Boating Resources

Cool websites:

Click on any of the links below for access to a large body of resources on each topic.

New: Water Channel...if you have DISH, watch this channel for fishing, sailing, powerboating, diving, water skiing, and everything else to do with the water borne lifestyle. Hey guys, bring it to cable!

• Books
  • Selections covering general, fiction, and northeast sailing environs (LIS, Maine, Chesapeake, etc)
• Environmental Resources
  • Pumpout Services, Fishing Services, etc
• Food
  • Restaurants, recipes, and provisioning
• Links
  • Links to lots of nautical websites
• Little People
  • Books, music, activities and more for children and young boaters
• Magazines
  • Links to websites, descriptions of focus, and links to subscriptions
• Nautical Movies
  • The best movies made about sailing, boating and the sea
• Music
  • You can't just listen to anything on the water - some music just feels better out there
• Navigation
  • Here are resources to help you apply navigation techniques. More detailed discussions appear under Seamanship
• PAWS Ahoy!
  • A boating section for our furry friends
• Quotes
  • A collection of nautical truisms
• Safety
  • PFDs, EPIRBS, VHF, information to increase your safety on the water
• Tides Information
  • Links and information about predicting tides and currents
• Weather Resources
  • Links and tools about weather conditions. How to deal with weather on the water is covered in greater detail under Seamanship.
• Tools
  • Forms and tools to download for your own use
    • Spring commissioning checklist (pdf)
    • Fall decommissioning checklist (pdf)
    • Float Plan
    • Calculators (including Great Circle and Mercator projection solutions)
    • Log Book
• Nautical Videos (coming soon)
  • Instructional videos about boat handling and seamanship topics

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