Resources

Boating Resources

• American Boating Association
• American Sailing Association
• Boat U.S. Foundation
• Interscholastic Sailing Association
• National Safe Boating Council
• Propeller Club of the United
• United States Power Squadrons
• U.S. Coast Guard
• U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
• U.S. Powerboating
• U.S. Sailing Association

• American Canoe Association
• Appalachian Mountain Club
• Professional Paddlesports Association
• Trade Association of Paddlesports
• United States Canoe Association
• USA Canoe/Kayak
• Wooden Canoe Heritage Association

• American Whitewater
• Ocean Conservancy
• Waterfront Challenge

• U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Courses
• U.S. Power Squadrons Courses
• America’s Boating Course
• Boat Safe
• Boat U.S. Foundation Course
• Boating Basics Course
• Boater Exam.com Courses
• Boater 101 Course
• Marlinspike Skills
• On-line Boating Safety Study Guide
• Personal Watercraft Safety School

• National Boating Accident Statistics

• Federal Requirements
• Navigation Rules
• U.S. Aids to Navigation

• National Weather Service, Marine Weather
• National Weather Service, River Forecast Center
• U.S. Geological Survey, Streamflow Data
• Tide Tables
• Saltwater Tides
• Tides Online
• NOAA Tides & Currents
• AccuWeather
• The Weather Channel
• Scripps Institution of Oceanography
• Yahoo! Weather
• Intellicast
• Unisys Weather
• Hurricane Hunters Association
• Weather Merit Badge

• Boat U.S. Foundation Grants

• U.S. Coast Guard Boating Safety
• National Association of State Boating Law Administrators
• Marinas Directory

• Mariner Math
• Declination (Variation) Calculator
• Latitude Longitude Coordinate Format Converter
• GPS
• Celestial Navigation

• Boat Pride

• Cold Water Boating Video
• Sail Theory
• Discover Boating
• On-Line Boating World
• Boating Handbook
• Boating Safety Resource Page
• Motorboating Merit Badge
• Rowing Merit Badge
• Small-Boat Sailing Merit Badge

• Sailing & Boating Knots
• Some Useful Sailing Knots
• Basic Sailing Knots
• Sailing Knots
• Useful Sailing Knots
• Animated Knots by Grog
• Knots & Lines
• Knots Gallery
• Advanced Knots
• Knots To Learn
• Sailing Knots
• Boating Knots
• Marlinspike, Knowing Your Knots
• Shooting Star’s Marlinspike Page
• The Art of Marlinspike
• Marlinspike
• Marlinspike, Nautical Know How
• Knots On The Web
• Ropers Knots Page
• Square Knot
• Bowline
• Clove Hitch
• Sheet Bend
• Two-Half Hitches
• Figure-Of-Eight
• Cleat Hitch
• Overhand Knot
• Stevedore’s Knot
• Bowline on a Bight
• Timber Hitch
• Marline Hitch
• Midshipman’s Hitch
• Three Strand Turk’s Head
• Three Stand Monkey’s Fist
• Eye Splice
• Short Splice

• Ground Tackle: Selecting Anchors and Rodes
• Real Knots
• Ground Tackle, Anchors, Chains, The Capstan
• Seattle Sea Scouts, Ordinary, Ground Tackle
• Anchoring and Ground Tackle
• Choosing Ground Tackle for Cruising
• How to Anchor a Boat
• Boat Anchoring Basics
• Which Winch
• Anchor Windlasses
• What is the Best Anchor Cable: Chain or Nylon Line?
• What is the Best Anchor for Cruising?
• Everything About Anchors

• Aids to Navigation
• Aids to Navigation Report
• Aids to Navigation, Road Signs of the Waterway
• Aids to Navigation, Federal Requirements and Safety Tips
• Regulatory Markers, Aids to Navigation
• Aids to Navigation
• USCGAUX, Aids to Navigation

• Fire On Board!
• Preventing Fires On Your Boat
• Boating Fire Safety

• Rules of the Road Summarized
• Boating Rules of the Road
• Road Rules
• COLREGS, Boating Safety
• International Regulations for Avoiding Collisions at Sea
• International Regulations for Avoiding Collisions at Sea, 1972
• Inland Navigation Rules Act of 1980
• Navigation Rules, International and Inland
• Admiralty Law

• Boat Maintenance Tips & Safety Rules
• Boat Maintenance Drive Systems Marine Electrical Systems
• Boating Maintenance Tips, Boat Care Maintenance, Bass Pro Shops

• VHF Marine Radio
• International VHF Marine Radio Channels & Frequencies
• Radio Merit Badge
• Marine Radio Operator Permit (FCC)
• Maritime Communications

• International Code of Signals (Overview)
• Signal Flags
• International Code Flags or Signaling Flags
• International Code of Maritime Signals Flags
• International Code Flags, Special Meanings
• Morse Code
• CGI Morse Code Translator
• Semaphore Flag Signaling System
• Semaphore Flag Signaling
• Semaphore

• Swimming Merit Badge
• Lifesaving Merit Badge
• American Red Cross Lifeguarding
• BSA Lifeguard

• U.S. Naval Observatory Master Clock Time

• How to Cook On A Boat
• Cooking Merit Badge

• Sea Promise
• Customs and Courtesies
• History of U.S. Flag
• National Maritime Historical Society

• Landship Ceremonies
• Sea Scout Drill Manual
• Sea Scout Drill Manual

• Quarterdeck Seminar
• SEAL
• Sea Scout Officer Specialized Training
• Venturing Adult Leader Specific Training (Sea Scout version)
• Seabadge

• CPR: Bridging the Gap Between Breath and Death
• First Aid Merit Badge

• Paddling.net
• Raftinfo.com
• Everything You Need to Know about Paddling

• Canoe & Kayak
• Cruising World
• DIY Boat Owner
• Paddler
• SAIL
• Sailing World
• Sea Kayaker