Secrets of the Saint-Lawrence - Marine Weather Guide

What Cartier missed out on

"Le Solstice" - July 5 -17: 32

Tadoussac

-Éric, we're leaving for Rimouski. With this wind, I'd like you to have a look at the Environment Canada Marine Weather Guide. Could you go and find it, please?

-I have it here, Captain!

-Turn to the Québec -Pointe-des-Monts section and find the Rimouski area for me. And could you tune in Weatheradio, please?

-Certainly, Captain. Can you just imagine what Jacques Cartier
would have thought if he'd been able to get weather bulletins on the radio for his first transatlantic crossing?

Can I get you a coffee, Captain?

A legacy

A rather odd introduction, you might say. But we couldn't think of a better way to lead into this guide, designed especially for mariners on the St Lawrence.

The guide was prepared by Environment Canada meteorologists in Québec, with the assistance of many seasoned mariners, fishermen and recreational sailors.

The guide contains:

• full details on wind and sea conditions
• a description of the geography of the St Lawrence
• a listing of some 150 locations in which wind and sea combine to create special, and sometimes dangerous, situations ° the main warning signs indicating a change
  in weather
• information on marine weather forecasts
• details on how to obtain forecasts directly and quickly.

The key

The index and maps are the key to this guide.

Much more than just a title, The Secrets of the St Lawrence are what make mariners' lives a daily challenge, and give recreational sailors the thrills they seek.

For anyone who doesn't know the St Lawrence, it is one of the most inviting and awe-inspiring rivers in the world. If you wish to conquer it, you must know its secrets.

Happy sailing!

Last updated: 2002-12-16