Planning Your Trip:

• Skipper's Resources
• Local weather forecasts
• Marine Forecast and Tide Tables for Venice and Gulf Coast
• Float Plan Central - Information to help you.
• Float Plan form to print out.
• USCG Navigation Center:
  Information on Loran, DGPS, e-navigation, notices to mariners, lighthouses, reporting suspicious activities and other useful data.
• Tide and Current Prediction Software Program

 

Vessel Safety Checks (VSC):

• VSC Checklist
• VSC Request form
• VSC Information

Boater Safety:

• Alerts:
  The most current safety issues and warnings from the USCG Office of Boating Safety.
• Boating and Water Safety
  From the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
• Carbon monoxide (CO) can harm and even kill you inside or outside your boat!
• Federal Requirements and Safety Tips for Boats
• Personal Water Craft (PWC) Safety Checklist
• Boating Product Recalls and Safety Defects
• Safety Precautions
• Safety Suggestions
• Safety Circulars:
  Current information on established or proposed regulations and standards, as well as other boating safety topics.
• USCG Office of Boating Safety

General Information:

• Boater's Toolbox - BoatUS general safety information on many topics
• Clean boating
• Coast Guard Boarding Info
• Hypothermia
• What to do if you see a flare
• Marine and weather related sites
• Navigation & Navigation Aids
• PFD-Life Jackets
• State of Florida Boating Regulations

Make a Contribution to the Auxiliary:

• Credit card donations