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Sailing Links

In no particular order

Shipwrecked Mariners' Society The Shipwrecked Mariners' Society exists to provide financial help to merchant seafarers, fishermen and their dependants who are in need.
Asgard II The official Asgard II website
Sail Training International An organisation to develop and promote sail training worldwide, including the Tall Ships' Races
Mark Rosenstein's Sailing Page Links to practically every sailing resource on the World Wide Web
The James Myatt Memorial Trust A trust to assist those young people who might not otherwise be able to afford the voyage fees to take part in offshore sailing
Inshore Waters Forecast Inshore Waters Forecast to 12 miles offshore (UK) updated every 12hrs from the Met Office
Forecasts for mobile devices Access to many useful low-bandwidth images and text of various weather resources
Frank Singleton's Weather Site for Sailing Weather Advice and Forecasts for Cruising Yachtsmen. Excellent!
Marina Guide Interactive online map-based Marina Guide.
Royal Institute of Navigation For all aspects of navigation, plus a great competition - ideal for ASTO sailors!
The National Sea Training Centre The National Sea Training Centre at Gravesend, Kent, offers a full range of STCW and RYA Approved Courses. For further details phone 01322 629600 or visit the website.
PORT - Maritime Information Gateway From the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
Lawrence Edwards' Tall Ships page Information, news and links about sailing tall ships
The Tall Ships People Crew co-ordinators for the STI Tall Ships' Races
Tall Ship Friends TALL-SHIP FRIENDS is a charity whose aim is to promote sail training on square rigged ships to contribute to their further existence.
International Sailing Federation Organising authority of the Olympic Sailing Regatta
Yahoo! UK & Ireland Outdoors: Sailing List of UK and Irish resources
Global Challenge Sir Chay Blyth's extreme sailing events
Tall Ships Race Main website for up to date information during the race
Global Positioning System How GPS works
The RNLI News and information from the lifeboats people. See also LoadsMoreFun, an online resource detailing all the RNLI's fundraising events in the UK.
Maritime and Coastguard Agency UK government agency striving for, "Safer Lives, Safer Ships, Cleaner Seas"
Thames Sailing Barge Home Page All about these fascinating vessels.
Thames Barge Sailing Trust Owners of two of these magnificent barges, Centaur and Pudge.
American Sail Training Association. Our friends across the pond
Tall Ships and The Cutty Sark Races A beautifully illustrated and comprehensive guide to the most prestigious sailing ships in the world today by Paul Bishop
UK Sailing Index A well organised resource site
John's Nautical & Boatbuilding Page An amazing collection of resources.
Bob's Hot Boating Tips Ideas to improve your seamanship, especially if you suffer from seasickness!
Capital Sailing RYA training, examination and advice
Spirit of Adventure Excellent site for a tall ship in New Zealand
BlueMoment.Com UK Sail Cruising Directory
Sail Tales Sailing stories. Tall, Short, True or Fiction.