Links | Distant Shores
Cruising/Sailing Associations
cps-ecp.ca - Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons (CPS-ECP)
ssca.org - Seven Seas Cruising Association (SSCA)
cruising.org.uk - Cruising Association UK (CA)
islandcruising.co.nz - Island Cruising Association (ICA)
desperatesailors.com - Don’t have a boat? Got a boat but need crew? Here’s a boat finder and crew bank

Research Sites
landlpardey.com - Lin and Larry are cruising Icons and authors. They have some very useful books for cruisers and aspiring cruisers as well as very popular cruising narratives from there many years afloat.
french-waterways.com - Excellent site on the French Canals - Encyclopaedic!
Books, Charts & DVDs
nauticalmind.com - The Nautical Mind Bookstore - Canadian Source for books, charts and DVDs

Sailing Publications

www.sailmagazine.com Sail Magazine
www.bwsailing.com - Blue Water Sailing magazine
www.canadianyachting.ca Canadian Yachting magazine
www.cruisingoutpost.com - Cruising Outpost magazine - Bob Bitchin’s newest Magazine! Always Entertaining!
www.cruisingworld.com - Cruising World magazine
www.pbo.co.uk - Practical Boat Owner magazine
www.sailingmagazine.net - Sailing magazine

Sailing Blogs - Out there and reporting back!
Banyan - The Adventures of Alex and Dave as they explore the Caribbean.
Black Diamond - Sailing logs of Ed aboard Black Diamond, a Jeanneau 39
Dreamtime Sail - We met Rob & Karen sailing in the Med. A very well written and detailed blog.
roadslesstraveled.us - Travelling by sailboat and by RV. Lots of photos and a neat perspective on the two travel options.
sailingtotem.com - Family of 5 slowly travelling since 2008 - Behan is a frequent and entertaining blogger.
Windtraveler - A young family heading south down the ICW towards the Caribbean.
Zero to Cruising - Mike & Rebecca and sail to the Caribbean from Toronto. Fun and frequent bloggers!

Planning to Go - Blogs on the preparation stage
sailfarlivefree.com - Well organized website/blog with guest articles too
sailingsabbatical2016.blogspot.ca - planning to go in 2016