Associations and email support groups

• Marine Trawlers Owners Association Formerly Marine "Trader" Owners Association. The name changed to represent the fact that a significant number of members have (or want) trawlers other than the Marine Trader. Port captains to greet and help you, great quarterly newsletter, email help, and five annual rendezvous. Must Join organization! Use my #1896 as reference.
• America's Great Loop Cruisers' Association - AGLCA Loopers for those on or interested in circumnavigating the Eastern United States. Must join organization!
• DF Cruisers Owners Association For those DeFever owners who want to interact with other DeFever owners. Great quarterly newsletter. Must join for DeFever owners.
• Trawlers and Trawlering - Great support group for trawler owners. Also have a great loop list.
• Trawlers and Trawlering - Great Loop list - For those on the loop.

Cruising Guides

• Waterway Guide - From the publishers of the Waterway guides, this web site is growing and providing great resources for those traveling the Waterways.
• Skipper Bob™ Publications - Guides from over 40,000 miles of travel. Now managed and published by the folks at the Waterway Guide.
• Cruiser's Net - Web site dedicated to providing information related to the boating lifestyle ranging from ICW issues to other timely topics. Great resource and has videos showing trouble spots on the Atlantic ICW
• Trent-Severn Waterway
• Atlantic Intracoastal - Florida Inland Navigation District - Hurricane Manual and other useful information about the Florida ICW
• Sailblogs - Keep in touch. No cost for basic accounts.

Magazines

• Living Aboard
• PassageMaker
• Waterway Guide Magazine
• Latitudes and Attitudes Magazine

Marina Listings

• www.MarinaLife.com "Marinalife is the first and only company to provide a centralized online marine reservation service ... "
• www.Marinas.com Worlds largest selection of marina aerial photographs
• Active Captain - Non-commercial. No cost. Find marinas, anchorages and local knowledge

Marine Products

• BoatUS
• Classic Marine Company - Custom & Reproduction Marine Products
• West Marine

Marine Products - items

• Breeze Booster - Wind scoop for side ports and hatchs
• Peek A Booo blinds - stick on and slide shut
• SPOT - Find me SPOT locater to let your friends and family locate you on Google Maps
• Wine Cellar - 8 bottle horizontal by Frigidaire sold by Best Buy
• Portable Cabin Heater - West Marine

Navigation

• Bridge Clearances Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
• Charts organized by State, CG District, Number with viewer and way to plot your journey
• Chart No. 1 - Symbols, Abbreviations and Terms
• Local Notice to Mariners - Click on the part of the country to get the information
• Tide Tables US by State/Station
• Google Satellite Images and Map. You can zoom in closer than you'd imagine. Head offshore or follow the ICW around the great loop. Type in a location, hit search, zoom in, select satellite view. Drag map using your left mouse button just as you would a PDF doc.
• Google Earth: Download the free software and enjoy the next level of satellite imagery.
• Map/Chart Distances - Zoom in and then click start, move cursor to next waypoint or location and click again. Distance is automatically calculated.
• US Army Corp of Engineers River Gages
• Great Circle Navigation Notes - Don't leave the dock without them. Detailed directions for every mile.
• St. Lawrence Seaway - Loads of information you need including lock schedule for pleasure craft.
• Cruisers Net: Navigation around ICW shoaling and much more.

Safety

• AIS - Locate Vessels using AIS
• Coast Guard Practice Tests - Questions provided in each of the sections
• Vessel Safety Check Web Site - Take a "virtual" check or Ask for a VSC.
• NOAA Fisheries: Office of Science & Technology site provides access to the USCG's vessel data base that lets you search by Vessel Name or USCG Official Number
• Captain's Medical Guide - Good overview site with specific remedies
• Tow goes under closed bridge and lives to tell the story
• Waste Management Plan - Sample you can use to create your own
• National Geosapitial-Intelligence agency - "The mission of the Maritime Domain is to provide global maritime geospatial intelligence in support of national security objectives including safety of navigation, international obligations, intelligence activities and joint military operations."
• Navigation Rules - International / Inland - PDF
• Line Cutters - research study
• Knot tying - Animated knot tying helps you learn to tie the right knot right

Training

• Marina Customer Service Training provides web-based skills training for marina staff.

Vessel Identification / Documentation

• AIS - Locate Vessels using AIS
• Search By Vessel Name: Got the name? Find the owner and information about the boat.
• Hull Identification Numbers (HIN) - How to read them and tell what they mean
• Marine Title: Comprehensive Coast Guard vessel documentation, boat titling, and yacht registration web site