Nautical Links

Power Squadron Sites

www.usps.org -- The National United States Power Squadron website.

http://www.usps.org/newpublic2/gateway.htm -- The SailAngle USPS communication website.

www.uspsd5.org/ -- The website for District 5.

www.usps.org/national/admin_dept/membenefits.htm -- The benefits of membership in USPS.

www.usps.org/php/DHinders/news/newnews.php -- A news feed of articles from USPS.

www.usps.org/national/ensign -- Our national newsletter, The Ensign.

www.usps.org/national/PortC -- A nationwide list of Port Captains. A Port Captain is a member of USPS, who stands ready to provide advice and assistance to USPS members, and if the Port Captain c

members.aol.com/DragonShip1942 -- Sea Scout Ship 1942 affilliated with NVSPS.

Government websites   

www.chartmaker.ncd.noaa.gov -- National Ocean Service (NOAA) Office of Coast Survey (OCS) produces nautical charts for United States waters. This site has a wealth of information about charts, symbol, critical updates, coast pilot, Chart No. 1, chart user manual, etc. Charts are available for download, too.

www.uscg.mil -- The U.S.Coast Guard site provides maritime safety, law enforcement,recreational boating safety, and environmental protection information for merchant mariners, recreational boaters, fishermen, shipbuilders and governments. The latest version of navigation rules (COLREGS, Inland) are available for download.

www.uscgboating.org -- USCG Office of Boating Safety web site. Obtain information about: boating safety, federal regulations, publications and requirements; state grants, news and boating links.

www.navcen.uscg.gov -- Local Notice to Mariners--use this to update your charts.

www.navcen.uscg.gov -- USCG Lightlists and corrections.

www.nws.noaa.gov/er/lwx/marine.htm - Baltimore / Washington NWS Marine weather.

ndbc.noaa.gov - Forecast for Thomas Point Lighthouse.

tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov - Wind forecast from around the Chesapeake Bay.

www.ndbc.noaa.gov - Buoy data from around the country and offshore.

www.buoyweather.com - Buoy info including access to wind, wave periods, heights, direction and more.

iwin.nws.noaa.gov - Good site for weather info and forecasts country-wide.

www.usno.navy.mil - U.S. Naval Observatory website.

Commercial Sites   

www.wunderground.com -- Find the Weather for any City, State or ZIP Code, or Country. This is a very user-friendly site for all kinds of weather info.

www.accuweather.com -- Accuweather forecasts for any City, State or ZIP Code.

www.weather.com -- The Weather Channel has forecasts for all over the U.S.

thechesapeakebay.com -- Sponsored by Boating.com. Provides 29 Internet links to Chesapeake Bay related information. Has links to various types of boating information, accommodations, marinas, and issues. Also has a link to regional weather and a search engine to find accommodations in the areas surrounding the Bay.

marinesurvey.com and yachtsurvey.com -- These two sites have interesting articles about stress cracking in gel coat, corrosion in marinas, exhaust risers, electrical system use and other interesting subjects.

www.myboatsgear.com/newsletter/AIS.asp -- Automatic Identification System (AIS) discussion and equipment.

marinetraffic.com/ -- Live monitoring of AIS-equipped vessels (square 112 is Chesapeake Bay).

boatus.com and westmarine.com -- Boat/US and West Marine are boating supply, insurance, and charter companies that support USPS.

boatersworld.com and www.fawcettboat.com -- Boaters World and Fawcett are boating supply companies in the local Annapolis-Washington area.

pwmarina.com -- Prince William Marina is in the Occoquan, VA area.

olversonsmarina.com -- Olverson's Marina is in the Callao, VA area.

washingtonmarina.com -- Washington Marina is on Maine Avenue in DC.

washingtonsailingmarina.com -- Washington Sailing Marina is on Dangerfield Island off the GW Parkway in

timsrivershore.com -- Tim's Rivershore restaurant is a popular stop on the Potomac River.

yachtword.com -- Yacht World is a large online database of brokerage yachts.

nadaguides.com -- NADA has boat pricing guidelines.

randmcnally.com -- Rand McNally does maps.

boatered.com -- Boater Ed is an online discussion forum dedicated to boater education.

tidalfish.com -- Tidal Fish is a website dedicated to fishing in the Chesapeake and other areas.

USboating.com -- U.S. Boating has quizes on navigation lights, rules of the road, navigation, safety, and general boating knowledge.

boatingsafety.com -- Boating Safety has a tutorial on Aids to Navigation.

animatedknots.com -- Excellent source of animated knot tying examples.

tollesburyscco.uk -- The Tollesbury Sailing Club is an excellent source of animated knot tying examples.

www.marinafinder.com -- An interactive database of marinas that allows you to locate marinas that meet your needs and view comprehensive information about them.