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Our
Favourites
FineEdge Nautical Publications
Publishers of the famous "Exploring" series of
cruising guides; first to provide GPS corrections to published waypoint guides.
American
Practical Navigator On-Line The famous "Bowditch" in PDF Format.
Free
Raster Charts from the United
States Office of Coast Surveys
Cold
Water Boot Camp "Most of the water in Canada is cold year round.
It’s cold water that is a major contributor to recreational drowning deaths
year after year. Nine Boot Camp volunteers offered to ‘jump in with both
feet’ and experience first hand what happens in 6 degree Celsius water."
Rubbershipping
A fun little shipping game
Port
Credit Marine Surveys Enough material to keep you occupied for a
month.
Transport Canada
Publication "Survival
in Cold Waters" (TP13822) Based
on the work of Dr. Michael Tipton, world authority on hypothermia. (We
consider this publication to be so important that it rates a link on our home
page. Everyone who operates a boat in cold waters should read this publication.)
US
Coast Guard AIS pages
Sailwx.info
AIS information
Chuck
Husic Electronics Blog at Boat US
Don
Casey at Boat US
Ocean
Navigator Blog
Panbo
The Marine Electronics web-log
American
Boat and Yacht Council Standards for recreational boats
Marine
Composites A textbook on building
boats with fiber reinforced plastics
The
Metal Boat Society a forum for metal boat builders
Origami
Magic home of folded metal boat construction
7knots.com
the sailing and cruising classifieds
The
American Powerboat Guide
Canadian Yachting
Association
Sailnet
FineEdge.com
Publishers of the famous "Exploring"
series of cruising guides; first to provide GPS corrections to
published waypoint guides. View sample chapters from FineEdge Nautical
Publications.
Shipwrite Productions
Nautical publications and
consulting—specializing in the Pacific Northwest and
electronic navigation.
Alaska
Sea Grant Bookstore
Crown Publications
Victoria, B.C.
The
Essentials of Sea Survival by Frank Golden and Michael Tipton.
A
must read!! If you only
read one nautical book in your life, this should be the one. This book will hlp
you to prepare to survive an accident at sea. It explains, in very clear
language, why hypothermia is not the cold water sailor's
greatest challenge. In fact this book explains how your biggest challenge is to
survive long enough to risk dying of hypothermia.
Heritage House
Publications Our Canadian distributor
International
Marine Publishing
Marine Guides.com home of "Docks and Destinations"
Meteorological
Service of Canada--Books and Publications
Ports and Passes
The most comprehensive tide book for the Pacific northwest. Compensated for
daylight time!!
Prostar
Publications--Publisher of technical
publications for the commercial marine industry and “How To” books geared to
recreational markets.
Waggoner Cruising Guide
The "bible" for northwest boating
Warsash
Nautical Books
books, charts and nautical
instruments by mail order worldwide
West
Marine in Canada
Birrell.org
Relief Maps of the entire United States
Canadian
Electronic Atlas
Canadian
Hydrographic Service
Community
Mapping Network Hundreds of different databases and maps
Geographical
Names of Canada
Natural
Resources Canada producers of Canadian
Topographic Maps
NRC
Canadian on-line Atlas
Microsoft
Terraserver download aerial photos of the entire United States
National
Geophysical Data Center Coastal
Relief Maps
National
Ocean Service Data Explorer
NOAA
Historical Maps and Charts
NOAA
Mapfinder download digital products including
coastal photography, coastal survey maps and nautical charts
Southern
Gulf Islands Atlas layered database of features from the
Community
Mapping Network
From
the United States
Office of Coast Surveys
Free
Raster Charts
Chart
No. #1.
All
the books listed here can be viewed with a web browser or with Adobe Acrobat
Reader and do not require any other specialized reader programs.
Fiction
20,000
Leagues Under The Sea
by Jules Verne
Billy
Budd by Herman Melville
Moby
Dick by Herman Melville
Robinson
Crusoe by Daniel Dafoe
The
Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The
Sea Wolf by Jack London
Three
Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome
Treasure
Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Typhoon
by Joseph Conrad
Non-Fiction
(Navigation and Seamanship)
American
Practical Navigator originally by Nathaniel Bowditch
International
Code of Signals Published by National Imagery and Mapping Agency
Radar
Navigation Manual Published by National Imagery and Mapping Agency
"Survival
in Cold Waters" (TP13822) Transport
Canada Publication
Boating
in Oregon's Coastal Waters
United
States Coast Pilots online
Non-Fiction
(Historical)
Battles
with the Sea--Heroes of Lifeboat and Rocket, by RM Ballantyne
Captain
Cook's Journal During the First Voyage Round the World
The
Circumnavigators: Small Boat Voyagers of Modern Times by Donald Holm
The
Eventful History Of The Mutiny And Piratical Seizure Of H.M.S. Bounty, by
Sir John Barrow
Official
Report of the Exploration of the Queen Charlotte Islands, by Newton
Chittenden, Nov. 1884
Sailing
Alone Around the World by Joshua Slocum
Seamans
Secrets by John Davis, "Wherein is taught the three kindes of Sayling,
Horizontal, Paradoxal, and Sayling upon a Great Circle"
South:
the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 Expedition by Sir Ernest Shackleton
Two
Years Before the Mast, by Richard Henry Dana
The
Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin
Voyager's
Tales by Richard Hakluyt (1584)
William
Falconer's Dictionary of the Marine...(1780 edn)
Barco Software Navima Q navigation software and Weatherma Q weather fax software—for
MacIntosh
Blue
Charts
C-Map
electronic charts
Captain Jack's Software Source
electronic chart
software, including NavimaQ for Macintosh
Digital
Ocean source for authorized
Canadian Hydrographic Service electronic charts
Fugawi
navigation software
Maptech Chart Navigator software and source of authorized U.S.
government NOAA electronic charts
MaxSea
Navigation Software from Furuno
Navionics electronic charts
Nobeltec
Home of Nobeltec Visual Navigation Suite and Passport
World Charts
Free
Raster Charts from the United
States Office of Coast Surveys
Ozi
Explorer Mapping and Navigation Software
seaPro2000
navigation software and vector charts.
Transas World-wide vector charts based primarily on
NOAA,
British Admiralty and Russian Hydrographic Service charts
The
Corrosion Source
Galvanic
Series of Metals
Marine
Engine.com marine engine exchange
Martin's
Marine Engineering Pages
Port
Credit Marine Surveys enough to keep you occupied for a month
The
Society of Naval Architects and Engineers
Boat
US--Winterizing your vessel
Race
Rocks Marine Ecological Reserve and Historical Site
The
Oceans Portal a high level directory of Ocean data and information
Canadian
Border Services Agency
Travellers
Information and Services
Canadian
Coast Guard
Transport
Canada Marine
Vessel Registration Query System
Transportation
Safety Board of Canada
United States Coast Guard
National
Vessel Documentation Center
United States National Geodetic Survey
United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration:
producer of official US navigation charts—among numerous
other functions
United States Naval Observatory
Bruce
Anchor
Danforth
Anchors
New
England Ropes
Samson
Rope
Canadian
Coast Guard DGPS page
The Commissioners of
Irish Lights DGPS FAQ pages
GPS
Nuts GPS information, tips and tricks, reviews of
popular models of GPS equipment.
GPS World Magazine
Horizontal
Datum explained
International
Association of Lighthouse Authorities The
governing body for lighthouses,
buoys, and DGPS reference stations
Jay
Snively's Useful GPS Information site for "the less technically
inclined."
Joe Mehaffey's GPS
Information Web-site
GPS information—including numerous links and GPS hardware
reviews
Horizontal
Datum Errors
Omnistar Ltd.
Wide Area DGPS systems
Peter
Bennet's NMEA
0183 and GPS Information site--numerous documents and other information
related to GPS and boating in general
Trinity
House UK lighthouse authority—DGPS page
Thales
Navigation Real Time Kinematic Solutions
University
of Maine Spatial Information Science and Engineering GPS and
GLONASS information —including links to other GPS sites
The
Lighthouse Directory--a comprehensive directory of
9300 of the world's lighthouses
America's Lighthouses
The lighthouses of Australia
Beacons
in the Night--Area/Region Selection
The
BC Lighthouse Keeper's Database and photo
pages
British
Lighthouses -- German web-site
Canadian Lighthouses--Information and links
A brief history of Canadian lighthouses
The
Commissioners of Irish Lights
The
Eddystone Lighthouse
Greenport
Expressions Lighthouse photographs (east coast USA)
Historic
Lighthouses of
Newfoundland
John
Morris BC Lighthouse photographs
The Lighthouse Getaway--Photos
of lighthouses from around the world
LighthousesRUS--index
of North American lights
The Macquarie
Lighthouse--Australia's
first lighthouse
The Northern Lighthouse Board--the
general Lighthouse Authority for Scotland and the Isle of Man
Norwegian
Lighthouses
Nova Scotia Lighthouse Preservation Society
The Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse
Prints of British Columbia
Lighthouses
Trinity
House UK lighthouse authority
Swedish Lighthouse
Society
The
Mother of All Maritime Links —a huge collection of links
to nautical sites—(from soup to nuts)
Marine Services Portal
Nautical
Net Links
Navis Links Pages by
Captain Ioannides
Tide
Prediction Software A comprehensive list of links to software and online
tide prediction software
Anchor
Publishing home of Mariner Life and Fisherman Life
magazines
Cruising World Magazine
GPS World Magazine
Marine Guides.com
home of "Docks and Destinations", Diver Magazine and
WaterSport
Express
Northwest
Yachting
Ocean
Navigator Magazine
Pacific
Yachting
Power
and Motoryacht Magazine
Sail
Magazine
Sailnet
Sea
Magazine
Seaworthy
Magazine The Boat US Marine Insurance and Damage Avoidance
Report
Waggoner Cruising Guide
The "bible" for northwest boating
Western
Mariner
Adventure
GPS Products Adventure GPS Products
Atlantic Electronics Ltd
Boat Services Inc. on-line
Furuno USA manufacturer of
a complete line of marine electronics
Garmin manufacturer of GPS hardware
IGTI
GPS technology and links
LambdaTech Inc.
GPS technology
Lowrance Electronics Inc.
manufacturers of GPS, sonar and
aviation electronics
Magellan Systems Corporation
Maretron
Manufacturer of NMEA 2000 compliant instruments and cables
Navman
Northstar Technologies
Raytheon Marine Electronics
Shakespeare Electronics
Si-Tex Marine Electronics
Simrad Marine Electronics
Standard
Horizon
Tele Type GPS
Trimble Navigation GPS hardware
The
British Merchant Navy Association
Captain
Cook's Journal
The
Cutty Sark
The
International Journal of Maritime History
Marine
Museum of Manitoba
The
Museum at Campbell River
Mystic
Seaport Maritime Museum
National Maritime Museum
at Greenwich UK
Maritime
Art at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, UK
NOAA
Historical Maps and Charts
Antrim
and Associates Naval Architects
Extreme
Tidal Environments in British Columbia
Nautical
Knowhow Understanding and Utilizing the Secrets of Waves
Supertankers
and Coriolis Force
Admiralty
Easy-Tide A tide prediction service of the UK Hydrographic Office for more
than 6000 ports worldwide.
The
Canadian Aids to Navigation System
Collision
Regulations With explanatory text by Reed's Nautical Companion
Collision
Regulations A comparison of the US Inland and the International Rules
Collision
Regulations The International Rules with Canadian modifications
Guidelines
for Voyage Planning [IMO Resolution A.893(21)]
Institute of Navigation
National
Geospatial Intelligence Agency
Maritime
Safety and Information Division
Publications
Page home of the American Practical Navigator (Bowditch) On-Line
Navigation
Calculator Distance calculators, Celestial Navigation
calculators, Time and Weather calculators etc.
The
Nautical Institute The world’s leading institute
for professional mariners
Navigation Center
The official US Coast Guard site for
information about GPS, DGPS and other subjects of navigational interest.
NOAA
Astronomical Data Moon Phases on-line
The
Royal Institute of Navigation for those with
an interest in navigation in its broadest terms
Tide
Prediction Software
Transport
Canada Publication 1018 Code of Nautical Procedures and Practices
The
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office
Canadian
Tide Tables on-line
United
States Tide Tables on-line
United
States Coast Pilot on-line
Northwest Sites
BC
Freshwater
Sport Fishing Synopsis
Fish
Wizard
BC--database of lake depths for over 2500 lakes.
BC
Marina.com This site has an amazing number of BC coastal photos
by the MV Shellyanne
Coast
Alaska Net low-tide videography of the Alaska Coast
Department of
National Defense Area Whiskey Golf
Fisheries and Oceans
Canada Pacific Region
Tidal
Waters Sport Fishing Guide
Georgia Strait Alliance
Guide
to Green Boating Contains map of sewage pump out stations in
Georgia Strait
International
Pacific Halibut Commission
John
Morris's amazing photographs of Northwest subjects
Northwest Boat Travel
Home of Northwest Boat Travel
Guide and a massive collection of links.
Southern
Gulf Islands Atlas Southern
Gulf Islands National Park Reserve
Victoria
Harbour Traffic Scheme
Northwest
History
A
Biography of Alexandro Malaspina
Bute
Inlet 1861
Captain
James Cook (from the National Archives of Canada)
The
Greater Vancouver Book
The Maritime
Museum of British Columbia
Puget
Sound Maritime Historical Society
Vancouver
Maritime Museum
Worldwide
Navigational Warning System
Australian Notices to Mariners
Canadian Coast Guard Notices to Mariners
Notices
to Shipping (Pacific)
The Commisioners of Irish Lights--
Republic of Ireland
French Naval Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service--Notices to Mariners
Hong
Kong Notices to Mariners
Japanese
Hydrographic Department Notices to Mariners
Netherlands Hydrographic Office
Notices to
Mariners
New Zealand
Notices to Mariners
Norwegian Notices to Mariners
Russian Federation Notices to
Mariners and nautical charts
United Kingdom
Hydrographic Office Admiralty Notices to Mariners
US Coast Guard
Notices to Mariners
United States
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, Marine Navigation Department—online
versions of Sailing Directions, Notices to Mariners and the
American Practical Navigator (Bowditch). Formerly DMA.
US
Office of Coast Survey critical paper chart corrections
US
Raster Chart updates
Chart
Co
Commercial Notices to
Mariners Service for US and British Admiralty Charts distributed by Satellite
Captain Ioannides Radar pages
DMA Radar Navigation
and Maneuvering Board Manual
Furuno Electric Ltd. USA
Raytheon Marine Electronics
Si-Tex Marine Electronics
Simrad Marine Electronics
Sperry Marine Home Page of Sperry Marine Radar
Starpath School of Navigation--Home
of the famous Radar trainer
University of Alaska synthetic aperture radar satellite
imaging project
Radio
Back to Top
Boat
US application for a United States MMSI
Bob
Dixon's Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) page
Bredhurst
Receiving and Transmitting Society (BRATS) Radio Propagation
Basics
Canadian Coast Guard
Marine
Communication and Traffic Services
Radio
Aids to Marine Navigation (Canada)
VHF-DSC Maritime Mobile Service Identity -
MMSI GMDSS for
recreational boaters
Densham & Associates Pty
Ltd. Australian GMDSS Information
Site
GMDSS
FAQs from the United States Coast Guard
Glomex marine antennas
Integrated
Publishing Radio Wave Propagation Pages
US
Coast Guard NAVTEX
Marine Safety Broadcasts
VHF
Radio coverage charts for the United States
Transport
Canada Publication 9878 Safety and
Distress Radiotelephone Procedures
Purchase
Study Guide for the Restricted Radio Operator's Certificate (Maritime)
Available
from Canadian
Power and Sail Squadrons
Syllabus
for the Canadian Restricted Radio Operator's Certificate (Maritime
Commercial)
Available from Industry
Canada
United States Coast Guard
Office
of Boating Safety
Safety Alerts and Lessons Learned
Tug and
Barge Advisory
Product
Assurance Division--Recalls and Manufacturer's Identification Code Database
Transport Canada Office of Boating Safety
Pacific Region
Lessons Learned
Safe
Boating Guide
Requirements
for Foreign Recreational Boaters in Canada
Transport
Canada Marine Safety
Transport
Canada Publication "Survival
in Cold Waters" (TP13822)
Based
on the work of Dr. Michael Tipton, world authority on hypothermia.
(We
consider this publication to be so important that it rates a link on our home
page.
Everyone who operates a boat in cold waters should read this publication.)
Small
Fishing Vessel Safety Manual
Transport
Canada Small Commercial Vessel Pages
Transport
Canada Small Commercial Vessel Safety Guide
BC
Fishsafe Safety pages
Boat Safe Kids
Boats and
Speed
Boat US Seaworthy Magazine--The Boat US Marine Insurance and Damage Avoidance report
Why
boats sink
Caught
in thunderstorms
Hurricane
preparation
Boat Washington
Washington Boating Safety Officer's Association
Watch
Your Wake--a Boater's Guide
California
Department of Boating and Waterways
Canadian
Coast Guard Auxiliary (Pacific)
Hypothermia.org
Lifelines--Navigating
in the vicinity of large commercial vessels
Marine
and Safety Tasmania
Maryland
Department of Natural Resources
Minnesota
Department of Natural Resources
Ice
Safety
Boating
Safety
The
Drowning Machine
National Association
of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA)
Oregon Sate Marine
Board
Safety
Crossing Oregon's Coastal River Bars
Sail
Plans
Boat US
Float Plan
Transport
Canada Sail Plan for fishermen
Transport
Canada Sail Plan for recreational boaters (page 63 of the Safe
Boating Guide)
Washington
State Parks and Recreation Commission--Boater's Guide
Fish
Safe BC
Fishing
Industry Hazard Alerts
Accident
Alert--Cold Water can Kill
Situational
Awareness Back to Top
US
Army situational awareness pages
US
Coast Guard Team Coordination Training (including module on Situational
Awareness)
Memorial
University Center for Marine Simulation Situational
Awareness pages
USCG
Office of Boating Safety BoatSmart
site
Situational
Awareness Dr Derek J Smith's pages
Situational
Awareness for Drivers
Time
Back to Top
Astronomical
Applications from the United
States Naval Observatory
World
Time Zone Map
Atomic
Clock Sync Utility
Daylight
Saving Time
When
we Change Our Clocks
The
Personal World Clock
Test
Your Computer's Clock
TimeandDate.com
Time
Conventions from the Jet
Propulsion Laboratory
TimeTicker.com
United
States Official Time
WAAS
Back to Top
FAA
WAAS site
GPS
Information Net
Joe
Mehaffy's WAAS page "Your Questions Answered"
Landings.com
WAAS
in Canada
Anchorage
(NOAA) Surface Analysis--Synoptic weather charts for the North Pacific
Ocean
The
Beaufort Scale
History
of the Beaufort Scale
Beaufort
Scale "Howtoons"
Current
Satellite Photographs
Lee
Chesneau's Marine Weather
Meteorological
Service of Canada
British
Columbia Marine forecast
Data
from BC Lighthouses
BC
Ocean Buoy Weather Data
NOAA Satellite Server
NOAA
Photo Library
National Hurricane Center
Rough
Water Seamanship
United States National Weather Service
Alaska
coastal Marine Forecasts
USCG
High Sites Weather Blanket in Alaska
Washington
State Coastal Marine Forecasts
Marine
Weather Service Charts for the coastal United States
United
States National Data Buoy Center
Alaska
buoys
Washington
Buoys
The
Weather Doctor
Yahoo Weather
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