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Oh dear, I hope I don't turn into WCP's safety rules lawyer! I hate everything about this stuff! A whistle is neither a day signal nor...

I think that maybe some parts of the world have wonderful tasting water in abundance and the taste that my Dromedary bags may or may not...

That was my guess, too, reading between the lines of that corporate bafflegab. No surprise, really. Outdoor-related gear is in short...

Isn't that daytime requirement for flares a US-only thing?

About hydration- It's amazing that humans survived before the present era when everybody walks around clutching a water bottle! Fun...

Thanks for that link, Alex! :thumbsup::thumbsup: I've used GPSVisualizer for years (for putting GPS tracks on a chart or map) but had...

The kayak gods will doubtless smite me for this, but I usually use topo maps instead of nautical charts, at least for inland waters...

On Saturday, the Coast Guard stopped me in my kayak on Puget Sound. They conducted a no-warrant, no-suspicion "safety check" to see...

For those living in the Lower Mainland, this is a new webcam in Copper Cove (near Horseshoe Bay) looking north to Anvil Island. Good for...

I think the idea of 'Cost Recovery' is another gift from our 'friends' to the South, not from Britain. It's pretty recent - I can...

https://www.oceangrafix.com/chart/zoom?chart=CHS3479 https://www.oceangrafix.com/chart/zoom?chart=CHS3462...

Thanks, Nootka. Note to readers/viewers: NO, you are not going blind. NO, your glasses don't need cleaning. "We make it blurry on...

Provincial government did this too - ex. : Wallace Island In summer the Gulf Islands campsites are plagued with over-attentive (NB...

Paddling around Alaska is still one of those 'ultimate challenges', I think.

Stress holes?? What's that? You've said your boats are just painted plywood without epoxy or glass, it's probably best to minimize the...