Links

 

Weather & Lake Conditions

• Doppler Radar (the Weather Channel)

• Environment Canada Weather Office

• Great Lakes Weather Buoy Map - click on a buoy for conditions

• Intellicast - US National weather radar (click map for regional)

• Lake Ontario Real-Time Water Level Gauging Stations - including Olcott

• Meteorological Service of Canada (MSC)

• Olcott Harbor Channel Depth Surveys - 2005

• NOAA CoastWatch - Satellite views of Lake Ontario (2/day) 

• NOAA Great Lakes Water Levels - daily levels compared to record high & low, and to long-term mean

• NOAA/National Weather Service Olcott weather station at the end of the West Federal Pier 

• NOAA National Weather Service - 2 day graphical forecast for Olcott 

• NOAA National Weather Service - Forecast for Niagara County 

• NOAA National Weather Service - Buffalo 

• Overboard Charters Olcott Harbor Personal Weather Station  Webcam of Olcott Harbor

• SailFlow Wind Forecast - Lake Ontario 

• US National Atmospheric Research Real Time Weather Data

• US Naval Observatory sun & moon rise/set times (not available)

• West Bluff Weather Station - current + past 4 hours Olcott data (under repair)

• Western Lake Ontario Surface Temperature (via satellite)

• Wunderground - Lake Ontario marine forecast, water temperature, wave height

 

Navigation & Coast Guard

• Canadian Coast Guard

• GPS Coordinate Converter  Also maps coordinates entered

• Lake Freighter Location & Information

• Nautical Glossary by MarineWaypoints.com 

• Night Sky Map - Horizon as viewed from OYC 

• US Coast Guard Auxiliary - Boating Laws and Regulations links

• US Coast Guard Navigation Center - for District 9

• Official US Time - Eastern time Zone (can be changed)

 

Sailing & Boating Organizations

• Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons

• International Sailing Federation - rules and regulations

• Lake Yacht Racing Association (LYRA)

• National Safe Boating Council

• Ontario Sailing Association

• Performance Handicap Racing Fleet LO (PHRF-LO)

• PHRF-LO current newsletter

• US Power Squadron

• US Sailing

• Wilson Harbor Yacht Racing Association

 

Publications & Information

• BoatSafe.com - Courses, Tips, Safety, Contests 

• Commander Bob's Boating Safety Notebook

• Great Lakes Boating

• Lake Ontario Sailing

• NYS Parks Boating Resources - NYS Boaters Guide & forms

• USCG Vessel Safety Check form - get ready for Safety Check 

• Animated knot tying instructions

• Splicing procedures

 

Local & Misc.

• AES Somerset Lake Unloading Project

• Joe Higgins' Gigs  

• Neatsites.com - a whole bunch of useful & interesting sites

• Olcott Beach & Newfane Town Tourist and Fishing Information

• Olcott Lions Club

• Town of Newfane Marina