See further down for a very long list of sailing blogs. Please send us any pages we may have missed!
Below is a list of some of our favorite links, books, and (mostly free) resources!
FRIENDS' BLOGS
for a lot more blogs about sailing scroll to the end of this page...
SAFETY
- Online Virtual Vessel Safety Check - A free Vessel Safety Check is a courtesy examination of your boat (Vessel) to verify the presence and condition of certain Safety Equipment required by State and the Federal regulations.
- Float Plan - Free float plan by the Department of Boating and Waterways. Simply fill out the electronic form and email to friends and family.
- Navigation Rules - Boats of 39 feet (12 meters) or greater are required to carry this book of rules on board. Also available in hard copy here or download for free.
- DAN (Diver's Alert Network) - A non-profit providing emergency aid and evacuations to scuba divers for a nominal membership fee
- Online Weather School - National Weather Service Online Weather School is designed to help anyone interested in learning about weather and weather safety for free.
- Wave Watch III - NOAA wave model to forecast ocean waves - free
- Tides and Currents (US) - Find your nearest gauge on the map, click on it and select Tide Predictions- also free.
- CloudChart - A free, full-color poster of clouds, their names and descriptions.
- A Mariner’s Guide to Marine Weather Services - describes marine weather services
available from the National Weather Service and other agencies - you guessed it - free! - Radio-facsimile Charts User's Guide - explains how to interpret your weather faxes - free
- Weather in your inbox - get free grib files. Only need access to an email account
- NOAA Booklet Charts - We print these free charts to rite-in-the-rain paper to use in the cockpit.
- Coast Pilots - Print just the pages you need for free. Saves tons of space and money on a small boat!
- Chart No. 1 - A visual guide to all symbols on NOAA nautical charts. Get the book or download for free!
- US Bathymetric and Fishing Maps - Free high resolution ocean bottom topographic maps. Get a highly descriptive picture of the ocean bottom terrain
- Online chart viewer helps decided which charts to buy - or download them from the website with all the latest updates and use on your laptop for free
- American Practical Navigator by Nathaniel Bowditch - download it for free via Google Books or buy the book. Bowditch is a mainstay of any serious navigator's library.
PROJECTS and SKILLS
- DIY Repair and Maintenance Tips - Do you have a boat project coming up? Free tips
- Animated Knots - Learn how to make knots for free with these easy to follow online animations
- How Boat Things Work: An Illustrated Guide - I love this (picture) book! Sadly not free....
CRUISING ADVICE & GUIDES
- Get Her On Board - Having trouble getting your significant other to go cruising with you?
- Nigel Calder's Cruising Handbook - A Compendium for Coastal and Offshore Sailors
- World Cruising Routes - I met Jimmy Cornell and his son Ivan back when we did the ARC '87. Always a great fan of his books!
- noonsite.com - a great website by Jimmy Cornell
- Sea of Cortez - A Cruisers Guidebook to the Sea of Cortez
- Charlie's Charts - a series of six cruising guides from Alaska to the South Pacific. More info on their website.
- Sea of Cortez - A Cruiser's Guidebook. Made by cruisers for cruisers.
- Ship's Medicine Chest and Medical Aid at Sea - A free publication by the US Public Health Service
- The Ship’s Captain Medical Guide - A free publication by the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency for use on ships where no doctor is carried and it is necessary for laymen to assess and treat injuries and to diagnose and treat ill health.
- Where there is no Doctor - A free publication by Hesperian. A non-profit publisher of books and newsletters for community-based health care
- Where there is no Dentist - A free publication by Hesperian. A non-profit publisher of books and newsletters for community-based health care
- The Ship's Medicine Chest and Medical Aid at Sea - or Download the PDF free
- Comprehensive Guide to Marine Medicine
- The Onboard Medical Guide: First Aid and Emergency Medicine Afloat
- Yellow Book Online - a free online guide (or buy the hard-copy book) published by the CDC (Center for Disease Control) as a reference for those who advise international travelers about health risks
CAPTAIN'S QUICK GUIDES
They are waterproof and chocked full of information. We always keep them within reach of the cockpit. Not free but very useful!
OUR FAVORITE QUOTES...
- One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time. -Andre Gide
- You would not worry so much about how others think of you if you only knew how seldom that they do. -Eleanor Roosevelt
- The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten. -Benjamin Franklin
- Tough times never last, but tough people do. -Robert H. Schuller
- I've learned that making a 'living' is not the same as 'making a life'. -Maya Angelou
- If it wasn't for the last minute I'd never get anything done. -Winston Churchill
- Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. -Dr. Seuss
- If you didn't have time and money to do it right in the first place, when will you get the time and money to fix it? - Unknown
- It is not the ship so much as the skillful sailing that assures the prosperous voyage. -George William Curtis
- Ambition is a poor excuse for not having enough sense to be lazy. -Steven Wright
SAILING BLOGS
Did we miss a blog you love to read? We would love to add it so please contact us with the info.
2 Gringos in the Caribbean
Polar Pacer
Rebel Heart
Sailing Adventures of David & Kathy
Sail Away ...or not
Sailing Camelot
Sail Delmarva
Sail Imagine
Sailing Adventures of Dream Catcher
Sailing for SOS
Sailing Me Voy
Sailing Training Wheels
Sailing with the Missing Link
Sarana
Sarf & West
Schooner Star of the Sea
Seaparents
Sitton the Beach
Sundowner Sails Again
S/V Alibi II
S/V Anastasia
S/V Anchor Management
S/V Andiamo III
S/V Architeuthis
S/V Balvenie
S/V Barramundi
S/V Bebe
S/V Bella Star
S/V Bilka
S/V Blue Moon
S/V Blue Sky
S/V Buena Vista
S/V Camille
S/V Cape St James
S/V Ceilydh
S/V Crystal Blues
S/V Cygnus III
S/V Daylight
S/V Deep Playa
S/V Del Viento
S/V Dilligaf
S/V El Tiburon
S/V Enee Marie
S/V Estrellita
S/V Evergreen
S/V Eyoni
S/V Full & By
S/V Galactic
S/V Hello World
S/V Heron
S/V High States
S/V Honeymoon
S/V Infini
S/V Irie
S/V Jasdip
S/V Jean Marie
S/V Joint Venture
S/V Just a Minute
S/V Just Drifting
S/V Kaleo
S/V Kamaya
S/V Kokomo
S/V Lardo
S/V Letitgo
S/V Meerkat
S/V Merengue
S/V Moondance
S/V Nine of Cups
S/V Ocelot
S/V Panta Rhei
S/V Pelican
S/V Phambili
S/V Picaroon
S/V Pipe Muh Bligh
S/V Pisces
S/V Puff
S/V Reach
S/V Renova
S/V Rocinante
S/V Rubicon
S/V Rutea
S/V Sanctuary
S/V Sarah Jean II
S/V Savannah
S/V Scorpio
S/V Sea Bunny
S/V Serenity
S/V Soggy Paws
S/V Stella Blue
S/V Storyville
S/V Taya
S/V Taipan
S/V Tenaya
S/V Third Day
S/V Totem
S/V Wondertime
S/V Zen
The Faulkner Family Sails Mexico
Three Sheets NW
Toast Floats
Towards the Pacific
Wave Train
Where are Shawn and Chris
Women and Cruising
Yoders Afloat
Zach Aboard
Zero to Cruising
Did we miss a blog you love to read? We would love to add it so please contact us with the info.
2 Gringos in the Caribbean
Abby Sunderland
Adventures of Sarabande
As a Bee
Asylum
Attainable Adventure Cruising
Barco Sin Vela II
Beth and Evans
Adventures of Sarabande
As a Bee
Asylum
Attainable Adventure Cruising
Barco Sin Vela II
Beth and Evans
Boat Bits
BoatGirl
Bob and Suzie's Big Adventure
Bumfuzzle
Cheap Oars
Coral
Controlled Jibe
Courtney Kirchoff
BoatGirl
Bob and Suzie's Big Adventure
Bumfuzzle
Cheap Oars
Coral
Controlled Jibe
Courtney Kirchoff
Disengage
Dock Six Chronicles
Doug's Sailing Newspaper
Follow the Boat
For as long as it lasts
Forgeover
Dock Six Chronicles
Doug's Sailing Newspaper
Follow the Boat
For as long as it lasts
Forgeover
Rebel Heart
Sailing Adventures of David & Kathy
Sail Away ...or not
Sailing Camelot
Sail Delmarva
Sailing Adventures of Dream Catcher
Sailing for SOS
Sailing Me Voy
Sailing Training Wheels
Sailing with the Missing Link
Sarana
Sarf & West
Schooner Star of the Sea
Seaparents
Sitton the Beach
Sundowner Sails Again
S/V Alibi II
S/V Anastasia
S/V Anchor Management
S/V Andiamo III
S/V Architeuthis
S/V Balvenie
S/V Barramundi
S/V Bebe
S/V Bella Star
S/V Bilka
S/V Blue Moon
S/V Blue Sky
S/V Buena Vista
S/V Camille
S/V Cape St James
S/V Ceilydh
S/V Crystal Blues
S/V Cygnus III
S/V Daylight
S/V Deep Playa
S/V Del Viento
S/V Dilligaf
S/V El Tiburon
S/V Enee Marie
S/V Estrellita
S/V Evergreen
S/V Eyoni
S/V Full & By
S/V Galactic
S/V Hello World
S/V Heron
S/V High States
S/V Honeymoon
S/V Infini
S/V Irie
S/V Jasdip
S/V Jean Marie
S/V Joint Venture
S/V Just a Minute
S/V Just Drifting
S/V Kaleo
S/V Kamaya
S/V Kokomo
S/V Lardo
S/V Letitgo
S/V Meerkat
S/V Merengue
S/V Moondance
S/V Nine of Cups
S/V Ocelot
S/V Panta Rhei
S/V Pelican
S/V Phambili
S/V Picaroon
S/V Pipe Muh Bligh
S/V Pisces
S/V Puff
S/V Reach
S/V Renova
S/V Rocinante
S/V Rubicon
S/V Rutea
S/V Sanctuary
S/V Sarah Jean II
S/V Savannah
S/V Scorpio
S/V Sea Bunny
S/V Serenity
S/V Soggy Paws
S/V Stella Blue
S/V Storyville
S/V Taya
S/V Taipan
S/V Tenaya
S/V Third Day
S/V Totem
S/V Wondertime
S/V Zen
The Faulkner Family Sails Mexico
Three Sheets NW
Toast Floats
Towards the Pacific
Wave Train
Where are Shawn and Chris
Women and Cruising
Yoders Afloat
Zach Aboard
Zero to Cruising
