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| | Sandpiper Links
and Interesting Websites:
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and websites. Keep sending them in as they be continuously added here!
New links added will be indicated for 2 months.
Sandpiper 565 Sailboat Links:
Sandpiper 565 Sailboat Supplies:
 | Rigging Shop,
416-752-1711, $160.00 appx. quote for main sail cover. (2008) |
| Sandpiper 565 Parts List
from CL Sailboats |
| Marine Cradle
Shop Inc, Markham Ontario |
| Sobstad Sails and Marine, Barrie
Ontario, Custom Built Sandpiper Sails, Sailing Store, Sailing Loft and
Repairs. Harken, Spinlock, Profurl, Wiley Nautical. Topper
Sailboat Distributors. |
| Sail
Rite Sails, Sew your own Sandpiper sails, some measurements here. |
SailFish 19/25/525 Sailboat Links:
CL16 / Wayfarer Sailboats Links:
Sails:
Trailers:
Outboard Motors:
| AFA Marine,
They specialize in the
sale of used boat motors and outboards, plus used parts. |
Sailing on the Ottawa River
Other Sailing Links:
Sailing Books / Magazines / Online websites:
Boating and Sailing: Live TV Broadcasts
Sailing & Yacht Clubs: Sailing
Club List and URLs, new for 2013, all the sailing clubs listings moved to a
new page.
Sailing Navigation:
| Active
Captain, Online Crusing Guidebook, Maps, Marina locator, computer PC and
Cellphone gps software. |
Racing: Great Lakes
Racing: Ocean
Racing Games: Race Online with thousands of other players.
Cruising Ontario:
Boater Courses and Instruction:
| ALL
Marine Smart Boating, a New Boater Education DVD four Box Set
Comprehensive Video Course Features Over 10 hours of Instruction. |
Learn To: Sail
Learn To: Sail Simulation/Game Software
Learn To: Tie Knots
| Action
Donation, Complete-guide-to-knots
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| Animated Knots,
Shows you how to tie your lines full of knots, fully animated.
|
| Net
Knots, More knots that you can use. |
| Highwayman's
Knot - my favorite quick release knot to drop a
stern ladder from below! Also to release a 'temporary' mooring from on deck. |
| Animated
Knots - for cleat hitch, bowline, reef knot, round turn and 2 half
hitches, clove hitch. |
| Ropers
Rope Page has instruction pages for various types of knots. |
| Animated
knots (Google.com) - look for bowline, clove hitch, figure 8, reef knot,
rolling hitchs
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|
Explorers at
Sea, Nautical Knots, Nautical Knots. 
(2018) |
| 42nd
Brighton Scout Group knot, Animated knots.
(2018) |
| SacDelta
Knots, Sacramento California |
Obtaining Boat Licenses:
Marina's: Lake Huron / North Shore
| Sault
Ste Marie, ON (Reberta Bonder)
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| Sault
Ste Marie, ON (Bellevue Pine Streeet)
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| Sault
Ste Marie, MI (Charles T. Harvey)
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| Sault
Ste Marine, MI (Kemp Marina)
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| Drummond
Island, MI
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| Detour,
MI
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| Gore
Bay, MII
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| Little
Current, Manitoulin Island, ON |
| Desbarats, Holders Marine, ON
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| Richards
Landing, St Joseph Island, ON
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| Hilton
Beach, St Joseph Island, ON
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| Blind
River, ON
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| Bruce
Mines, ON
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| Spanish,ON
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| Spragge
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| Thessalon,
ON |
Marina's:
| Marinas
Directory, a dedicated site created for your viewing of marina safety,
weather, dictionary, trip planners, facilities, throughout the United
States, Canada, Europe. |
Coast Guards / Boat Information and Registration:
GPS Systems:
Identify Large Ships, Lighthouses, and Sailboats:
Photos / Picture Tours:
Lighthouses:
Maps and Charts:
| NOAA
Marine Charts: Great Lakes, Chart #'s for each area
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| NOAA
Online Chart Viewer:, View marine charts online. |
| TopoZone,
Topographic USA Maps of Land and Water. The online free demo maps are a bit
older in date but good for area like St Mary's River, Detour Passage or
Drummond Island.
|
| Fishweb,
Michigan Interactive with maps and photos of the detour
passage, and drummond Island.
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| Google Maps,
with road maps, satellite images, and hybrid maps (satellite images with
roads). |
| Visit
Muskoka Lakes, for the Sandpiper Rendezvous
Rosseau Raid |
| NOS
US Bathymetric and Fishing Maps |
| NOAA
Marine Geology & Geophysics Products |
| Waterproof
Charts |
|
Fisherman's Toolbox
(2018) |
Marine Stores Supplies:
| The Mason's Chandlery,
Mississauga, Ontario. |
| Pride Marine,
Toronto, Ontario. |
| The Rigging Shop,
Toronto, Ontario. |
| Stright
Mackay Marine, New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. |
| IMPgroup,
Marine Products, Halifax, Nova Scotia. |
| Binnacle |
| Binnacle
Online, Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Boathouse Dorval |
| Boat
US, Alexandria, VA |
| Dream Time Gypsy,
|
| Hern Marine.com, in
OH and KY |
| Mauri Pro Sailing |
| Marine Mail Order
Supplies (MMOS), Halifax, Nova Scotia. |
| Nautical
World |
| Overton's,
Greenvill, NC |
| Performance
Yacht Systems, Annapolis, MD |
| Shop Sailnet |
| Torresen
Marine, Inc. and Sailing School, Muskegon, MI |
| The Chandlery Online, Ottawa Ontario. |
| Viadana, Bellano (LC)
- Italy |
| West
Marine,Traverse City and Petoskey Michigan. |
| Qingdao Hawk Rigging
Company, China. |
| Larand Products,
Fuel and line Fittings, quick connect fittings. |
Sail Shops:
| K-Force Sails (Hyde
Sailsa, 3 Ronell Crescent, Collingwood, Ontario,
Canada. |
| North Sails,
Toronto, Canada, 3520 Laird Road, Mississauga, Canada. |
| Somerset
Sails, Barker, NY. USA |
| Sail Warehouse |
| Sail Care |
| Beacon Sails
|
| National Sails |
| Lee Sails
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| Sails East |
| Mack
Sails |
| Rooke Sails
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| Second Wind Sails |
| FX Sails, Sew your
precut sails yourself, save $. |
| Larsen Sails,
Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec |
Sailboat Sales:
| Quiet Waters Sailboat Sales |
| Sail Quest,
Used sailboats in Central Canada. |
| Kijiji, Canada |
| Boats
and Outboards, England |
| Boat For Sale,
Canada (like autotrader) |
| New Boats
|
| Boatcan |
| The Boating
Exchange |
| Boat Pile, a
boating community, classified directory. |
| Sailboat
Listings, USA |
| Torresen Marine
Inc, Sailboat Brokers, Muskegon Lake, Michigan |
| Yachting.com,
USA, the complete yachting resource. |
| 4yachting,
List your boat for sale. |
Shipping Companies:
| Shiply,
is UK’s online transport marketplace where users can list goods they want
to transport and then receive very low cost quotes from over 6,300 transport
providers. |
Inflatable Boats:
| Kodiak
Outback, Low cost, inflatable fishing boats, also great for trailer
sailors. |
Marine Internet and TV:
Web Cams (# of Cameras):
| City
of Sault Ste Marie, ON (1) |
| Soo
Locks Cameras, Michigan, (Click Yes Security Button), (4) |
| St.
Clair River/Blue Water Bridge Camera from 9AM / 5PM daily (1) |
| TV 9
& 10 News, MI, Dopler Skycams, (9), Sault Ste Marie, Cadillac, Emmet
Country, Straits Area, Traverse City, Mt. Pleasant, Osceola Country,
Petoskey, and Ludington. |
| Mackinac
Island Harbor, MI, (1) |
| Mackinac
Bridge, MI, Linking Lower Michigan With The Upper
Peninsula (1) |
| Lake Michigan,
Grand Haven, MI (1) |
| Alpena,
MI, |
| Muskegon,
MI, NOAA weather and Web Cam (4) |
| Duluth,
MN Superior, Harbor Entry, (1) |
Weather: Canadian Forecasts
Weather: American Forecasts
Weather: Lake Superior (Trans-Superior International
Races)
Movies and Photo Albums:
Signaling:
Resources / Information:
Manufactured
Small Boat Brands Links: Under 25 feet.
| Alberg |
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Allied |
|
Allmand |
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AMF |
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Aquarius |
|
Atomic 4 |
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Balboa |
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Bavaria |
|
Bayfield |
|
Beneteau |
| Beneteau Owners |
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Beta Marine Engines |
|
Bristol |
|
Buccaneer |
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C and C |
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Cabo Rico |
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Cal |
|
Caliber |
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Cape Dory |
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Capri |
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Catalina |
| Catalina Owners.com |
|
Centurion |
|
Cheoy Lee |
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Cherubini |
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Chrysler |
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Columbia |
| Compac
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Contessa
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Contest
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Coronado
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CSY
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| CT
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| Impulse |
|
Irwin |
|
Island Packet |
|
Island Trader |
|
Islander |
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J-Boat |
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Jeanneau |
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JY |
|
Kittiwake |
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Lagoon |
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Laguna |
|
Lancer |
|
Laser |
|
Luger |
| Manta 19 Trailer
Sailer |
|
Mason |
| Macgregor Owners |
| MacGregor
26 |
|
Mirage |
|
Moody |
|
Morgan |
| Montgomery Boats,
Inc. |
| Montgomery 15'/17'/23'
Sailboats Owners Group |
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New Horizon |
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Newport |
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Niagara |
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Nimble |
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Nonsuch |
|
Norseman |
| Oday |
| Oday Owners
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| Paceship |
|
Pacific Northwest |
|
Pacific Seacraft |
|
Passport |
|
Pearson |
|
Precision |
|
Prout |
|
Quickstep |
|
Ranger |
|
Reliance |
|
Rhodes |
|
S2 |
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Sabre |
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Saga |
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San Juan |
|
Sandpiper 565 Owners Group 18.5' |
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Santana |
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Schock |
|
Schwill |
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Seaward |
|
Seidelmann |
|
Shannon |
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South Coast |
| Southern Cross |
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Sovereign |
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Starwind |
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Sunfish |
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Sweden |
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Tanzer |
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Tartan |
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Taswell |
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Tayana |
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Thunderbird |
|
US Yacht |
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Vagabond |
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Valiant |
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Vancouver |
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Viking |
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Watkins |
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Wauquiez |
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West Wight Potter |
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Westerly |
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Westsail |
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Whitby |
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Yamaha |
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Yankee |
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