Miscellaneous Links:
BC Marine Trails Network - the web site for our BC marine trails system
Dave O's Local sites page - a great site with descriptions and maps of our local paddling sites.
West Coast Paddler - a west coast paddling community
The Wild Coast - guidebooks and maps for the west coast
Safety Information:
Transport Canada Sea Kayak safety Guide
Ocean Kayaking Safety - some great video clips on rescues and paddling safety.Sea Kayak Rescue - good video clips on kayak rescues by Yves Aquin and and Patti Stevens
Another page on radar visibility
Kayarchy - a British site with lots of info
WorkSafe BC - Marine Reference Card - useful navigation info
Good Knot site - The most Useful Knots
Cold water Boot Camp - useful info on Hypothermia and Beyond Cold water Boot Camp
Weather, Tides and Currents Information:
Tides and Currents - government water levels site
Current Atlas tables - an on line set of the tables used with the Current Atlas
Pacific Marine Weather from Environment Canada
Environment Canada Marine weather guide page and pdf file
Big Wave Dave - outstanding weather info site for the local area
Mike Jackson's pages on BC Tides and Currents
Canadian Hydrographic Service Publications
Official CHS Tide and Current book pages as PDFs
Ten Mile Point Weather Station - weather station with detailed records on 10 mile Pt.
Tideview - a graphical current and tide prediction program for BC
NavCanada Aviation forecasts - Comox base Surface weather maps
Windfinder - wind forecasts for several local areas
Xtide on line predictions - predictions for 100s of BC tide and current locations
Tides programs - Jtides, WXTide, Ayetides and many more...
Map Sherpa - a place to create and print maps for as little as $2.99
Olivier Lardiere's Tide and Current Almanac pages for Oak Bay and Surge Narrows
Local Suppliers:
Pacifica Paddle Sports - Brentwood Bay
Mountain Equipment Coop - downtown Victoria
Ocean River Sports - downtown Victoria
Local Kayaker Blogs:
Mike Jackson's Paddling Journal
Gordin Warner's Victoria Kayaker
Local Equipment and Services:
Coastal Waters Recreation Maps - BC and Baja Maps
Coastal Waters Productions - Local video production
Cottage Pirouette B&B - a kayak friendly Bed and breakfast near Fleming beach
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