Links
SAFETY
Knowledge is Survival: Hypothermia Signs and Treatment
Immersion Hypothermia and Cold Water Near-drowning
WEATHER & TIDES
Windguru – Reliable wind prediction site
Coastal Observatory – Hilbre Island – Real-time and historical weather data
Coastal Observatory – Weather Forecasts – Wind, Rain, Temperature, for our corner of the Irish Sea, for today & tomorrow
Inshore Waters Forecast – from the Met Office
Instant Weather at Liverpool Airport
Accu Weather – Enter Liverpool in the City box. Hourly detail, with Wind Average and Wind Gusts. Up to 15 Days.
Tides – Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory
MEDIA
Cruising World & Sailing World Magazines
CLASSES & CLUBS
Anglesey Offshore Dinghy Race (OK not a club, or a class, but you should take part!)
United Kingdom Wayfarer Association
Spitfire Class Association – including that DVD
Sprint 15 – formerly Dart 15
International Optimist Dinghy Association (IODA)
Super Seal Association Web Site
International Sailing Federation
CHANDLERS
Cat-Bitz
Laser Centre – Dart and Laser spares and new boats
McLaughlin Boat Works – Optimist specialists
Ace Boats Ltd – Optimist specialists
Optiparts Marine Equipment – Optimist specialists
LDC – Online chandler
Sail Centre Holland. Remco Kenbeek “The specialist in open sailboats and catamarans”
BOOKS & CHARTS
Imray, Laurie, Norie & Wilson Ltd – Publishers of Nautical Books and Charts
WHERE TO STAY
Accommodation in Wirral – from iKnow Northwest
Wirral Country Park Caravan Club Site
CATAMARANS
Cat-Bitz
Cat Shack – Nacra dealer
Small Catamaran Handicap Rating System
cat-alist.com – Portal for beach catamaran sailing
Catamaran Sailor – Catamaran & Multihull Sailors — Racing, Cruising, Sailing
Fast Cat Race – Round the Isle of Wight
North Wales Catamarans
UK Catamaran Racing Association
Sail Centre – Holland. Remco Kenbeek “The specialist in open sailboats and catamarans”
PORTALS
LOCAL INTEREST
Dee Estuary Birding - Local birdwatching site
COACHING
Racing Basics – Beginner’s Racing Manual
Iowa Sailing Club – Sailing and Racing Skills
TRAINING
Seavoice Training – VHF Radio RYA Training Centre
Glasgow College of Nautical Studies
Plymouth Maritime Training Centre
United Kingdom Sailing Academy
MISCELLANEOUS
Sandpiper Studio – Wirral Art Classes
Dee View Ltd – Intergration, Contractual and Technical Assurance Services
Repairs – K Galway Marine Services
Chillcheater – The World’s lightest wetsuits
Preloved – The Sailing Channel
CRUISING
cruisenews.net – Guide to Sailing and Cruising Stories
CruiseWeb
LASER
International Laser Class Association
Vanguard Sailboats – Laser
ALTERNATIVE RIGS
Amateur Yacht Research Society
James Wharram catamarans – the home of Polynesian catamaran designs
Sail Propulsion – Revisiting a Mast-Aft Sailing Rig
CREW
HOLIDAYS & CHARTER
Classic Sailing – Classic sailing holidays and RYA sailing courses in Scotland, Cornwall, Devon, Brittany and Tall Ships in the Caribbean
Meridian Sailing
Sailing Holidays Ltd – the Greek & Dalmatian Islands
Yacht Charters and Flotilla Sailing with Templecraft
Wildwind – specialist Catamaran and Dinghy sailing