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LINKS - RESOURCES and INFORMATION

 Below, we've compiled a long list of links of interest to boaters and others inquiring about Southern California recreation, yachting, cruising, boating safety, repairs and maintenance, government, and every other boating and  Dana Point Harbor-related topic that has occurred to us over the past several years. The list is organized by subject area to make finding what you're interested in easier. The list of subject areas appears first below.


We strive to make this list complete, accurate, and comprehensive, and we hope you'll find it helpful again and again. But knowing the nature of the   Internet, we also realize two things:  a) this list will never be complete, and b) it's probably already out of date.


That's where you come in! Please let us know if you discover a broken link, a new one, or a subject area you think should be added. It's easy, too: Click here and paste the link's address line from your browser window into the body of the form "Website URL section" window. The window should promptly appear. No need to explain, either; we'll get it and appreciate your help very much.


We hope you find what you need below. Thank you in advance for making this list as helpful as possible.

LINKS

Dana Point Harbor, City & County Links

City Of Dana Point

Dana Point Harbor Advisory Committee (Harbor Community Advisory Committee)

Dana Point Harbor Website
OC Dana Point Harbor Revitalization Information (5th District Supervisor Website)
OC Parks

OC Sheriff's Department / Dana Point Harbor Patrol
OC Supervisor Katrina Foley, 5th District

SERVICES

Bilge Pad Exchange

BoatTowUS - Dana Point

Captain Dave's Whale & Dolphin  Safari
Catalina Express
Dana Point Bait Barge

Dana Point Harbor (Approved Marine Services/Contractors)

Dana Point Marina Boater Services
Dana Point Fuel Dock
Dana Point Harbor Patrol
Dana Point Shipyard
Dana Wharf Sport Fishing & Whale Watching
Ed Riener Diving Company

Embarcadero at Dana Point
Guest Dock & Slips
OC Catamaran (Ocean Adventures)

Sea Tow, Newport Beach

The Marina at Dana Point
Westwind Sailing

Businesses

Arrow Custom Covers

Dana Point Harbor Merchants (Website)

Ocean Canvas

Pure Watersports
West Marine Store (Pacific Coast Hwy)

Restaurants

Within Mariners Village:


Beach Harbor Pizza
The Brig Restaurant
Coffee Importers & The Scoop Deck
Gemmell's
Harpoon Henry's


Within Dana Wharf:


Jon's Fish Market
Proud Mary's
Turk's Dana Wharf
Wind & Sea Restaurant


Other Restaurants:


Chart House

Glasspar
Jimmy's Famous American Tavern

Old Acre Winery
RJ's Café

Restaurant at Laguna Cliffs

What A Dish

Lodging

Dana Point Marina Inn
Double Tree
Best Western Plus Marina Shores Hotel
Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort & Spa 

Yacht Brokers

Mariner's Yacht & Ship Brokerage

Nordhavn Yachts

West Coast Yachts

Harbor / City Events

California Wine Festival

Dana Point Turkey Trot 

Doheny Blues Festival

Dana Point Harbor Events
Festival of Whales
Marina at Dana Point Swap Meet

Ocean Institute Events

Ohana Festival

Clubs -- Yacht, Sailing & Fishing Clubs Dana Point

Aventura Sailing Association
Dana Anglers Club
Dana Outrigger Canoe Club
All Kayak Fishing (Fishing Mafia)
Dana Point Sea Scouts - Mariners 936
Dana Point Yacht Club
Dana West Yacht Club

Southern California Yachting Association
Women's Sailing Association - Orange County (WSA-OC)


Clubs - Elsewhere:


Alamitos Bay Yacht Club
American Legion Yacht Club
Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club
Balboa Basin Yacht Club of Newport Beach
Balboa Yacht Club
Cabrillo Yacht Club
Catalina - 4th of July Yacht Club
Del Rey Yacht Club

Lido Isle Yacht Club
Long Beach Yacht Club
Los Angeles Yacht Club of San Pedro
Santa Monica Windjammers' Yacht Club
Seal Beach Yacht Club
SF Golden Gate Yacht Club
SF St. Francis Yacht Club
Shoreline Yacht Club of Long Beach
Southwestern (San Diego) Yacht Club

YachtClub.com (California)
Yacht Clubs of the World
Waikiki Yacht Club 

Harbors

Alamitos Bay / Hunting Harbor

Anaheim Bay

Avalon Bay - Catalina Island

BoatHarbors.com

Catalina Island Harbors  & Moorings
Channel Islands Harbor
City of Santa Barbara Harbor

Dana Point Harbor
Coral Marina, Ensenada
Hunting Harbor
Long Beach Harbor

Marinas.com Harbors, Launch Ramps  & Ports
Marina del Rey Harbor

Marina del Rey Harbor Guide
Newport Harbor
Oceanside Harbor
Santa Barbara Harbor

San Diego

Two Harbors, Catalina Island
Ventura Harbor 

Marinas

DANA POINT HARBOR


The Marina at Dana Point
Embarcadero Marina
Tide Charts - Dana Point, Ca.


ELSEWHERE:


Almar Marinas (Ventura, SFO, LA, SD, HI)
Anacapa Marina (Oxnard)
Balboa Bay Club

Balboa Yacht Basin Marina (Newport Beach)

Bayside Village Marina (Newport Beach)

Boat Ramp Locator
CRC Marinas - (Newport Beach)

  • Bayshore Marina, Balboa Marina, Villa Cove Marina, Bayside Marina

Cabrillo Marina (San Pedro)
Chula Vista Marina (San Diego)
Ensenada Coral Marina, (Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico) 

Harbor Island West Marina (San Diego)
Harbor Marina (Newport)
Island Palms Marina (San Diego)

Lido Marina Village (Newport Beach)

Lido Yacht Anchorage (Newport Beach)
Long Beach Marinas
Marina Pacifica (Long Beach)

Marinas.com  Harbors, Launch Ramps  & Ports

Marina Park (Newport Beach)
Newport Beach Yacht Club  

Newport Dunes Marina (Newport Beach)

Newport Harbor Patrol Guest Dock

Newport Harbor Yacht Club 

Pier 32 Marina (San Diego)
Rainbow Harbor Marina (Long Beach) 

San Francisco Marina
Shelter Cove Marina (San Diego)

Shoreline Marina, Long Beach
Sun Harbor Marina (San Diego)
Ventura Isle Marina (Ventura)

Vue Marina (Newport Beach) 

Government Sites

Local/County:

City of Dana Point

Orange County Fifth District Supervisor
Orange County Sheriff - Dana Harbor (Harbor Patrol)
 

Regional:

America's Waterways Watch
Orange County Government (Home Page)
Orange County Gov't BOS Meetings - Voice Your Opinion Online
Orange County Gov't - Katrina Foley, 5th District Supervisor
Newport Beach, CA - Harbor 

South Coast Water District (SCWD)
South Coast Air Quality Management Board (AQMD)
Los Angeles County Beaches and Harbors
Port of San Diego
Port of Long Beach
The Port of Los Angeles
City of Oceanside Harbor
OC Gov't - OC Facts and Figures
 

State:

California Coastal Conservancy
California Coastal Commission (CCC)
California Department of Boating and Waterway
California Department of Fish and Game
California Department of Fish and Game Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA)
California Ocean Protection Council
California State Gov't Meetings Online (CAL-SPAN)
CBP.gov (San Diego, U.S. Customs and Boarder Clearing)
Customs Clearing (Decal and Transponder Procurement)
Recreational Boaters of California (RBOC)

News & Information

BD Outdoors 

Dana Point Times 

LA Times (Orange County) Orange County Register

OC Register

The Log Newspaper
Voice of OC 

Boating Regulatory, Safety & Education:

ABC of California Boating

A Kid's Guide To Sailing Boats (Our Thanks to Amelia and her Father) 

American Waterways Watch 

American Boating Association (ABA)

Animated Knots (Boating Knots)

American Sailing (ASA) Sailing Schools in Southern California

Aventura Sailing Academy

BetterSailing.com - How to Dock a Sailboat before a storm

Boat US Boat Safety (USCG) 

BoatSafe.com 

Boat Safety Resources for All Ages  

BoatUS Navigation Rules

Boating Maintenance and Safety

Boating And Yacht Safety For All Age Levels

Discover Boating (Safe Boating Tips)

Destin Florida Boat Rental - (Boating Safety) 

Guide To Buoys and What They Mean (Our thanks to Adam) 

Glossary of Boating Terms 

Heaving To: Parking your boat without anchoring

How To Tie Nautical Knots

Modern Sailboat Navigation Stations

Nautical Glossary of Boating Terms (Our thanks to Carissa & Skye)

NOAA Custom Chart

NOAA Navigation Updates

Navigation Lights for Sailboats

Safety Equipment (Division of California Boating and Waterways) 

Safe Boating Kidsite 

The Bay Foundation 

The Bay Foundation - Southern California Boater's Guide 

Travelers: Safe Boating Resources 

Tying The KnowNavigation (our thanks to Melinda, assistant local Boy Scout troop) 

Types of Sailboats

United States Coast Guard (USCG) 

United Coast Guard   Auxiliary

U.S. Aids To Navigation System

U.S. Coast Guard navigation Rules

USCG Aux Dana Point, Ca

USCG Navigation Center 

Advocacy

BoatUS
Newport Back Bay Science Center

Dana Point Boaters Association
Heal the Bay
Hobie Alter  Memorial Foundation
Keep America Fishing
Ocean Institute 

National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA)

Recreational Boaters of California (RBOC)
Sierra Club
Surfrider Foundation
Surfing Heritage & Culture Center

The Bay Foundation

The Ocean Foundation

Sailing

A Kid's Guide to Sailing Boats (Our Thanks to Amelia and her Father)
Americas Cup

Association of Orange Coast Yacht Clubs

California Offshore Race Week

DPYC Course Charts:

  • Race Chart
  • Chart #2
  • W/L Race Charts V3.0

Dana West Yacht Club - Racing

Dana West Yacht Club - Youth Sailing

Latitude 38

Newport Ocean Racing Association (NOSA)
Performance Handicap Racing Fleet of Southern California

Racing Rules of Sailing
Scuttlebutt Sailing News

Sail Flow

Sail World
Sailing Anarchy
Sailing News for Sailors (Sailors for the Sea)
So. Cal Youth Yacht Racing Association (SCYYRA)
Southern California Yachting Association

The Log Newspaper (Sailing)

US Sailing

Weather Underground (Dana Point)

Windy.com

Women's Ocean Racing Southern California

World Sailing
XS Sailing

Yacht Racing Union of Southern California

Fishing

AllCoast.com
BD Outdoors
Beyond The Bait
California Fishies (Blog)

California Fishing Regulations

California Surf Fishing

FishExplorer.com

Fishing Booker (Blog)

Fishing Network.net (FNN)

Fishbox (California)
FishingTech.com
Kayak Fishing

Let's Talk Hook-Up - Southern California's Sportfishing Voice
Socal Kayak Anglers

TakeMeFishing.org
The Fishing Essentials

The Hull Truth - Boating Forum
Trizily.com/blog 

Blog's

BD Outdoors (Forums)

California Fishies (Blog)

California Surf Fishing (Blog)

Fishing Booker (Blog)

Kayak Fishing Dana Point
Let's Talk Hook-Up (Blog)

Trizily.com/blog  

Maritime Law

Admiralty / Maritime Law Wikipedia)

International & US Inland Navigation Rules
Navigation Center - Rules & Regulations
The Log (Ask a maritime attorney)

U.S. Aids To Navigation System

USCG Navigation Rules and Regulations Handbook

Trade Associations

Association of Marina Industries
Boating Industry
Dana  Point Chamber of Commerce
Marine Retailers Association (MRAA)
Marine Exchange of Southern California

Sail America Association

Other Non Profit Associations

 International Sailing Federation (ISF)
Ocean Institute
Pacific Inter-Club Yacht Association (PICYA)
Performance Handicap Racing Fleet (PHRF)
Southern California Yachting Association (SCYA)
USCG Auxiliary - Dana Point
US SAILING
United States Power Squadrons®  (USPS)
Yacht Racing Union of Southern California (YRU)  

Marine Navigation

USCG Float Plan
USGCG Float Plan Central

Boating Flags Index
C-Map Navigation Tools
So Cal NOAA / CDIP Buoys
USPS® - Float Plan Template
Maritime Safety Information
NOAA Custom Chart (NEW)

NOAA now COASTGIS Mapping (NEW)

NOAA Navigation Updates (NEW) 

Marine Weather

Marine Weather @ Weather.org
NOAA National Weather Service
NOAA Weather Forecast (Dana Point)
NOAA Dana Point Radar
Passage Weather
Sail Flow
Tide Charts - Dana Point, Ca.
UCSD Orange County Wave Forecast

Weather Underground (Dana Point)

Windy.com

The Island (Catalina of course)

Avalon Mooring (Reservations)

Catalina Island Company
Catalina  Island Conservancy

Catalina Island Maps
CDFW - Know The Rules Before You Head Out

Chamber of Commerce Visitor
Catalina Express (Dana Point, Long  Beach, San Pedro)
Catalina Flyer (Newport Beach only)
City of Avalon
IEX  Helicopter (Santa  Ana, Long Beach, San Pedro)

Marine Services & Fuel (Avalon)
Marine Services & Fuel (Two Harbors)
Camping Sites and Information
Camping and Hiking Permits
Mooring Reservations & Fees
Mooring Locations
Moorings  in Avalon
Moorings  in Two Harbors
Restaurants
Two Harbors Enterprises - Catalina Island

Two Harbors Mooring (Reservations)

Places To Stay on Catalina Island
Weather  (Avalon)

Other Links

California Coastal Records Project
California Coastal Records Project (Dana Point)
Consumer Price Index (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
DePasquale, Kelley & Co. (DPBA’ s PI Tax  reps)
National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA)

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