Resources

Weather and Tides

• Big Wave Dave
• Marine Forecast Environment Canada
• Earth Windmap
• Windyty
• Deep Zoom Animated Currents

Customs

• Documentation – Noonsite
• Pleasure Boats Entering the US
• What you can and can’t bring when entering the US

Ocean Care

• Handout for Boating Around Killer Whales.
• Jellywatch.org, a site to record sightings of jellyfish and other marine organisms.
• Surfrider.com, a foundation dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world’s oceans, waves and beaches. Chapters are throughout North America, with events such as beach cleanup days.
• Secchi Disk, participate in the Secchi project and help gather data on phytoplankton in the ocean.

General

• Downloadable sailing directions for Canadian waters by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
• Free Boaters Shuttle on Salt Spring Island. Upper Ganges Shopping Centre offers a free boater’s shuttle service to and from the marina’s to their shopping mall. Service is available daily from 10am to 6pm, call (250) 538-2398 to arrange a pick up for your shopping trip.
• The Bear Smart Guide to playing in Bear and Cougar Country.
• Nauticapedia for marine history of BC.

Books

Cookbooks

• The Boat Galley Cookbook, by Carolyn Shearlock. This is a great cookbook. It’s super practical covering a broad number of areas that is a galley staple.
• One-Pot Wonders, by James Barber. This is my favourite cookbook. It doesn’t cover endless staples, but is a perfect addition to you boat galley. Easy tasty one-pot meals that were designed for a sailboat.
• Sea Salt, Recipes from the West Coast Galley, by Alison Malone Eathorne. This is a fun cookbook. With the west coast inspiration, there are lots of tasty recipe ideas to try.

Regional Fun Reads

• Jedediah Days: One Woman’s Island Paradise, by Mary Palmer. If you cruise off Vancouver Island from the Gulf Islands to Desolation Sound, Jedediah Days is a must read. Jedediah Island is now a park, but was once owned by Mary Palmer and her husband. Mary Palmer shares her life story of what it was like to live on the island.
• Once Upon an Island, by David Conover. Similar to Jedediah Days, this book is written by a couple who dreamed to buy and island bought and lived on Wallace Island in the Gulf Islands.