Favorite Sailing & Cruising Links & Resources

If you don’t find what you need in our favorite links below, search for in-depth articles about all things cruising and sailing including more information about cruisers’ medical insurance, banking while cruising, mail forwarding, communication aboard, yacht insurance, and more at our Cruising Resources Page.

Charter Yacht Business Operations

• SEO Buzz Internet Marketing – Affordable digital marketing

Cruising / Sailing Organizations

• Seven Seas Cruising Association
• Royal Yachting Association
• American Sailing Association
• Noonsite

Communication

• Cruising Radio Nets

Sailing Education

• Online Course for OUPV/Six-pack Captain’s License by Mariners Learning System

Marine Finance Companies

• Oceanpoint Finance
• La Victoire Finance

Marine Loan Calculators

• Essex Credit Marine Loan Calculator
• Boat Trader

Sailing & Cruisers Forums

• Multihulls 4 Us
• Multihull Anarchy
• Charter Boat Owners
• Cruisers Forum
• Travel Talk Online
• Noonsite Weather & Routing Forum

Marine Insurance Companies

• American Marine Insurance
• Markel Marine

Health, Medical Issues, and Travel Insurance

• Article on General Health At Sea & Medical Insurance
• DAN Boater
• IMG Global
• BUPA International
• Ship Captain’s Medical Guide: Download the free guide. This guide is invaluable on a boat.
• Insured Nomads Travel & Global Medical Insurance

Peer To Peer Boat Rentals

• Boatsetter
• Sailo
• Getmyboat
• Afloatbnb

Sails, Rigging, & other equipment

• Buy & Sell Used Boat Equipment
• Super Sailmakers – Bob Meagher from Fort Lauderdale has done some great work for us and our clients. Call 954-249-9764.
• Nance and Underwood Sails and Rigging
• Forespar – Manufacturers of the Leisure Furl Boom

Favorite Comforts Aboard

• Dedicated Marine HardTop Bimini – They make the best biminis! All our clients were super happy with their work.
• Handcraft Mattress Company – read about our custom boat mattresses for our last 2 catamarans.

ALL ABOUT BOATING

• Practical Sailor
• BoatSafeKids
• BoatU.S.
• Marine How To
• The Boat Galley

yACHT cHARTERS

• Boat Miami
• Luxury Yacht Vacation – Specializes in Mediterranean charter yachts for unique, private and personalized boating vacations.

Professional Yacht Management (not in charter)

• B&G (BVI) – learn more in our article about this BVI yacht management service

Publications

• Multihulls Today
• Cruising Compass
• Chartersavvy
• Latitudes & Attitudes (nee Cruising Outpost)
• Cruising World

Marine Surveyors

• SAMS
• NAMS

Weather & Sea Conditions

• NOAA
• Ocean Navigator Weather
• Passage Weather
• Windguru
• Weather Underground
• Marine Weather Center
• Bouyweather
• World Cruising Club Noonsite Weather & Routing Forum

Yacht Documentation Companies

• American Vessel Documentation Association
• Atlantic Yacht Documentation
• Seamark Vessel Documentation
• Marine Title Company
• Creative Yacht Solutio