General Interest    
Also see the list of web sites for Navies of the world here      

Australian Hydrographic Office - Australia - www.hydro.gov.au

The Australian Hydrographic Service (AHS) is part of the Royal Australian Navy. It is responsible for providing Australia's national charting service under the terms of the UN Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention and the Navigation Act. This role requires the coordination and determination of policy and standards which covers both hydrographic surveying and charting, as well contributing to the coordination, exchange and standards related to geospatial data in general.  The Australian Chart Index is a graphical catalogue of Australian Charts, allowing you to obtain chart information, related Notices to Mariners, view chart images, search cumulative lists and more!  

* The Cruising Life - USA - http://www.thecruisinglife.com

The Cruising Life offers liveaboards and cruisers information and inspiration on living the cruising lifestyle with topics on cruising with kids, cruising with pets, sailaway dreaming, frugal cruising and more. TheCruisingLife.com. We’re glad to have you aboard. This Web site is full of information and inspiration on the cruising lifestyle – an adventuresome, exciting way of life that many individuals, retired couples, families - all sorts of people from around the world - are living. The cruising life refers to people who live aboard their boats and travel. Some circumnavigate the globe. Others spend months, years or even decades sailing the Caribbean or the South Pacific, the Med or the Bahamas or wherever the wind and their desires take them.

*P Maritime Vessel Surveying inc - USA - http://boatfloats.com

Boatfloats.com where we accept FLOAT PLANS, register boaters information on the captain, vessel equipment, safety equipment, personal medical needs and contact points. This information is retained in our files and forwarded to the rescue service when the floatplan indicates overdue and we are unable to locate the vessel.
We are the ONLY SERVICE that makes a direct contact report with the United State Coast Guard and/or other appropriate rescue operations

Cruising Holidays - www.cruisingholidays.co.uk

Luxury cruising holidays on seas and rivers in Europe and worldwide. Independent advice and booking service for cruises from Radisson Seven Seas Cruises, Travel Renaissance Holidays, Viking River Cruises and KD River Cruises.

  The Weather Underground - USA - http://www.wunderground.com/

Weather reports including five days ahead for all areas of the world.

Atlantic Challenge– USA - http://www.atlanticchallenge.org/

We are an international experiential education organization operating in eight nations. Atlantic Challenge programs practice, share, and encourage the rise of the skills of the sea including boat building, sailing, rowing, and seamanship. Its activities bring youth together with the intent of fostering cultural and global understanding, personal development through challenge, and education about our rich maritime heritage.

Holidays Afloat - Europe - See: www.holidaysafloat.co.uk and www.boatingeurope.com

Cruising and boating holidays on rivers and canals in England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy and Holland are offered with independent advice and a full booking service.

Exchanges Worldwide - World - www.exchangesworldwide.com

Exchange your holiday properties – cottages, boats, condos, flats etc – for low cost vacations throughout the world. The site features a database allowing details and pictures to be interactively added online.

The United States of America Navy - USA - http://www.navy.mil/

Fishinternet Australia - http://www.fishnet.com.au/

Fishinternet Australia is a comprehensive recreational fishing information resource in Australia. 

  * Yacht Charter Guide - United Kingdom - http://www.yachtcharterguide.com

A comprehensive list of yacht charter companies.

* Travelinsure - Australia - http://www.travelinsure.com.au

Travelinsure offer quality travel insurance for Australians heading overseas and International travellers traveling to Australia. Budget backpacker and business insurance products available. Cover at a reasonable premium.

The Float Plan (Cruising Message Service) - http://www.floatplan.com/

This homepage is dedicated to those brave cruising yachtsmen of the vast oceans and seas of the world. Here they can have letters (floatplans) posted so that any of their friends with Web access can find out what they're doing, where they're going, and what they need. Here they can also find crew, positions as crew members, skippers and yacht delivery services, marine supplies, and post a listing for things they want to buy or sell. There's also information on mail forwarding, communictions, and weather services. Check out the cruising libraryfor books and CDs of interest to sailors and cruisers, parrotheads and Travis McGee fans. I've also included some charterlisitings, from cruising the Caribbean to fishing in Alaska. 

World Cruising Club (BT Global Challenge) - UK - http://www.worldcruising.com/

World Cruising Club is part of Sir Chay Blyth’s Challenge Business, best known for the BT Global Challenge - "the world’s toughest yacht race."

Newfoundland Genealogy - Canada - http://www.newfoundlandgenealogy.com/cds.html 

This CD contains information on the shipping industry of Atlantic Canada, derived from two British record series, structured as three interactive databases that allow the user to search, sort and query the data.

International Yachtmaster Academy - UK - http://www.yachtmaster.co.uk

Sailing and Motor cruising school. Est. 1988. We offer the full range of Maritime and Coastguard Agency and Royal Yachting Association qualifications by practical, theory and correspondence from our purpose built floating study centre.

Omer Wing Sail - Israel - http://www.omerwingsail.com/

Omer wing sail - Modern technology yields a new generation of wing sails. Instead of trying to make sails look like a wing - we now have the real thing, the wing itself. Wings are aerodynamically more efficient than sails. They provide more lift (Driving Force) with much less drag (Heeling Force). The wing's small Angle of Attack gives Excellent Upwind Performance.

VoiceAlarm Marine Security Systems - USA - http://www.voicealarm.com

The Only Marine Alarm System That Won't Be Ignored! Features alarm event notification in owner's recorded voice via Cellular AutoDialer, 1.2Ghz Radio Transmitter, and On-Board Speaker System. Every imaginable feature and option. 

Fleet Management Solutions - USA - http://www.fmsgps.com

Fleet Management Solutions delivers complete, real time GPS asset tracking, Satellite and Wireless Mobile Asset Tracking. Your FMS web based system requires NO special software, hardware, plug-ins or programming to install or manage. Live and on-demand 24/7 access to your entire fleet from anywhere in the world is standard. Simply put, FMS delivers the most powerful, yet easiest to use fleet management system in the industry, bar none!

Sailboat Exchange - World - http://www.sailboatexchange.com/

The place where like-minded boat owners can exchange their boats, anywhere, anytime.

Royal Australian Navy - http://www.navy.gov.au/

THE FLEET SECTIONS - Peacekeeping operations in East Timor - Fleet Awards 1999 - Major Naval Exercises - Maritime Intelligence Centre - Australian Mine Warfare & Clearance Diving Forces - RAN Aircraft - The Fleet Air Arm - COMAUSNAVAIR - HC723 Squadron - HS816 Squadron - 
HS817 Squadron - RAN Ships - Australian Submarine Squadron - RAN Test, Evaluation and Acceptance Authority - Deployment News - Peace Monitoring Force - Bougainville - HMAS ADELAIDE Visit To Shanghai, China 1999 - SE Asian Deployment 1/99 - Asian Deployments 1998 

Naval Research Laboratory – USA - http://www.cmf.nrl.navy.mil/

The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is the Navy's corporate laboratory. NRL conducts a broadly-based multidisciplinary program of scientific research and advanced technological development directed toward maritime applications of new and improved materials, techniques, equipment, system, and ocean, atmospheric, and space sciences and related technologies. 
NRL was commissioned in 1923 by Congress for the Department of the Navy. Today it is a field command under the Chief of Naval Research and has approximately 3,300 personnel (over 1900 research staff - nearly half of these PhD's) who address basic research issues concerning the Navy's environment of sea, sky, and space.

US Coast Guard - USA - http://www.uscg.mil/

Marine Safety and Environmental Protection - main index
Prevention through People - Vessel Search - Vessel Response Plan and Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan - Port State Control - Regulatory information and publications - Small business regulatory assistance - International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers - Publications, Reports, Studies and Forms - Investigations and Analysis-with statistics, safety alerts and reports - Licensing - Exam question and approved schools - Maritime Security - Oil Spill Response Information - U.S.C.G Sea Partners 
Vessel Traffic Services and Waterways Management. Inspection and Compliance - Lessons Learned and Safety Alerts - International and National Standards - etc.....

Maritime Attorney Tim Akpinar provides legal counsel for matters invovling recreational and commercial vessel operators throughout the United States. Tim is maritime academy graduate and holds a U.S.C.G. unlimited horsepower license. His office handles salvage, collision, injury, contract, warranty, and other matters related to the operation and maintenance of all types of vessels. Member Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Maritime Law Association United States, Society Naval Architects & Marine Engineers.

* Sold.au.com - Australia - http://www.sold.au.com/

Sold.au.com - Boats for sale Australia wide, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide

* Marine Radio Direct - United States - http://www.marineradiodirect.com

Marine radios and marine stereos is our specialty! All everyday discount prices!

Yacht Delivery - UK - http://www.yroryachts.com

Yacht Delivery - Yror Yachts , a yacht delivery company in the United Kingdom working across Europe, USA, Caribbean and internationally offering sophisticated yacht delivery services.

Premier Yacht Deliveries - UK - http://www.premierdeliveries.com

We are a privately owned yacht delivery company that specialises in delivering yachts for commercial and private clients. Core to our values is an unwavering focus on providing our clients with the best yacht delivery service possible. We achieve this through an intimate understanding of the yacht delivery industry and every client's preferences and meticulous attention to detail.