Sailing/Windsurfing Related Links

Sailing Organizations and Training

US Sailing
US Sailing is the national governing body of the sport of sailing. This site includes training or certification opportunities, sailing news, a calendar of events, Olympic team and other racing updates. Check out their on-line education courses at http://www.sailingcourse.com
http://www.ussailing.org

American Sailing Association
The ASA is a network of certified schools and instructors offering training and certification on keelboats. Site features many resources and links.
http://www.asa.com

Safe Boating Education

United States Power Squadrons
Volunteer organization dedicated to educating fellow boaters. Members can take low cost classroom courses in navigation, sailing, weather, marine electronics, engine maintenance and more. Find local squadrons across Ohio and the U.S. at http://www.usps.org/cgi-bin/sfind.cgi.
http://www.usps.org

Columbus Sail & Power Squadron
This is central Ohio’s local squadron of the US Power Squadron. An active group with many advanced boating education opportunities and social events.
http://www.columbussailandpower.org/

Ohio Division of Watercraft
This is the official state safe boating agency. Get information on boating laws, safety equipment requirements, boat launch areas, and much, much, more. Site features a statewide searchable database of boating courses.
http://www.ohiodnr.com/watercraft

National Assoc. of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA)
The site features links to the official boating agencies of all fifty states. This is an excellent resource for the traveling sailor. Obtain boating laws and boating area information for your destination.
http://www.nasbla.org

BoatEd
Take an on-line basic boating safety course. Courses meet mandatory boating safety education requirements in many states, including Ohio.
http://www.boat-ed.com

National Safe Boating Council
The NSBC is dedicated to enhance the safety of the recreational boating experience through education and outreach. The site features many resources and links.
http://www.safeboatingcouncil.org

U.S. Coast Guard-Office of Boating Safety
This is the official website of the U.S. Coast Guard Office of Boating Safety.
http://www.uscgboating.org

Sailing Schools and Clubs

Alum Creek Sailing Association
Look them up for Wednesday Night Sail for the opportunity to sail aboard boats in the 20-26 foot range and meet the members.
http://www.alumcreeksailing.com

Harbor North (Huron, OH)
Lake Erie charters and sailing school offering 2-day and 3-day live aboard training on large sailing yachts in the 30-42 foot range.
http://www.harbornorth.com

Hoover Sailing Club (Westerville, OH)
This is an informal sailing club on Hoover Reservoir with racing social events, training, and youth activities. They are very active with competitive racing opportunities.
http://www.hooversailingclub.com

Leatherlips Yacht Club (Powell, OH)
This is a casual sailing club with opportunities for racers, pleasure sailors, and those learning to sail. The club is located on O’Shaughnessy Reservoir across from the Columbus Zoo.
http://www.leatherlips.com

Sailing Publications

SAIL Magazine
http://www.sailmagazine.com

Sailing World Magazine
http://www.sailingworld.com

Sailing Magazine
http://sailingmagazine.net

Practical Sailor
Providing reviews of tests on sailing equipment this is the consumer report for sailors.
http://www.practical-sailor.com

Windsurfing Magazine
http://www.windsurfingmag.com

American Windsurfer Magazine
http://www.americanwindsurfer.com

Latitudes & Attitudes
Magazine dedicated to the cruising lifestyle.
http://www.latsandatts.net

Soundings Magazine
http://www.soundingspub.com

Sailing Books and Videos

Red Sky At Night
Claims to have one of the most extensive lines of nautical books on the web.
http://www.redskyatnight.com

Boating Bookstore
Thousands of sailing and nautical books, DVDs and videos.
http://www.boatingbookstore.com

Apparent Wind
Links to several major sites with nautical and sailing books and videos.
http://www.apparent-wind.com/sailing-books.html

Sailing Books
http://www.sailingbooks.co.uk

Armchair Sailor Seattle
http://www.armchairsailorseattle.com

Seaworthy Publications
http://seaworthy.com

West Marine
http://www.westmarine.com (select “books and videos”)

Magic Lamp Boating Videos
http://www.boatingvideos.com

Bennett Marine Video
http://bennettmarine.com/sailing.html

Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com

Sailboat Class Associations

Sunfish Class Association
http://www.sunfishclass.org

Sailboat Builders and Retailers

Vanguard Sailboats
Vanguard is the current maker of several popular small boats such as Sunfish, Laser, and more.
http://teamvanguard.com

Windsurfing Shops and Retailers

Amoka Wind Sports (nw Ohio near Toledo) 419-290-1269
Gear, lessons, rentals on Lake Erie, used equipment.
http://www.amoka.com

Windsurf Ohio (Mentor, OH) 216-951-5253

Sailboard Alley (Oregon, OH) 419-836-4010

North Coast Windsurfing (Vermilion, OH) 216-697-3493

Sailboard Warehouse
Catalog sales of numerous brands of boards, sails, masts, booms, gear and accessories.
http://www.the-house.com

Windsurfing Clubs

Central Ohio Windsurfers (COWs)
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/cownet/

Boardheads of North Coast (BONC)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bonc/

Toledo Area Boardsailing Association
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ToledoAreaBoardsailingAssociation/

Weather

National Weather Service
http://weather.noaa.gov

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
http://www.noaa.gov

Yahoo! Weather
http://weather.yahoo.com

The Weather Channel
http://www.weather.com

intellicast.com-Weather For Active Lives
For local wind forecasts click on planners and select marine, go to currents, then winds. Select forecasts, winds and click on the map. Or click Wind Forecast and click on the map to enlarge.
http://intellicast.com

The Weather Geek
The geek provides ratings on the usefulness of several weather links and directions to special features at some of the sites.
http://www.interlakesailing.org/geek.htm

SailFlow
http://www.sailflow.com

WeatherForYou
http://www.weatherforyou.com

Other Helpful Sites

Animated Knots by Grog
A wonderfully well done site with animated, step-by-step knots for boating, climbing, fishing, scouting, search and rescue, and arborists. Click on the icons to see knots related to each categories. Have fun browsing.
http://www.animatedknots.com

The Mother of All Maritime Links
A web site dedicated to providing links to every conceivable topic on boating ranging from kayaks to ships.
http://www.boat-links.com/boatlink.html

Sailing Anarchy
Self-proclaimed “Where The Status Quo Blows.” Offers chats, forums, rumors and lies.
http://www.sailinganarchy.com