Dave's Ecclectic List of General Boating, Safety, Weather, and Other Non-Commercial Sites

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General Marine
Weather
COLREGS
Governmental Organizations
U. S. Coast Guard

 

Commercial Sites Page

Commercial Sites
Software
Search Engines

 
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General Marine

Free online from National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
Chart No.1, The American Practical Navigator (Bowditch), Pub. 229, and more
Files are in PDF format, so the free Adobe Acrobat Reader is needed to view them. Great reference if you're taking JN or N! Rates a 6 out of 5 Anchors!
Commander Bob's Boating Safety Notebook

Charts, Tides, Seamanship, Marinas and more. 5 Anchors!
BoatSafe.com and BoatSafe for Kids
Boating Safety Information and Online Boating Courses
The Mother of All Maritime Links
Can't find it anywhere else? Try here!
Great Lakes and Seaway Shipping
Dedicated to the vessels of the Great Lakes

 
LightHouese (This one's for MJ)
Light Houses

 
Marlinspike (Knots)
Animated Knots

 
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Weather

Intellicast - National weather, radar. forecasts, and more.
New NOAA Home Page
WeatherNet from University of Michigan
 
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Sources for 72 COLREGS online

33 USC CHAPTER 34 - INLAND NAVIGATIONAL RULES (01/16/96)
Official Congressional record of COLREGS
U. S. Coast Guard Navigation Rules International - Inland
In Adobe's .pdf format - the entire text of the Navrules. 1.4 Megabytes!
 
 
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Governmental Organizations - Federal, State & Local

US Army Corps of Engineers Home Page
US Army Corps of Engineers NIC - Navigation Information Connection.
Lots of information about navigation on the Inland Waterways.
National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) Maritime Safety Information Division
Lots of information, all free. Finally somethimg from the government we can use.
U. S. Naval Observatory Master Clock Time
 
Area State Departments of Natural Resources
Illinois Department of Natural Resources Home Page!
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
 
Coast Guard & Coast Guard Auxilliary
United States Coast Guard Home Page
The US Coast Guard -- Office of Boating Safety Home Page
USCG Marine Safety & Environmental Protection
U. S. Coast Guard Navigation Center
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary National Home Page
The Shooting Star Boating Safety Page.
"Dedicated to those individuals who freely give their time, expertise and, all too often, their lives to assist and educate the boating public."
 
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Personal Boating Pages

Boating Definitions and Mnemonics
Grant's Guide To Fishing Knots
The Marine Do-It-Yourselfer
 
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Camping and Miscellaneous Sites

FISH-WISCONSIN HOME PAGE
GORP - Great Outdoor Recreation Pages
 
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Disclaimer, Copyrights, etc.

The information presented above does not represent the official view of, or any endorsement by: the USPS®, USPS District 20, the Dupage Power Squadron or any other organization. DuPage Power Squadron has no pecuniary interest in any site listed here, is offering it as a convenience, and retains the right to add or remove any link at our sole discretion. Corporate and for-profit entities who wish to be listed here must submit a request to the Webmaster, and must show why their link should be added. Not-For-Profit organizations who wish to be listed should contact the Webmaster.

The USPS, USPS District 20, the Dupage Power Squadron and their members are not responsible for the content of any included website or its accuracy.

If any sites listed are found with any objectionable material, please send email to: Dave Donkers immediately.

This list is information from and for use by members of the DuPage Power Squadron and others interested in Safe and Informed Boating.

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