Looking for Marinas, Ramps, Towing Services, West Marine Stores, or other marine services?
Find them in Google Earth with EarthNC Online’s (registration required) Marine Service layer. Our current information on ramps and marinas is populated from the official marine charts and we in the process of substantially improving both the quantity and quality of our [...]
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EarthNC Online (registration required) provides 3-day tide predictions for thousands of coastal locations. Simply turn on our EarthNC Online Tide Prediction layer in Google Earth and click on a Tide Icon to access that station’s prediction.
EarthNC Online provides real-time tide predictions for thousands of coastal locations.
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EarthNC Online (registration required) offers a real-time updated map of US Marine Forecasts by zone for Google Earth. Just click on the Wave Icon in your zone of interest and the current marine forecast will appear in the pop-up window after a few seconds. We pull our marine data directly from NOAA when [...]
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The Earth is 2/3rds water and judging by the huge volume of boating videos online, it’s clear that enjoying the water is a worldwide pursuit. To help put boating videos in their world context, EarthNC has put together a growing Google Earth map of boating videos drawn from YouTube and other sources. [...]
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Niagara Falls was one of my family’s frequent vacation stops. I’ve carried on the tradition with my family and the falls never cease to amaze.
If you travel plans take you into the Niagara Falls area and you’d like to get out on the water via canoe or kayak, we found a great Google My [...]
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Being coastal dwellers and boat owners ourselves, we don’t envy the greater Galveston area as they prepare for the impending Tropical Storm Humberto. Recreational boaters are no doubt scrambling to secure their vessels. It doesn’t take a hurricane to do major topside damage to canvas and super-structure when caught unprepared, and of course inadequate anchoring, [...]
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Hampton Roads is an area steeped with naval history. Our current boat, ‘Southern Comfort’ called Portsmouth, VA home prior to joining us in the deep south last year. The Hampton Roads Powerboat Association (HRPA) has posted a Google My Map which highlights key boating destinations in their area.
Use the buttons below the preview [...]
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Looking to explore Tampa Bay? We found a great Google My Map today to get you started. The map is from the sailboat Wu-Wei and we think is associated with diysailor.com . The map includes photos and chart scans and is very well done.
Use the buttons below the preview map below to [...]
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Posted in Featured Maps, Special Events on Aug 30th, 2007
While we were busy photographing the Offshore Super Series Races at Orange Beach, Alabama our home waters of Destin played host to the annual Emerald Coast Poker Run. Part of the festivities (although not an official part of the poker run itself), is live action filming of the go-fast boats from a helicopter. [...]
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We found a nice little Google My Map showing boat ramps in the Cape Coral and Fort Myers area of Southwest Florida. We appreciate offidle.com - Southwest Florida Boating Enthusiasts for making this available as a Google My Map. Since it’s a My Map, we can show it below with our TakItWithMe [...]
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