Useful Links

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Australian Maritime Safety Authority

https://www.australia.gov.au/directories/australia/amsa

Detailed info on Marine Safety 24 hr contact numbers etc etc

Australian Communications and Media  Authority

https://www.acma.gov.au

Radio information, permits and legislation etc.

Australian Hydrographic Service

http://www.hydro.gov.au/

Official Gov. Chart Site. All Australian Charts listed here and available for order

World Cruising Wiki

http://www.cruiserswiki.org/wiki/World_Cruising_and_Sailing_Wiki

Cruising Wiki and forum covering the whole world. A lot of very useful information.

Coastal Watch

http://www.coastalwatch.com.au/contents/default2.aspx

Worldwide Surf Cams, weather etc

Bureau of Meteorology National Weather Charts

http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/?ref=hdr

Colour and black and white 4 day forecasts and more. Don’t leave home without them.

Seabreeze, wind forecast and weather

http://www.seabreeze.com.au/

Wind forecast in graphical form for all coasts plus lots of other good information and links.

Department of Transport and Infrastructure Webcams

https://www.dpti.sa.gov.au/latest_news/web_cameras

Outer Harbour, Granite Island, Edithburgh, West Beach, O’Sullivan Beach and North Haven Webcams

Google Earth

http://earth.google.com

Free trial photos and maps of the entire globe. Can be zoomed to some amzing detail in some areas. Requires the downloading of a small program.

Google Maps

http://maps.google.com

Similar to Earth Google, see above, but does not require downloading.

Sail-World

http://www.sail-world.com/

Major web site with sailing information from all around the world, soon to have an expanded cruising section.

International Burgee Registry

http://www.burgees.com/

A site with all the club burgees from around the world

Animated Knots

http://www.animatedknots.com/

Truly an amazing site with animations of all the knots you’ll ever need.

Marina Guide for Australia

http://www.marinasguide.com.au/

This commercial website has some good information on the various marinas in South Australia.