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| * [[https://windisgood.com/latest.html|BigWaveDave]] wind, waves, etc. | * [[https://windisgood.com/latest.html|BigWaveDave]] wind, waves, etc. | ||
| * **Sooke/Gordon's Beach** | * **Sooke/Gordon's Beach** | ||
| - | * **** [[https://www.windfinder.com/windstatistics/gordons-beach_sooke|Season Averages]] | + | * **** [[https://www.windfinder.com/windstatistics/gordons-beach_sooke|Season Averages]] |
| * **Victoria** | * **Victoria** | ||
| * [[https://weatherspark.com/y/466/Average-Weather-in-Victoria-Canada-Year-Round#Sections-Wind|Annual Wind Patterns]] | * [[https://weatherspark.com/y/466/Average-Weather-in-Victoria-Canada-Year-Round#Sections-Wind|Annual Wind Patterns]] | ||
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| * **Wind** | * **Wind** | ||
| * [[https://windisgood.com/forecast.html#model1|BigWaveDave]] Look at Dallas Road | * [[https://windisgood.com/forecast.html#model1|BigWaveDave]] Look at Dallas Road | ||
| - | * **Webcam ** [[https://windisgood.com/ross-bay-webcam-live.html|Ross Bay]] sponsored by local Ocean Rodeo shop | + | * **Webcams** |
| + | * [[https://windisgood.com/ross-bay-webcam-live.html|Ross Bay]] panning & zooming cam view of most of the bay (sponsored by local Ocean Rodeo shop) | ||
| + | * [[https://windisgood.com/dallas-road.html|Ross Bay]] Big Dave webcam view from shore | ||
| * **More from Greg Miller:** | * **More from Greg Miller:** | ||
| * "**Victoria's Ross Bay** is a **hotspot for wind sports**, and particularly the rapidly growing sport of wing foiling. It is an **ideal spot for Surf ski** paddling in waves. There are just a few of us that have found this sport here in Vic and there should be many more! | * "**Victoria's Ross Bay** is a **hotspot for wind sports**, and particularly the rapidly growing sport of wing foiling. It is an **ideal spot for Surf ski** paddling in waves. There are just a few of us that have found this sport here in Vic and there should be many more! | ||
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| </WRAP> | </WRAP> | ||
| - | * **Baynes Channel** Victoria, BC [[https://westcoastpaddler.com|WestCoastPaddler.com]] for info (sea kayak oriented), | + | * **Baynes Channel** Victoria, BC [[https://westcoastpaddler.com|WestCoastPaddler.com]] for info (sea kayak oriented) - search for Baynes to find various related discussions, |
| - | * [[https://youtu.be/aeOjtTKzWJI|sea kayak video]] (no sound?), [[https://youtu.be/3gEDSG6PcbA|another sea kayak video]] | + | * [[:tidalrace:baynes_channel_videos|Baynes Channel Videos]] |
| - | * **Conditions** | + | * **Conditions** |
| - | * nearby [[https://tempestwx.com/station/26101/|Tempest Weather Sta]]. | + | * nearby [[https://tempestwx.com/station/26101/|Tempest Weather Sta]]. |
| - | * Lookup Discovery Island Tides on [[https://windisgood.com/|Big Wave Dave]] | + | * Lookup Discovery Island Tides on [[https://windisgood.com/|Big Wave Dave]] |
| - | * … | + | * **Enterprise Channel** |
| + | * We've heard the waves can get very big here, but if you have a problem you will be going out to sea. We don't have any first person reports of anyone paddling here | ||
| + | * **Telegraph Cove** | ||
| + | * Waves can really stack up with an SE against a big ebb | ||
| + | * … | ||
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| ===== Rental ===== | ===== Rental ===== | ||
| - | * [[https://oceanriver.com/|Ocean River Sports]] hrs: M-Su 10am-5pm, 1327 Beach Drive, Victoria, BC. 250-381-4233, retail@oceanriver.com added some Nelo 510 plastic beginner skis in 2023 for rentals | + | * [[https://oceanriver.com/|Ocean River Sports]] hrs: M-Su 10am-5pm, 1327 Beach Drive, Victoria, BC. 250-381-4233, retail@oceanriver.com |
| + | * Plenty of water sports gear, kayak & SUP oriented | ||
| + | * Added some Nelo 510 plastic beginner skis in 2023 for rentals, but as of 2026 they no longer seem to be available | ||
| * … | * … | ||
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