ResourceS
Reports and Guidelines:
- Incident Report Handbook (new as of January, 2023)
- Submit Incident Report (new as of January 2023)
- Hosting Handbook (last update March 19, 2026)
- Guidelines for Participants in Club Paddles (last update March 21, 2026)
- Emergency Card Template - Download the RTF file, and add your details. Print, cut, fold in half, and then laminate the card. Carry in your PDF pocket at all times.
- Paddlers' Self-Assessment (new as of May 2021)
Aids to Planning Paddles:
- Central Coast Guide:The Edge of the Great Bear. This is a magnificent guide to the Central coast by Reale Emond, Jon Dawkins, and Glenn Lewis
- Nanaimo Paddling Club Paddle Descriptions. This resource describes many of the possible day paddles in the area of the NPC ranging from Port Renfrew to Hornby Island.
- Gabriola Pass Current and Tide Tables. Click on the link to downlod the file created by Gary Davidson. This will be downloaded as an xlsx file. Click on the tabs at the bottom to see the data.
- Videos. Various presentations on hosting a paddle, use of Navionics, dining, materials for travel, and other.
- may2025tripplanningdoc.pdf. by Virginia Gibberd. This is a fairly complete guide as to what to think about when planning a self-guided multi-day camping trip.
- navigation.pdf. by Tracy Dance-Olson. This is a guide as to how to navigate, and look out for physical and weather hazards.
Skill Sessions:
Face to Face on and off the Water: On-LIne:
- Safe Kayak Guiding Principles (presented by Keith Braun on May 19, 2020)
- VHF-DSC(M) Radio Review (presented by Mike Gilbert of BC Kayak Centre on June 19, 2020).
Useful Organizations:
- BC Marine Trails Network
- Paddle Canada
- Recreational Canoeing Association of British Columbia
- Sea Kayak Association of British Columbia
- Sea Kayak Guides Alliance of BC
- Wild Coast Publishing
Club Merchandise
Board Tools
