Cruising and offshore racing courses at several levels, including an offshore course on passage from Hawaii. Most courses conducted in Howe Sound. Also adventure cruising in other British Columbia waters.
[Sailcraft, Richmond, BC, Canada]
A referral service to find licensed captains to train you on boat handling, navigation, electronics and machinery, deliver a boat, or help with a bareboat charter. Any size boat.
[Call A Captain, So. Hampton, NH, USA]
Marine diesel sales, repair, rebuilding, maintenance, and winterization. Also conducts a Basic Diesel Seminar, a course covering operating, maintenance, and troubleshooting using engines in the shop.
[J-Way Enterprises, Scituate, MA, USA]
One delivery skipper takes paying passengers along to gain experience and learn offshore skills.
[SailNet, 25 May 2001]
Extensive list with good search facility. Covers just about any cruising topic. Tree and branch format for threads.
[The Sailing Company, Middletown, RI, USA]
Unmoderated forum on sail and power cruising. Lots of good advice and other resources, but you have to do some searching.
[Usenet, USA]
Unmoderated forum on various sailing topics. Some useful cruising information here, but you need to dig and you need to be selective..
[Usenet, USA]
A discussion board and photo gallery for cruising sailors and wannabes. Many specialized forums, including engines, multihulls, maintenance, piracy, the galley, insurance, destinations, and many more.
[Cruisers Forum, Buskerud, Norway]
Members of one of the largest cruising clubs exchange information and opinions on all cruising topics. No search facility. Use Ctrl-F on message titles, or just browse.
[Seven Seas Cruising Association, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA]
Threaded discussion board on many cruising subjects.
[Cruisenews Network, South Haven, MI, USA]