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WEATHER
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Northwest Atlantic Briefing Package
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NOAA's Latest GRIB Files
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National Data Buoy Center
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| All BoatUS members are eligible for their own member web site, which allows you to personalize weather reports (both marine and cities). We really like to customize it for our area of travel as it allows us to get weather information for the entire trip in one place.
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BoatUS Member Page
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National Weather Service Marine Forecasts
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| Barometer Bob's weather forecasts for the Abacos, Bahamas are highly valued by cruisers.
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Barometer Bob
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| This is a great summary page for marine weather information.
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Marine Weather Summary
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NAVIGATION
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| The Army Corps of Enginners maintains web sites with current information on the AIWW depths throughout various states. They even provide waypoints for some of the most shallow areas.
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Atlantic Intercoastal Waterway: North Carolina
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Atlantic Intercoastal Waterway: South Carolina
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Intercoastal Waterway Bridge Opening Schedules For Recreational Vessels
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| Dozier's Waterway Guide maintains a web site with up-to-date information.
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Waterway Guide
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| Skipper Bob is recognized by ICW cruisers as an expert on its current conditions.
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Skipper Bob
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CRUISER WEB SITES
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| Chris and Margaret, our friends from Solomons are traveling the ICW aboard their boat, Lunasea. Read about their journey on their blog.
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Lunasea
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| We met the LaRocque family at Thanksgiving dinner in Charelston, SC. They are a great family sailing the U.S. and Bahamas. We enjoyed their company as we sailed together for several weeks. Read their blog to learn more about their adventure.
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Milano Myst
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| We met Don and Ruth in Hampton, VA and again in Coinjock, NC where they helped us to better understand the ICW charts, anchorages, and their favorite places.
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Odyssey
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| We met Ray and Heather at Manjack Cay, Abacos, Bahamas where we joined them to travel back to Florida. It was a pleasant trip and we continued to travel together as far as Charleston, SC.
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Sea Holly
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| Ralph and Joanne left Rochester, NY (David's hometown) and travelled the ICW to Florida where they crossed the Gulf Stream to the Bahamas. We met them in Charleston, SC where we enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner together. As we travel, we keep running into them and hope to join them for a sail when they return home.
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Whitebird
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| A web site is a GREAT way to stay in touch with family, friends, and the global cruising community. Voka Online provides full function web sites, like this one, that are very easy to update at an attractive price. You can get a cruiser's personal web site for only $99 a year. Be sure to ask for the cruiser's discount.
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Voka Online, Inc.
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SAILING CLUBS
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| We joined the Sailing Club of Washington to acquire basic sailing skills. They did a GREAT job and the people are wonderful. If you are in the Washington D. C. area on Thursday night, join them for a Social Sail.
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Sailing Club of Washington
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| Cathy and I were invited to join the Cape Fear Yacht Club on its trip to Little River, SC. We were one of 19 boats on this trip and had a wonderful time. This is a GREAT group of people. If you are ever in Southport, NC, look them up. We will.
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Cape Fear Yacht Club
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MARINAS: Chesapeake Bay
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We are frequently asked about our choice of marinas in the Chesapeake Bay. This list of links to our favorite marinas is roughly arranged in secquence from North to South.
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Tidewater Marina: Havre De Grace, MD
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HarborView Marina & Yacht Club: Baltimore, MD
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Annapolis Mooring Field: Annapolis, Md
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Liberty Yacht Club: Edgewater, MD
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St. Michaels Marina: St. Michaels, MD
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Hospitality Harbor Marina: Solomons, MD - (410) 326-1052
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Spring Cove Marina: Solomons, MD
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Zahnisers Marina: Solomons, MD
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Somers Cove Marina: Crisfield, MD
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Fishing Bay Harbor: Deltaville, VA
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Riverwalk Landing: Yorktown, VA
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York River Yacht Haven: Yorktown, VA
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Hampton Public Pier: Hampton, VA
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MARINE SERVICES
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Annapolis Sailing School
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Annapolis Yacht Sales: Tim Wilbricht
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Boat U.S.
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| When Cathy had a problem due to unseen mold on Orion, we thoroughly cleaned her with a solution of bleach and water. Although it helped, it wasn't sufficient. We contacted Certified Mold Treatment and Brad promptly responded to our need. He pumped our boat full of ozone. It made a significant difference.
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Certified Mold Treatment
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Fawcett Boat Supplies
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| A custom woodworking shop that did beautiful work for us on our cockpit table.
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Nautical Specialties - Riviera Beach, FL
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Neil Pryde Sails: Bruce Empey
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| Web sites are a GREAT way communicate. Voka Online provides full function web sites, like this one, that are VERY EASY to update at attractive prices. Cruiser's personal web site for only $99/year and commercial web sites starting at only $300/year. Be sure to ask for the cruiser's discount.
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Voka Online, Inc.
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West Marine
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