Platinium Point Yacht Club

Platinium Point Yacht Club

Boating Links

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Safety / Navigation

US Coast Guard Navigation Center
US Coast Guard District 7 Local Notice to Mariners
US Coast Guard Marine Safety, Security and Environmental Protection
National Safe Boating Council
Boating Safety
Commander Bob's Boating Safety Site
Tide Prediction - Salt Water Tides
Tidelines Online
Tide Tables (NOAA)
Maptech MapServer (view charts online)
U.S. Naval ObservatoryAstronomical Applications Data Services

Weather

National Data Buoy Center

National Data Buoy Station - Florida
National Data Buoy Station - Venice
National Data Buoy Station - Dry Tortugas
National Data Buoy Station - NW Florida Bay
National Data Buoy Station - Sand Key
National Data Buoy Station - Sombrero Key

National Hurricane Center
Weather Underground Marine Weather - Punta Gorda
Weather Undergourn Marine Weather - Florida Bay
Weather Undergroung Marine Weather - Key West
Weather Undergound Marine Weather - Florida
Weather Underground Tropical Weather
National Weather Service - Punta Gorda
Weather Channel - Punta Gorda
Marine Weather
Wind Forecast - Punta Gorda
Gulf of Mexico Wind Forecast
Sail Flow - Wind Forecast
Buoy Weather (marine forecasting --- subscription site)

Yacht Clubs and Marinas

Florida Council of Yacht Clubs
Florida Yacht Clubs (YachtClub.com)
Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club
Venice Yacht Club
International Order of the Blue Gavel

Boating Organizations

United States Power Squadron (USPS)
Peace River Power Squadron
US Sailing
American Boat and Yacht Council

Cruising Information

Active Captain
Boot Key Harbor (Keys Cruising Info)
Sarasota Yacht Club (Big Pass Info)
Cruisers Net

Government Agencies

Official time
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Federal Communications Commission
United States Coast Guard
Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission

Commercial Websites

BoatClix - Sun Coast Boating Resources
Boat Owners Association of the United States (Boat/US)
Sea Tow
West Marine
Power Boat Magazine
Soundings
Sail Magazine
The Marine Web
Boat Trader Online
Boaters' World
Marine Diesel Direct
Sail Net
Atlantic Sail Traders

Miscellaneous

Racing Rules of Sailing
Racing Rules Quiz
John's Nautical & Boatbuilding Page
Get Knotted
Docking Simulator
Sailing Simulator
Grog's Animated Knots
Standing Watch
PanBo (Marine Electronics Weblog)
Mad Mariner (Daily Boating Magazine)
Lists.samurai.com (cruisers mailing lists - sign-up)

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