Links

Online Mapping and Trip Planning:
MarinePlanner.com
Map Tech Online Nautical Maps
Ocean Currents
Zip to Zip distance finder
GPS to GPS distance finder
Buxley's Maps
MapQuest
Yahoo Maps
Topo Zone
Microsoft Terra Server
Microsoft Map Point
US Gazetteer Can click on map and get lat/long coords
Zip Code Cross Reference

NOAA Tides Online
USGS Water Level Date

Small Sailboat Magazines (both paper and online):
SmallCraftAdvisor.com - The best print publication for small sailboats like these!
Illustrator for SCA - JOSEPH BUCHANAN
Messing About In Boats- Greatest paper magazine for home built boats & general small boating stuff.
GoodOldBoat.com - Publication with super great directory to owners groups
CruiseNews.net - LARGE Guide to Sailing and Cruising Stories


New & Used Sails:
North Sails
South Sails Florida
Minney's Surplus Sails
Super Sail Makers
Kelly Marine
Bacon Sails
UsedSails.com
Eastern Sails and Canvas
Somerset Sails
Clark Sails
Ulta Sails


Sail Making Supplies:
Sail Rite - The most famous of sail supplies, they have lots of great downloadable instructions on sail making along with books you can buy.
Sail Rite Size Database - They have about 4000 sails cataloged and the database returns the sizes.
Sail Rite full list
Sail Makers Supply - Supplies, fabrics, and instructions.
Noah Lamport - Supplies & Fabrics


Polytarp sails - a great low cost alternative to cloth sails
Cheap Pages - See Cap'n Freddy's polytarp sails on his Balboa 20.
Poly Sail - Kits, supplies and instructions for making your own polytarp sails - and LOTS of links to other instructional pages about making polysails.
Tarps Online - Big selection of polytarps, some good deals, some average prices.
Tarps.com
Michalak Guilde to making Poly sails - Look under "Polytarp".


Misc Sailboat Supply
IdaSailor.com - Rudders, Rigging, Pulpits, Tillers, just ask and they can probably make it.
PWCTexas.com - Outboard Motor Bookstore.


Other Guides to Sailboats:
Montgomery Owners Photosite - brochures to other boats (lots of pocket cruiser manuals)
FamousSmallBoats.com - If you think the boats in the guide are small, checkout these micro cruisers!
PocketCruiserGuide.com


Home Built Boat Building:
DuckWorksMagazine.com- Home built boats, both weekly articles and a huge list of plan / projects.
Jim Michalak- The best designer of simple to build boats
BoatDesign.net- Boat Design and Boatbuilding Projects, Plans, Software, Books.


Learning to Sail Info:
Sailing Usa- Lots of basic info about how to sail.


Cruising in Pocket Cruisers:
Microcruising.com- Dave and Mindy's great site about cruising in "Little Cruiser".


Misc Links:
Boat Shows at SailingTexas.com- Comprehensive list of all the boat shows across the US.



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