Resources
Sailing Related Links
Updated February 2026
Facebook Sailing Groups:
• Tiny Liveaboards (Boats less than 33 feet)
Other Sailing Forums:
• Sailnet
• SailFar.net A friendly community & resource with tips and information about cruising simply and affordably.
Cruising Destinations and Reference Sites:
• Active Captain – Interactive Cruising Guidebook
• Noonsite Worldwide cruising destinations information
• Tide Almanac For US East, West and Gulf Coasts
Pearson Triton Sites:
• Glissando Extensive Triton restoration info
Boat Designs and Projects:
• Far Reach Voyages Detailed and innovative modifications on a Cape Dory 36
• Bristol 27 Refits
Dinghies to Build:
• Atom 6.5 Dinghy a 6’6″ pram dinghy
• B&B Yacht Designs the Catspaw line of dinghies to build yourself
• Eastport Nesting Pram by Chesapeake Light Craft
Marine Equipment Resources:
• Sail Trailers custom made sailboat trailers
• McMaster-Carr source for hard to find parts for any projects
• Jamestown Distributors marine supplies
We are distributors for the following quality sailboat equipment:
• Garhauer Marine sailboat deck hardware.
• Rigging Only Rigging and sailboat hardware experts
• MarineBeam LED lighting
Other Sailing Organizations and Reference Info:
• SailboatData.com For info and data on hundreds of sailboat designs.
Cruising Homepages:
• Adventures on Swan – Cape dory 36 – After refitting his boat with me in Brunswick, GA, the owner has had successfull passages to Bahamas, New England, and then a full Atlantic circuit. Swan refitting and voyages are featured on my Atom Voyager Youtube channel.
• Sailing Dawn Treader – Allied Seawind 30 modifications and voyages. Contact them for experienced offshore yacht delivery service.
• la possibilita di unisola – Columbia 29 modifications and voyages
• Sailing Salsa around the world in an Alberg 30 – Now he is available for worldwide yacht delivery.
• In the Present Sea Writings from adventurer author Webb Chiles
• Sailing Conducters Sailing and making music on a Rawson 30
Free Online Cruising Books:
• The Voyage of the Liberdade, by Joshua Slocum (1890)
• Sailing Alone Around the World, by Joshua Slocum (1900)
• Webb Chiles Open Boat Voyages and more
Other Free Online Reference Books:
• Where There is no Doctor A village health care handbook
.• WHO Medical Guide for Ships
Odds and Ends:
• Marine Waypoints nautical dictionary
Maritime Weather Sites:
• Windy graphic wind forecasts around the world
• USCG HF Radio Schedule Atlantic and Pacific text forecasts from NWS
Maps and Charts:
• Atlas of Pilot Charts download free charts of average winds and currents
• OpenCPN free navigation software