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SOCIAL NETWORKS

Links with other related sites

Forums etc

• OCSG Facebook page - For latest news and we can use it as a contact place if you're going sailing and fancy some company. We also have a discussion board when people can ask questions and give answers
• Song of the paddle - Sailing section on this canoeists forum
• Yahoo Groups - canoe sailing. International forum - much based in USA
• International Open Canoe Sailing - A forum on the International Canoe (IC10) site but for open canoe sailing - not much used!

Useful sites etc

• Solway Dory- UK Specialists in canoe sailing. Complete sailing canoes and sailing rigs to fit out open canoes.
• John Floutier- Maker of fine Historic Sailing Canoes,with a large library of books on sailing canoes
• Raptor Canoe Sailing UK  One of our member's personal site on canoe sailing
• Jurassic's Blog- One of our member's personal site on canoe sailing
• Fyne Boat Kits - 18 designs in kit form
• Selway Fisher - Large range of boat plans
• Hugh Horton's essays and other interesting stuff
• Gary Dierking - Outrigger canoes
• Watersporty - an online directory for a wide range of watersports.
• Kayarchy - website with info about mostly sea-kayaking but some talk of things that the touring canoe-sailor may find interesting, including a little about sailing.
• British Canoeing The governing body for Canoe sport in the UK
• Scottish Canoe Association The governing body for Canoe sport in Scotland
• American Canoe Association (ACA) Sailing Committee pages
• Amateur Yacht Research Society Lots of interesting ideas about sailing and boats etc
• WCHA: Wooden Canoe Heritage Association People who build ACA rigs and canoes such as Art Kleiner of Oregon, Lost In the Woods of Ontario, Canada and Tom Tompkins of Virginia, can be found here. Useful information on builders and suppliers; kept up-to-date.
• Mystic Seaport Museum, Connecticut The Small Craft Collection and Library hold the sailing canoes and historical early records for the ACA.
• Canadian Recreational Canoeing Assn.
• Duckworks Magazine For those interested in home-building small boats, rigs and other stuff
• Cameras Underwater Waterproof cameras, housings and pouches.  Good stuff for looking after your precious photo gear whilst canoeing; not cheap but then neither was your camera was it?
• Robbins timber-suppliers of plywood and hardwood for boatbuilding
• Dinghy Cruising Association
• Scottish Boating- Blog
• Canoe Foundation - positively changing Lives through canoeing

Weather Forecasts:

• Inshore Waters - like on the radio
• Onlineweather - Various pages with city/regional and outdoor activity
• BBC Weather Centre - lots of links to regional and specialist pages

Please get in touch with any useful links you would like to add to this page