Boating
for Kids
Scott on Catamaran, Snorkling in Hawaii. by Ann Zeise
Build a Boat
Build
Your Own Boat
Unfortunately, you won't be able to sail in this milk carton
boat, but you can place it in water and watch it float! You make
this small boat using some common items located in your house.
Milk
Carton Boat for Racing
We recently had a very "mooo-ving" experience: we built
a boat entirely out of milk cartons to enter in a hometown race!
Using 150 milk cartons, we had to design a boat that would carry
all three of us in a race.
Boating
Safety
Boat Ed
Welcome to the site for official boating safety courses. This
is the only place on the Web where you can obtain your official
boat and personal watercraft (PWC or jet skis) safety course
certificate issued by your state government's boating agency.
Boat Safe
Kids
Frequently asked questions by kids answered by boating experts.
Learn to boat safely.
Online Boating
Course
There's a general boating course and a personal watercraft course
(jet skis and the like). The Online Boating Course is approved
to meet the basic boater education requirements in certain states.
Be sure to check the regulations in your state. Call (800) 336-2628
for more information.
Canoeing
& Kayaking
Canoeing
in Maine
So many inland waterways make Maine a canoeing destination for
many. Here's Maine Today's guide to every place from still ponds
to white water in this state.
Let's
Go Paddling
The American Canoe Association
offers a series of pages on learning how to canoe safely.
Rowing
Do You Want to Learn to Row? By Rick Pierson, Northwest Rowing
How to find a rowing club and learn how to become part of a crew team.
Ever
Thought of Learning to Row?
Rowing is big at Cambridge. This site endeavors to demyth any
rumors you may have heard about this sport.
Sailing
 Anatomy
of a Sail
Rigging and sail terms, from Doyle Sailmakers.
Dove
by Graham, Robin Lee, & Derek L. Gill
16 year old sails around world alone for five years and then
recruited by Stanford. Ultimate true unschooling adventure story.
1991 Paperback from Amazon.com
Jellyfish
to Starboard
Tale written by a homeschool dad about his family's first trip
out in their new sailboat. HEM
Kids 'N
Boating
5 online sailing lessons for kids. Easy to read and nicely illustrated
points.
Sailing
Primer
The basics of sailing for those who have never sailed before
from US Sailing. At the end of the presentation,
take the Primer Sailing Test. The presentation can be view
as a HTML version, FLASH Slides, or as a video using MS Producer.
Warm
Winds
One family's offshore sailing adventure while homeschooling on
a large sailing vessel.
Zac's World Adventure
16 year old Zac Sunderland, a homeschooled A student, has been preparing himself physically and mentally for the dream of being the first under 18-year old to sail around the world. The adventure begins June 14, 2008. Follow along!
Sea Scouts and
Mariner Girl Scouts
Canadian Sea Scouts
Frequently Asked Questions about Sea Scouting in Canada.
Sea
Scout Directory
Open Directory linked list of Sea Scouts in the USA.
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