Weather,  Nautical Interest, Travel,  Sailing and Racing,  Powerboating


WEATHER

Interactive Marine Observations

Click on a chart,
select an automated weather buoy, and get air and water temp,
wave height, wind speed and direction.
Usually less than an hour old.

University of Hawaii Meterology

A real good source of weatherfax charts,
satellite pictures, and general weather info.
Best for Western Pacific and Equatorial Pacific.

CGRER Netsurfing: Weather Servers

Just weather links: if it's not here, you don't need it.

WeatherNet: Weather Cams

Real fun links; go see what it's like outside in Paris, San Francisco..........wherever.

Tidal Prediction Server

Click on a chart and get the tide info

NAUTICAL INTEREST

WWW Virtual Library: The Worlds Lighthouses, Lightships & Lifesaving Stations


The Homepage of Lighthouses


Netsurfing: Maps and Reference

San Diego Maritime Museum

South Street Seaport Museum

Mystic Seaport Museum

Sailorman

Sailorman is a used and surplus marine gear outfit in Florida. They claim to be the
biggest, and may well be. It's a very interesting place to browse
in person. This may be the next best thing.

Aboard

A marine umbrella site in the United Kingdom. They host a few interesting marine businesses
from all over the world. Great links from this site.



TRAVEL

Tommy's List of Live Cams Worldwide

The best live camera links page we've found. The site is an award winner,too.

Virtual Galapagos

You'll find a narrative of a cruise around the Galapagos with pictures that'll
make you want to cash in your empties and pack your bags.

Mexico Online

Costa Rica

More Costa Rica

Panama

SAILING & RACING

BT Global Challenge

British Telecom's Wrong Way 'Round the World Race homepage. They proclaim it to be:
".....the World's Toughest Yacht Race".

Vendee Globe Challenge

Daily position reports and e-mailed diaries from the sailors in this singlehanded around the world race.
Pretty harrowing stuff.

Worldvoyager

A great site to get daily race info for the Transpac, Pacific Cup, Kenwood Cup,
and Victoria to Maui races when they're happening.
A lot of other good stuff there, too. Good links.

Global Online Adventure

This site has daily reports from modern adventurers about their exploits, like Karen Thorndike.
She'll be the first American woman to sail around the world alone.

POWERBOATING

Christensen Shipyards

That well-known yacht builder in Washington

Detroit Diesel, MTU Marine Engines

Caterpiller Marine Engines

Northern Lights Marine Gensets

MAN Marine Engines

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