[.ca] Kayaking Puget Sound, the San Juans, and Gulf Islands: ... (ISBN 0898866073)

Good book about the waterways of Puget Sound.:
Lots of good trips, lots of tips about timing your trip with the tides for a more enjoyable and safe trip. Good list of saftey tips. No book is a subsitute for experience but with this on you are less likely to get into trouble. The Puget Sound region has a lot of good open water kayaking and this book covers a lot of that ground.