'Single Click' consolidated marine & land weather forecasts, tide predictions, sea state observations and sunrise/sunset forecasts for Vancouver Island regions.
Tired of having to check a bunch of different web sites when planning a day on the water?
www.curiouspaddler.com delivers opinionated mashups of forecasts and observations relevant to marine trip planning. These mashups distill many web resources to a 'single click' consolidated marine trip planning solution for popular regions.
Reports are text focussed maintaining usability when retrieved over slow data connections. Each mashup is supported by a collection of relevant links.
There's also an interactive map, visuals on historical water temperature and a triaged list of resources Vancouver Island paddlers and boaters may find useful.
The map supports quick route planning and distance estimation. For a comprehensive online map with the most up to date information on British Columbia paddling launch sites, campsites, day use areas and emergency pullouts; join BC Marine Trails to map information from their database.
The resources page shares websites and information deemed a combination of useful, interesting and challenging to track down.
www.curiouspaddler.com was built just for the hell of it during the Great Quarantine of 2020 using open source software.