The Self-Made Sailor

Web Links

Summary: Links to external websites - some of our own sites, handy marine suppliers local to the GTA (Greater Toronto Area), and other sailing, nautical, and weather sites that may be of interest.

Here are some links to external websites that you may find handy. We'd also be quite interested in trading links with your website as well - please contact us!

We're still in the process of building this page - more links will be added as we get time.

Dave

Sept 12, 2008

Our other websites

www.malar.ca - My main (and rather plain) portal site.

Judo for MMA - Our site about Judo and how it can be used in MMA (Mixed Martial Arts).

The Online Copy Editor - Angi's online copy editing business - copy editing and proof reading for websites, books, magazines, advertisements, e-books, college and university reports, etc.

www.joannemalar.com - Joanne Malar's (my sister) website.

The "How To" sailboat cruise site - a new blog on sailboat cruising

Sailing, Cruising, and Living Aboard

www.weliveonaboat.com - An interesting site/blog about living aboard by one of my neighbours in Port Credit

www.armasfamily.blogspot.com - Our winter next door neighbours' blog about life aboard their Joshua Slocum's "Spray" replica.

Marine suppliers local to our area (Hamilton, Mississauga, Toronto)

www.brewersmarine.com - A large chandlery and wholesaler in Hamilton.

www.dowsar.com - A large chandlery and seller of the MacGregor line of sailboats.

www.exotic-woods.com - A great place for wood, marine plywood, doweling, etc. of just about every imaginable species. They also do custom milling on premises.

www.foghmarine.com - A chandlery in Toronto that also sells catamarans and other small sailboats as well as kayaks.

www.manta-inflatables.com - A fabrication shop specializing in custom-building and repairing inflatable boats

Government

www.cps-ecp.ca - Canadian Power and Sail Squadron

www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca - Canadian Coast Guard

www.uscg.mil - US Coast Guard

Education

www.ynotsailing.com - If you're looking for sailing courses ranging from beginners' "learn to sail" to advanced offshore-oriented courses, or marine radio, coastal or celestial navigation, or other courses, please give them a visit.

www.sailing.ca - Canadian Yachting Association

HAM Radio

www.marc.on.ca - The Mississauga Amateur Radio Club

www.on.ec.gc.ca/severe-weather/canwarn-e.html - Environment Canada's CANWARN organization

www.rac.ca/fieldorg/racares.htm - ARES page on the Radio Amateurs of Canada web site

Weather

www.weatheroffice.gc.ca - Environment Canada's Weather Office

www.noaa.gov - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

www.nhc.noaa.gov - National Hurricane Center

How-To

www.igkt.net - The international guild of knot tyers (of which Dave is a member) - all kinds of knots information as well as an interesting forum.

www.animatedknots.com - An interesting site with animations of how to tie a wide variety of different knots for a wide range of different activities (including sailing, of course!)