Boating Resources

Click on any of the links below for access to a large body of resources on each topic.

• Books
  • Selections covering general, fiction, and northeast sailing environs (LIS, Maine, Chesapeake, etc)
• Environmental Resources
  • Pumpout Services, Fishing Services, etc
• Food
  • Restaurants, recipes, and provisioning
• Links
  • Links to lots of nautical websites
• Little People
  • Books, music, activities and more for children and young boaters
• Magazines
  • Links to websites, descriptions of focus, and links to subscriptions
• Nautical Movies
  • The best movies made about sailing, boating and the sea
• Music
  • You can't just listen to anything on the water - some music just feels better out there
• Navigation
  • Here are resources to help you apply navigation techniques. More detailed discussions appear under Seamanship
• PAWS Ahoy!
  • A boating section for our furry friends
• Quotes
  • A collection of nautical truisms
• Safety
  • PFDs, EPIRBS, VHF, information to increase your safety on the water
• Tides Information
  • Links and information about predicting tides and currents
• Weather Resources
  • Links and tools about weather conditions. How to deal with weather on the water is covered in greater detail under Seamanship.
• Tools
  • Forms and tools to download for your own use
    • Spring commissioning checklist (pdf)
    • Fall decommissioning checklist (pdf)
    • Float Plan
    • Calculators (including Great Circle and Mercator projection solutions)
    • Log Book
• Nautical Videos (coming soon)
  • Instructional videos about boat handling and seamanship topics