Windsurfing: General

»  www.ehteaminc.com - local sailor Jeff Sutherland's web page.

»  bcsharkreports.blogspot.com - Report a Shark, Skate or Ray sighting.

»  RobertCreese.com - Rob's video and photo website.

»  Randy Kashino's Wind and Wave Links - lots of great links and information about Vancouver Island sailing.

»  Waterose - includes a great description of the main windsurfing sites on Vancouver Island with "how to get there" maps.

»  TheWindsurfer.com - info and photos for the Vancouver area windsurfing scene.

»  Ottawa Windsurfing Club - some great tips and tricks

»  Morewind - your BC interior source for windsurfing and kiteboarding information.

»  Big Air Windsurfing Club - your guide to windsurfing and kiteboarding in the Okanagan, BC.

»  Compass Adventure - learn to windsurf, SUP and sail in Courtenay BC

»  windsurfingcalgary.com - Your Source for Windsurfing Equipment in and Around Calgary Since 2003.

»  SurfingVancouverIsland.com - weather, discussion groups, photos and good links.

»  RiverRippers.net - the network for river windsurfers: forums, photo gallery and river guides. 

»  Rec.windsurfing - windsurfing discussion group.

»  Wind Surf Links - lots and lots (1300+) windsurfing links.

Kiteboarding: General

»  www.howtokiteboard.com - a progressive reference for kiters to review skills

»  Bellingham Kiteboarding - site info and local conditions

»  bcsharkreports.blogspot.com - Report a Shark, Skate or Ray sighting.

»  Kite Film - kiteboarding videos

»  Kite Flix - more kiteboarding videos

»  kitefix.com - Kite Repair system

»  Vancouver Kiteboarding Blog - 'Kite Bytes' is a Vancouver blog for people who are learning the sport of kiteboarding

»  Rocky Mountain Kiting - the home of kiteboarding and snow kiteboarding in the Canadian rocky mountains.

»  SkyPilot Kiteboarding - the latest news, reviews and tips within the kiteboarding community

»  Kitesurfing School - a great site dedicated to beginners learning to kiteboard

»  Online Kiteboarding Magazine - iKiteboarding.com - articles, reviews, forums, pictures, kiteboarding destinations and pictures

»  kiteforum.com - a very active kiteboarding forum

»  kitesurfingnow.com - Great online kitesurfing lessons, gear reviews, photo gallery, and much more!

»  RobertCreese.com - Rob's video and photo website

»  Guy Cribb's Windsurfing Page - some great technique articles.

»  Slosurf - lots of great freestyle mpegs and pics.

»  Looping in the Forward Direction - great how to loop article.

»  Lots of Loops - lots of video clips of back and forward loops to get you in the mood

»  stehsegelrevue - lots of good stuff.

»  The Daily Dose - more good moves.

»  ContinentSeven.com - lots of cool moves like the basic grubby 540 pirouette into flip 360.

»  Tenerife Moves - some good step by step clips.

»  vmoves.net - a few good wmf clips.

»  joshstone.com - a few moves from the master of freestyle.

»  Deep Fried TV - lots of videos from Wellington NZ and Maui (freestyle and wave riding)

 

Places: Nitinat

»  Randy Kashino's Wind and Wave Links - excellent links and a detailed Nitinat weather prediction/forecast.

»  Nitinat Lake Windsurfer Resorts - Whale Watching Tours, Fishing Charters, Cultural Tours and Lake Tours

»  Nitinat Lake Rec Site Map - ok so how do I get there.

»  Nitinat Lake FAQ - a great description of the lake, campsite, weather and sailing conditions.

»  wunderground.com - Nitinat forecast from wunderground - not sure how accurate it is though. I don't think they have a  dedicated meteorologist working on this area.

»  Warm Rapids Inn B&B - a warm place to stay when you go to Nitinat. Located in Lake Cowichan.

 

Places: Hood River

»  Hatchery, Swell City and Rowena Webcams - if you can't be there you might as well watch

»  Temira's Gorge Forecast - if you can't be there you might as well watch

»  wind-surf.net - daily weather forecasts for the Gorge and the Oregon Coast.

»  windance.com - hood river camera and wind forecast.

»  Hood River Weather - current Hood River weather with web cams.

»  Gorge Net weather links - more Gorge and NW weather links.

»  NW Weather Discussion - Oregon and Washington forecast discussion.

 

Places: Oregon Coast

»  Oregon Coast Marine Weather Forecast #1

»  Oregon Coast Marine Weather Forecast #2 - pick the area of the coast using the map

»  Florence Jetty Cam - good way to look without getting sand blasted.

»  surfkayak.org - The Vancouver Island Whitewater Paddling Society.

»  paddling.net - good kayak reviews.

»  outdoorreview.com - tent and outdoor equip reviews.

 

Weather: General

» buoyweather.com - great plots and predictions.

»  windonthewater.com - great weather website.

»  MM5 - Pacific Northwest mesoscale model forecast.

»  iwindsurf - wind data plotted for BC.

»  Outside Connection - good overview of wind and pressures for BC and the Gorge.

»  Georgia Basin Pressure Slope - Env Canada pressure slope good for predicting winds.

»  marineweather.com - some good info.

 

Weather: Waves

»  La Perouse Bank  South Brooks  Sentry Shoal  Cape Elizabeth Buoy

»  Gray's Harbour Wave buoy - with wave direction (select Grays Harbour at bottom then Products menu).

»  stormsurf.com - great swell analysis and forecast with links to Pacific Ocean buoys.

»  WAM Wave Model - select NE Pacific for 0 hr up to 120 hr wave forecast.

»  surfingvancouverisland.com - photos, discussion board and weather links.

»  oceanweather.com - current significant wave height and wave direction (from models and observations).

»  Scripps Animated Wave Forecast - 5 day animated significant wave height and wave direction forecast.

 

Weather: Tides

»  WXtide32 - a great free tidal height and current predictor for many sites around the world.

»  WebTide - WebTide Tidal Prediction Model from Fisheries and Oceans Canada

»  BC Tides - some free tidal height and current programs.

»  Tide and Current Predictor - free predictions of currents and heights.

»  CHS Tide Tables - tidal height predictions from the Canadian Hydrographic Service.

»  JTides - good free tide predictor program.

 

Weather: Webcams

»  Parksville Web Cam - ok for checking out Columbia Beach on a winter SE (or check the new Columbia Beach cam).

»  Live Race Rocks Cam - check out the remote camera to see how windy it really is around Race Rocks.

»  Royal BC Museum Cam - streaming video of the Victoria inner harbour and flag.

»  Pat Bay Cam - partial view of the water from the Institute of Ocean Sciences.

»  Sooke Harbour cam - streaming cams of Sooke Harbour and Downtown Sooke.

»  Cox Bay Cam - Long Beach web cam.

»  Env Canada Web Cam's - including Amphitrite Point and Port Alberni.

»  BC Highway cams - need to see if you can get over the Malahat?

»  Nanaimo Harbour Cam - webcam and weather info.

 

Paragliding: General

»  VIParagliding.com - Vancouver Island Paragliding.

»  Fly Victoria - the first and longest running paragliding school on Vancouver Island.