Websites for Mariners - These are a few examples of websites you may find useful in enhancing your knowledge base. There are many more out there, consider this a start.
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There are many animated knot sites out there. Animated knots by Grog is the web’s premiere site for learning how to tie knots of any kind. Highly recommended - also available as an app. |
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Quick look up Bristol tide graph - Not UKHO accurate, but good enough for a quick ‘can I do it on this tide?’ idea. |
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The IALA Buoyage system was introduced in 1977 and Trinity House is responsible for them, this is a link to their website |
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Easy to read IMO explanation of the COLREGS |
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Sailtrain have some awesome quiz pages on COLREGS Brush up your knowledge - let me know how you get on. Do consider giving them a donation. |
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Link to the RYA ICC (International Certificate of Competence) page If you are considering PowerBoating abroad all you need to know about the ICC application process. |
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| Noonsite | Useful range of topics covered with a glut of information about foreign travel and procedures you may have to conform to. Worth an explore if foreign cruising is your goal |
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The RNLI Sea Safety page - great read |
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| This is an amazing website for a gazillion bits of maritime information. It is American but still very worth an amble around for improving your background knowledge base | |
| Speed Distance time Calculator |
Useful tool for helping with speed time distance calculations and passage planning. Select NM and Knots for chartwork |
| Sun Rise/Set times | Sunrise and sunset times - Any year any date |
| A Skippers online test to see where you are with your theory. They also offer online Day Skipper and Yachtmaster courses. | |
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A look ahead for UK locations. includes water temperature, best times for fishing and a weather forecast. It also has some useful tidal additional information. It’s not as accurate as UKHO but nevertheless less a useful site and app for tidal information. |
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| 28 day look ahead for UK and Irish ports | |
| A good read looking at clouds and learning predict the looming weather. |