DOWNLOADS
Bute, on the Clyde - Pic: Mike Buckley Unless otherwise noted, these are PDF versions of material available on UKSKGB either as a webpage or as a PDF. Links to external sources are included where it's thought that the material is useful and there doesn't seem to be any point in creating a duplicate for UKSKGB. They are provided for your personal use only. Unless otherwise noted in the material, the original authors assert their copyright so please don't copy, use or distribute these files for personal or commercial gain. If you do want to make money from any of these, please do the decent thing and get in touch. You'll need Adobe Reader to view the PDFs - if you've not got it, get it here, free. All files will open in a new window. Ideas, suggestions or broken links? Please email me with details. |
Title |
Description
& Author |
Size (KB's) |
General / Safety | ||
Beaufort Scale for Sea Kayakers | Understanding wind speed
- Mike Buckley |
44 |
Understanding
buoyage - Cailean MacLeod |
173 |
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BCU 1-3 Star Tests, 4-5 Star Leader Awards and Coaching Awards. | Details of the BCU Personal
Skills Awards, the 1 - 3 Star Awards - (external link to BCU) |
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Choosing a sea kayak - market survey | Choosing sea boats - massive
directory of just about every sea boat available in Europe. (External
link) |
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Choosing a sea kayak - thoughts | Well worth a read although
it's a bit old - (external link to Atlantic Kayak Tours) |
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Clothing - care of | Cleaning, maintaining and
storing garments made from breathable fabrics - (external link to Kokatat)
|
413 |
Easy Reference Sheet - Scotland | Summary sheet for Scotland
- with paddling speed calculators, wind speed chart, Rule of 3rds, CG
contacts & MSI Broadcast Times, Marine VHF channels, 1st aid, home
contact etc - Mike Buckley and others. |
58 |
Easy Reference Sheet - West | Summary sheet for Western
England & Wales - content as above. |
58 |
Easy Reference Sheet - East | Summary sheet for Eastern
England - content as above. |
58 |
Details of the party,
destination, home contact, etc, etc. - Cailean MacLeod |
79 |
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Greenland Kayaks | Interesting .pdf with
a lot of historical background. Thanks to Erling for the original .pdf. |
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Kit List | Kit Packing List - Word.doc
so you can personalise - Zoe Newsam |
44 |
Understanding lat/long
& OS grid refs - Cailean MacLeod |
78 |
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Night Paddling | Night paddling safety
- Cailean MacLeod |
54 |
Paddling Speed | How far and how fast can
you paddle - Cailean MacLeod |
93 |
Posting Images | How to post images, links
& quotes on the Community Forum - Mike Buckley |
89 |
Rule of 3rds | Understanding tides -
Cailean MacLeod |
75 |
Sea Kayak Safety | Thoughts on safety - Cailean
MacLeod |
74 |
Tidal Allowance | Crib sheet with % time
increase/decrease to allow for tide - also includes useful summary of
windspeed etc. (Word doc) - Julian Patrick |
38 |
Tidal Planning | Thoughts on allowing for
the effect of tides - Cailean MacLeod |
139 |
Tidal Planning Matrix | Pro-forma to help with
Tidal Planning calculations - Cailean MacLeod |
60 |
Tidal Constants for Anglesey | Crib sheet showing info
for Anglesey (Word doc) - Julian Patrick |
29 |
VHF Channels | List of all marine VHF
channels, including details of "working channels" - Mike Buckley |
35 |
VHF Emergency Protocols | Procedures for Mayday,
Pan Pan and Phonetic Alphabet - Mike Buckley |
12 |
Wind - Land & Sea | Understanding wind - Cailean
MacLeod |
40 |
Wind - Land & Sea - Part 2 | Understanding wind - Part
2 - Cailean MacLeod |
57 |
Environment | ||
Coping in the Wilderness | Article on "Leave
no Trace" camping techniques - Mike Buckley |
363 |
How did the Environment Survive Your Visit? | Article on Wilderness
Camping, originally published in Paddles Magazine - Douglas Wilcox |
683 |
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(Updated 11-Jan-2013 )
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