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NOAA's Coast Pilot Offers Free Coastal Feature Details
The Coast Pilot is a series of nautical books that cover a variety of information important to navigators of coastal and intracoastal waters and the Great Lakes.

Review of Reed's Almanac
Reed's Nautical Almanac is a must-have aboard any boat venturing out of the harbor. Essential navigation information including GPS coordinates of thousands of aids-to-navigation will get you home or into a safe harbor. Tide and current tables are included, as well as brief information of facilities ashore. This small book is jammed with useful information.

Essential Navigation Equipment
Thinking about going cruising? This excellent article by About.com's resident powerboat guru, Jim Shepard, gives a great overview of essential navigation equipment.

Latitude and Longitude
Latitude and Longitude are used to determine an exact position on earth. This article by About.com's Jim Shepard give a basic tutorial on understanding and using these lines of position.

Garmin Electronics
Garmin is well known for its Global Positioning System units. The company also makes fishfinders, depth-sounders and radars. Their website offers product information and tips as well as an on-the-water blog.

Online Chart Viewer
Nautical charts are an essential tool on the water. They show shorelines, channels, obstructions, water depths and much more. NOAA (the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) offers online charts of the Atlantic, Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, Alaska and the Great Lakes on this website.