The chapter on waves, breakers and surf from the 1995 edition of The American Practical Navigator, originally published in 1802 and updated by NIMA. 12 pages, with diagrams, on the science and practical aspects of waves.
[I'd Rather Be Sailing, Dania, FL, USA]
Want to know how heavy that heavy weather is? Try a handheld wind meter. Some models also measure temperature, relative humidity, and calculate wind chill and heat stress indexes.
[Nielsen-Kellerman, Chester, PA, USA]
A Flicka 20 owner asks for advice on heaving-to, and gets quite a bit, including some about sea anchors.
[Flicka Home Page, USA]
Maps in .pdf format that you can print off the web to track storms as you receive location updates. Maps for North Atlantic, Caribbean, and the eastern Pacific.
[Hurricane Watch Net, Inc., USA]
Trumpet-style or compact stainless steel horns, single or dual. Meets ABYC specifications for boats up to 65 feet.
[Ongaro Marine Ltd., Delanco, NJ, USA]
Arms, blades, and control boxes for windshield wipers.
[Ongaro Marine Ltd., Delanco, NJ, USA]
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]