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Compilation of Cruising Links
Stories, Logs and General Info
Below you will find links that I've found useful, or otherwise
interesting, in preparing for our trip. The first section is dedicated to
web sites created by cruisers, and covers a broad cross-section of this group
including: those who are preparing for voyage, those who are currently underway
and those who have completed their trip. The second section will provide
links to organizations, both formal and informal, that may be useful to
cruisers, including cruising clubs, bulletin boards and newsgroups.
Finally, the third section provides useful links that are not easily categorized
under the previously mentioned titles, such as weather sites and vendors.
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Other Cruiser's Web Sites (Journals) |
| Link |
General Description |
Boat
(if
applicable) |
| Project
Blue Sphere |
A video diary documentary of a
five year circumnavigation started in May 2003. |
Westsail 28 |
| Bill
Dietrich |
Must-read for anyone considering a transition
from landlubber to cruiser. |
Gulfstar 44 |
| Endless
Summer |
Read about Roger and Susie Mummah as they
sail their Hunter 31 across the Gulf Stream to the Bahamas for the first
time. |
Hunter 31 |
| Down
Time |
Jim and Diane take a mid-life sabbatical to
cruise the Caribbean on their Endeavour 40 |
Endeavour 40 |
| Very Determined Macgregor 26x Captain |
A Canadian teacher uses his time off to drive
his trailer-sailor to Florida for a Bahamas cruise. |
Macgregor 26x |
| World
Voyage |
Nancy & Neil circumnavigating the world
in a traditional sloop. |
Cape George 36 |
| Online Journals and Logs Resource |
Link to other online journals
like ours |
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| Moonrise |
Westsail 32 in the San
Francisco area |
Westsail 32
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| Kemo
Sabe |
Circumnavigation in a thirty-one
foot boat. |
Columbia 9.6
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G = General Info, S = Stories, L = Ships Log, O=Other
*If you know of
another web site that may be appropriate for this list, please e-mail
me. Clicking on the link will launch your email client.
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Cruising Organizations |
| Name |
Link |
Description |
| Seven Seas Cruising Association |
http://www.ssca.org |
Cruising association offering a good library
(in Fort Lauderdale) and helpful newsletter that includes cruising stories
from those actually doing it. |
| World-Cruising newsgroup |
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/world-cruising/ |
message board where cruisers and wannabe
cruisers exchange ideas. |
| 7Knots |
http://www.7knots.com |
Veritable online bazaar for boats
looking for crew and vice-versa. |
| US Sailing |
http://www.ussailing.org |
National governing body for the sport of
sailing. The web site includes a directory of schools where you can
learn to sail or upgrade your skills. |
| Guide to Cruising the Bahamas |
http://members.tripod.com/capkool/index.html |
Good information on cruising the Bahamas |
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*If you know of another web site that
may be appropriate for this list, please e-mail
me. Clicking on the link will launch your email client.
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Other Useful Links |
| Name |
Link |
Description |
| Marine Prediction Center |
http://www.mpc.ncep.noaa.gov/ |
Excellent weather data for
anyone on the ocean or inland waters. |
| Half.com |
http://www.half.com |
Not exactly a cruising-related site, but a great
source for cheap books! |
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may be appropriate for this list, please e-mail
me. Clicking on the link will launch your email client.
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