links
Sailboat Calculator I repeated this excellent site here. Be accurate with your numbers that you input.
Great Lakes From the Ontario Marine Operators Association
Hypothermia in Water If you end up in the water or have a MOB you had better review this article.
Brian Toss - Rigging Located in Port Townsend
Money Exchange From the Bank of Canada________________________
