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| Looking for a good used boat? |
| Want to build your own boat? |
| About our Favorite Boating Links |
When it comes to living a-board and cruising America's Great
Loop, we are certainly NOT the be all and end all on good
information. In fact, we strongly encourage you to gather all the
information you possibly can on this wonderful boating
adventure.
The links below are indeed our favorites. There are no paid
advertisers or sponsors of any kind. Our selection of favorites
is based on our experience, together with our discovery that
these links have proven time and time again to be the very most
accurate, trustworthy, and useful resources for planning and
making our voyages around the Loop success ones.
Once you are on your way, we don't think you will agree our
discovery. . . We know you will.
Loop, we are certainly NOT the be all and end all on good
information. In fact, we strongly encourage you to gather all the
information you possibly can on this wonderful boating
adventure.
The links below are indeed our favorites. There are no paid
advertisers or sponsors of any kind. Our selection of favorites
is based on our experience, together with our discovery that
these links have proven time and time again to be the very most
accurate, trustworthy, and useful resources for planning and
making our voyages around the Loop success ones.
Once you are on your way, we don't think you will agree our
discovery. . . We know you will.
We've been a members of BoatUS for as long as I can
remember (and at my age, that's a long time). When you
cruise the Loop, the Marina discounts will more than
pay for your membership.
We strongly recommend their boat towing insurance.
Most likely if you need it, it won't just safe you a few
hundred, it will probably safe you thousands.
remember (and at my age, that's a long time). When you
cruise the Loop, the Marina discounts will more than
pay for your membership.
We strongly recommend their boat towing insurance.
Most likely if you need it, it won't just safe you a few
hundred, it will probably safe you thousands.
When it comes to the America's Great Loop Cruisers'
Association, it is just as much for the dreamers, as it is
the planners, doers, and done thats. So if you want to
keep the dream alive . . . The AGLCA is the place to be.
Here you will find lots links to websites, blogs, and other
people eager to share the dream and help you close the
gap between the dream and the reality.
Association, it is just as much for the dreamers, as it is
the planners, doers, and done thats. So if you want to
keep the dream alive . . . The AGLCA is the place to be.
Here you will find lots links to websites, blogs, and other
people eager to share the dream and help you close the
gap between the dream and the reality.
| Does your dream include building your own boat? |
If you have the time and the space. . . While it will take longer than you
think, it really is much easier than you imagine.
If your dream of cruising includes building your own boat, and if you
have a few years before being able to depart, this is a great way to
keep the dream alive while making progress and closing the gap.
We've done business with both these boat building organizations.
They are great people, and have great building plans. Furthermore,
they will answer your questions and provide support until your
project is complete.
think, it really is much easier than you imagine.
If your dream of cruising includes building your own boat, and if you
have a few years before being able to depart, this is a great way to
keep the dream alive while making progress and closing the gap.
We've done business with both these boat building organizations.
They are great people, and have great building plans. Furthermore,
they will answer your questions and provide support until your
project is complete.
Both BoaterEd.com and BoaterExam.com offer NASBLA
approved boating safety courses. Most States (if not all) along
your Great Loop route require a boater to possess a Boating
Education Certificate as proof you have completed the course.
NASBLA are the folks that make sure your State's Boating Safety
Course meets the standards required and recognized by USCG in
other states (including by the way) Canada.
So we recommend these sites for taking you boating exam and
obtaining your Boat Safety Certificate.
approved boating safety courses. Most States (if not all) along
your Great Loop route require a boater to possess a Boating
Education Certificate as proof you have completed the course.
NASBLA are the folks that make sure your State's Boating Safety
Course meets the standards required and recognized by USCG in
other states (including by the way) Canada.
So we recommend these sites for taking you boating exam and
obtaining your Boat Safety Certificate.
For cruising the entire Great Loop, Skipper Bob
publications are a must. In our opinion, you can leave your
American Express card at home, but don't leave the dock
without the appropriate Skipper Bob publications.
We love 'em best not only for their accurate information,
but also their "quick reference" along your route without
the clutter and distraction of advertising.
We refer to them multiple times on a daily basis, and at
last print, all but one of Skipper Bob publications were
under $20. We love that on our frugal budget.
publications are a must. In our opinion, you can leave your
American Express card at home, but don't leave the dock
without the appropriate Skipper Bob publications.
We love 'em best not only for their accurate information,
but also their "quick reference" along your route without
the clutter and distraction of advertising.
We refer to them multiple times on a daily basis, and at
last print, all but one of Skipper Bob publications were
under $20. We love that on our frugal budget.
| We recommend Pat's Boating in Canada for all the latest Canadian rules and regulations. The Trent Severn.com site is also a great source of more information, and both sites provide more links and information on cruising Canada's waterways. |
| These are all simply great boat safety sites. Sometimes, (more often then not) what you didn't learn or don't remember from studying for your Boat Safety Certificate, you might remember from seeing it or learning it in a more interesting context. All three of these sites are different. . . All three have something for all of us to learn. Yes, you will learn something even on the "Boat Safe Kids" site. |
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| Our favorite & most useful boating links |
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| Our favorite & most useful boating links |
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