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Useful information for smooth sailing
Capri Float Plan ~ Please print, fill out and leave by the whiteboard in the clubhouse
Sailing Aids
Animated Knots ~ Select a Knot, See How It is Constructed
NOAA Nautical Charts ~ Chart 11411, Tampa Bay to Port RicheySailing Simulator ~ NauticEd's online simulator
Cruisers' Net ~ West Coast Anchorages & Cruising News
US Coast Guard ~ Large Boat Float Plan (Online Fillable PDF)
How-to-Sail Videos on YouTube
Videos from Monkeysee Videos that utilize sunfish, which are smaller than our school boats and have only one sail. But the concept is the same:
- How to Sail: Basic Maneuvers
- How to Sail: Wind Direction and Points of Sail
- How to Sail: How to Tack and Gybe (Jibe) in Sailing
- How to Sail: Upwind Sailing
- How to Sail: Docking and Stopping
Videos from Expert Village,
this boat is larger, but again the concept is the same - and it has a
main sail and jib sail, as our school boats do. Notice the narrator is
doing the job of the helmsman and the jib person.
- How to Sail a Boat: Steering with the Tiller and Rudder
- How to Sail a Boat: Coming About or Tacking
- How to Sail a Boat: Controlling the Sails
- How to Sail a Boat: Jibing Techniques
Boating and Sailing News
Southwinds Magazine ~ Sailing and Cruising in Florida
World Newspapers ~ Wide Variety Boating and Sailing Magazines
The Teak Rail ~ Marine Equipment Reviews and assorted other newsSea Grant ~ Marine News
Cruisers' Net (Western Florida) ~ Salty Southeast Cruising News & Alerts; Anchorages & Navigation
Cruisers Forum ~ Grocery stores, pump-out services, etc.
Local Sailing Clubs
Tampa Sailing SquadronWeather
Gulfport Yacht Club
Clearwater Sailing Center
NOAA ~ Forecast updated every 6 hours
SailFlow ~ Wind, Radar, Tides & Current for the Tampa Bay RegionPassage Weather ~ Open Water Wind, Tides, Currents, Direction & Speed
Weather Resources ~ A collection of Marine Weather resources in one place
Don't forget to check your Smart Phone or iPhone apps for weather and marine apps. You can download apps for radar, tides, compass headings and more.
US Coast Guard Auxiliary Safe Boating Courses in Gulfport
The US Coast Guard offers safe boating classes every Thursday evening from 7:30 - 9:30 pm at Auxiliary Flotilla 7-16 at 3120 Miriam Street South in Gulfport. The course is 13 weeks long but can be started on any Thursday. Tuition is $40 per student and includes a 400-page manual. Students who complete chapters 1-8 will be eligible for the Florida State Safe Boating Card. Upon completion of the full 13 week course, students are also eligible for insurance discounts and a complimentary one-year Boat U.S. membership. Call the Auxiliary at 727-399-7986 for more information or email auxgulfport@yahoo.com. Find other Coast Guard Auxiliary courses online here>
St Petersburg Sail & Power Squadron (SPSPS)
SPSPS has a number of invaluable boating seminars on a wide range of subjects.They also offer an in-depth series of classes called America's Boating Course. Learn more>
Check them out here>
Also check our Club Calendar for periodic Sailing Seminars. And remember, racing and cruising with us as an active BCYC member will teach you more every time you go out sailing!
