Sailing Links

The pessimist complains about the wind;
the optimist expects it to change;
the realist adjusts the sails.

~ William Arthur Ward

Links For Sailing Information:

U.S. Sailing U.S. Sailing Association.
American Sailing Association Learn about their classes and where to take them.
Power Squadron We have a local squadron, the Gainesville Sail and Power Squadron, what offers lots of educational classes about boating and sailing.
Lake Monroe Sailing Association Lake Monroe Sailing Association website home page.
Sparman USA Professional Rigging Services
About Boating Safety Online information from the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
Sea Sense Boating School The Women’s, Men’s, Couples,  Families’, and Organizations’ Sailing & Powerboating School

 

“Confronting a storm is like fighting God. All the powers in the universe seem to be against you and, in an extraordinary way, your irrelevance is at the same time both humbling and exalting.”

~ Francis LeGrande

Links For Weather:

Gainesville Weather Current NWS weater conditions in Gainesville.
National Weather Service Home Page NOAA’a home page, the big grand daddy of the weather service. Forecasts, warnings, and current conditions from around the country.
National Weather Service in Tallahassee, FL The NWS in Tallahassee for north central Florida and southwest Georgia. There are some great radar and satellite imagery along with marine weather.
Florida Weather Buoys Index map for all the Florida buoys, both the moored bouy stations off shore and the C-MAN stations on the coast.
Florida Radar A quick look at all of Florida including the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean.
Gulf Coast Tides and Currents Select the area of interest for tides and currents. You will get basic predictions and a form for customized predictions.
Coastal Marine Zone Forecasts North of Suwanne River Coastal marine zone forecasts for the coastal waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola and extending 20 to 60 nm out.
Coastal Marine Zone Forecasts South of Suwannee River Coastal marine zone forecasts for the coastal waters from Suwannee River to Tarpon Springs and extending 20 to 60 nm out.
Gulf of Mexico Water Temperature Recent images of the eastern Gulf of Mexico showing sea surface temperature determined from the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) on the NOAA polar-orbiting environmental satellites.