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:
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
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
Haro Strait Forecast - the weather network
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
Tides programs - Jtides, WXTide, Ayetides and many more...
Local Suppliers:
Pacifica Paddle Sports - Brentwood Bay
Mountain Equipment Coop - downtown Victoria
Northern Wave Kayak - Sidney
Ocean River Sports - downtown Victoria
Local Kayaking Outfitters and Instruction:
Active Sea Kayaking - Nick Castro
SKILS - Sea Kayak Instruction and Leadership Systems
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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