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Quick References
Sea Area Forecast – latest sea area forecast from Met Eireann.
Dublin Bay Weather – from the Dun Laoghaire weather station, updated every 10 minutes.

Coastal Reports – Coastal reports from weather stations and met. buoys around Ireland, from Met Eireann.
3 Hour Weather maps – rain and wind maps for 3 hours from now from Met Eireann.
Weather Maps – Atlantic charts for midday today and tomorrow from Met Eireann.
Midterm forecast - Windguru – Windguru's midrange forecast.
Midterm forecast - Magic Seaweed – Magic Seaweed's wind forecast for Ireland and the UK for the next week.
Tides
– Tides for the next week for Dublin. Don't forget to apply (add) the hour...

Marine databuoy observations – Databuoy observations from around the Irish coast.
ISKA Bulletin Board – all the latest gossip on the Irish Sea Kayaking Association discussion board.

East Coast Sea Kayaking Club – Dublin's sea kayaking club website.

 

Kayak Manufacturers
Nigel Dennis Kayaks - makers of the Romany Explorer (and other)
Valley Canoe Products – quality kayaks from the makers of the Nordkapp


Clothing Manufacturers

Chill Cheater – makers of kayaking fleeces, cags, tops and bottoms
Kokatat – quality kayaking clothing from the US

Yak - Quality clothing

Other Gear
Silva – makers of compasses, optics and GPS

Kari-tek – makers of kayaking trailers, J bars, V bars and easy load roof racks

Thule – Roof racks, J bars and other kayak carrying fittings


Skills
Knots – Animated knots, showing you how to tie them.


Irish Organisations
Irish Sea Kayaking Association – the voluntary association representing sea kayaking in Ireland.
Irish Canoe Union – the governing body for all canoeing in Ireland.
CANI – the Canoe Association of Northern Ireland representing canoeing in the North.
Irish Coast Guard – Irish Search and Rescue Organisation 
Commissioners of Irish Lights – Organisation responsible for lighthouses around Ireland
RNLI  – RNLI Irish Stations.
Marine Institute  – supporting the Marine Industry in Ireland.

Light Keepers – an independent Irish film company, producing DVDs of Irish lighthouses
John Eagle Photography – John Eagle's photos of Irish lighthouses


Irish Sea Kayaking Providers

Sea Paddling.com – Mick O'Meara in Waterford
H2O Sea Kayaking – Jon Hynes in Kinsale, Co.Cork
Atlantic Sea Kayaking – Jim Kennedy in West Cork
Sea Kayaking West Cork – Frank Conroy in Castletownbere

Kayakmσr – Jim Morrissey in Galway

Saoirse na Mara – Ali Donald in Galway Bay and Clew Bay

Robin Ruddock Robin Ruddock in Portrush, Co.Antrim
Tollymore – Tollymore Mountain Centre in Co.Down

Shearwater Sea Kayaking Sean Pierce and Eileen Murphy in Howth, Co.Dublin

Irish Island Sites
Oileαin – guide to the Irish Islands. Published in book form in 2004.
Irish Islands - an excellent site on the islands of Ireland by John Chambers of St. Cronan's School, Bray, Co.Wicklow

Saltees – Saltee Islands, Co.Wexford
Cape Clear Island – Cape Clear Island, Co.Cork
Clare Island - Clare Island, Co.Mayo
Inishbofin – Inishbofin Island, Co.Galway
Irish Islands Federation - Comhdhαil Oileαin na hΙireann, the Irish Islands Federation
Inishmurray - Inishmurray, Co.Sligo


Weather
Met Eireann – an excellent site from the Irish Met service.
Met Eireann Sea Area Forecast – the latest forecast from Met Eireann
Dun Laoghaire Harbour Weather - The latest weather from Dun Laoghaire, Co.Dublin

UK Met Office Inshore forecast - UK local inshore forecast 

UK Met Office main shipping area forecast - UK sea area forecast


Irish Tourism
Budget Car rental – Good value car rental.
 

Greenland paddling
Qajak USA – a wealth of information of Greenland kayaking.

 

International Sea Kayaking Providers

UK
Sea Kayaking Cornwall - Sea kayak adventure in Cornwall with Simon Osborne & Jeff Allen. 

Uist Outdoor Centre - Sea Kayaking in Lochmaddy, Isle of North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Adventerous Experiences - Isle of Man with Kieran Tastaigh.

Kayak.im - Isle of Man - link with local paddlers.

National Kayak School - Trips and outfitting, based in Oban and Aberfeldy, Scotland.

Europe

Terra Santa - Israel, the Greek Islands and the Red Sea - Terra Santa Expeditions

Americas

Sea Kayak Georgia - Georgia USA.

Kayaking tours - Kayak tours to British Columbia, specializing in kayaking with the killer whales.
Kayaking Adventures – Kayak tours to Vancouver Island British Columbia
Kayaking British Columbia - Kayaking with the killer whales, Vancouver Island British Columbia

Solstua West - Luxury camping and kayaking on Rendezvous Island, British Columbia

Body Boat Blade - Washington USA

See Kayak - A useful site of worldwide sea kayaking links.

 

 

Other Adventure Sites

Wilderness Scotland - Wilderness Scotland - Inspiring adventures in the wild places of Scotland.

 

UK Organisations
Northern Lighthouse Board – responsible for Scottish lighthouses.
Trinity House – responsible for English and Welsh lighthouses.
Royal Institute of Navigation – for those interested in navigation.
RNLI - Royal National Lifeboat Institution

 

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