Animated KNOTS this cool site contains step-by-step animations of how to tie all kinds of knots
Atlantic Yachting Association Sailing school and charters, based at the 79th Street Boat Basin, Manhattan, New York City
San Francisco Bay Sailing & Boating Lessons
Club nautique offers sailing lessons and boating lessons in San Francisco Bay.JWorld Sailing JWorld - Sailing, Team Building & Yacht Charters Specialists" - Sailing school offers learn to sail lessons and instruction. Provides corporate team building exercises and activities and Sunsail yacht and bareboat charters including Tortola BVI.
SailingUSA sailing lessons and information
Marketplace - Products, Services, Directories:
Used Boats for Sale Boats.com makes it easy with boat model listings form over 375 boat builders and used boat listings from boat dealers and yacht brokers worldwide, all available through one simple search
DISCOUNT MARINE ELECTRONICS Salty's Marine offers marine electronics at deeply discounted prices.
Don Robertson's Marine Marketplace Toronto site with many useful links
Dotan Maritime Industries Ltd. Manufacturers and dealers of high-quality rudders for dinghies and catamarans, including the 'kick-up rudder - pretty cool - have a look at their site
Island Boat Lettering Vinyl Boat LetteringBoat Names, Hail Ports, Registration & Graphics.
Minneys Yacht Surplus Huge warehouse of ever-changing and fairly well cataloged used parts and gear - Located in So. California.
NewGlass2 No rubbing, No buffing, No compounding. NewGlass2 makes your boat shine with space age acrylic copolymers. Protect your fiberglass, metals and plastics from the sun while enjoying an extraordinary shine! Ed. note: I tried it and it's really great stuff!
Wooden Ship Models the biggest selection of ship models available anywhere, classified by quality range.
Remote Control Boats - A pretty neat site that offers model hobbyists remote controlled boats in many configurations in addition to cars, trucks, helos, planes, toys, etc.
Boating/Charters Around the World - including California:
Bermuda 4U a new comprehensive guide to the island of Bermuda packed with useful information for persons arriving by yacht or interested in yachting including arriving by yacht, chartering yachts, yacht clubs and sailing events.
California Coastline The site contains photographs that you can lookup by lat/long, various lighthouses, caption phrase, or photograph number. From the photograph you can proceed north or south along our coast one frame at a time - or jump ten frames at a time.
Hawaii Sailing Adventures Private sailboat charters from Kauai to Maui, Molokai, Lahaina, Big Island and the "unknown" Islands of Hawaii.
Marinas Directory Nationwide directory of marinas and other boat services.
Ruby Sailing - SF bay sails from The Ramp. Book a sail for yourself or for a party.
SF Boat Support - offers party charters,whale watching, scatterings at sea and water safety for large events. Sailing,swimming and movie support.
The 90 Day Yacht Club Guide to Ensenada The 90 Day Yacht Club is the common term given to those who choose to take an offshore delivery of their newly purchased yacht and spend more than 90 days in another country. This performance of compliance with the State of California Law relieves the new owner's responsibility to pay the State sales tax on the purchase. Whether you are intending to join the Club or are just visiting Ensenada for a weekend adventure, this book will enhance the experience and help you realize a safe and happy journey.
Information for Racers:
International Sailing Federation Includes on-line race rules
Yacht Racing Association of San Francisco Race results, good photos. Also all forms and master race calendar. Seminars are also listed. And, of course, photos of the 2002 Awards event at the BVBC
Bay Conditions and Weather Sites:
Pacific Waverider for the Bay Area Current surf and wave conditions
Tide Lines Online Realtime Tides Program
Other Useful and Interesting Stuff:
Burgees Lists of best burgees, oldest American yacht clubs, Yacht clubs, maritime museums - hasn't been updated in years, and the Bay View isn't in the "best" list, but kind of fun
Daily International Vessel Casualties and Pirate Reports Just what it sounds like - plus shipwreck, disappearances, and piracy reports going back the the early 1700's. As an extra added feature, you can also listen to "Strangers on my Flight", a rather clever takeoff of Sinatra's "Strangers in the Night" which appeared after the 9/11 highjackings. Pretty eclectic, to say the least. The webmaster seems to be undecided on whether the plural of "loss" is spelled "losses" or "looses", probably why the site features "Vessel Casualities", thereby eliminating the confusion in spelling, at least on the home page.
The Glacier Society Uniting Polar Interests Around the Globe The Glacier Society is a non-profit 501-(c)3 Educational Foundation based in Bridgeport, Conn., dedicated to uniting polar interests around the globe through restoration and operation of the USS/USCGC Glacier, the largest icebreaker of her time. Once restored, the Glacier will return to public service as a fully operational platform for scientific and environmental education and research.
Latitude 38 On-line, slimmed down version of the monthly magazine. There is an on-line store for Latitude Logowear that always comes through with the quickest and most personalized delivery. If they make a mistake, it's yours, and they'll stay after 5 PM on a Friday to ship out the correct item.
The Log The other local boating publication
Pacific Inter-Club Yacht Association Members, Yachting Yearbook info, seminars, etc.
U.S. Sailing Association The governing body of sailing. BVBC is a member group.
Vessel Assist, Captain Philip Delano, 925 382 4422 (24 hour cell); >925 684 2183 home/office); 925 684 2184 (fax) offers 24 hour salvage, towing and dive services. The web link will get you many useful information pages such as maintanance topics, 'how-to's, weather, etc. in addition to towing information
YachtForums YachtForums is an online discussion forum dedicated to yacht owners and enthusiasts. They have thousands of pictures and hundreds of articles. Registration is free
Club Links:
Aeolian Yacht Club - at the very Southern tip of Alameda Island
Andreas Cove Yacht Club - Andreas Cove Yacht Club in the Delta - closest sailing club to Bradford Island.
Coastside Fishing Club This club is designed to facilitate the timely interchange of fishing information. Based in Half Moon Bay, the club interchange covers the entire west coast. Post your reports and signup as a hitch hiker.
