LINKS

Coast Guard and Auxiliary  Related Sites: 

• AUXILIARY UNIT DIRECTORY & FINDER

• United States Coast Guard

• Station Cape Disappointment

• The National Motor Lifeboat School

• The United States Coast Guard Academy

• The Coast Guard Spouses' Association of Astoria

• Coast Guard Wives

• CG Navigation Center

• Unofficial library of the Coast Guard

• The place to meet old shipmates

Around the Local Area:

• Secondwind Sports  Professional Kayak School and Outfitter
• Columbia River Kayaking  Sea Kayaking on the Lower Columbia River
• Fishing Works  Helping Fishermen Navigate the WEB
• Lewis and Clark   The Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center at Cape Disappointment State Park
• 18 Days    18 days of Lewis & Clark's log while in this area.
• Lewis and Clark Links   Link's to Lewis and Clark sites.
• Maritime Museum   The Maritime Museum in Astoria.  This is an outstanding museum, widely acclaimed.
• Port of Ilwaco  A nice site with a web cam overlooking the docks.
• Pacific County Boat Launch Information

• Light House Uniform

• Bent Needle

• Coast Pilot                                       

• Moon-Tides 

Just Plain Cool and Useful Sites:

• Tides Explained  A good explanation of tide behavior, by NOAA
• xtide32  A way-cool tide prediction program free to download.  Shows tides world-wide in a print or graph mode.  Runs stand-alone on your computer off-line and has over a hundred years(!) of database.  Also one available for handheld "palm top" computers.  Disclaimer:  Although I've read that it is accurate and uses NOAA database, the program is not confirmed or warranted and should not be used for critical or navigational purposes.
• Map quest    On-line driving directions from anywhere to anywhere.  Routes may or may not be the 'best' one
• Exchange Rates    An on-line calculator of current money exchange rates.  There are others also.
• Seasickness   Some good advice about seasickness and how to avoid it.  Don't even ask me how I got to this one... 
• Life Saving Systems   A good supplier of rescue gear,  etc.