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USC Department of Naval Sciences

Weather and Government Resources
See the Weather page under Important Information

• Time Service Department – US Naval Observatory
• National Hurricane Center

Museums

• Bluenose
• Los Angeles Maritime Museum
• Mystic Seaport
• U.S.S. Constitution “Old Ironsides”
• Peabody Essex Museum
• Victory Museum, Portsmouth, England (take a virtual tour of the HMS Victory, British Admiral Horatio Nelson’s flagship)
• Smithsonian Institute – Time and Navigation
• Vasa Museum

Seafaring Educational Institutions

• International Sail Training Association
• American Sail Training Association
• Los Angeles Maritime Institute
• Sea Education Association
• Orange Coast College Adventure Sailing
• Barque Picton Castle
• California Maritime Academy
• Schools of Ocean Sailing
• Houston Maritime Education USCG License Prep
• Maritime Institute – USCG License Prep

Salty Links

• Animated Knot Lessons
• Maritime Links
• Sail Online
• Sailing World (racing magazine)

Sailing List serves

• Sailnet
• The Sailing Source

Gear, Boats, and Publications

• The Armchair Sailor Bookstore
• Bluewater Books and Charts
• Celestair
• Charlie’s Charts
• Sailrite
• West Marine

Local Yacht Clubs and Organizations

• BOAT/U.S.
• UCLA Marine Aquatic Center – Boat Rentals
• Marina Sailing
• Newport Ocean Sailing Association (Sponsors of the Newport to Ensenada Race)
• Pacific Sailing
• San Diego Yacht Club (former home of the America’s Cup)
• The Trailer Sailor Page
• World Cruising

USC Clubs and Organizations

• USC Sailing Team

Yacht Racing

• America’s Cup
• Newport Ocean Sailing Association (Sponsors of the Newport to Ensenada Race)

Safety at Sea

• USC CPR Classes
• U.S. Coast Guard
• U.S. Coast Guard License Information
• SeaTow
• Vessel Assist / Boat US