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Web Resources

Update 13/2/09

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Full details for New Zealand Kayak Clubs and Networks can be found on our Find a Club page.

Download the PDF of New Zealand Operators, Clubs & Networks, Retailers, Sea Kayaks available in NZ.(130KB)

Weather and Sea

Fishing web site ~ forecasts, tides and swell information
Fishing web site ~ swell information
Ken Ring's Weather Site ~ (You might or might not agree with this site!)
Land Information NZ ~ tide tables, charts, marine notices etc.
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)
New Zealand Meteorological Service
Le Bons Bay ~ wave buoy
Xtra ~ weather

Kayak Safety and Training

Maritime New Zealand
Mountain Safety Council NZ
NZ Coastguard
NZ Outdoors Instructors Association
White Water NZ
Sports and Recreation Courses
Water Safety New Zealand

Clubs and Networks

Also check out the links for KASK Clubs and Networks as they frequently offer a good route to get information on Equipment, Regional Training, Safety, Contacts and Trips.

Commercial Trainers

Auckland Canoe Centre
Outdoors Discoveries Auckland
Specialist Outdooor First Aid - Positively First Training

Note: Many commercial operators offer basic sea kayaking skills courses.

Web Resources

Ocean Kayaking Safety

Conservation

Department of Conservation ~ You can book campsites and cabins (especially the Abel Tasman NP) on this site.

Kayak picture hosting sites - NZ

Paddelicious

Build Your Own Sea Kayak

Includes S&G, Strip and "Skin" on Frame (SOF)

New Zealand Kayak Building Website ~ from Grant Glazier of Waiheke Island.
NZ Kayak Builders ~ discussion group.
Kayarchy ~ all sorts of kayaking information including building kayaks
SeaLand Kayaks NZ ~ Mac50 sea kayak

Greenland

Greenland kayaks & paddling in NZ ~ discussion group.
Greenland kayak construction ~ Wolfgang Brinck
West Greenland Skin on Frame kayak construction ~ Anderson
Traditional kayaks ~ Harvey Golden
Qajaq, USA
The MASIK ~ Newsletter of Qajaq, USA
Arctic Kayaks ~ David Zimmerly

Kayak Plans and Software

Bearboat ~ good for strip built, round bilge designs
A PDF commentary about the Bearboat software
A description of Bearboat ~ and you can also download from here
FREE!ship ~ does flat-plate projection and will import Carene and Hulls designs
Hulls by Carlson
How to define what you are about to design in Hulls
JEM Watercraft
Free plans from JEM Watercraft
Kayak Foundry from Ross Leidy
List of software ~ mostly commercial
SeaLand Kayaks NZ ~ Mac50 sea kayak
The boatbuilding community

Books & Journals ~ Relating to Sea Kayaking and the Outdoors

New Zealand Emergency Equipment Suppliers

Boatshop (Chch) ~ flares, EPIRBs, marine VHF radios, lights
Burnsco ~ flares, marine VHF radios
Canoe and Outdoor World (Chch) ~ marine VHF radios
Hella Marine ~ flashing lights
RFD ~ EPIRBs and flares
Salcom ~ suppliers of EPIRBs and SPOT
SPOT ~ a position and message transmitter