Dave's Ecclectic List of General Boating, Safety, Weather, and Other Non-Commercial Sites
30 Sept 2002
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- General Marine
- Weather
- COLREGS
- Governmental Organizations
- U. S. Coast Guard
Commercial Sites Page
- Commercial Sites
- Software
- Personal Sites
- Camping and Misc. Links
- Search Engines
- Disclaimer & Copyright
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General Marine
Free online from National Imagery & Mapping 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
Boating Safety
- Presented by SeaTow - No ads and Lots of information
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!
HandiLinks' Boating Directory
- See "Search Engines" section for HandiLinks' main page
Boat Nerd
- Dedicated to the vessels of the Great Lakes
- LightHouese (This one's for MJ)
Light Houses
Even More Light Houses (was Andy's lighthouses)
- Marlinspike (Knots)
Animated Knots
The Art of Knot Tying from Owens Yacht Sales
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Intellicast - National weather, radar. forecasts, and more.
Interactive Marine Observations: Great Lakes
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 Engr. NIC - Navigation Information Connection.
- Everything you might ever want (or need) to know 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.
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.
"USPS"® is a registered trademark of United States Power Squadrons, Inc.
All other Copyrights and Trademarks contained herein are the the property of their respective holders.
Comments, suggestions, reports of broken links and requests for other sites are welcome, and can be sent to: Dave Donkers