M/V Soul Mates

Yacht Related

  • ActiveCaptain – Online forum for community supplied information on anchorages, hazards and marinas.
  • America’s Great Loop Cruisers’ Association (AGLCA) – Circumnavigation of Eastern North America known as “Great Loop“. ($)
  • Anchor Boats – Boat rentals and yachts charters. ($)
  • Anchors & Oars – Store (Grasonville, MD) offers boat supplies, jewelry, maritime antiques, nautical decor and used boat parts. ($) 
  • Anchor! Drag Alarm – App for anchor drag alarm. ($)
  • Anchor Pro – App for anchor drag alarm. ($)
  • Anchor Watch Lite – App for anchor drag alarm.
  • Animated Knots – Boaters encyclopedia of knots (and more).
  • Aqua Map – Nautical charts with buoys, depth contours, lights and navigation markers. ($)
  • Argo Navigation LLC – Complimentary App with local knowledge, marina search and navigation routes.
  • Basic Anchor – Complimentary App for anchor drag and battery alarm.
  • Battery Cables USA – Retailer of cables, connectors, heat shrink tubing and wire. ($)
  • Battle Born Batteries – Retailers of everything battery related. ($)
  • Big Ship Salvage – Online big ship salvage and marine vintage goods. ($)
  • BJ’s Cove – Complimentary yacht station rock music streaming 24/7; no ads, no DJs, no news or weather.
  • Blue Boat Log – Complimentary App for logging and sharing your travels.
  • Bluewater Books & Charts – Online retailer of nautical electronic, paper charts marine related books. ($)
  • Boat Beacon – Automatic Identification System (AIS) ship tracking and collision avoidance tool. ($)
  • Boat Diesel – Online resource for marine diesel.
  • Boaters Rights Coalition – Advocates for the rights of all active boaters and cruisers.
  • Boat Outfitters – Online shopping for boat related goods.
  • Boatsetter – Boat rentals with or without a licensed Captain. ($)
  • Boat Watch – Global resource on missing, overdue and stolen vessels.
  • Bridge Notice – Online publication of active and expired bridge notices published by the United State Coast Guard and Homeland Security.
  • BuoyWeather – Swell, tide and wind forecasts ($).
  • Canadian Boating – Online publication.
  • Caribbean Compass – Online publication.
  • Caribbean Hurricane Network – Storm tracking and updates throughout the season.
  • Caribbean Safety & Security Net – Online resource for boaters.
  • Chesapeake Area Professional Captains Association (CAPCA) – Online resource for captains for hire, classes and guest speakers.
  • Chesapeake Bay Magazine – Publication focused on boating, leisure and lifestyle.
  • Chesapeake Dolphin Watch – Monitoring and studying of dolphins along the Chesapeake Bay.
  • Clime – Complimentary App for hurricane, lightening tracker, precipitation forecast, severe weather warnings and upcoming weather.
  • Crowley Marine – Complimentary App for Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) outboard motor parts.
  • Cruisers Forum – Online chat platform for cruisers.
  • Cruisers Net – Resource for the Bahamas and intercoastal waterways.
  • Cruising Canada – Online waterway cruising guide.
  • Cruising Club of America (CCA) – International organization of cruisers.
  • C Tow – Complimentary Canadian App for current and weather. (Annual Membership $)
  • DECKEE – Complimentary marine App location sharing, navigation, safety alerts and weather forecast.
  • Ditch – Navigation route based on similar vessel travels. App ($)/Web Version Complimentary
  • Dock Links – Select savings on Fuel Savings, Pump Outs, Restaurants, Retail, Transient & Lodging while boating in Canada. (Annual Membership $)
  • Dockwa – Platform to locate dockage, storage, fuel, marina and services.
  • Dometic – Online ordering platform for marine air conditioners, blinds, controls, refrigerators, steering systems and toilets.
  • Doyle Guide – Complimentary App for Caribbean cruisers with charts and waypoints.
  • Earth Class Mail – Service for check deposit, mail forwarding, mail scanning, shredding and virtual mailbox. ($)
  • Fabric Warehouse – Outlet of marine fabrics and supplies.
  • EPA No Discharge Zone Map – Interactive map with current designated no vessel sewage discharge zones (NDZs).
  • Fishtrack – App for tracking saltwater fish. ($)
  • FishWeather – Provides worldwide weather and winds. ($)
  • Float Plan – Complimentary downloadable USCG float plan.
  • Florida Anchorage Statutes – Vessels anchorage limitation areas.
  • Florida Rigging & Hydraulics – Retailer for rigging installation, maintenance and services. ($)
  • Florida Vessel Turn In Program (FVTIP) – Allows owners to have their vessels removed and destroyed at no additional cost of a unwanted vessel or after written citation. In effort to minimize waterway derelicts.
  • Garhauer Marine – Online ordering platform for sailing hardware. ($)
  • Great Lakes Cruising Club – Online resource for cruising reports and updates.
  • Great Loop Notes – Navigation notes from a licensed USCG Captain.
  • Hodges Marine – Retailer of marine electronics. ($)
  • Hurricane Zone – Real time hurricane information.
  • HolaFly – eSim cards for domestic and international travelers with plug and use WiFi coverage. Offers 4G, 5G and LTE speeds with AT&T, Telcel (Claro), T-Mobile and Verizon.
  • ICW Free Docks – Complimentary guide of free docks along the ICW Intercoastal Waterway.
  • iNavX – Provides worldwide AIS, charts, maps and weather. ($)
  • Kennedy Space Center – While in the Orlando, FL waterways be familiar with NASA’s events and launches. Plan for launch views at anchorage.
  • KnowWake – Complimentary marine App for attractions, dining options, navigation and planning.
  • Lakeland Boating – Online and printed publication on the Great Lakes.
  • Landfall – Online boat accessories, charts, books, clothing, electronics and safety equipment.
  • Live Pirates & Armed Robbery Reports – Online reports providing date of incident, map and narrative.
  • Lock Status – Complimentary App for lock information, lock master contact methods and upcoming locks.
  • Maersk – Track cargo shipments and ocean containers.
  • Magna Marine Inc (MMI) – Marine parts and yacht manufacturer retailer.
  • MapTech – Charts and maps publication guide. ($)
  • Marina Life LLC – Online resource of articles and marinas.
  • Marinas.com – Online interactive map feature to preview bridges, inlets, locks, marina and port destination.
  • Marine Insight – Complimentary App for worldwide marine news and stories.
  • Marine Knots – Interactive and step-by-step App for tying knots. ($)
  • Marine Parts Source – Retailer of marine goods.
  • Marine Ranger – Complimentary App for documenting caught, injured or live sightings of dolphins and whales.
  • Marine Traffic – Automatic Identification System (AIS) vessel tracker worldwide.
  • Marine Weather Center – Weather guide for the Bahamas and Caribbean Islands. ($)
  • Maritime Insurance International – Specializes in international insurance policies. Used amongst several Nordhavn Owners. ($)
  • Maritime Safety Information (MSI) – Mariners online resource for nautical calculator, notices, publications and warnings.
  • Maritime Tribes – Nautical blankets, placemats, scarves, scrolls, tote bags and towels. ($)
  • Marv’s Weather – Resource for marine forecasts, offshore buoy reports and tropical conditions.
  • Max Marine Electronics – Offers hard-to-find, high-quality and obsolete parts of used marine electronics.
  • Max Marine Outlet – Sister company of Max Marine Electronics offering hard-to-find, high-quality and obsolete parts of used marine electronics.
  • McMaster-Carr – Online platform for various parts and supplies. ($)
  • MD Department of Natural Resources – Offers a wide variety of boating and fishing articles.
  • Milltech Marine – Specializes in Automatic Identification System (AIS) technology and marine communications. ($)
  • My Island WiFi – Provides unlimited 4G LTE mobile hotspot rentals: daily, weekly or monthly rates in the Bahamas. ($) 
  • MyRadar – Weather prediction App ($).
  • National Association of State Boating Law & Administration (NASBLA) – Represents accredited boating safety training by states.
  • National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) – Known for charting the seas, forecasting weather and monitoring conditions.
  • Navigation Center – Online resource associated with the US Coast Guard and Homeland Security.
  • Navionics – Navigation charts of lakes and rivers. ($)
  • Nebo – App for Captain Logs, identifying nearby club burgees and sharing your location. ($)
  • Nexus – Prescreened program for travelers entering Canada and USA. ($)
  • New York State Canal System – Online resource.
  • NOAA Live Weather Radar – Real time weather App ($)
  • No Foreign Land – App designed for cruisers noting anchorages, clubs, marinas, member reports, points of interests, restaurants, shops and travel log.
  • Nordhavn Traffic – Follow and monitor other Nordhavn vessels; simple view with the tracks in just current positions.
  • Oanda – Online currency converter.
  • Ocean Navigator – Online magazine. (Printed Subscription $)
  • Ocean Pro – Weather forecasting and routing services.
  • Ocean Signal – Safety products ($).
  • OpenCPN – Complimentary chart plotter and navigation tool.
  • On the Water Chart Guides – Chart guides for Chicago, Florida Keys and ICW. ($)
  • Orca – App for charts, routing and weather. ($)
  • Panbo – Online technology resource and troubleshooting platform.
  • PassageMaker – Subscription publication. ($)
  • PHYS – Retailer of various AC, circuit, components and DC parts. Victron experts. ($)
  • Pilothouse Charts – Online retailer of charts, guides, instruments and logbooks. ($)
  • PocketGrib – Analyses precipitation, pressure, temperature and wave data. ($)
  • Port Guide – Recreational boaters App of ports in the Caribbean and Europe.
  • Potomac Chesapeake Dolphin Project (PCDP) – Educational and research organization dedicated to protect and understand bottlenose dolphins.
  • Power & Motoryacht – Online magazine. (Printed Subscription $)
  • Power Signal – Cellular booster kits. ($)
  • PredictWind – High resolution marine and wind forecasts.
  • PortBook – Mariners eastern shore directory.
  • PropTalk – Online and printed magazine publication about the Chesapeake Bay.
  • Pumpout Nav – Complimentary App for the nearest floating restroom, portable toilet dump station and/or pump out station.
  • Relive – Complimentary App to track your outdoor activities while creating 3D Videos.
  • Rideau Canal – Online resource about Rideau Canal (Canada).
  • ROAM – Complimentary mobile application for pleasure boaters to report their USA entry.
  • Rudow’s FishTalk – Monthly publication for anglers.
  • Savvy Navvy – Complimentary App calculates navigational route based on charted hazards, tides, weather and wind.
  • Search & Rescue Contacts – Worldwide operations.
  • Sea Mag – Online magazine pertaining to everything boated related.
  • Sea People – App using your phone’s location to connect with other nearby boaters.
  • Sea Tronics – Marine repair and retailer of refurbished electronic devices.
  • Sea Worthy Goods – Online vendor for rain protection on port windows. ($)
  • Seven Seas Cruising Association (SSCA) – Formerly Commodores‘ Bulletin is a membership organization with worldwide live aboard cruisers ($).
  • Ship Atlas – Complimentary App for tracking AIS vessels, congestion, marine maps, port activities, piracy zones and sea routes.
  • Shore Rivers – Nonprofit organization on Marylands clean waters steered to advocate, educate and restore.
  • Skipper Bob – Cruising and waterway publication guide. ($)
  • Snag A Slip – Online booking platform to reserve a marina slip, mooring ball and private slip. Price match guaranteed, no hidden booking fees.
  • Spot Tracker – Satellite vessel tracker with any movement. ($)
  • St Brendan’s Isle – Service for mail forwarding, mail scanning and virtual mailbox. ($)
  • Steve D’Antonio Marine Consulting – Consulting, online education and information.
  • Surfline – Global coastal weather, forecasts and surf reports.
  • Swim Guide – Swimmable resource of waters in 11 countries and 10,000 beaches.
  • American Boat & Yacht Council (ABYC) – Marine organization globally recognized for standards in boat design, construction, maintenance and repair. ($)
  • The GPS Store – Online marine electronics. ($)
  • The Nautical Mind – Retailer for books, charts and cruising guides. ($)
  • ThrowRaft – Compact, inflatable and throwable Type IV United States Coast Guard approved floatation devices. ($)
  • Tides – Complimentary App features current and tides worldwide.
  • Tideschart – Worldwide tides.
  • Tides Near Me – Complimentary App providing currents and tides in select countries and destinations.
  • Trans Atlantic Diesels (TAD) – Retailer in engines, generators, parts and more. ($)
  • TrackMyTour – Complimentary App share and track your travel adventures.
  • TravelMap – Complimentary limited interactive map to track your travels with articles, maps, photos and videos. Ability to print a book from creations. ($ Premium Plans)
  • Trawler Blogs – List of bloggers cruising on Diesel Duck, Grand Banks, Kadey Krogen, Nordhavn and Selene.
  • Trawler Forum – Online platform for trawlers discussions, live aboard life, vessels for sale and more.
  • Trawlers & Trawling – Online publication and resource for everything trawler related.
  • TreMate – Complimentary App for expense log, maintenance records, manual storage and onboard inventory.
  • US Coast Guard App – Complimentary App for float plan, navigation rules, report a hazzard, request emergency assistance, safety regulations and vessel check request.
  • United States Coast Guard Auxiliary – Online resource vessel inspections and safety education courses.
  • United States Power Squadron – Nonprofit agency promoting boat education and safety courses. ($)
  • US Army Corps of Engineers – Inland waterway charts.
  • USCG Maritime Information Exchange – USCG searchable database for documented vessels, search by vessel hull number, name or official number.
  • Ventusky – Complimentary App for radar, rain, temperature maps, weather forecasts and winds.
  • Vessel Finder – Complimentary web based Automatic Identification System (AIS) vessel tracker.
  • Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) – Operated by the U.S. Coast Guard is monitored to assist with commercial with information, navigation advice, traffic and safety.
  • commercial vessels in some of the busiest waterways.
  • Vessel Vanguard – Inventory, maintenance, operations and safety management software.
  • Visual Passage Planner – Passage planning. ($)
  • Waterbrands – Online retailer of marine supplies. ($)
  • WaterKeepers of Chesapeake – Nonprofit organization on Chesapeake and coastal clean waters steered to advocate, educate and restore.
  • Waterway Guide – Bahamas, Cuba, Chesapeake Bay, Florida Keys, Great Lakes, Gulf Coast and Mid Atlantic guides. ($)
  • Wavve Boating – App for boat ramps, marine traffic, tides, water depths, wave heights and weather. ($)
  • Weems & Plath – Navigation tools.
  • WindFinder – Online worldwide source for waves, weather reports and wind speeds.
  • WindHub – App for marine wind direction and speed. ($)
  • Windy –  Mariners App for winds. ($)
  • YachtWave – Complimentary App tool to share store and view checklists, inventory and your own references.
  • Yello – Online phone directory for activities, attorneys, auto parts, doctors, pharmacies and restaurants.
  • ZeroSixZero – Customizes a live tracking map around your adventures.


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