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Yacht Reports South Pacific
This is a spin-off of the Pacific Maritime Net on 14.313 at about 0430Z. The net takes check-ins from yachts making passages in the Pacific. The positions are posted on the URL shortly afterwards.
http://www.bitwrangler.com/yotreps/

World Flags
Pictures and information on every flag in the world. A great site.
http://www.flags.net/

Jerry Jandt's Baja
Jerry has been fishing and diving in the Sea of Cortez for many years. His underwater photography is spectacular. We need more of it!
http://hometown.aol.com/jjandt/jandtbaja.html

Baja Web
Jens has cruised the Sea of Cortez extensively and has made his home there for 20 years or more. He has developed a FANTASTIC site. You gotta go there. I can't describe it well enough.
http://www.baja-web.com/

Club Cruceros
The hub of the cruising scene in La Paz. Club Cruceros consists mostly of people who arrived in La Paz X years ago and just couldn't tear themselves away. They now provide a wealth of information for the "newbie" cruisers who arrive every year.
http://www.clubcruceros.org/

Marine Weather
This site is the best! It has everything you want.  It even has "landlubber's weather" - just enter your ZIP code.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/home.htm

Space Weather
News about what's happening in space, including the weather.
http://spaceweather.com

For Pilots Only
DO NOT go here if you're not a pilot.  Severe damage may occur.
http://www.airnav.com/

Another Good One For Pilots
Free airport directory of all US airports, including current FAA data, local maps, instrument procedures, real-time weather and an easy-to-use pilot forum.
http://www.xcpilot.com/

Farmer's Almanac
You can't beat it! Farmer's Almanac has been around for a looong time. They predict the weather for the whole year. ALL weathermen use it. They deny it -- but they use it!!!!
http://www.almanac.com/index.php

Trojan Batteries
In a boat, or an RV, the only way to go is golf-cart batteries. It's been argued over and over. That's it! Trojan makes one of the best. You will find much technical information about batteries on this website.
http://www.trojan-battery.com/

Marine Mechanic.Com
Based in San Diego, this site has loads of information on boats, motors, and just about anything else you can think of. It's kind of hard to read because of their choice of colors. It comes in either "frames" or "non-frames". If you don't know what that means, you can find out here.
http://marinemechanic.com/

Marine Waypoints.Com
Get tide information; weather; marine frequencies; flag translator (type in the words and you get back the flags in that order); maps, charts, aeronautical charts, or photos from the air; sun and moon data; and a whole bunch of other stuff including boating news - local and world-wide.
http://marinewaypoints.com

Sun / Moon Data For a Day
Lots of astonomical info.  You can get sunrise and sunset, position of sun and moon for any given time.  Just click on Data Services.
http://mach.usno.navy.mil/

Maritime Law
Information on maritime law; state, federal, and international.
http://home.earthlink.net/~shiplaw/

Batteries for Newbies
If you're new to the 12-volt world, this might help you get started. I've tried to keep it brief, without too many choices.
newbies.htm

Wind and Sun  
These guys know ALL about solar panels and batteries.  They sell solar panels, chargers, and wind chargers, etc.  I'm especially impressed with their info on batteries.  Check it out here.
http://www.windsun.com/Batteries/Battery_FAQ.htm

Pangolin
This site covers boating, aeronatical, stargazing, etc. They have lots of navigating software for reasonable prices. Also, check out the "Free Stuff" for a couple of good programs to download.
http://www.pangolin.co.nz/

Cruising The Pacific Northwest
A 7-part DVD guide to cruising the Pacific Northwest.
http://www.cpnproductions.com

The Mother Of All Maritime Links
This page has a link to just about every aspect of boating you can imagine. It really is the Mother of All....
If you click back to the Nautical Page, you'll find lots of nautical history as well.  Very interesting.
http://www.boat-links.com/boatlink.html

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