Cruising Clubs
Organisations
Sailing Related Websites
Weather and Tides
Marine Services
Boating Hints and Tips
Sailing Tutorials
Marine Maps and Notices
Sailing Magazines and Directories
Sailing Video Clips and Links
 
 
CRUISING CLUBS Click on the burgee or logo to view the website
 
MHYC Middle Harbour Yacht Club Port hacking Cruising Group Port Hacking Cruising Group Cruising Yacht Club of Aust Cruising Yacht Club of Aust
 
Lake Macquarie Yacht Club Lake Macquarie Yacht Club Coastal Cruising Club of Australia Coastal Cruising Club of Aust Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club
 
Batemans Bay Sailing Club Batemans Bay Sailing Club Royal Motor Yacht Club - Broken Bay Royal Motor Yacht Club Broken Bay Newcastle Cruising Yacht Cluc Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club
 
Small Yacht Cruising Club Pittwater Small Yacht Cruising Club Pittwater        
 
 
 
ORGANISATIONS Click on the burgee or logo to view the website
           
Yachting Australia Yachting Australia Inc. Yachting NSW Yachting New South Wales AMSA Australian Maritime Safety Authority
           
Boat Owners Association of NSW Inc The Boat Owners Assoc of NSW Inc. OMC Office of Maritime Communications NSWM NSW Maritime
           
AVCG Australian Volunteer Coast Guard Association International Sailing Federation International Sailing Federation    
 
 
 
SAILING RELATED WEBSITES Click on the logo to view the website
           
BoatingOZ BoatingOZ Sailing Anarchy Sailing Anarchy Sail-World Sail-World
           
Cruising Resources Cruising Resources        
 
 
 
WEATHER & TIDES
 
Weatherzone - >>Visit Website
Seabreeze - >>Visit Website
 
Buoy Weather - Very good for offshore but the real smarts is in the subscription service where you can view historical data, trends etc. >>Visit Website
 
ARL-NOAA - One of, if not the best, weather website for weather routing. Taken directly from NOAA and you can use your Lat/Long to view weather information and forecasts in a variety of timeframes and displays e.g windrose, SLP >>Visit Website
 
Windguru - Good site for viewing information straight up without having to dig around on a website. Makes it much easier if connecting from a yacht using CDMA or wireless etc. >>Visit Website
 
CSIRO - Remote Sensing Ocean Currents - Ocean Surface Currents and Temperature - Select your region of interest to see the latest satellite estimates of ocean surface currents and temperature >>Visit Website
 
Manly Hydraulics Laboratory - Latest NSW Offshore Wave Heights and surface temperature data and images >>Visit Website
 
Australian Tide Times - Quite a good site offering tide times broken down into several locations throughout Australia. The format is easy to read and includes a tide clock >> Visit Website
 
 
 
MARINE SERVICES - Sydney Harbour Area
 
Sea Tow - Phone: 1800 Sea Tow for your road service at sea >>Visit Website
Yellow Water Taxi's - Phone: 1300 138 840 >>Visit Website    
Mooring Ropes & Fender Lines - >>Email for Contact Details
 
 
 
BOATING HINTS & TIPS
 
Solving Our Anchor Buoy Problem - An article on the Sail-world website showing how to set up an anchor buoy.
>>Visit Website
 
 
 
SAILING TUTORIALS
 
Qld Government Curriculum - Coastal Navigation - Informative website offering a tutorial on navigation methods and tidal calculations. >>Visit Website
Sailing Issues - Advanced Navigation Tutorial >>Visit Website
Vega Sailing School - Man Overboard Drill Tutorial >>Visit Website
Vega Sailing School - Sailing Tutorial >>Visit Website
WB-Sails - Sail Aerodynamics - including sail trimming, effect of mast side bend, sail shape, sail stressmapper etc >>Visit Website
Office of Maritime Communications - Marine Radio Operators Handbook >>Visit Website
 
 
 
MARINE MAPS AND NOTICES
 
Boating Maps are available to order for a nominal fee from NSW Maritime Authority. They are a vital tool for negotiating NSW waterways and include handy hints for safe boating.  The maps are printed on special waterproof paper and can be viewed as a pdf document and purchased online at the NSW Maritime Website. >>Visit Website
 
NSW Maritime Authority - Hydrographic Maps >> Visit Website
 
NSW Maritime Authority - Marine Notices. >>Visit Website
 
 
 
SAILING MAGAZINES, DIRECTORIES
 
Afloat Magazine - Monthly magazine that can be downloaded as a pdf document. The magazine and website offer articles, reviews and, a comprehensive directory of marine services and suppliers. >>Visit Website
 
Ship2Shore Marine Directory - Offering resources and references for the marine industry. If you dont't have the latest Ship2Shore Directory - Order it online. >>Visit Website
 
DIY Boat Owner Magazine - Marine Maintenance Magazine devoted exclusively to routine maintenance, installations, repairs and upgrades on powerboats and sailboats. >>Visit Website
 
Yachting Magazine - Some interesting articles relating to seamanship, electronics, maintenance, gear and products are available on their website. >>Visit Website
 
 
 
SAILING VIDEO CLIPS (These links will remain on the website for a short time only, and will then be moved to the "Forum")
 
This is some of the funniest sailing footage you'll see in a long time. Check out the old guy in the blue after the broach happens... It takes something else quite serious to happen for him to actually wake up and do something, which he does after stuffing a kid head-first down below. >>View Clip
 
This is a guy in the midwest, who consistently sails at the back of the fleet -- and writes lyrically extolling its virtues (ie, he's
there to have fun). Check the kite work. >>View Clip
 
Caution - Boats are dangerous. >>View Clip
 
A little bit of power cruising. Watch this thing go!!!!! >>View Clip
 
 
 
   
 
For the information of Members and Guests
Balmain Sailing Club
Address: Water Street Balmain NSW 2041 (PO Box 653 Rozelle NSW 2039)
Telephone: 61 2 8710 2086 Fax: 61 2 9818 8850
Email: bsclub@tpg.com.au

 
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