USEFUL LINKS
North Brooklyn Boat Club Calendar of Events
How do I become an NBBC Offical Paddler
NBBC Local Boating Knowledge Test
Full List of NOAA Tidal Current Predictions
First chose your state, then scroll under you find the location nearest to your paddling area.
On the upper right is a tab for the Annual Prediction Tables. This will give you a pdf of tidal currents for the entire year.
Tidal Current Predictions, West of Roosevelt Island & 75th Street
Tidal Current Predictions off 31st Street (near Newtown Creek)
Tidal Currents .1 miles Southwest of Brooklyn Bridge
A Popular iPhone App for Currents and Tides - MultiTide
NOAA Free Nautical Charts
Choose “paper charts, pdf”. Zoom in until you can click to highlight the chart you’d like. In the right hand box click on pdf to download a pdf.
Interactive Marine Weather Graphic, NY Harbor
Text Marine Weather for NY Harbor
A popular website for marine weather - Windy.com
What is a CSO - Combined Sewer Overflow
Full List of VHF (Marine) Radio Channels
Find an American Canoe Association Instructor
Use this take classes and get assessed. Hint: if you can get a few people together an instructor might be willing to run a class just for your group during off hours or days.
You do not need to take the class in the same state as you reside or plan to paddle.