Chapter 05 - Resources

Resources for weather forecasts, charts, etc.

Beaufort Wind Force Scale and Sea State	The Beaufort scale is an empirical measure for the intensity of the wind based mainly on sea-state or wave conditions.
Environmental Resources	Information on the Chesapeake Bay environment - grasses, plants, insect, fish and more.
Event Calendar	Activities around the Chesapeake area.
Event Listing	Activities around the Chesapeake area.
Gear List and Float Plan	Gear List and Float Plan (PDF) from Seakayaker magazine
Launch Ramps	Listing with fees, facilities, season, hours, pictures, maps, directions and notes. Click on black triangles to toggle sort order. Click on blue triangles to expand or collapse categories.
Maps, Charts and Coastal Images	The NOS MapFinder service provides "one stop shopping" for images and data from a number of National Ocean Service (NOS) offices
NOAA CoastPilot Link	NOAA publication Coast Pilot® available in electronic (adobe.pdf) format.
Tides, Weather, Winds, Surf, Water, Fishing and Road Conditions - Know before you go!	Observations and predictions on weather, tides, winds, wave heights for planning a kayak trip.
Water Access	Links to the Maryland DNR water access site.
Water Trails	Water Trails information and links, Chesapeake Gateways Network, Maryland Water Trails, Pennsylvania Water Trails, Florida Water trails, maps and guides
What's New Here	Find out what's new and what has changed recently on this site.