Useful Links
Tides & Currents
- Canadian Tides and Current Tables
- Canadian Tides and Currents Vol 5 (Juan de Fuca Strait and Strait of Georgia)
- Ocean Connect
- Online Current Atlas Tables
- Mike Jackson’s Page On Tides And Currents
- AyeTides app (for Apple only)
- PNW Current Atlas App (Apple download)
- PNW Current Atlas App (Android download)
- Garmin Navionics App (Apple download)
- Garmin Navionics App (Android download)
- iNavX App (Apple download)
- iNavX App (Android Download)
Additional Resources
- Canadian Sailing Directions PAC 201 (Juan de Fuca Strait and Strait of Georgia)
- Ocean River: Planning a Kayaking Trip to Discovery Island
- Ocean River: Exploring Discovery Island Provincial Marine Park
Resources used by Carl Schoch on his epic rowing journey from Skagway, Alaska to Sidney, BC. Many thanks to Carl for sharing this information.
- Coast Pilot and Sailing Directions
- AyeTides app
- iNavX navigation app
- Weather information from the internet when available
- If no internet, then marine weather on VHF radio
- Paper charts we carried as a backup
Be sure to checkout Carl’s amazing videos about his rowing expedition.
Weather
- Environment Canada – Georgia Basin
- Marine Weather – Pacific South Coast
- Big Wave Dave
- Ten Mile Point Weather Station
- WindAlert
- WindFinder
- Wunderground
- Windy
- Weatheradio: Government of Canada.
- Broadcasts weather and environmental information 24 hours a day in both official languages on 7 dedicated frequencies within the VHF public service band.
Some additional resources that may be of value:
- For anyone interested in row touring, the BC Marine Trails site is invaluable. It has a map with campsites and has lots of other useful information and resource links. Join for full access and to support this excellent project.
- For those rowing around the Victoria area, the South Island Sea Kayaking Association (SISKA) has lots of information and useful links.
For those who would like to leave the planning to others, there are a couple of excellent companies offering rowing tours in British Columbia.
About West Coast Rowing Adventures
Katie Bahain-Steenman and Julien Bahain are both highly experienced rowers who competed at the international, Olympic level. When they moved to the West Coast in 2014, they did not know what to expect. They found paradise on earth, a place to live in nature and on the water. The Gulf Islands made them fall in love with this part of the world.. They now live on Piers Island, an island only accessible by private boats, with their two children. They love sharing their passion for rowing and a life filled with adventures.
Go to Katie and Julien’s site to find out about their rowing tours.
About Rowing The World
We connect rowers who love to travel. Rowers are passionate about their sport – we are rowers who are also passionate about travel. Rowing is a sport that is about place – where you row and the experience of rowing matters. Travel is about place and experiences. Rowing and travel make a natural pair, a good double.
Whether you are a recreational sculler or a competitive “rowing for life” athlete, whether you live in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand or anywhere else in the world, Rowing The World™ and The Rowing Concierge™ can offer you suitable and delightful rowing travel experiences, in your own country or continent or across the globe.
A BC Wilderness rowing tour is planned for 2022. Don’t miss it!