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Recommended Contractors/Sponsors:  During the course of business we encounter many fine marine and non marine contractors and services.  This link contains a list and short description of services we recommend favorably based on our personal experience or experience of our students.  Recommended Services List

                                       Sailing Links                                            

Affiliates (Punta Gorda Gulf Facility on beautiful Charlotte Harbor north of Ft Myers)    
   International Sailing School

Boat Dealers (Local)      
   Select Yachts    WeatherMark Sailing Center      Automated Boat Comparisons
   Snug Harbor Boats & Co      Whitney's Marine    Grass Shack
   Colgate 26    

Boat Haulers      
   Boat Transporters     Boat Shipper (Bid Site)  

Charter ParticipationGuidelines.htm
   eBare.com   Sunsail  (See us about discounts)
   Moorings

Discussion Groups
  Sailing Discussion Group     Sailing Anarchy Web Site (Unique)   Atlantic ICW Forum 
                   (ICW Transiting Conditions)

Educational     
  Knot Animations     Nautical Terms   Historical  Terms
  Knot Practice    Sea School - Captains License   
  More Knots     

Forms     
  Float Plan     Extra Pages

Hardware (Boat)
  Harken   Lewmar
  Raytheon   Hood

Internet Directories
  Extra Promote    Fine Sailing Links    Sailing Mart

Lake Lanier Web Links
   Lake Lanier Net    Lakeside On Lanier Newspaper     Lake Lanier Businesses
   Lanier Corp Engineers    

Laws
   Federal Register (Federal Law)    State Law      Navigation Rules
   Federal Statues    CFR-46 (Shipping)      USCG Navigation Rules PDF
    USCG Seamanship Manual    Homeland Security Safety Info     USCG Navigation Center
   Coastal Pilots (Electronic)    

Captain's License Info
    USCG Charleston Exam Center    Drug Testing Service   USCG Merchant Mariner License Info

National ParticipationGuidelines.htm
  American Sailing Association   U.S. Sailing Association
  U.S. Coast Guard   U.S. Sail and Power Squadron    Vessel Safety Exam Site

Marinas
  Aqualand Marina   Holiday Marina   Beavers Bend Marina, NV  

Maps/Charts
  Lake Allatoona   Lake Lanier  

Publications
  Bowditch-American Navigator   Map Tech   Seaworthy
  Cruising World Magazine   Nautical Chart #1 (Online)   Southwinds Magazine
  Lakeside On Lanier Newspaper   NIMA Nautical Charts   Tide Tables or NOAA Tides
  Local Notice To Mariners   NOAA Nautical Charts Link 1   or
  
NOAA Nautical Charts Link 2
  Free Government Nav Publications
   Soundings Magazine    

Retailers   
   Boat U.S.    Sailnet.com    Douglas Gill Gear
   Boat Rigging        Weems & Plath   FoulWeatherGear.com
    Mudbug (Great Online Values)    Boat Fanatics   Boat Accessories Plus
    Personal Watercraft Accessories    

Sails
   Doyle Sails   The Sail Loft (North Sails)   UK Sails

Sailing Clubs
   Barefoot Sailing Club    Lanier Sailing Club    Atlanta Inland Sailing
   Catalina 22, Fleet 58    Southern Sailing Club

Tidal Information     
  Univ S.C. Biological Sciences Site

Weather (Local)
  Current Conditions  (Text)    NOAA National Weather  (Great)   Weather.Gov
  Weather Radar Image (Radar)   WSBTV.COM     
  Weather At The Dock   NOAA Weather Bouys    Astronomical Info    (Moon)
  Projected Storm Dir Movement    Ga Emergency Mgmnt Weather      NOAA Convection Turbulence
  Weather Radar Loop  (Rain Detector)    Wx Nation                        New ! Cool!    NOAA Satellite Imagery
  Buford Dam Weather Station (Great!)    Space Weather !!            New !    NOAA Water Vapor Satellite
  Radial Wind Conditions   U.S. Wind Conditions   (Local Opts)    NOAA Weather Radar  (Great)
   Precipitation Forecast    U.S. Sailing Conditions (Local Opts)    NOAA Now Coast (New)
  Nationall Radar Reflectivity    National Hurricane Center     Coast Guard Storm Center
  World Radar Reflectivity - COOL !!    World Earthquakes      (This week)
  
Sumatra Tsunami Wave Movie
     Almanac - Full Moon Dates
  Aqualand Marina Weather Station    Lake Levels (Corp Eng)     Lake Levels (NOAA)
  Flight Services Weather    Aqualand Platinum Dock     Historical Lanier Levels 

Weather (World)
  Marine Weather.com   Florida State University   Nav Center  (Cool!)
  FNMOC NW Weather   Canadian Weather


                                      Really Cool Stuff!                                         
  Every Calculator You Can Imagine Is Here !     (GMT Time Site)

                                Other Miscellaneous Links                                 
The following links are provided as a service to our students for easy reference and quick access.

Sports Links
   Adrenaline Climbing    

Travel Links
   www.bestfares.com   
   www.expedia.com    www.travelocity.com    www.clarksescapes.com
   www.1travel.com    www.FairAir.com    Cheap Hotels Airline Tickets
   Airline Flight Status Info    www.thetrip.com (Flight Tracking)  
   Transportation Security Administration (TSA) (Flight Security Regulations)    FAA

Directory Web Services
   aigam Web Directory Service    Yacht and School Marine Directory  

Travelers Rights
   www.onetravel.com    www.dot.gov/airconsumer     www.passengerrights.com

Auto Buying
   www.intellichoice.com    www.wreckcheck.net (Safety)    www.hwysafety.org (Safety)
   www.edmunds.com    www.recalls.org (Recalls)    www.carsdirect.com
   www.kbb.com (Kelly Book)    www.alldata.com (Svc Bulls)    www.autobyteldirect.com
   www.nadaguides.com (Nada)    Car Buying Guide

Credit Reports
   www.experian.com    www.equifax.com
   www.tuc.com (Trans Union)    www.fairisaac.com (Credit Score)

Health Links
   The-Insight.com (Spirituality)  

Government Find
   www.ezgov.com www.nhtsa.dot.gov/hotline/hotline.html
   www.pueblo.gsa.gov (Printing Office)
   Georgia Law (Ga Code)

Internet Fraud
   www.ifccfbi.gov (Complaints)

Investing
   www.calcbuilder.com (Financial Calculators)
   www.bankrate.com    www.fool.com (Motley Fools)

People Finder Links
   www.anywho.com                      www.four11.com    www.switchboard.com
   www.555-1212.com/telephone    www.iaf.net (Addresses)    www.whitepages.com
   www.bigfoot.com    www.infospace.com    www.whowhere.com
   Reverse Lookup  (By Phone #)    Reverse Lookup (By Address)

Travel Links
www.travel.state.gov/get_forms.html - (Passports) Travel Road Maps (Online-Free)
www.flightarrivals.com/ - (Flight Arrival/Departures)

Traffic Report Links
www.georgianavigator.com - (DOT)

Wills/Estates
 www.nolo.com (Wills/Estate Planning)