Our Location
Our kayak facility is a short drive from Vancouver BC in beautiful Ladner BC. Head through downtown Ladner to Sharkey's Restaurant at 4953 Chisholm Street, Delta BC V4K 2K6 and look for Elliot Street Wharf and our little red kiosk overlooking the harbour.
A Must-Have Book for Kayak and Canoe Adventurers!
Navigation, Sea State, Weather - Freedom of the Seas Volume 1
written by Michael Pardy,JF Marleau, Andrew Woodford and Piper Harris. Published by SKILS.
Paddlers journey along the boundaries between sea, air and land. Volume 1 of the Freedom of the Seas series contains an important slice of paddling knowledge regarding these boundaries — information about navigation, sea, state and weather.
We have combined these three knowledge sets into one book for a simple reason: on the water, they are inseparable.
Freedom of the Seas, Volume 1 is intended as a reference for kayakers and canoeists touring large bodies of water. This book is written from a Canadian perspective. The examples in this book are drawn from across Canada, but the lessons can be applied anywhere in the world.
In this book you will learn to:
- Read a chart
- Navigate using numerous techniques
- Use a compass to take bearings and steer a course
- Understand and predict tides and currentsAvoid collisions with other vessels
- Understand waves and surf
- Distinguish different forms of sea ice
- Understand weather phenomena
- Observe, record and predict the weather
- Make the most of marine weather forecasts
- And much more
KAT Community
Bed and Breakfast Lodgings
Canoe Pass Inn - This unique floating home bed and breakfast is located at the mouth of the Fraser River in an historically rich area of Ladner known as Canoe Pass
Clair's Inn - Clair and Cliff Oates welcome you to their heritage Delta bed and breakfast home
River Run Cottages - A perfect bed and breakfast for a Romantic Getaway with that far away feeling but close to home
The Duck Inn - Lounge in a hammock or barbecue under the riverside weeping willow. Dine by candlelight on the deck, and sailors will wave as they return to port
Restaurants and Pubs
Sharkey's Restaurant - good patio, good food and good service. Right next to the KAT kiosk at Elliot Street Wharf
Speed's pub - located next to the Elliot Street wharf, Speed's offers a great atmosphere along with tasty pub grub.
Stuff to Do
George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary - Winter home of the Lesser Snow Goose and one of Canada's top bird-watching sites in the heart of the Fraser River estuary
Westham Island Winery - Delta's first winery specializing in home grown fruit wines.
