Navigation

• Navigation Sounds (BoatUS Foundation)
  Fog and Sound Signals

• Buoy Basics (Mike Huston in 48º North)
  Why are buoys where they are?

• Wake Up and Read the Charts (Mike Huston in 48º North)
  Some basic rules for staying off the rocks.

• Chart Plotters are Handy But...(Mike Huston in 48º North)
  Plotters have some really nice features but there are also dangers.

• Going with the Flow (Mike Huston in 48º North)
  How to save fuel and time by riding the currents.

• Set and Drift (Mike Huston in 48º North)
  Being sure currents do not sweep you into a rock.

• Google Earth

• U.S. Office of Coast Survey –Coast Pilot (noaa.gov)

• David Burch Navigation Blog (Notes on Marine Navigation and Weather) 

• Shoreline Photo Viewer (wa.gov)

• USCG Light List, Pacific Coast (uscg.gov)

• NOAA Magnetic Declination Calculator 

Apps for the Smart Phone, IPad and Tablet

• Navigation Apps
  
  
  • Rose Point Navigation Systems
    Marine Navigation Software and Hardware
  
  
• Weather Apps
  
  
  • Windy: Wind Map & Weather Forecast for Bellingham, WA
    
    
  • SailFlow and WindAlert apps display live wind from weather stations
    
  
  
• Other Apps
  
  
  • North U Sail Trim Simulator App (northu.com)
    
  
  
  • Anchor Pro on the App Store (apple.com) Anchoring App

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Boating Locations

• Boating Information (Port of Skagit)
  Swinomish Channel& La Conner Marina

• Sweating the Swinomish (Salish Sea Pilot)
  Navigating the Swinomish Channel