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Miscellaneous resources
- Always Great Software has created an Outdoor Adventures Screensaver which can be downloaded and tried for free from their website.
- American Canoe Association has a National Sailing Committee with lots of information on kayak sailing.
- Aquapac waterproof cases.
- Arctic Kayaks by an arctic anthropologist.
- ASC Scientific GPS, rangefinders, altimeters etc.
- Bay Model is three-dimensional hydraulic model of the San Francisco Bay and Delta areas capable of simulating tides, currents and river inflows. The Model is over 1.5 acres in size and represents an area from the Pacific Ocean to Sacramento and Stockton including the San Francisco, San Pablo and Suisun Bays, and a portion of the San Joaquin Delta.
- Big Ideas sea anchors and drogues.
- Boat Owners World has an extensive set of links to canoe and kayak resources.
- Building a Chesapeake Light Craft.
- Building the Outer Island Kayak.
- Cabelas camping gear.
- California Coastal Records Project. This site provides continuous color photo coverage of the California coastline shot from an altitude of 500 feet in a helicopter. Entire coast is not up there yet, but it's coming. A great resource!
- California Creekin' provides a whitewater and touring guide to California's rivers.
- California Outdoors has links to kayak outfitters, clubs and equipment.
- Campmor.com camping supplies.
- Canadian Museum of Civilization has information on the origins of the kayak.
- Canadian Marine Weather
- Canoe & Kayak Magazine an excellent source of news and articles.
- Capt'n Jack's marine electronics.
- Carlson Design freeware for designing boat hulls, sails, covers etc.
- Central American Sea Kayak Expedition 2000 paddling 5000 miles from Baja-California to the Darien Gap rainforest of Panama.
- Colorado Kayak Supply paddling gear.
- Cooke Custom Sewing canoe packs, canoeing accessories, custom tarps and canoe camping equipment.
- Courtney's kayak or how a tree became a boat.
- C. Crane Company LED flashlights, headlamps, navigation lights, etc.
- cTide tide prediction software for Pocket PC's.
- Digital Photography Review has information, professional reviews, and hundreds of customer comments on every digital camera on the market.
- Duct Tape Guys everything you've ever wanted to know about duct tape.
- Extreme Glow light sticks.
- Far Side water taxi offers a valuable service to Bay Area kayakers wanting to carry their boats to or from some remote location in the Bay.
- Folding Kayak Adventures specializing in Feathercraft folding kayak rentals.
- folding-kayaks.com is "Europe's leader in folding boats".
- Freshette allows ladies to pee while standing up. Equality at last.
- Fugawi navigation software for windows only.
- Garmin GPS.
- Goretex Company
- GORP camping supplies.
- GPS An overview of the GPS system by the Department of Geography, University of Colorado at Boulder.
- Grateful Heads helmets.
- Groovy Adventures based in North Carolina has lots of links and info on river running.
- Hard Headed Sports offers Cascade, Protec and Boeri water sports helmets.
- Human Powered Boat Group did an extensive test on lighting kayaks at night.
- Hypothermia Prevention, recognition and treatment.
- Jack's Plastic Welding Inc., tells you how to repair your plastic boat.
- Kayak Cart Do it yourself sit on top cart, parts and instructions.
- Kayak Fit has everything you need to custom fit your cockpit.
- Kayak Forum is a group of public forums for discussing subjects related to sea kayaking and sea kayaks.
- Kayak Sailing. This page is the home for the shipwrecked.com Kayak Sailing Mailing list.
- Kayak Seats. How to build a foam seat for your kayak by Ken Rasmussen.
- Kayak Store kayak retailer in Redondo Beach, California.
- KayakPro paddling gear.
- Kayakstore.com paddling gear.
- Kokatat paddling gear.
- La Costa del Golfo Arthur Hebert and Larry Koenig are circumnavigating the Gulf of Mexico by Sea Kayak.
- LED Light has flashlights, headlamps, strobes, accessories etc.
- Lifesaving Systems Corp. "The world's premier supplier of helicopter & marine rescue equipment."
- Liquid Fit is a custom wetsuit company. If you don't fit into an off-the-shelf wetsuit or would like something different from the usual black neoprene, check these guys out.
- Lost/Stolen Sea Kayak Hotline. If your kayak is stolen, list it here.
- Lotus Designs PFDs.
- MacENC charting sofrware for the Mac that uses free downloadable NOAA Electronic Navigation Charts.
- Malone Auto Racks kayak racks.
- Mavericks surfing Explore the site and and check out the photos, video and LiveCam webcam link.
- Mike's Kayak Journal. Former BASK President Mike Higgins has paddled extensively in the San Francisco Bay Area and his journal describes his trips with photographs.
- Mountain Equipment Co-op camping equipment.
- Mountain Surf paddling gear.
- Mr.Tides free tide prediction software for Mac's, also works in conjunction with MacENC.
- Murrays wetsuits, headgear.
- Navarro Weather Gear paddling gear.
- Nearctica covers the natural history and environmental of North America.
- Newfound Woodworks create cedar strip canoe, kayak and rowing boat kits and offer a full line of tools and accessories including blanks for carving your own Greenland-style paddles.
- Nielsenlabs.com hi-tech flashlights.
- Northwest River Supplies (NRS) paddling gear.
- Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding offers classes in baidarka and kayak building.
- Onwatersports.com is the place to find and discuss anything related to kayaking and paddlesports.
- ORS Racks Direct is a supplier of kayak car racks from Yakima & Thule.
- Ortlieb waterproof camera bags.
- Otter Bay Wetsuits in Monterey offer custom wet and dry suits, hoods, booties, etc.
- Outdoorplay kayaks and gear.
- Overtons.com paddling gear.
- OziExplorer GPS mapping software for windows.
- Paddle Me Guidebooks offers two guidebooks covering hundreds of flat water paddling destinations in California.
- Paddlewise is the semi-moderated mailing list established for discussion of all paddling related topics in all areas of the world.
- Paddling.net canoeing and kayaking info.
- Patagonia outdooor clothing
- Pelican makes waterproof flashlights and cases for cameras and cell phones.
- Peter Lynn Kites
- Photonlight.com Home of the Photon Micro-Light®.
- Princeton Tec Headlamps and flashlights.
- Proline Products roof racks.
- Prorac Systems roof racks.
- Rack Warehouse roof racks.
- Rapidstyle paddling gear.
- REI paddling gear.
- Redfish custom built closed-cell foam seats with back rest and integral hip pads.
- Roleez (formerly Primex?) kayak carts.
- Roll-Aid Safety Inc makers of the backup self-righting aid for kayakers.
- Rolling Techniques by Eric Jackson (whitewater paddler, U.S. Freestyle Team since 1993 and the U.S. Slalom Team since 1989 and top U.S. finisher in the 1992 Summer Olympics and World Freestyle Champion in 1993.
- Ropers Knots Page. Everything you've ever wanted to know about knots.
- Sailboats To Go sells sail kits for kayaks, canoes and inflatable rafts as well as canoe and kayak stabilizers. They have generously offered a 5% discount to BASK members.
- Salty Dog, the self proclaimed Official Seakayaking Webzine.
- San Francisco Bay Area Canoeing lists many kayaking resources.
- Sea Kayaker Magazine Online.
- Seairsports kayak seats.
- SeaSpecs - Extreme kayaking sunglasses. Polarized, lightweight, extreme sunglasses specifically designed for outdoor watersports.
- SEE Kayaks is the "largest directory of sea kayaking related web sites".
- Sierra Nevada Adventure Co. sells recreational and touring kayaks and canoes by Necky, Wilderness Systems and Wenonah.
- Skinboat School in Anacortes, WA. offers workshops in building traditional kayaks, umiaks, canoes, and paddles.
- Sonoma Outfitters sell kayaks and gear in Santa Rosa.
- Sports Rack features competitively priced roof racks by Yakima and Thule plus cargo boxes, baskets, and hitches. AAA members receive 15% off regularly priced merchandise when ordered Online or via Mail Order.
- Spring Creek canoe and kayak accessories.
- Stephenson's Warmlite camping equipment.
- Stohlquist paddling gear.
- Storm Steiger of BASK has kayaking stories and weather information.
- Strapworks.com "The Best Strap, Webbing, Buckle, and Hardware Site in the Known Universe!"
- Streamlines casting handline for fishing.
- Sweetwater Spa & Inn hot tubs, spa and massage in Mendocino.
- Taiga Works in Vancouver, BC, is an outdoor gear & sports clothing company producing leading edge outdoor gear including down jackets, fleece apparel, cycle wear, hats, tents, sleeping bags, backpacks and kayaks.
- Talic makes kayak storage systems.
- Tektite makes a waterproof battery-operated red and green navigation light.
- Tide Tool 2.1 Free tide computation software for Palm handhelds.
- Totemwood on cockpit modifications.
- Trail Expeditions kayak retailer in Texas.
- Trails.com is the premier resource for planning outdoor/travel activities. The site features over 22,000 paddling, hiking, biking and snow trails in the US and Canada. It also has free topo maps, real-time weather, trail reviews and more.
- TravelMate makes a device to enable ladies to pee while standing, or seated in a kayak!
- Universal Time (UT vs. GMT) by the Astronomical Applications Department of the U.S. Naval Observatory. Explore the rest of their site also, it's pretty interesting.
- University of Sea Kayaking . The mission of USK is to promote sea kayaking education.
- VHF radios, a comparison of popular brands.
- VIT Electronics marine electronics.
- WA1URB on kayak building and ham radio.
- Wandering Italy the award-winning website now features a story about sea kayaking Elba, written by BASK member Barbara Kossy.
- Waterways lists descriptions of fresh and salt water kayak & canoe trips primarily in Maine and New England.
- Wave Length, the online kayaking magazine.
- West Marine boating supplies.
- Wet Dawg articles on adventure water sports.
- Whale marine pumps.
- Wheeleez (formerly Roleeze) fat tire kayak carts.
- Whizzy makes a device to enable ladies to pee while standing.
- Wipika kiteboarding.
- World Meteorological Organization has weather reports and forcasts from around the world.
- WXTide32 is free Windows tide prediction software.
- Zyflex makes hi tech sporting clothes