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Boating Web Sites

June 2005

Videos:

http://www.uspowerboating.com/videos/leaving_wmv1.htm go here to see great videos on maneuvering i.e. docking, towing etc., this is a superb site
http://www.uspowerboating.com/knots.htm go here to see videos on knots

Calculate/Convert

http://searay.50megs.com/stuff.html go here to calculate your speed, distance and time instantly
http://www.onlineconversion.com/speed.htm go here to convert speed
http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/conversions.html go here to convert numbers (imperial to metric)
http://convert.french-property.co.uk/ go here to convert numbers (imperial to metric)

Radio

http://wireless.fcc.gov/marine/vhfchanl.html go here for VHF radio channels
http://boating.ncf.ca/vhf.html go here for VHF radio – you will have to navigate the site

Phonetic Alphabet

Sailboats

http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~elfox/types.html#sloop go here to identify sailboats (glossary as well)
http://www.sailfree.com/Sailboats/sailboat.htm go here to identify parts of a sailboat
http://www.charlestonarea.com/sailing_terms.htm go here to see sailboats and their descriptions

Hull types

Tons of good and valuable information

http://www.transglobal-aerospace.co.uk/marinecrew/ go here for a house full of good information on everything, you will have to navigate the site.
http://www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/boating/how.htm go here for a house full of good information on everything, you will have to navigate the site, this site is easier to navigate than the one above it.
http://www.cruising.ca/index.html go here for lots of good stuff – you will have to navigate the site

Organizations

Navigation

http://geomag.usgs.gov/dev/testsite/fla/dec/magfield_dec3.swf An animation of how worldwide Declination (=Variation) has chandged over the years.
http://www.vancouver.powersquadron.ca/tc_cruises.html Photos of the locations on the "Training Chart" by Peter Bennett of Vancouver Squadron - organized by cruise number.