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Tides

NOAA Tides & Winds

Gulf Coast Tides

Cruising Sites

Boat U.S. - Home Page

The Global Site for Cruising Sailors

Cruising Resources

Southwinds - This is a link to the Southwinds Magazine website. Excellent site that has a "Yacht Club Directory" on their site listing other yacht clubs.

Latitudes & Attitudes - This is a link to Latitudes and Attitudes magazine's website.

Weather Sites

Weather.com - Fort Myers

National Weather Site 7 Day Forecast

Accuweather

NOAA Marine Weather Site

Sailing Articles - Information

Downwind Sailing - Good article on the subject.

Two Great Articles from Southwinds - "Which Way To The Starting Line" is a great article on starting tactics for racing.
                                                                 "The PHRF Rating Process" is a great explanation of how we get our boats rated.

Chart Sites

Free Charts from Maptech - This is a link to Maptech's free chart download site. NOAA is the official United States cartographer and publishes over 1000 charts covering the U.S. coastline. This site offers free downloads of digital versions of NOAA chart

NOAA Electronic Charts

Atlas of Pilot Charts

Navigation

Advance Navigation Course

Anchorages

Florida Keys

Racing Sites

Volvo Ocean Race Official Web Site - This is the home page for this world famous circumnavigation race. You can follow the results, sign up for email updates, download streaming video [that's movies Tom] and feel as if you're in the race. Fun site to explore.

Portsmith Tables 2005 - This is a link to the official Portsmith Rating Site. You can look up your boat's rating and argue with Gene about next year's handicapping.

Racing Basics

Online Marine Stores and Equipment Manufacturers

Boat U.S./ West Marine - Online Store

Garmin Marine Products

Raymarine Products