MISC LINKS
NAVIGATION SOFTWARE AND CHARTS
- Great Lakes WebCams and More ( http://www.lakerart.com/links.htm)
- Panbo - The Marine Electronics Hub ( https://www.panbo.com/ ) A really good source for marine electronic reviews and information.
- WindyTy - A really cool site that shows the wind currents (and forecast) for any location (https://www.windytv.com/?42.569,-85.957,5)
- SailFlow (http://www.sailflow.com/)
- PredictWind - One of my favorites (http://www.predictwind.com/)
- National Weather Service (http://www.weather.gov/)
- The Weather Channel (https://weather.com/)
- LakeErieWX - An excellent Great Lakes weather source (http://lakeeriewx.com/)
- The Weather Underground (https://www.wunderground.com/)
- WindAlert - Very similar to SailFlow (http://www.windalert.com/#search)
- Accuweather (http://www.accuweather.com/)
- Buoy Weather - The link takes you to the Great Lakes (https://glbuoys.glos.us/45168?fbclid=IwAR3HvfIFUR1Pxd-yuF0Opqj0L9txbVxKUFjRVq6Pw7tzImsTznvcXsqVHJM)
- NWS EDD - A NOAA site that gives you the expected weather along a route that you input (http://preview.weather.gov/edd/)
- Milwaukee FOX News - https://www.fox6now.com/weather
- Milwaukee CBS News - https://www.cbs58.com/weather
- NOAA Great Lakes Portal - https://www.weather.gov/greatlakes/
NAVIGATION SOFTWARE AND CHARTS
- OpenCPN Navigation Software - A free navigation software with a very good reputation (https://opencpn.org/)
- FREE Government Charts and Publications - (http://www.charts.noaa.gov/InteractiveCatalog/nrnc.shtml#mapTabs-1)
- 2022 US Coast Guard Light List - FREE download. The Great Lakes is District 9 (http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=lightlists)
- US Coast Pilots - These are FREE guides that are very similar to Richardson's Cruising Guides. (http://www.charts.noaa.gov/InteractiveCatalog/nrnc.shtml#mapTabs-1)
- Squid Marine Weather Software - A GRIB viewer and weather routing software. For information and to download Squid go to: http://lakeeriewx.com/CaseStudies/SquidSailing/SquidSailing.html
- USCG NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOK - FREE Download - https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=navRuleChanges