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Software on board is a great nav program that most of us use.  It can be obtained in various places including  Digiboat.com http://digiboat.us/

World wide grib files. http://earth.nullschool.net/

Earths magnetic field,   that is variation …  http://maps.ngdc.noaa.gov/viewers/historical_declination/

Current information http://www.fishtrack.com/fishing-charts/new-south-wales_58651

Free maritime library    http://www.libramar.net/

Sailor' Market: www.sermarine.com

Wind action   https://www.windyty.com/?-34.017,151.033,4

Wave rider information   http://mhl.nsw.gov.au/www/real_quick.htmlx

Wind and tide http://wavewindtide.sydneyports.com.au/wave/weather_original.asp

Search and Rescue  http://www.amsa.gov.au/Search_and_Rescue/

Coastal weather forecast   http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDN10023.html

Fishing information  http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater-fishing/fads

About radio licences  www.amc.edu.au/omc

Marine Traffic  www.marinetraffic.com/ais

Offshore Tracking   http://www.marinerescuensw.com.au/offshore_tracking/index.php

Bom   http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/

List of all IRC boats http://www.topyacht.com.au/rorc/irc_select.php   

An Atomic time check   http://www.speaking-clock.com/Sydney_252.html 

On-line Navigation Text Book      http://www.sailingissues.com/navcourse0.html     

 GRib files     ww.ugrib.com 

NSW Maritime  http://www.maritime.nsw.gov.au/vessel_navigation_tool/nav_home.html

(provides chart symbol definitions)

NSW Maritime    http://www.maritime.nsw.gov.au/index.html

Time clock  http://www.worldtimeserver.com/current_time_in_UTC.aspx

Five day weather and wind graphs  http://www.seabreeze.com.au/graphs/nsw.asp

Tides  http://www.bom.gov.au/oceanography/tides/

Surf Cameras  http://www.coastalwatch.com/templates/default.aspx

HF propogation rates   http://www.ips.gov.au/

Sydney Harbour  http://aisserver.yachtmarine.com/CV-SIDNEY.html

Amsa  http://www.amsa.gov.au/

AIS for Europe  http://www.digimap.gg/ais

Trial copy of Expedition software   http://www.tasmanbaynav.co.nz/

Best sailmakers http://www.hoodaustralia.com.au/index.cfm?PageID=8

A weekly newsletter http://www.sail-world.com/australia/knots.cfm

The American Practical Navigator -  free Navigation text bookhttp://www.irbs.com/bowditch/

Website for dreamers     http://www.superyachttimes.com/editorial/10/

Website for radio regulator      http://www.acma.gov.au

Spot the plane  for interest   http://flightaware.com/live/

Some technical issues  http://www.sailboat-technology.com/links/online_articles.php   

Coastal waters forecast  http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDN10023.html

Six day synopsis http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDG00073.shtml

Bureau of Meteorology   Radar http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR033.loop.shtml

Interesting charting program  http://marine.geogarage.com/routes

Report into the accident between Pink Lady and Ship, single handed sailing against ships

http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2009/mair/268-mo-2009-008.aspx

Coastal waters forecast http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDN10023.html

Maritime quiz  http://www.isee.com.au/maritime/start_quiz.html

Time clock for each time zone http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/astronomy.html?n=240    

Tides at Fort Denison  http://tides.willyweather.com.au/nsw/sydney/fort-denison.html

Selection of Surf Cams

http://www.coastalwatch.com/camera/cameras_large.aspx?cam=3200&state=NSW&t=2:04:10%20PM&camName=Palm%20Beach

w://            Celestial Nav course    www.meted.ucar.edu/training_module.php?id=1150#.VXEAW0Zbj4N

Weather in Pittwater now     www.pitwaterweather.com

Sunrise and Sunsets http://www.ga.gov.au/bin/astro/sunrisenset

NSW Marine Rescue http://www.marinerescuensw.com.au/

Useful boating test  http://www.isee.com.au/maritime/start_quiz.html

Sydney Ports  http://www.sydneyports.com.au/

Want to know how to splice? http://www.ropeworks.biz/archive/arch.html#ANIMATED

Good marks program http://www.thebigblue.com.au/lateral%20markers.htm

Navigation Text book can be downloaded from here

http://www.irbs.com/bowditch/

 http://www.sailboat-technology.com/links/online_articles.php.

 

Yacht tracking sites a call sign as an example..
http://www.pangolin.co.nz/xtras/yotreps/tracker.php?ident=VK3LAA
free stuff  http://www.pangolin.co.nz/free_stuff
http://www.pangolin.co.nz/
http://services.wlw.winlink.org/maps/PositionReports.aspx?callsign=VK3LAA

List of boats reporting (click on 'track')  http://www.pangolin.co.nz/yotreps_reporting_boat_list

 

Ocean Currents: http://oceancurrent.imos.org.au/sst.php

BOM MetEye: http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/meteye/?loc=NSW_FA001

SeaBreeze: http://www.seabreeze.com.au/weather/nsw/sydney

Buoyweather: http://www.buoyweather.com

All About Sailing – Navigation: http://www.allaboutsailing.co.uk/navigation-articles.html

Noonsite: http://www.noonsite.com/General/Routing

Australian Hydrographic Service: http://www.hydro.gov.au/

Marine Apps: http://i-marineapps.blogspot.com.au/

NOAA: magnetic variation http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag/declination.shtml

Canadian magnetic variation calculator: http://geomag.nrcan.gc.ca/calc/mdcal-en.php

iPolar: polar plots http://www.sailingperformance.com/iPolar.html

Chart Symbols: http://www.mpa.gov.sg/sites/pdf/chart1_jan13.pdf

PC's -Expedition http://www.expeditionmarine.com

NMEA WiFi Adaptors

Digital Yacht: http://www.digitalyachtamerica.com/index.php/en/products/interfacing/nmea-to-wifi-adaptors

 

 

iPad Apps

·         Navionics: navigation

·         iNavX: navigation

·         Weather4D : offshore weather routing

·         iPolar: generates polar charts based on parameters

·         iRegatta: starting and round the cans racing

·         AyeTides XL: tide prediction / tidal streams

·         PredictWind: high resolution coastal weather routing

·         WeatherTrack: grib file viewer and weather routing

·         PocketGrib: grib file viewer

·         GrigExplorer: grib file viewer

·         Ship Finder HD: AIS vi 

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