The following additional links are provided as a service to our visitors. They do not
imply endorsement by United States Power Squadrons.
We encourage you to visit the web sites of the following additional USPS
squadrons located in District 7 (NE Ohio, W Pennsylvania, West Virginia):
Berea Power Squadron
Cleveland
Power Squadron
Pittsburgh
Power Squadron
Rocky
River Power Squadron
South
Hills Power Squadron
Stark
County Power Squadron
USPS
District 7
United States Power Squadron
Please visit our members' websites:
Bat's Wings - Visit P/C Brian Logan's personal web page for an informative and
entertaining site about his boat and his obvious favorite sailing destination - Pelee
Island, Canada.
Capt'n
Pauley - Member Paul Esterle has gone into the boating video business. He and
his wife are producing informative videos on boat rebuilding, repair, maintenance and even
preparing a boat for the liveaboard lifestyle. Come visit this informative and
entertaining site.
La Cigale
- Members Bill & Ruth Bartilson took a year-long cruise circumnavigating the
Eastern U.S. For a very interesting story packed with photos, visit their website
detailing the trip. Learn what their boat name, "La Cigale", means - it's a
hoot!
Even more maritime links:
(These links are provided as a courtesy and do not imply
endorsement by USPS)
BoatOhio - excellent, informative website for
Ohio boaters - laws, regulations, safety, fishing reports, boating forums, marinas, weather - yea, pretty much "You Name It..."
BoatSmart
- USCG informative, interesting and sometimes entertaining articles and news items
BOAT/US
- largest boating organization in the US
Good Old Boat Magazine - info on maintenance/repair/upgrades of used boats
Grog's Animated Knots - An excellent
site for learning how to tie most any knot you will need on your boat (or for mountaineering, for that matter). This animated site takes
you step-by-step through tying even the most complex knots. Be sure to click on "Boating Knots" and "Boating Uses".
Lake Vision - want a visual of
Great Lakes conditions before you leave home? Then this is the link for you. Or maybe you
just miss looking out over the lake on those long, cold, bleak February afternoons.
The Mother of All Maritime Links
- Everything you could possibly want in a maritime link. Caution! This site is hazardous
to your free time. People have been known to go into this link never to be seen again!
National Data Buoy Center - real-time, on-station current weather conditions anywhere in
the world. My personal favorite and one I use the most. Don't leave home without checking
this site first!
ODNR -
Watercraft Division - Ohio Dpartment of Natural Resources; Division of
Watercraft - get the latest in Ohio boating laws plus many other interesting facts and
pieces of information important to Ohio boaters.
Office of Coastal Survey (NOAA) -
Nautical charts covering the entire US Coastal waters and Great Lakes. An online viewer is provided for viewing charts on your computer at home, work or wherever.
Shipshape
TV Show - popular TV show website about how to maintain your boat, new or used.
Smart Captain
- Prepare your boat and crew. Checklists and planning information for daysailing, coastal, ICW, and offshore sailors.
Soundings
Magazine - popular nautical magazine listing boats and coastal real estate for
sale, plus much more.
U.S. Coast
Guard - what can I say? If you don't know these people, you're at the wrong
site!
USCG Notice to Mariners - keep
your charts up-to-date with corrections posted by the Coast Guard at this website.
Yacht
Survey - how to survey, how to look for a new/used boat, many additional
features like how to secure for a hurricane.