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| BOOKS ABOUT KAYAKING A Canoeing & Kayaking Guide to Florida by Johnny Malloy, Elizabeth F. Carter,rJohn L. Pierce, Lou Glaros, Doug Sphar Complete Sea Kayak Touring by Jonathon Hanson Florida's Fabulous Canoe and Kayak Trail Guide by Tim Ohr and Pete Carmichael Guide to Sea Kayaking in Southern Florida by Nigel Foster Sea Kayaking by John Dowd Sea Kayak Rescue....by Roger Schumann and Jan Shriner Sea Kayaker's Handbook by Shelly Johnson Sea Kayaking Safety and Rescue by John Lull Simple Kayak Navigation by Ray Killen The Complete Book of Sea Kayaking by Derek C. Hutchinson CHARLOTTE COUNTY BLUEWAYS INFO: www.sarasota.wateratlas.usf.edu/upload/documents/515_Charlotte%20County%20Blueways 1.pdf CLASSIFIED ADS: LIST YOUR KAYAKS AND EQUIPMENT FOR FREE COAST GUARD: 1-800-874-7561 www.uscg.mil/ Navigation rules/Rules of the Road: www.navcen.uscg.gov/mwy/navrules/navrules.htm Rescue: VHF Ch.16 / emergency cell phone "*CG" / Ph. 941-794-1261 / 941-794-1607 CUSTOM STAINED GLASS AND SCULPTURE: www.terrybrawley.com EVERGLADES TOURS (IN THE STATE PARK) http://nps.gov/ever/upload/WildernessTripPlanner.pdf FIRST AID American Red Cross: www.redcross.org "First Aid Manual" by the American College of Emergency Physicians Wilderness First Aid Course (see Sweetwater Kayaks) FLOOD INFO: FLORIDA RIVERS www.weather.gov/oh/hic/current/river_flooding/FL.shmtl FLORIDA CIRCUMNAVIGATIONAL SALTWATER PADDLING TRAIL: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/paddling/saltwater.htm KAYAKING GROUPS or CLUBS in Florida: Ft. Myers: p8owen@aol.com or SW Florida Paddling Club Marion County: Marion County Aquaholics www.Mcaquaholics.com Naples: Paradise Coast Paddles.com Port Charlotte / Punta Gorda: dlaa@comcast.net or Port Charlotte Kayak Club at 941-235-2588 Sarasota: http://www.meetup.com/kayak-explorers Sierra Club: jgrrn@comcast.net Statewide: www.flsportpaddlers.com Tampa area: www.clubkayak.com/tbsk Venice / Lemon Bay: www.venicelemonbaykayakers.org West Florida Canoe Club (Pensacola area): http://members.cox.net/wflccweb/index.html LEE COUNTY: Great Calusa Blueway: www.calusablueway.com RENTALS OR SALES: A Silent Sports Outfitter: www.silentsportsoutfitters.com Nokomis 941-966-5477 Adventure Outpost: www.adventurepost.net High Springs, Fl. 386-454-0611 Economy Tackle: www.Floridakayak.com Sarasota, Fl 941-922-9671 Easy Kayaking: www.easykayaking.net Venice, Fl. 941-960-5505 Grande Tours Inc: www.grandetours.com Placida, Fl. 941-697-8825 SARASOTA COUNTY: "A GUIDE TO SARASOTA'S KAYAK & CANOE TRAILS" www.scgov.net click on Parks and Recreation / Paddle Sarasota DISCOVER NATURAL SARASOTA COUNTY: www.discovernaturalsarasota.org LAUNCH POINTS:www.scgov.net/communityservices/ MARINE PATROL (Venice): www.venicepolice.com PARKS AND RECREATION: www.scgov.net/CommunityServices/ParksandRecreation/ParksRec.asp THE SARASOTA WATER ATLAS: www.sarasotawateratlas.org SPRINGS IN FLORIDA: description and location http://www.floridasprings.info SUNRISE / SUNSET / MOONRISE TIMES SUWANNEE RIVER INFO!!! www.canoe-suwannee.com TIDE TABLES: http://saltwatertides.com/pickpred.html or http://www.wunderground.com/SurfForecast. WATER QUALITY: BEACHES www.OurGulfEnvironment.net or http://www.saltwatertides.com/cgi-local/floridagulf.cgi WATER TEMPERATURE IN THE GULF: www.nodc.noaa.gov/dsdt/cwtg/egof.html WAVEWATCH (Gulf coast): http://www.wavewatch.com/Surf-Forecast-Region.php?RegionID=15 WEATHER: WEATHER: weather.com www.weather.gov MARINE FORECASTS: www.ndbc.noaa.gov/maps/Florida.shtml NOAA www.noaa.gov real time updates: http://ecowatch.ncddc.noaa.gov/c-side NOAA weather radio frequencies: 162.400 162.425 162.450 162.475 162.500 162.525 162.550 MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz WEBSITES ABOUT KAYAKING: kayak fishing: www.kayakfishing.com kayaking info / forums: www.paddling.net kayaking techniques: http://www.kayarchy.com/index.htm learning about kayaking: http//www.smart-start-kayaking.com |


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