Webcams:
- Stonehaven
- Catterline
- Oban
- Arbroath Harbour
- Isle of Skye webcam (Kyleakin)
Kayak publications:
- Ocean Paddler (free online issue)
- Sea Kayaker Magazine – American mag – some online articles
- ThePaddler ezine – The International paddling magazine for recreational paddlers, canoeists, kayakers, stand up paddlers, rafters. Read expedition features on white water, sea kayaking, expedition kayaking, open canoeing, SUP, river running, creeking and recreational paddling. Canoeing magazine, kayaking magazine, SUP magazine, sea kayak magazine, kayak, canoe, watersports, paddles and paddling.
Paddling for the disabled:
Weather and Port information:
- BBC Weather
- BBC Coastal Weather
- UK Met Office
- Metcheck
- Accuweather
- Magic seaweed (surf predictions etc)
- Ports and Harbours of the UK
- Tide explanations of tide movements
- Dawn, dusk and twilight – How do we calculate the precise moment of sunrise or sunset?
Free tides for the next 7 days : Admiralty Easytide
Some useful sites – techniques, photos…..:
- UK Seakayak Guidebook – Sea & Surf forum, and Almanac
- Scottish Seakayaking Photo gallery
- Expert Center – part of a tour company site, but useful technique pages
- Qajak USA – Greenland Kayaking resource
- Dubside – commando kayaking!
- Paddling.net – good technique pages
- Rolling videos here and here
- KayakPaddling.net | Animated kayaking technique instructions
- Visit my Harbour –
Comprehensive Sailing Directions for UK Harbours with free Nautical Charts - Cockpit Cards – Cockpit Cards are a series of quick reference nautical cards designed to withstand the harsh environment of life afloat or the terrors of an RYA night school class.
- Maritime and Coastguard Agency – A collection of active marine guidance notes, published by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).
Geological Information
- Aberdeen Geological Society – Field Guides
- Scottish Natural Heritage – Landscapes Fashioned By Geology
- Landscape fashioned by geology – Northeast Scotland
- Landscape fashioned by geology – Fife and Tayside
- Landscape fashioned by geology – Edinburgh and West Lothian
- Landscape fashioned by geology – East Lothian and the Borders
- Landscape fashioned by geology – Mull and Iona
- Landscape fashioned by geology – The Outer Hebrides
‘Local’ sites
Some Sea Kayaking blogs:
- Cailean McLeod
- Simon Willis (and podcasts)
- Justine Curgenven (Cackle TV, TITS DVDs)
- Douglas Wilcox
- Mark Rainsley
- Kevin Mansell
- Sgian Dubh (Skye)
- Freya Hoffmeister
- Rene Sindal (Denmark)
Gear Suppliers & Manufacturers
- Reed Chillcheater
- Pesda Press (books & guides)
- Scottish Paddler Supplies
“Official” Organisations
- Scottish Canoe Association
- British Canoe Union (BCU)
- Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI)
- Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA)