Sailing Organizations:
- Hobie Division 7 (member of NAHCA)
- HCA-NA, Hobie Class Association - (member of IHCA)
- IHCA, International Hobie Class Association (member of ISAF)
- ISAF(Formerly IYRU), International Sailing Federation.
- US Sailing, National governing body for the sport of sailing. (Appointed by US Congress to govern & support sailing.)
- Hobie Cat Company, Hobie catamaran sailboat manufacturer
- Iowa State University Sailing Club
- Hobie Fleet 10 Clear Lake Iowa
- University of Iowa Sailing Club
Other Instructional Sailing information:
- Another "Guide to Right of Way Rules" to help learn the new 1997-2000 Racing Rules of Sailing. By Art Engel.
- Cat Sailor (Rick & Mary White - Sailing Seminars and more)
- Beginner's Racing Guide, (It's written for monohulls; but hey, the principles still apply.)
- Hobie On-the-Wire Magazine
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Websites of Other Sailing Related Sites:
- Saylorville Lake official information, area maps, (US
Army Corp of Engineers site)
- ReserveUSA.com - Reserve a campsite at
one of the USACE campgrounds at Saylorville (we suggest Cherry Glen for
individual sites or Prairie Flower for large groups). For the Hobie Saylorville regatta hosted by
Fleet 84, see the Saylorville
Regatta Page for specific camping options, Fleet84 typically holds a loop
at Prairie Flower.
Weather Information:
- National
Weather Service – Hourly Wind, Temp, & Rain and Thunder forecast
- Weather & hourly wind forecast (Weather Underground) See “Hourly Detail” link in the “5-day forecast” section.
- Weather Forecast, 3-day, Des Moines - (The Weather Channel)
- Iowa
Radar Map, current conditions - (Intellicast)
- SAILcast wind current conditions and 2-day forecast (Intellicast)
- National Weather Service
- Saylorville Lake & Camping information
- Saylorville Reservoir water level (normal water level is 836 ft, lower Marina parking Lot is 849 ft, spillway overflow level is 884 ft, and top of dam is 965 ft). (If this link doesn't work, then use the above Saylorville Lake link and look for the yellow "Latest Lake Data" button. Then look for the little green "Plot forecast" button.
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