Sailing & Travel Links

Airlines, Ferries and Bus Lines to Victoria, BC

WestJet

Air Canada.com – Flights, Hotels, Cars, Travel info

Victoria Airport

Pacific Coach Lines

BC Ferries

Port Angeles Vehicle & Passenger Ferry to Victoria, BC

Olympic Peninsula ferry service.

Clipper Ferry

BC Travel Info:

A great map of Vancouer Island, showing distances

Vancouver Island Travel Guide to Westcoast Adventure Vacations

Parks Canada - Gulf Islands National Park Reserve of Canada

Tourism Victoria – the most comprehensive tour guide for Victoria and the South Island

Tourism Oak Bay - some interesting things to do on the eastern edge of Victoria -"by the sea"

Hello BC - the official travel Guide to British Columbia

Maps and a wealth of good info. on what to see and do for places on our sailing itinerary and everywhere else across BC for that matter– a clever and convenient way of organizing info. for visitors

 

Sailing Associations:

Canadian Yachting Association of Canada (CYA). It gives all the information on courses offered and contacts

BC Sailing Association – the provincial arm of CYA . Gives info on BC events

 

Navigation:

Advanced navigation courses - sailing schools Greece and the Greek islands

MDR wtides - windows tide prediction software - home page

Electronic marine charts and misc. GPS applications

GPS Primer Global Positioning Systems for Beginners:

The Official NavRules for Windows Home Page.An excellent training program for all boaters:

 

Sailing/Racing:

Introduction to Sailing - A Flash guide to Sailboat Racing - a fun program that will test your skills and teach you lots!

ISAF - ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing 2001 – 2004 - for the serious racers

Swiftsure International Yacht Race Home Page

Marine Safety Home: A Government publication that gives all the rules and regs.

Navy League Knots: An easy and fun way to learn some basic knots.

General Crusing Info:

Bowditch Online = everything you ever wanted to know about cruising, and more

Marine weather conditions and forecasts for all of Canada

48° North - The Sailing Magazine

Mark Rosenstein's Sailing Page

Sailnet, the World’s Largest on-line Sailing Community

Good Adventure Travel Links

Steve Roper is a well traveled PADI MSDT with some interesting stories and pics on Caribbean, Central American and Canadian diving. He also has some great dive tours and advice on diving to offer. And if you are interested in sailing or kayaking some interesting places around the world, these can be found on his website also.

Canada Trails- online guide to bicycling,

mountain biking, hiking and cross-country skiing.

EarthFoot - A wonderful array of eco-tours from around the world featuring small scale, independent, locally based guides. If you are looking for tours that have a local "earthy" flavour, and most important, support local people and their economies, then go no further.

Adventure Travel Tips ; a very comprehensive site giving info on tours and travel around the world.

The-l Directory : Comprehensive, user-friendly online information resource for all travellers. This is a good site to look at travel options from around the world.

Yamnuska Hiking Adventures - This is a site dedicated to hiking adventures in the Canadian Rockies. It also contains links to other adventures.

Heritage Lodge in Daintree National Park Rainforest (Australia) . This site is both interesting and exotic and give links to other exotic adventures around the world.

 

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Blackfish Sailing Adventures, Victoria, BC. Canada

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