RESOURCES WE USE
Sailing and Liveaboard Resources:
Women Who Sail – Closed Facebook Group for women hosting a wealth of knowledge, created by friend and fellow cruiser Charlotte (The Rebel Heart).
Commuter Cruiser – The Information-Packed Resource For Part Time Commuter Cruisers. Good friends Jan and David post countless helpful articles along with fun tidbits from their adventures!
The Boat Galley – Getting The Most Out Of Your Boat Kitchen, hosted by friend and fellow cruiser Carolyn Shearlock
Attainable Adventure Cruising – The Offshore Voyaging Reference Site
The Monkey’s Fist – Collecting Cruisers’ Perspectives
Noonsite.com – The Global Site for Cruising Sailors
Cruising Outpost Magazine – The Boating and Cruising Lifestyle brought to you by Bob Bitchin
Interview With A Cruiser Project – Wisdom of the masses of cruisers who have cruised outside of their home country for more than 2 years
Newly Salted – Companion to Interview With A Cruiser, the interviewees are cruisers who have cruised for less than 2 years.
Sail Loot – A podcast about how we all afford to live this amazing lifestyle
The Frugal Mariner – Boating on a Budget
Compass Marine – Countless How-To articles for DIY boat maintenance and repair
The Hull Truth – Boating and Fishing Forum
Cruisers Forum – Cruisers and Sailing Forums
Cruising World Magazine – Sailing, Chartering and Sailboat Reviews
Sailing World Magazine – All Things Sailing
Sail Magazine – Another great sailing magazine
Women and Cruising – Advice, Resources and Inspiration for Women Cruisers
The Ultimate Sailing Resource Guide – A list just like this one put together by TripBuzz with some of the best sailing resources on the internet
What Marine Insurance Companies Don’t Want You To Know – A very educational post that helps demystify the marine insurance process
Be Our Guest – A helpful resource for letting your guests know what to expect when they come to visit your boat
Are Expired Marine Flares Still Safe? – Information and photos about marine flares
Products and Services We Love – A compilation of some of our favorite products and services
Medical / Health:
International Medical Group – International medical insurance coverage
Ditch Bag and Med Kit – Ideas for what to put in a cruiser’s ditch bag and medical kit
Weather and Navigation:
**National Hurricane Center – Tropical weather advisories from NOAA/National Weather Service
**Mike’s Weather Page – Up to date tropical computer models, graphics, links and storm discussions at www.spaghettimodels.com
**Current Storm Info – Global Tropical Cyclone and Disturbance Info from Tropical Tidbits, including predicted intensity graphics
**StormCarib Satellite Images – Particularly helpful to see the tropical waves and Saharan dust coming off Africa towards the Caribbean Islands
**WunderMap – Interactive Weather Map and Radar from Weather Underground, with radar images for the Caribbean Islands
Windyty – A super fun *MUST SEE* interactive resource to show wind, waves, temperature and pressure patterns using GFS weather model predictions
Weather Underground – Weather Forecasts and Reports
Windfinder – Wind and Waves
Passage Weather – Weather Forecasts for Sailors and Adventurers
Chris Parker – Marine Weather Center, personal weather forecasts available by phone, email and SSB
NOAA – National Weather Service Marine Forecasts
Active Captain – The Interactive Cruising Guidebook – Marina Reviews, fuel prices and anchorages
Explorer Chartbooks – Charts, fuel, dockage, flight services, medical emergency info, fishing regulations, customs and immigration
SailDocs – Internet Services for the bandwidth-impaired, a great way to get GRIB files over SSB
The Time Now – Distance Calculator
The Time Now – Time Zone Converter
Google Maps Distance Calculator
** We have these pages saved to our Favorites Bar and check them daily
Surfing:
Magic Seaweed – Surf Reports and Forecast
Wanna Surf – Surf spots atlas, Surfing photos, Maps and GPS Location
Surfline – Global Surf Reports, Surf Forecasts, Live Surf Cams and Coastal Weather
Surfing Magazine – Swellwatch
I love that you have included all these sites that you look at daily. I especially like the “where are we now” link. Good work on the NEW LOOK! Bean
I thought you’d like that page :)