South Bend Sail and Power Squadron
A Unit of United States Power Squadrons®
“Boating is Fun - We’ll Show You How!”®

Useful Links

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USPS

U.S. Power Squadrons
District 9 U.S.P.S.
Locate a U.S.P.S. Squadron
U.S.P.S. for Kids
Take a Public Boating Course
U.S.P.S. News
Ensign®
Sign up for Compass Newsletter
Boating Quiz
Free Marine Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) Registration

U.S. CoastGuard

U.S. Coast Guard Website
U.S. Coast Guard Boating Safety
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary

Charts and Maps

MapTech On-Line Charts and Maps
NOAA Coast Pilot® Series (40th Ed. 2010) 

Boating Organizations

Great Lakes Cruising Club
Seven Seas Cruising Association
U.S. Sailing
American Sail Association
American Sail Training Association ("Tall Ships")
Sea Scouts

Boating Supplies and Support

West Marine
Boat US
Sea Tow
Wolf's Marine, Benton Harbor, MI
American Marine Supply
NavTech Marine Electronics
Raymarine Marine Electronics
Garmin Electronics

Celestial Navigation

NavSoft's 2009 Nautical Almanac
NavSoft's 2010 Nautical Almanac
NavSoft's Sight Corrections Tables
NavSoft's Increments and Corrections Tables
NavSoft's Moon's Total Corrections Tables
Celestaire Navigation Equipment and Supplies
NavSoftware
Computerized American Practical Navigator (CAPN) Software
USPS Navigation Tools/Software Programs
Stellarium Virtual Planetarium

Seamanship

VHF Radio Guide
Flag Etiquette
Severe Weather Sailing (humor)

Weather Sites

NOAA Home Site
Chicago Radar
Great Lakes Wave Height Forecaster
Weather Underground

Lake and River Environmental Organizations

Alliance for the Great Lakes
Save the Dunes
Great Lakes Regional Collaboration
Council of Great Lakes Governors
Friends of the St. Joe River Association

Legal Links

 Indiana Boating Handbook
Michigan Boating Handbook
Other States Boating Requirements


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