Weather information:
On line float plan from USPS -
http://www.usps.org/o_stuff/fp_form.html
Local Notice to Mariners containing Homeland Security Restricted Areas -
http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/lnm/d1
Light List -
http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pubs/LightLists/lightLists.htm
Local anchorage information for Horseshoe Cove at Sandy Hook
http://snark.dhs.org/~boat/hscove.html
Transit information for the Hellgate area of the East River:
http://snark.dhs.org/hellgate.html
Animated Knots (http://www.animatedknots.com)
Photos of Hudson River and Erie Canal
http://snark.dhs.org/Erie
Click Enlarge under the map then click short term forecast in the box or try next link.
Note, their printed form in the course book looks nicer.
Current speed and direction based on tidal information for the Battery, NY (available from WX1)