Links for Mid-Coast Boaters



These links are provided for the convenience of our members and visitors to our website. Neither the United States Power Squadron ® nor the Mid-Coast Sail and Power Squadron endorse or receive any compensation from any linked site


Tide and Weather
Mid-Coast Tide Charts The tide charts for Mid-Coast Maine complements of maineharbors.com
Local Weather Forecast Ken McKinley's forecast for the Camden, Maine area, compliments of the Maine Boats and Harbors Magazine
NOAA Weather Site from the National Weather Service

Regulations and Government Agencies
Maine Boating Rules & Regulations from Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
US Coast Guard The US Coast Guard web site
Local Notice to Mariners (District 1) from the US Coast Guard

Activities of Interest to Local Boaters
Maine Boatbuilders Show An annual harbinger of spring, the Maine Boatbuilders Show will be held in Portland on March 14-16, 2008
Maine Lobster Festival The original Lobster Festival, where Lobster Is King! Aug 1-Aug 5, 2007 at Rockland's Harbor Park
Maine Boats & Harbors Show Maine Boats & Harbors magazine will host their third annual boat show in Rockland ME; Aug 10-12, 2007
Friendship Sloop Days Rockland (Harbor Park), July 19-21, 2007. Annual homecoming and regatta with sloop races, demonstrations, and free visits to historic Friendship sloops.
Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce This Rockland-Thomaston area organization is a prime site detailing area activities.
North Atlantic Blues Festival A summertime favorite for many years in Rockland ME, To be held on Harbor Park on July 15-15, 2007
Retired Skippers Race This event for skippers over age 65 normally occurs off of Castine Harbor in mid-August; scheduled for Aug 18, 2007

Ports of Call for Mariners
http://www.mainemaritimemuseum.org/
Maine Maritime Museum Learn about our coastal heritage at the Maine Maritime Muaseum in Bath, ME

Local Chandleries
Hamilton Marine Hamilton Marine stores are in Portland, Rockland, and Searsport, ME
West Marine West Marine's closest store is in Portland, Maine

Fun Links
Songs of the Sea more than you ever wanted to hear...

Marlinspiking Links
Knots on the Web An interesting presentation on knots posted by Earlham College philosophy professor and knot tying enthusiast Peter Suber
Marlinespike Miles River Sail and Power Squadron's animated knots
Animated Knots for Scouts 42nd Brighton Scout Group, East Sussex, UK
Animated Knots Animated Knots by Grog
Animated Knots More animated knots, complements of the Tollesbury (UK) Sailing Club.

Boating Safety Links
Safe Boating Week The National Safe Boating Week web site for 2007
National Safe Boating Council The National Safe Boating Council's web site
Coast Guard Auxiliary The Coast Guard Auxiliary's web site
USCG Office of Boating Safety website of the US Coast Guard's Office of Boating Safety


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