Valley Squadron

Fraser Valley of British Columbia

Tutorials

Weather

Government

Webcams

Desolation Sound

Other

Preparation for Boating Emergencies - article

Links

Tutorials Animated Boating Knots by Grog - once the site is loaded up, click on the Boating button   Boating Knots - Netknots.com Get Knotted Mark Rosenstein's Knots Tollesbury Sailing Club Knots Videos on Knots, - U.S. Sailing Splices - Sailingservices.com U.S. Sailing Training Video

Weather and Sea Conditions Strait of Georgia and Howe Sound - Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary Tide Tables, Vol. 5, 6, 7 Sand Heads Weather - Environment Canada Sand Heads Lightstation Porlier Pass tides Strait of Juan de Fuca - the Mercury News BC Wind Data - iWindsurf.com Beaufort Wind Scale - with photos The Weather Office, Pacific region - Environment Canada Tides, Currents and Water Levels - Canada Hydrographic Services, Pacific Region Wind Mapper - a new weather site for the U.S and southern BC coast. Includes detailed wind conditions in Beaufort scale, etc. plus complete weather details, eg. for Sand Heads, Nanaimo, W. Vancouver and even Agassiz.

Government Canadian Coast Guard Office of Boating Safety - Transport Canada - includes safety requirements for your boat and Collision Regulations (fines) MMSI Database - Industry Canada Notices to Mariners (notmar) - Fisheries and Oceans Canada MAREP Hydrographic Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons Marine Information Report The Environment Canada website can provide you with the current water levels of many rivers and lakes including the Fraser River at Mission, the Harrison River below Morris Creek, Harrison Lake at Harrison Hot Springs and many other British Columbia rivers and lakes.

Webcams BC Coast Cams Collection of webcams covering the BC coast, Vancouver, and Fraser Valley.  Marine, ski hills, and roads. Burrard Cam - Katcam.co Large version of the Burrard Cam.  Worth seeing.  Large, sharp image of the Burrard Bridge area. Vancouver Weather Page Webcam Nanaimo Harbour - Environment Canada San Juan Islands - Islandcam.com Desolation Sound Links Ministry of Environment, BC Parks, Desolation Sound Marine Provincial Park British Columbia.com Desolation Sound Panorama Map The Curve of Time, a memoir by M. WylieBlanchet Galiander Travels - 2000 - a couple's boat journal up to Desolation Sound Sally Simmons Travelogue - short blog about a trip to Desolation Sound Refuge Cove Robert Huston's Boat Journal to Desolation Sound - a Seattle's family's 1999  journal Life with Road and Sandra - travel journal about an "older" couple who met on the Internet   Robertson II Links The Bosun's Mate, Celebrating LIfe on Tall Ships Beautiful British Columbia Times Colonist article - Heritage ship runs aground Times Colonist article - Robertson II owner seeks help

Other Hypothermia - by Fernanda Morley R.N. C.C.R.N Speed conversion - Pat's Boating in Canada Pacific Yachting Magazine DIY Boat Owner Magazine - for do-it-yourselfers Mark Rosenstein's Sailing Page Shelter Island Marina and Boatyard - another list of local boating links Preparing for Boating Medical Emergencies -by Jim Thompson Medical Emergencies are something about which we don't like to think, but they do happen.  Jim Thompson, a medical doctor who lives in Prince Edward Island, has prepared the following tips for boaters in Atlantic Canada.  (This document is used here with his permission.) We on the British Columbia coast face almost the same conditions as those in Atlantic Canada, so Jim has kindly allowed us to reprint this information for our Valley Squadron members here on the West Coast.