I have included links to a number of website related to the contents of this
website that I have found helpful in the past. I am still in the
process of re-publishing the links from the earlier version of this website,
so this page is very incomplete at the moment. In the process of
reloading the website I realized that a lot of the links were out-of-date
and that many websites I currently use quite often were never included in
the previous links. So I'm adding links one at a time to bring this
page up-to-date. This could take awhile.
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The Seven Seas Cruising Association (SSCA). I
have been a member for more than 7 years. The website contains
a large repository of up-to-date cruising information available to
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The Noonsite. Jimmy Cornell's website for information on
cruising destinations |
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St. Brendan's Isle mail forwarding service. I have been
using this service for all of my mail since March, 2005. The
service has been excellent. |
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The SSCA Discussion Board. A forum open to SSCA members
and non-members to discussion any subject important to cruising and
living on board. |
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Cruising Club of America.
Well established and influential association of blue water sailors.
The website contains many interesting and informative articles on
cruising and off-shore sailing. |
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Voyage Planning &
Navigation |
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Southbound II, Herb Hilgenberg. Herb is a legendary friend
of cruisers on the N. Atlantic. Herb maintains a radio net on
12359.0 MHz at 20:00 UTC daily to provide weather routing
information to cruisers. Herb does not demand or expect any
fee for this service, but everyone who wishes to help support this
service can make a monetary donation. Also, if you plan to use
his service on a voyage I've found it useful to send him an email
with a description of your vessel, departure and destination ports
and planned departure date so he will have some information on your
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Jenifer Clark's Gulfstream. Jenifer along with her husband
provide a number of ocean current and weather routing services.
I've used Jenifer's Gulf Stream analyses and forecasts on three
voyages and found them to be accurate and very useful. In
particular I like that she provides her analyses and forecasts in a
graphical format with high enough resolution that I can import those
charts into Fugawi and then easily use the charts in developing a
route. |
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On Board Computing |
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DigiBoat, the publisher of the Software on Board (SOB)
navigation package. This is my favorite navigation software.
For me the only drawback is the limitation to C-Map charts.
Nothing wrong with C-Map, but I would like other options. |
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NOAA Marine Forecasts. The home page for NOAA Marine
Forecasts. This the entry point for all marine-related weather
forecasts. |
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NOAA Marine Radio Facsimile
Charts. Source to download the
latest weather analysis and forecast charts. You can also
retrieve archival weather products through this site. |
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NOAA
National Data Buoy Center. The
source for weather reports from data buoys (NOAA and international)
as well as reports from vessels at sea. |
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Boat Repair, Rigging,
Sailmakers |
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West System Epoxies. This
website is not only a source for many epoxy products but also a
source on information on applications and how to work with the
products. |
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Brion Toss's Rigging Site.
Brion sells many very useful and unique rigging tools through his
site as well as books and video on rigging and working with rope.
In addition the site supports the Spartalk Discussion Forum on
rigging topics. |
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Quantum Sails. All
of the sails I have added to Sarah's inventory have been from the
Quantum Sails Loft in Solomons, MD (except for the staysail, which I
had Quantum re-cut). Clark McKinney and his crew also did most
of the canvas work on Sarah |
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RigRite is a source for a
wide range of spars and spar-fittings. RigRite custom
fabricated the main mast sheaves on Sarah. They are also a
source for rigging specific to Pearson Yachts. |
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Boat
Hardware, Electrical & Mechanical Equipment |
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SeaFrost Refrigeration.
I installed the SeaFrost engine-driven compressor and the
Short-Assist-III compressor on Sarah in 2003. These systems
have worked flawlessly for over 5 years. Not only are their
products excellent, but their support is as well. |
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Perko Marine Hardware.
One of the oldest U.S. manufacturers of yacht hardware and marine
lighting. |
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Schaefer Marine Hardware.
Manufacturer of blocks, furlers and other high quality deck
hardware. |
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Alpenglow lighting fixtures. I have 5 Alpenglow area
lights on Sarah. They are the best lights I've found for the
combination of brightness, low power consumption and minimal RFI.
I expect that these fluorescent fixtures will eventually be replaced
with LED-based area lights, but for now these are the best cabin
lights I've found. |
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Yacht Association Sites |
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Pearson 424 Owners Website.
A repository of lots of information and pictures on the hundreds of
Pearson 424s that are out there cruising and preparing to cruise. |
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Columbia Yacht Owners Website |
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| Ham & SSB Radio |
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Cruising Services & Supplies is a company
owned and run by my friend Dick Juppenlatz. He has developed a
significant level of expertise in on-board telecommunications and has been
able to help a large number of cruisers (myself included) up the difficult
learning curve of becoming a competent operator of on-board HF
telecommunications (SSB or HAM). I recommend him highly. |
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Books & Publications |
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Latitude 38
magazine. Published
in San Francisco, this magazine primarily covers West Coast sailing as well
as cruising to Mexico and the South Pacific. This magazine never fails
to be informative and interesting. Also it is usually pretty damn
funny. Mostly it doesn't take itself so seriously as the main stream
yachting publications. |
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