M/V GREY GOOSE - Everything marine in a nut shell - with Internet links to help you on your way

Many people are asking how to find their way navigating the world? If you cannot answer that question on your own then please stay at home and enjoy the TV else consider a voyage aboard "GG" and I'll teach you using the 'hands-on" real world approach. 

For those of you interested in quick answers - point your browser to the following links:

1. Google is your friend - learn to key-word search at http://www.google.com

2. For more specific information about a particular subject or location try these two sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
and
http://wikitravel.org/en/Main_Page

3. For those of you interested in "how far is it" answers try this distance mapping tool: http://wikimapia.org/

4. If you are a boater then this is the reference you will really enjoy - RCC Pilotage Foundation:
http://rccpf.org.uk/
A great Arctic reference - http://www.rccpf.org.uk/passage-planning/arctic

Are you looking for educational information on Sea Ice - http://archive.orr.noaa.gov/book_shelf/695_seaice.pdf

5. If you still are in the dark think about taking classes from your coast guard auxiliary: http://www.cgaux.org/ or the U.S. Power Squadron http://www.usps.org/

If you are looking to download U.S. navigation charts for use with electronic navigation programs look here: http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/mcd/enc/download_agreement.htm or if you need to look at a navigation chart - here is an online viewer: http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/mcd/OnLineViewer.html

If you need info on GPS try here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Positioning_System else google the gps equipment manufacturer, i.e. Garmin (http://www.garmin.com/us/)

Finally - COLREGS or 'The Rules of The Road' are here as a PDF file:  http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pdf/navRules/navrules.pdf

Looking for the kitchen sink, the Mother Lode of every marine link - it's here: http://www.boat-links.com/linklists/boatlink-01.html

Questions?  If you do not find it above - drop me an email or post a question/comment below - I'm happy to comment on anything marine.

See you out on the water!

Douglas Pohl
M/V GREY GOOSE
Website: http://www.greygooseadventures.com