Sailing

Lagoon 380 Catamaran

Web Sites - Favorite Links

Here are a few links which have information for us and our guests
Our favorites are marked with this symbol -

Weather at Lucy

Beaufort, SC
(Lucy's Summer Home)
Marsh Harbor, Abacos, Bahamas
(Lucy's Winter Home 2009/2010)

Other Weather Links

Big Picture - Hurricanes
NOAA Hurricane Center
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

NOAA OFFSHORE TEXT FORECASTS - EAST COAST INDEX
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/os/marine/zone/wrdoffmz.htm

MASTER U.S. Links NOAA INDEX - MARINE
NOAAs US marine forecasting page NOAA Marine
nws.noaa.gov/os/marine/home.htm
Note: This is the main 'Marine' page and it takes some time to sort through all of the links. This is a last resort in case I didn't provide better links below.
 

Coastal South Carolina, Georgia and Florida
SC / GA / FL - Coastal and out to 60 NM - Graphical Interface - Index
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/zone/south/stheastmz.htm

NOAA OFFSHORE TEXT FORECASTS - EAST COAST INDEX
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/os/marine/zone/wrdoffmz.htm

Storm Surf - Animated Weather Model - Southeastern Coastal US
http://www.stormsurfing.com/cgi/display_alt.cgi?a=useast_slp

SailFlow - SC, GA - sailflow.com
http://www.sailflow.com/windandwhere.iws?regionID=111&regionProductID=30&timeOffset=-1

SailFlow - Northern Florida - sailflow.com
http://www.sailflow.com/windandwhere.iws?regionID=112&regionProductID=30&timeoffset=-1

SailFlow - Southern Florida - sailflow.com
http://www.sailflow.com/windandwhere.iws?regionID=113&regionProductID=30&timeoffset=-1

 
Northern Bahamas - Bimini, Abacos, Eleuthera, Exumas
NOAA OFFSHORE TEXT FORECASTS - EAST COAST INDEX
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/os/marine/zone/wrdoffmz.htm

Bahamas - Southwest & Tropical North Atlantic & Caribbean - TEXT
http://weather.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/fmtbltn.pl?file=forecasts/marine/offshore/am/amz080.txt

Storm Surf - Animated Weather Model - Bahamas North (click on wind button)
http://www.stormsurf.com/locals/bahaman.shtml

SailFlow - South Florida & Northern Bahamas - sailflow.com
Good weather data for coastal US and Bahamas
http://www.sailflow.com/windandwhere.iws?regionID=235&regionProductID=30&timeOffset=-1

8 Day Forecast for Selectable Location
http://coolwx.com/cgi-bin/getglobe.cgi?lat=map.na

 
Southern Bahamas & Turks & Caicos - Long Island, Crooked Island, Mayaguana
NOAA OFFSHORE TEXT FORECASTS - EAST COAST INDEX
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/os/marine/zone/wrdoffmz.htm

Bahamas - Southwest & Tropical North Atlantic & Caribbean - TEXT
http://weather.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/fmtbltn.pl?file=forecasts/marine/offshore/am/amz080.txt

Storm Surf - Animated Weather Model - Bahamas South (click on wind button)
http://www.stormsurf.com/locals/bahamas.shtml

8 Day Forecast for Selectable Location
http://coolwx.com/cgi-bin/getglobe.cgi?lat=map.na

Wind Guru - Turks and Caicos
http://www.windguru.cz/int/index.php?sc=25991

 
Caribbean - Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands (US & British)

NOAA OFFSHORE TEXT FORECASTS - EAST COAST INDEX
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/os/marine/zone/wrdoffmz.htm


NOAA Weather for Puerto Rico & US Virgin Islands
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/zone/prvi/sjumz.htm

Storm Surf - Animated Weather Model - Puerto Rico/Virgins (click on wind button)
http://www.stormsurf.com/locals/pr.shtml

Storm Surf - Animated Weather Model - Caribbean
http://www.stormsurfing.com/cgi/display_alt.cgi?a=carib_slp

SailFlow - US Virgin Islands - sailflow.com
Good weather data for coastal US and Bahamas
http://www.sailflow.com/windandwhere.iws?regionID=260&regionProductID=30&timeoffset=-1

 
Caribbean - South of Virgin Islands to South America
NOAA OFFSHORE TEXT FORECASTS - EAST COAST INDEX
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/os/marine/zone/wrdoffmz.htm

Storm Surf - Animated Weather Model - Caribbean
http://www.stormsurfing.com/cgi/display_alt.cgi?a=carib_slp

 
Weather Links - Misc.
BAHAMAS
Bahamas - General Weather - WUnderground

http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=bahamas&wuSelect=WEATHER
Time Conversion - Zulu (GMT) to Eastern Time
ZULU Time
aka GMT
Eastern Time
Before 2 Nov. 2008
Zulu -4 hrs.
Eastern Time
After 2 November 2008
Zulu -5 hrs.
00Z (midnight) 8:00 PM (2000) 7:00 PM (1900)
06Z (6:00 AM) 2:00 AM (0200) 1:00 Pm (0100)
12Z (noon) 8:00 AM (0800) 7:00 AM (0700)
18Z (6:00 PM) 2:00 PM (1400) 1:00 (1300)
General Information - Caribbean and Bahamas

BAHAMAS/CARIBBEAN
Packing List for Lucy Guests - Caribbean/Bahamas
Click Here for packing list

BAHAMAS
General Information about the Abacos
Bahamas.Com - Click Here

Conch Inn Marina - Marsh Harbor, Abacos, Bahamas
http://www.conchinn.com
This was Lucy's 2008 winter home

VIRGIN ISLANDS (US and BRITISH)
Nanny Key Marina
http://www.nannycay.com
This was Lucy's 2007 winter home

BVI Pirate Page
http://www.bvipirate.com/BVIPirate.html
Not really about pirates but great information about issues relating to sailing in the BVI

Travel Talk Online - Caribbean
http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/postlist.php?Cat=&Board=bvi
General discussion of assorted travel issues for various Caribbean Islands

Sailonline Charter Forum
http://pub1.bravenet.com/forum/show.php?usernum=63674675&cpv=1

General Chat by charter boat owners - primarily Caribbean

BVI Welcome
http://www.bviwelcome.com

General Information about all aspects of the BVI

Other Links

Lagoon 380 Sailing Video -
Click at right for video of Lagoon 380 Sailing - Low Res  - Med Res
 
 

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