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Marine Surveyor Links: |
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Marine Surveyors: A list of marine surveyors in the Chicago area and select other locales recommended by Sailboat Sales Co. Certified Marine Surveyors: A Chicago-based company providing marine surveying and consulting services. Rick Lenschow, SAMS-AMS, has over 17 years serving the marine industry. He has completed over 2,000 marine surveys comprising a vast array of vessels from small pleasure boats to large luxury yachts, both power and sail. |
Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers: An internationally recognized nonprofit, technical, professional society of individual members serving the maritime and offshore industries and their suppliers. Davis & Company Limited: From simple condition and value surveys to complicated forensic analyses, we provide recreational boaters, commercial shipping companies, boat and cargo insurers, and many others with the most consistent, reputable service available. |
A-1 Marine Surveying: Chicago, Milwaukee, and Saugatuck area offices. Specializing In Power, Sail and Commercial Vessels. Audio Gauge, Ultra Sound & Structural Testing. Melvin Surdel (Owner).
Land & Sea Survey, Inc.: Harry Swieca is an accredited Marine Surveyor in good standing with SAMS. His affiliations include ABYC, IAMI. He's been involved in all phases of the boating industry. He is factory trained on all major brands of engines both gas and diesel. |
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Boat Transport and Trailers: |
| Boat Transport: If you need to transport your boat, here is our homegrown list of recommended haulers. | Loadmaster Trailers: Quality, Custom Manufacturer of Painted and Galvanized 20'-50' Boat Trailers and 15'-40' Flatbed Trailers. |
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Chicago Boating Links: |
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Chicago Sailing: Provides lessons, rentals, charters and racing programs to sailors of all skill levels in and around the Chicago area. Offering a fleet of well-maintained J/22s and J/30s available for rent or charter, a 47-foot luxury yacht available for charter, U.S. Sailing certified instructional programs and fun social activities.
Sail Chicago: Sail Chicago provides sailing instruction, recreational sailing, racing and social events for club members; owning and operating our own fleet of sailboats on Lake Michigan. Midwest Open Racing Fleet: MORF is dedicated to providing fair, fun and competitive offshore sailboat racing for mid sized racer/cruising sailing yachts. MORF offers experienced racers and their crews the challenges of racing against some of the best sailors in Chicago land. |
Crowley's Yacht Yard: Our Chicago storage facility accommodates 850 boats annually. The Service Department includes repair and installation facilities, wood shop and much more. Crowley's Yacht Yard employs talented repair and installation technicians who provide the best care available in the Lake Michigan area. The Ship's Store carries marine electronics, bottom paints, ropes, engines and parts, foul weather gear, and loads more.
Chicago Harbor Information: Operated by Westrec, this website contains all the information you need regarding Chicago Harbors including mooring application forms, harbor rates, etc. |
Chicago Sail Lofts: Our very own Sailboat Sales Co. guide to local area sail makers.
Surprise Charters: In Monroe Harbor in Chicago. SURPRISE is a 43 foot sailing catamaran with an exceptionally comfortable, quiet, stable, fast and environmentally compatible ride. |
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Regional Boating Links: |
| Illinois DNR: The Illinois Department of Natural Resources page for Boat Licenses, Permits, Registration & other Information. Helpful tools including online registration, PDF forms, and more. | Wisconsin DNR: Information on registering and titling your boat in Wisconsin. | Michigan Secretary of State: Download forms to register and title your boat in Michigan. | Indiana DMV: Instructions for registering and titling your boat in Indiana. | GLSS: The Great Lakes Singlehanded Society is an organization established for the perpetuation of the sport of solo sailing. Its purpose is twofold, the first being to encourage the development of suitable techniques, equipment, and gear for shorthanded passage under sail; its second being the recognition of accomplishments of singlehanded sailors in the Great Lakes region. | LMPHRF: The Lake Michigan Performance Handicap Racing Fleet (LMPHRF) researches, develops, establishes, and maintains an equitable system of performance handicaps for qualifying sailboats typically racing on Lake Michigan, nearby inland lakes and waterways, and elsewhere on the Great Lakes. |
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National Boating Links: |
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US Coast Guard Documentation: Vessel documentation is a national form of registration. It provides conclusive evidence of nationality for international purposes, provides for unhindered commerce between the states, and admits vessels to certain restricted trades.
Gosail.com: Web based programs to rate your boat. Navigational tools including a latitude, longitude calculator optimized for the Great Lakes Region, and a Lake Michigan Waypoints List. |
Knot Tying 101: From the A-1 Marine web site. Animated pictures of some useful knots.
US Sailing - Safety at Sea: Learn more about boating safety and where to find a Safety-at-Sea Seminar. NAM: View a short video showing how boats are made. |
Good Old Boat: Provides a directory of sailing organizations, contacts, and suppliers of parts and services, as well as technical articles on maintenance and upgrade issues.
Boater Education Courses: Safe boating courses will improve your water safety and boating skills and may qualify you for a discount on your boat insurance. Obtain your boat safety certificate issued by your state government. Test how much you know about boating regulation and boat safety, free of charge. |
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Chicago Area Land Links: |
| Metromix: A guide to Chicago-area arts, entertainment, dining, nightlife, movies, music, museums and theater. Reader Reviews also offer more than 9,000 audience-generated opinions on restaurants, bars, clubs and events. |
Metra: The Metra passenger rail system serves Cook, DuPage, Lake, Will, McHenry and Kane counties. The Metra Electric stops 3 blocks from Crowley's Yacht Yard. | CTA: The CTA public transportation system covers the City of Chicago and 38 surrounding suburbs. From the downtown area the Blue Line takes goes to O'Hare Airport in 40 minutes and the Orange Line travels to Midway Airport in about 30 minutes. |
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Weather: |
| NOAA-GLERL: Realtime meteorological data for Chicago. Approximately 3 miles offshore. Or, see the Chicago National Weather Service Forecast from NOAA. | National Weather Service: FIVE DAY FORECAST FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES FROM SHORE OF CHICAGO. (Good site if you like reading sentences written in all capital letters.) | Weather.com: All things weather related, for those who can't get enough. Fully customizable site. Lot's of facts and forecasts, maps, radar, and satellite imagery. |