LINKS

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Members' Websites   (Members, send me an email to have a link to your website added here)

Snowbird Racing

Blunden Family

Sailing Organizations

Cruising Club of America

US Sailing

US Sailing - Sailors with Disabilities

Sail Connecticut Access.org

ECSA

Off-Soundings

Mudheads

Milford Yacht Club

Stonington Harbor Yacht Club

 

Class Websites

Etchells Class Association

JY15 Class Association

Soverel 33 Class Association

J/105 Class Association

J/24 Class Association - USA

Melges Class Association - USA

Frers 33

Dolphin 24

 

Area One Design Fleets

Etchells Fleet 24

JY15 Fleet 90

J/24 Fleet 106

J/105 Fleet 24

Navigation, Weather & Tide Info

MYSound - UCONN LI Sound data buoys

Northeast Weather Buoys - NOAA buoy data via maineharbors.com

Northeast Sector Radar Mosaic - Looping radar view of entire NE (other sectors available).

Celestial Navigation - the best Celestial Navigation resources on the internet

SailFlow  - Wind & Weather where you sail

National Weather Service - Upton, NY

NOAA Tides - CT and Long Island - (note to webmaster; must update link each year)

NOAA Currents - Long Island Sound - (note to webmaster; must update link each year)

Cape & Islands Charts, Current Tables, Waypoints 

East Coast Marine Forecasts

Marine Planner - Marine charts, route planning, weather, tools and reference (including link to Bowditch)

Marine Safety Information - National Geospatial Intelligence Agency

Hurricaneadvisories.com

MarineTraffic.com - Track vessels in LIS (& the world) with AIS

WindMapper.com - Present & forecasted wind in the NE

Online Charts (NOAA) - From geogarage.com

 

 

General Interest

How To Boat Projects - Great DIY site w photos from Maine Sailing

Kattack Race Analysis - Reviews races using GPS tracking for post-race analysis

Sail World -  An excellent online magazine with World Cruising news stories and links to Racing and Powerboat news

My Home Harbor - Sailing community, sailing news, post your cruising & racing stories, forums, etc.

Steadycrew  - New website released nationally in April '06, devoted to helping boats get crew and crew get boats

North U - Cruising & Racing Seminars

Translate Text into Signal Flags

The Sailing Source

International Burgee Registry

UK-Halsey Sails Rules Quiz - animated race course incidents to test your rules knowledge

UK-Halsey Leaning Center - sail trim, safety at sea videos and other good stuff

Points East Magazine  (Maine & NE Sailing)

WindCheck Magazine  (Long Island Sound & NE Sailing)

Scuttlebutt

Sailing Anarchy

BYM News & Magazine - Sailing news, videos & photos

Sailors For the Sea - Protect & restore oceans & coastal waters

 

Videos  (Best for Cable & DSL users. Turn on the sound)

Rough Weather Sailing - BT Global Challenge 2000 (these guys are nuts!!)

t2p.tv - Videos of sailboat racing and sailing regattas; requires registration (a painless  process), but it's worth it

Dinghy Thrills & Spills - Dinghy racing on the edge

Awesome Video  - Speed sailing

Boarding Techniques - Humor

North Sea Sailing - ABN AMRO prep for Volvo Ocean Race 2005-2006

Mumm 30s Planning - this, plus hundreds of other videos available on YouTube

 

Commercial

Fast Ferry Information - from the Long Island Sound Fast Ferry Task Force

Brewer Pilots Point Marina

Pine Island Marina

Kappa Sails

Connecticut Home Mortgage

Essex Adventures - Sailing and Adventure Photography in Southeastern Connecticut  

Welcome Aboard NSS PATTAM - Caribbean Charters (Mat Bockh)