Popular Links
These links may be of interest to FYC Members. Please let me know (e-mail Wayne) if you have additional suggestions.
General Boating Information
The Mother of all Maritime Links - Contents www.boat-links.com/boatlink.html
Yacht Club Burgees from Around the World www.burgees.com
Animated knot tying guide www.animatedknots.com
Rode to chain splicing www.bluemoment.com/warpchainsplice.html
Bluewater Books & Charts bluewaterweb.com
Washington State Ferries Homepage www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries
Tides & Weather
NWS Seattle Marine Weather www.wrh.noaa.gov/sew
The Weather Channel, Anacortes weather channel
University of Washington Weather www.atmos.washington.edu
Tide info www.tidesonline.noaa.gov
NOAA Northwest Buoy reports www.ndbc.noaa.gov/maps/northwest.shtml
NOAA Pacific 24 hour surface forcast weather.noaa.gov/fax/amaster_index.html
Current information on Magnetic variation
for US; www.ngdc.noaa.gov/seg/geomag/declination.shtml
for Canada: gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/geomag/field/mdcalc_e.php
Safety & Education
The Recreational Boating Association of Washington www.rbaw.org
USGS Navigation Center www.navcen.uscg.gov
Basic Boating Safety Certification www.boatsafe.com
Commander Bob's Boating Safety Notebook www.commanderbob.com
User Fee Decal Program - CBP.gov www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/leavingarrivinginUS/arrival_departure/user_fee_decal.xml
Vessel Resistration and Information www.dmv.ca.gov/boatsinfo/boatreg.htm
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island www.tgw.net
MMSI Registration, and more www.boatus.com