Useful links?

[PhilipStapleton]

As it's Christmas, how about sharing those useful / interesting / odd free yachtie sites in your Favourites list (say 5 max?)

Here's my offering

Colregs ... http://boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/boating/colregs.html
Admiralty chart updates ... http://www.nmwebsearch.com/
Tides (and weather) ... http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/marine/index.shtml
Current conditions at Chichester Bar ... http://www.chimet.co.uk/default.shtm
Solent shipping movements (including Portsmout webcam) ... http://62.49.203.250/harboureye/newsbrand.htm

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[Deep_6]

Web Cam at the Panama Canal.

http://www.pancanal.com/eng/photo/camera-java.html

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[toad]

Try http://www.nautinst.org/marineac.htm and click on a year at the bottom of the page or http://www.yanmarhelp.com/index.htm for Yanmar engine help

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[Rowana]

<A target="_blank" HREF=https://www.nemoc.navy.mil/>https://www.nemoc.navy.mil/</A>

US weather site based in Spain

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[westhinder]

For the actual weather at sea, e.g. Sandettie Light Vessel,

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.phtml?station=62304

and lots of other weather data buoys at the same site.

For the Belgian coastal weather forecast (in Dutch, I'm afraid) and lots of data on wind, waves, tides and charts:

http://www.lin.vlaanderen.be/awz/weerberichtkust/interoms.html

Johan



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[webcraft]

OK, here's my five:

Cruiser Log
Yacht position reports, cruising narratives, marine radio nets, crewfinder, cruising FAQ's, cruiser forum and more from this SA site.

<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.yachtatom.com/>Yacht Atom</A>
Stories and scenes from 24 years and two voyages around the world seeking adventure aboard a 28-foot Pearson Triton.

<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.acblack.com/Department/default.asp?dept_id=1>Adlard Coles Nautical</A>
Now you can browse and buy this famous publisher's extensive range of yachting and nautical titles online.

<font size=1><A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.bluemoment.com>http://www.bluemoment.com</font size=1>

 

[Jools_of_Top_Cat]

http://www.xcweather.co.uk/
The uk weather buoys data, about an hour behind, but damn useful

http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cetag/5bseadal.htm
Sailing superstition, interesting read.

<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.marinade.ltd.uk/2003/flags.shtml>http://www.marinade.ltd.uk/2003/flags.shtml</A>
Learn your maritime flags, interactive, I am trying, I really am, but to date I only know about 4 without looking them up.




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<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.topcatsail.co.uk/movies.html>Dolphin Movie From Top Cat</A>

 

[MainlySteam]

Julian

Perhaps a good opportunity to add here that http://www.geocities.com/bill_dietrich/SiteMap.html

and for those into hf weatherfax <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/rfax.pdf>http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/rfax.pdf</A>

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas from NZ

John

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[MainlySteam]

Forgot, if you have any interest in the fish that swim about you this one is paradise <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.fishbase.org/search.cfm>http://www.fishbase.org/search.cfm</A>

John

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[PGD]

see below

www.mssa.org.uk/affiliates.php

<hr width=100% size=1>Complete the Consumer Survey <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.mssa.org.uk>http://www.mssa.org.uk</A> Marine Service Standards Assistance