Below are some resources that might be of interest to racers. Please email info@yra.org if you have suggestions for additional resources (or if a resource disappears).

Useful Websites

Weather related websites

• National Weather Service marine point forecast.
• forecast from WunderMap.
• Weather from Weather for You.
• Buoy information.
• Wind, waves, and weather forecast from Windfinder.
• Wind forecast from Windy.com.

Navigation related websites

• Tides
• Coast Guard Navigation Center
• NOAA nautical charts, free ENC (Electronic Navigation Chart) and pdf charts (Booklet Charts especially useful — go to chart locator, click on paper charts, search for relevant area, then click on BC)
• NGA maritime safety information
• Navigation Rules (COLREGS)

Vendors of sailing and boating equipment

• West Marine Products
• Overton’s
• Sailorman “World’s Largest & Most Unique New & Used Marine Emporium”
• Marine Part Depot
• Blue Pelican consignment chandlery in Alameda (great prices on used stuff)
• Seco South sailboat rigging
• Sgt Knots rope supplies
• Boat Outfitters

News and general sailing information

• Latitude 38, “We go where the wind blows”
• Sailing Anarchy
• Boating SF, including real-time ship positions and SF Bay webcams

Sailing Organizations

• American Sailing Association, learn to sail and get certified
• National Women’s Sailing Association
• BoatUS, the Boat Owner’s Association of the United States
• Recreational Boaters of California nonprofit advocacy organization protecting boating interests

Racing Organizations

• US Sailing, the US national governing body for the sport of sailing
• World Sailing, the world wide governing body for the sport of sailing
• YRA Yacht Racing Association of San Francisco Bay
• SSS Single Handed Sailing Society
• SFBAMA Bay Area Multihull Association

Other useful websites

• Animated knots
• Marine Traffic, live vessel traffic from AIS

Useful Apps

Weather related apps

• Wind Finder*^§
• Windy*§
• Wind Meter*^§
• Surf Buddy*
• Wind and Tides*
• Sail Flow*

Navigation related apps

• Tides Near Me*
• Shipfinder* – track ships in real time using AIS signals
• Marine Traffic^§ – ship tracking
• TideApp*
• Ocean Waves*
• Ocean Sea Map*
• Compass*
• Tides Planner*^§
• Bay Currents*

Other apps

• raceQs*^§ – track your boat
• Sailboat* – sailing game
• Coast Guard*
• US Sailing*^§
• Pumpout Nav*^§

* for Apple iOS
§ for Google Android