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Resources & Links
Cruising Logs & information:
Once Around The circumnavigation of Alpheratz, a Frers-designed Swan 51.
s/v Sea Muffin, Tony and Francine are hard at work getting their steel boat ready to take an extended cruise as a floating bakery...
s/v Windom, Ilana and Britt's excellent web site about their cruising (and fishing!) adventures in the Caribbean and Bahamas. Check out the really great Bahamas Guide, recipes, and cruising costs pages.
s/v Sereia, Possibly the most entertaining cruisers' web site out there. Don't miss the video, "Pimp My Ride"!
s/v Atom 20 years worldwide voyaging on a 28-foot Pearson Triton. Excellent writing and resources.
s/v Billabong Fish-crazy cruisers like us, sailing the South Pacific.
s/v BlueJacket's web site: Geoff and Sue have been sailing in the western Caribbean for six years and offer tons of great information.
s/v Hawk Beth Leonard & Evans Starzinger's web site.
s/v Mico Verde, really nice folks we met online during our refit. Still cruising in the South Pacific as of 2006! Hope we'll meet up with them in a few years...
s/v Ithaka, Bernadette and Douglas have been sailing in the western Caribbean for several years now. They left two years before we did and were a big inspiration to us. Their web site is a great read!
s/v Minke The Kettlewell family's blog about cruising in the western Caribbean. Good reading!
s/v Mystic Rhythm, South Pacific logs, good provisioning advice.
s/v Elvina, we met Krister and Gunilla on their gorgeous Swedish OE 36 in Trinidad, and we really hope we'll meet them again in some other gorgeous anchorage!
Northwest Caribbean Radio Net, resources for cruisers in Honduras, Belize, the Rio, and Yucatan.
On Passage, a one-stop resource for cruising yachts worldwide; it provides information for the experienced blue water sailor as well as for those who are planning their first passage. Also links to cruisers' web sites.
Pets in the Bahamas, the Bahamas tourism site information on paperwork and permits.
Marine Services & marinas we like:
Maine Yacht Center, Portland, Maine's beautiful new full-service marina with brand-new docks and facilities. Neil is now working here: come and visit!
Portland Yacht Services, a full-service yard and marina in Portland, Maine. Check out the construction of the Lion's Whelp, a beautiful transoceanic cruiser!
Mario's Marina, Rio Dulce, Guatemala
Lagoon Marina, La Ceiba, Honduras (luxury in the jungle!)
PowerBoats, our favorite yard in Trinidad. Great D-I-Y facilities and don't miss the rotis at lunchtime!
Marine Supplies:
Hamilton Marine, an excellent discount marine chandlery
Sailnet, marine supplies and community...great email discussion groups for owners; article database; message boards
Thai Teak, a huge selection of teak moldings, trim, louvred doors, cabin accessories, etc.
Dave's Marine Electronics (Broken Leg Dave), He has great prices on electronics, and a wide selection. We got our new sailing instruments and chartplotter from him for a lot less than local.
McMaster-Carr, Industrial and raw materials. A great resource for fasteners, plumbing, and raw materials like various plastics, rubber, phenolic, stainless steel, brass stock, etc.
SAILBOAT DISCUSSION & Owners' Groups:
Mariner Yacht Owners' Group not regularly updated, but has a "forum" for New Hampshire-built Mariner owners.
Cruising Sailor's Bulletin Board, (the old Cruising World BB shut down and most have migrated here...) a good resource of cruising knowledge and entertainment
Sailnet, marine supplies and community...great email discussion groups for owners; article database; message boards