• Federal Boating Requirements
• Navigation Rules (COLREGS)
• Federal Waterway Regulations
• State Regulations
• Charts
• Vessel Safety Check Program

Racing Rules of Sailing

There are also rules for Sailboat Racing, which you can find here.

Additional Resources:

• Chart #1 (Chart Symbols) - This reference publication depicts basic chart elements and explains nautical chart symbols and abbreviations. Click here for more info.
• ATONS (Aids to Navigation) - The waters of the United States and its territories are marked to assist navigation by the U.S. Aids to Navigation System. This system employs a simple arrangement of colors, shapes, numbers and light characteristics to mark navigable channels, waterways and obstructions adjacent to these. Additional info here.
• Notice to Mariners - Updated weekly, the US Notice to Mariners provides timely marine safety information for the correction of all US Government navigation charts and publications.
• Coast Pilot - The Coast Pilots are 9 text volumes containing information important to navigators such as channel descriptions, port facilities, anchorages, bridge and cable clearances, currents, prominent features, weather, dangers, and Federal Regulations.
• Light Lists - These publications contain a list of lights, sound signals, buoys, daybeacons, and other aids to navigation.
• Demarcation Lines - U.S. Inland Rules apply to vessels operating inside the line of demarcation while International Rules apply outside the lines. Demarcation lines are printed on most navigational charts and are published in the Navigation Rules.
• Float Plan - Prudent mariners will file a float plan,  describing the vessel, equipment, crew, and itinerary of a planned voyage. The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary has a site, Float Plan Central, with valuable information about float plans.