Northwest Marine Weather by Jeff Renner

For sailors, kayakers, and cruisers, Northwest Marine Weather is the only handbook for understanding and outsmarting the eccentric climate of the Pacific Northwest. Jeff Renner, popular meteorologist for Seattle's KING-TV, shows boaters how to anticipate and prepare for all kinds of weather. Learn how the region's geography influences the weather, and how to read clouds, wind, waves, and currents. Easy-to-use instructions and charts make amateur forecasting a breeze; readers can even create their own confidence-building weather briefings. A "Skipper's Guide" to some of the trickier weather spots in the Northwest is also included. With the Beaufort Wind Scale and useful appendices on wind chill, clouds, and reliable forecasting resources, Northwest Marine Weather assures that the best boating days are yet to come.

The Weather of the Pacific Northwest by Cliff Mass

The Pacific Northwest experiences the most varied and fascinating weather in the United States, including world-record winter snows, the strongest non-tropical storms in the nation, and shifts from desert to rain forest in a matter of miles. Local weather features dominate the meteorological landscape, from the Puget Sound convergence zone and wind surges along the Washington Coast, to gap winds through the Columbia Gorge and the "Banana Belt" of southern Oregon. This book is the first comprehensive and authoritative guide to Northwest weather that is directed to the general reader; helpful to boaters, hikers, and skiers; and valuable to an expert meteorologist.

LIVING OFF THE SEA BY CHARLIE WHITE

Living off the sea, is an interesting idea and internationally known author, Charlie White shares his experience is this very interesting book. Living off The Sea gives details on how to catch, clean and even prepare shrimp, crabs, oysters and fish such as cod and sole. Charlie White also devotes Chapter Six to exotic seafood that includes abalone, sea cucumber and seaweed. Chapter Five is about red tide and shellfish pollution. Each chapter ends with a brief description of how and when to try your luck catching the seas' bounties.

Seaweeds of the Pacific Coast: Common Marine Algae from Alaska to Baja California

Created for those who work and play on the shores and in the shallow subtidal of the Pacific, this easy-to-use field guide is suitable for amateurs and professionals alike. Featuring a "quick key" and filled with interesting details, this comprehensive book will enable you to readily identify 128 species of nmarine algae commonly found along the coast from Alaska to Baja California. Each species is accompanied by at least one color photograph, and text that covers identifying characteristics, range, and habit. Contains 138 color photographs, 14 line drawings that illustrate algal structures and life cycles, 3 easy-to-use keys to help sort and identify specimens and 9 recipes for cooking with seaweed.

THE WILD COAST VOULME 1 BY JOHN KIMANTAS

Rugged yet serene, the north and west coasts of Vancouver Island are unlike anywhere else. Wave-sculpted rocks, sea caves and fjords, old-growth forests, incredible wildlife, and white sandy beaches make this an unbeatable destination. The Wild Coast, the first of Kimantas's three guides to all the coasts of British Columbia, is now available in a completely revised and updated edition.This book is for those who want to explore the coast from Cape Scott in the north all the way to Esquimalt in the south, whether by kayak or boat, on foot, or even in an RV. Kayakers especially will appreciate the insider information on good beach locations, launch points, reefs, and hazards.

This book provides information for the following locations:

• North and West Coast of Vancouver Island

THE WILD COAST VOULME 2 BY JOHN KIMANTAS

This time, Kimantas takes readers on an exhilarating journey through the Inside and Outside Passages of BC from north Vancouver Island to the Alaska border. Each chapter in this comprehensive guidebook explores a part of B.C.'s remote and rarely visited stretch of coastline and discusses the region's Native and European history, geography, weather, ecology, attractions and services. Detailed maps show the major points of interest-from the best campgrounds to the ideal spots to view wildlife.

This book provides information for the following locations:

• North and Central B.C. Coast of Vancouver Island

THE WILD COAST 3 BY JOHN KIMANTAS

This volume provides explorers with everything they need to know to journey along the south coast and east Vancouver Island, from Victoria to Port McNeill. Written from first-hand research, this point-by-point guide, designed for kayakers but usable by anyone on the coast, describes the details, hazards, geography, ecology, history, hikes and attractions of each location. Colorful maps and color photography accompany the text.

This book provides information for the following locations:

• BC's South Coast
• East Vancouver Island

Sea Kayak Navigation by Franco Ferrero

The first edition (0953195619 which went out of print Spring 2007) rapidly became a standard text for sea kayakers. This new edition builds on that success. There are numerous improvements in the explanations and GPS is covered in more detail, reflecting the increased availability and usage of electronic navigational aids. Full use is made of colour photos, diagrams, maps and charts, further enhancing the reader's experience. Exercises to reinforce and self-assess how much the reader has taken on board are provided at the end of each chapter."Sea Kayak Navigation" is recommended as support material for the new British Canoe Union navigation courses that are currently being introduced.

Sea Kayak Navigation Simplified by Lee Moyer

At last, a practical, hands-on manual of navigation techniques for the coastal kayaker! Lee Moyer, sea kayak designer, manufacturer, instructor, and store owner, reveals all the techniques a sea kayaker needs to know to be safe on open water. Lee's straightforward, practical simplified approach will make the reader want to run right out and try the techniques described. Who would have thought learning navigation could be such fun! Learn how to plan a trip (including full chart preparation); plot a course (including open-water crossings and island-hopping); read charts and compasses (including knowing the difference between magnetic and true north, and how to use each); account for current, wind, and waves in your planning and paddling; paddle at night; avoid the other guys on the water. This book will help you become a safer kayaker and give you the tools to have more fun on the water!

Current Atlas: Juan de Fuca Strait to Strait of Georgia

Indispensable guide to tidal currents for the Strait of Juan de Fuca, San Juan Islands, Gulf Islands, & Strait of Georgia.

If you are going to be spending any time in the San Juan Islands this is a MUST have to take along with you!

Use with the yearly Current Atlas Tables

Tidal Currents of Puget Sound

This Book compliles Current Charts and Tide Prints for Puget Sound. Current Charts show the values of the currents at each reference station. There is one chart for every hour throughout the cycle. They are indexed to the tidal current at Admiralty Inlet. Tide Prints show the flow patterns and how they evolve throughout the current cycle. There is one print for every 3 hours throughout the cycle. They are indexed to the tide height in Seattle. Comparing Tide Prints and Current Charts shows the locations of eddies and bands of current, and how these bands and eddies move and interact as the current cycle evolves. This publication, is good for any year.

Cascade Marine Trails Guidebook from WWTA

This water trail on Puget Sound is a National Recreation Trail and designated one of only 16 National Millennium Trails by the White House. Suitable for day or multi-day trips, the Cascadia Marine Trail has over 50 campsites to visit. People can boat to the campsites from many public and private launch sites or shoreline trailheads. 

To get a copy of this guidebook you must purchase a WWTA annual membership. Membership dues account for one quarter of WWTA's income each year. Your financial contribution is a critical part of the resources needed to preserve public shore access in Washington State.