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North American Rally to the Caribbean

[Vendor]

Membership organization

Organizes the North American Rally to the Caribbean in early November. Passage is from Newport, RI to Bermuda, then St. Martin.

[Offshore Passage Opportunities, Halesite, NY, USA]
- Rally to the Caribbean information
- Company's website

Caribbean 1500

[Vendor]

Membership organization Caribbean 1500

Rally from Hampton, VA to Tortola, BVI in November. Rally facilitates getting a crew, gear replacement, travel discounts, safety inspection, radio net, and other passage aids. Sponsored by West Marine.

[Cruising Rally Association, Hampton, VA, USA]
- Caribbean 1500 information

Bulletin Board - Cruising World

[Site]

Bulletin Board - <i>Cruising World</i> - add to MyResources

Publisher

Extensive list with good search facility. Covers just about any cruising topic. Tree and branch format for threads.

[The Sailing Company, Middletown, RI, USA]
- Search the cruising list
- Laatest Cruising Forum postings

rec.boats.cruising newsgroup

[Site]

Usenet newsgroup

Unmoderated forum on sail and power cruising. Lots of good advice and other resources, but you have to do some searching.

[Usenet, USA]
- Rec.boats.cruising forum
- Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Usenet?

alt.sailing newsgroup

[Site]

Usenet newsgroup

Unmoderated forum on various sailing topics. Some useful cruising information here, but you need to dig and you need to be selective..

[Usenet, USA]
- alt.sailing forum
- What is Usenet?

Cruisers Forum

[Site]

Non-commercial forum

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]
- The selection of forums

Cruising Discussion Group from SSCA

[Site]

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]
- Visit the discussion board

Cruising Sailor's Forum

[Site]

On-line directory

Threaded discussion board on many cruising subjects.

[Cruisenews Network, South Haven, MI, USA]
- Search the forum

Live-Aboard Forum

[Site]

One list member′s description: "I think that is what we have that does not exist on other lists. They talk about buying stuff, we talk about fixing things. They talk about new gizmos, we talk about going places." Listees even send me stuff to fix my problems! We invite each other to visit!"

[I'd Rather Be Sailing, Dania, FL, USA]
- The Live-Aboard Forum