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Au Sable Point Lighthouse - Beacon on Lake Superior's Shipwreck Coast (Hardcover): Mikel B. Classen Au Sable Point Lighthouse - Beacon on Lake Superior's Shipwreck Coast (Hardcover)
Mikel B. Classen
R763 R668 Discovery Miles 6 680 Save R95 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Knowing Your Multihull - Catamarans, Trimarans, Proas - Including Sailing Yachts, Luxury Boats, Cabin Cruisers, New & Used... Knowing Your Multihull - Catamarans, Trimarans, Proas - Including Sailing Yachts, Luxury Boats, Cabin Cruisers, New & Used Boats, Boats for Sal (Paperback)
John Marples
R445 Discovery Miles 4 450 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Must-Know information about catamarans, trimarans & proas for every multihull owner or prospective buyer. This includes buying information and understanding the most important areas of boat maintenance for your vessel.
Multihull expert John Marples gives you all the essential information, which covers sailing yachts, luxury boats, cabin cruisers, new boats, used boats, boats for sale and small boat designs. Multihull owners can protect their investment, or save themselves a lot of grief, when it comes to these unique craft, including:
-- Critical areas of multihull service and performance
-- Common self-built and production boat problems
-- Understanding the "multihull platform" and its effects upon sailing and performance
-- Main stress points and how to increase the longevity of your boat
-- Design flaws and danger signs in catamarans and trimarans
-- #1 multihull mistake (dangerous and decreases sailing performance)
-- Weight distribution for safe sailing and increase performance
-- Multihull ballast issues and performance
-- Fundamental difference between monohull and multihull rigging
-- How to easily perform routine maintenance on cruising multihulls
-- Main areas for multihull maintenance (what are they ... and why?)
-- Easiest (yet most neglected) multihull maintenance issue
-- Why fiberglass production boats and wooden boats can both suffer from mildew and rot
-- What to change put in the hulls each and every time you go sailing
-- Active (and passive) pieces of equipment to help keep your boat fresh for years to come
-- Must-have pieces of equipment to include in the engine area
-- Avoiding chainplate errors (that cause corrosion & structural damage
-- #1 way small multihulls suffer from damage

New York to Okinawa Sloooooowly (Paperback): John Barnes New York to Okinawa Sloooooowly (Paperback)
John Barnes
R335 Discovery Miles 3 350 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Over many centuries, wars have been lost due to lack of food and proper supplies for the troops. Without a way to survive, the troops had to retreat rather than stay and fight. The same need applied to ships at sea. "New York to Okinawa Sloooooowly" is the true story of a soldier who served on one of the supply ships that were vital to the survival of the troops in battle during Wolrd War II.John Barnes graduated from high school in 1941. While many of the kids in his class headed off to college, that was not John's plan. He wanted to join the marines, but when he discovered that his mother would not sign the papers, he set his sights on the US Coast Guard, the same service as his favorite cousin, Frank. After his basic training, he and his shipmates headed out on a journey that would ultimately take them to Okinawa. Through the severe storms, typhoons and enemy aircraft attacks, they got the job done come hell or high water.

Inland and Coastal Navigation, 2nd Edition (Paperback, 2nd edition): David Burch Inland and Coastal Navigation, 2nd Edition (Paperback, 2nd edition)
David Burch; Designed by Tobias Burch
R956 R823 Discovery Miles 8 230 Save R133 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book is an updated and expanded edition of a text that has been used in navigation courses for 30 years. It covers practical small-craft navigation (sail, power, or paddle), starting from the basics and ending with all that is needed to navigate safely and efficiently on inland and coastal waters in all weather conditions. It is for beginners, starting from scratch, or for more seasoned mariners who wish to expand their skills. Topics include: Charts, Chart Reading, and Chart Plotting Instruments and Logbook Procedures Compass Use Piloting and Dead Reckoning Lights and Buoyage Tides and Currents Rules of the Road GPS and other Electronic Aids The GPS tells us where we are and how fast we are moving in what direction, but it can never tell us the safest, most efficient route to our destination. That fundamental task requires the basic navigation skills taught in this book, which we can use as well to check the GPS underway, and then be prepared to navigate without the GPS if we need to. The hallmark of good seamanship is to look ahead and be prepared. The text covers not only the long tested traditional methods of navigation but also the efficient use of the latest technology in electronic navigation and charting.

A Categorisation and Examination of Egyptian Ships and Boats from the Rise of the Old to the End of the Middle Kingdoms... A Categorisation and Examination of Egyptian Ships and Boats from the Rise of the Old to the End of the Middle Kingdoms (Paperback, New)
Michael Allen Stephens
R2,337 Discovery Miles 23 370 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This fresh categorisation and examination grew from the author's innate curiosity about the shapes and forms of the ships and boats of the Ancient World and particularly of the Ancient Egyptians. Many years sailing and the book by Nancy Jenkins, "The Boat beneath the Pyramid" which considered the vessel buried alongside the Great Pyramid of Giza sparked this curiosity, and from this start point, the focus of the research moved to the catalogue of model vessels in the Cairo Museum collection, published by Reisner, and the surviving hulls from Dahshur. These sources were augmented and supported by the work by Boreux. Finds such as the timbers from Lisht added valuable information. An interest in the greater variety of vessels to be known from the Old and Middle Kingdoms concentrated the researcher's attention upon the craft of these periods. Three fragmentary examples of hull forms, supposedly not known until the Old Kingdom, have been included, as the categorization system proposed in this research attempts to push back the previously accepted dates of some Egyptian hull shapes.

Formulas for the E6-B Air Navigation Computer (Paperback, Standard ed.): Frank Hitchens Formulas for the E6-B Air Navigation Computer (Paperback, Standard ed.)
Frank Hitchens
R394 Discovery Miles 3 940 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Formulas for the Air Navigation Computer is written for pilots and air navigators at all levels of experience from the novice to the professional. The book is self-help on how to use the E6-B Air Navigation Computer. An E6-B Air Navigation Computer is a circular slide rule with a wind slide on the reverse side. It is dedicated to performing all calculations related to pre-flight planning and in-flight air navigation. Every pilot has an E6-B Air Navigation Computer, which is supplied with a very brief instructional booklet when the E6-B is purchased. However, the booklet only covers a few basic formulas, and many more formulas are required for passing the pilot navigation exams at various levels and, of course, for all operational flying. Obtaining all these different formulas from various sources is time consuming, as this author has discovered over the years. They are not readily available in one book. This is the reason for writing Formulas for the Air Navigation Computer; it is a unique collection of air navigation computer formulas. The formulas are written as they appear when set up on the E6-B Air Navigation Computer. A full description on how to solve each formula is included, along with a worked example and also the methods for using the wind slide to calculate wind triangle and other navigational problems associated with the wind slide. The book is easy to follow by the novice pilot and a convenient reference source for the more experienced pilot. The book is complete with all the formulas a pilot of any level should need to know. It is laid out in a simple way with over 122 formulas and methods, covering Time, Speed & Distance, Air Speed, Altitude Navigation, VNAV, One-in-Sixty Rule, Wind triangle Calculations, Wind Finding methods, Fuel Calculations, Pressure Pattern Navigation and more.

Sea Clutter - Scattering, the K distribution and radar performance (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Keith Ward, Robert Tough, Simon... Sea Clutter - Scattering, the K distribution and radar performance (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Keith Ward, Robert Tough, Simon Watts
R4,241 R3,816 Discovery Miles 38 160 Save R425 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The second edition of "Sea Clutter: Scattering, the K Distribution and Radar Performance" gives an authoritative account of our current understanding of radar sea clutter. Topics covered include the characteristics of radar sea clutter, modelling radar scattering by the ocean surface, statistical models of sea clutter, the simulation of clutter and other random processes, detection of small targets in sea clutter, imaging ocean surface features, radar detection performance calculations, CFAR detection, and the specification and measurement of radar performance. The calculation of the performance of practical radar systems is presented in sufficient detail for the reader to be able to tackle related problems with confidence. For this fully revised and updated second edition new material has been added on the Doppler characteristics of sea clutter and associated detection processing methods, bistatic sea clutter measurements; electromagnetic scattering theory of littoral sea clutter and bistatic sea clutter; the use of models for predicting radar performance, including discussion of Lognormal and Weibull models; further results and extended discussion on the modelling of the K distribution shape parameter for different conditions; the simulation of Doppler spectra of sea clutter; high grazing angle scattering; and the use of the K distribution in other fields. The material has been reorganized into four parts: Sea Clutter Properties, Mathematics of the K distribution, Radar Detection and Physical Modelling. This reorganization allows readers to access specific areas quickly, without the need for an extensive knowledge of the other parts.

Map Reading and Navigation - The Official U.S. Army Field Manual, FM 3.25-26 (Paperback): U. S. Army Department Map Reading and Navigation - The Official U.S. Army Field Manual, FM 3.25-26 (Paperback)
U. S. Army Department
R572 Discovery Miles 5 720 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The purpose of this field manual is to provide a standardized source document for Armywide reference on map reading and land navigation. This manual applies to every soldier in the Army regardless of service branch, MOS, or rank. This manual also contains both doctrine and training guidance on these subjects. Part One addresses map reading and Part Two, land navigation. The appendixes include a list of exportable training materials, a matrix of land navigation tasks, an introduction to orienteering, and a discussion of several devices that can assist the soldier in land navigation. Profusely illustrated throughout.

Reeds Vol 14: Stealth Warship Technology (Paperback, New): Christopher Lavers Reeds Vol 14: Stealth Warship Technology (Paperback, New)
Christopher Lavers
R1,613 R1,311 Discovery Miles 13 110 Save R302 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

First book to give an insight into a growing area of interest - stealth warship technology - which is crucial for future developments in warship construction. It demonstrates the importance of materials used in warship construction and how this influences all of a naval platform's design parameters.
Stealth technology is now considered a critical component within warship design, with interest in the concept of stealth increasing around the globe as naval forces adapt to new challenges. Many new developing nations are now implementing their first generation of stealth technology military hardware. This exciting book explores the full extent of threats to warships and thus the transformational change in naval architecture to incorporate these modern stealth technologies.
Discussing the history of stealth technology, with references to well-known aircraft, ships and events in military history, the book also provides readers with a unique opportunity to develop an understanding of the specialist skills required in this naval sector. This is an essential read for anyone interested in stealth design and the issues involved in this evolving technology.

Day Skipper Exercises for Sail and Power (Paperback): Roger Seymour, Alison Noice Day Skipper Exercises for Sail and Power (Paperback)
Roger Seymour, Alison Noice
R668 Discovery Miles 6 680 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Day Skipper Exercises is a partner to the Day Skipper for Sail and Power course book, providing extra practice for students, helping them to absorb the theory in the main book. It contains practice test papers with fully explained answers, on all parts of the Day Skipper course, whether sail or power. It covers: - Chartwork - Tides - Pilotage and passage planning - Seamanship - Anchorwork - Ropework - Rules of the road A free practice chart is included, as well as extracts from tide tables, tidal curves, almanacs and pilotage notes so that students can complete the questions without the need for any other material. It is an ideal exam revision guide and invaluable practice for anyone wanting to brush up on their practical navigation skills. This second edition is updated throughout to take in the latest changes to the syllabus.

Robert E. Peary At The North Pole (Paperback): Thomas D Davies Robert E. Peary At The North Pole (Paperback)
Thomas D Davies; Edited by Eloise E. Davies
R653 Discovery Miles 6 530 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book contains the definitive analysis of the navigation and achievement of the discovery of the North Pole by Robert Peary and Matthew Hensen in April of 1909. The report is the work of members of the Foundation for the Promotion of the Art of Navigation. It was commissioned by the National Geographic Society in 1989 to resolve the controversies surrounding this achievement once and for all. "I consider this the end of a historic controversy and the confirmation of due justice to a great explorer." - Gilbert M. Grosvenor, President National Geographic Society

Astro-navigation from Square One to Ocean-master (Paperback): Alan Murray Astro-navigation from Square One to Ocean-master (Paperback)
Alan Murray
R1,006 Discovery Miles 10 060 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"Astro-navigation from Square One to Ocean-master" is an impressively dynamic and understandable book. It is clear and concise with a large number of excellent diagrams that admirably compliment the text, demystifying and simplifying the art of astro-navigation. The excellent glossary of terms and language used, together with the highlighting of important points make this book particularly applicable to teachers, students and those new to the subject."Captain James P. Hughes. Lecturer in Nautical Science, South Tyneside College

Radar Workbook (Paperback): David Burch, Larry Brandt Radar Workbook (Paperback)
David Burch, Larry Brandt; Designed by Tobias Burch
R567 Discovery Miles 5 670 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

For all radar users, recreational and professional. Covers the use of radar for chart navigation, blind pilotage, and collision avoidance. This Workbook is designed to be used in classroom or online courses in radar, or for individual study outside of the classroom. The lesson structure follows that used by several schools in the US, based on the background reader Radar for Mariners by David Burch. The Appendix on advanced radar plotting is included for professional mariners who seek more practice on interpreting ARPA output by working out the vector solutions themselves. The ability to manually interpret the radar interactions seen on the screen, independent of electronic solutions, is in keeping with the fundamental tenet of good navigation and seamanship that we should not rely on any one aid alone.

How To Use Plastic Sextants (Paperback): David Burch How To Use Plastic Sextants (Paperback)
David Burch; Designed by Tobias Burch
R558 Discovery Miles 5 580 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Sextants are used to measure angular heights of celestial bodies above the horizon to find the latitude and longitude of the observer. They can also be used on land with artificial horizons. Sextants can also be used to find the correct Universal Time by measuring the angular distance between the moon and another body along its path across the zodiac. In coastal waters or on land, sextants can be used for very accurate piloting by measuring the horizontal angles between charted landmarks. The vertical angle of a peak above its baseline determines the distance to it, which, combined with a compass bearing, yields a position fix from just one landmark. The angular dip of an object (island or vessel) below the visible horizon can also be used to determine the distance to it. This booklet explains how to get the best results from plastic sextants, and presents numerical comparisons with similar data from metal sextants. Sextant piloting techniques are also reviewed as they are an ideal use of a plastic sextant.

Stark Tables (Paperback): Bruce Stark Stark Tables (Paperback)
Bruce Stark
R1,012 R879 Discovery Miles 8 790 Save R133 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Celestial navigation is a way to find your latitude and longitude on earth using a sextant to measure the angular heights of celestial bodies above the horizon. It has been used by mariners at sea and explorers on land for three hundred years, and it is still used today as a dependable backup to modern electronic navigation. Routine celestial navigation relies upon accurate time (Universal Time) to find the longitude of a position (latitude does not require time). Advanced celestial navigators can find longitude without knowing the time using a technique called Lunar Distance. In this technique, the sextant is used to measure the angular (diagonal) distance between the moon and another celestial body. Since this distance slowly changes as the moon moves eastward though the stars, it can be used to find the time of day that is needed to complete the longitude determination.The process of finding longitude from lunar distance, however, requires special tables that have not been published in the Nautical Almanac or other sources since the early 1900s. Although software solutions have been available, most advanced celestial navigators are very grateful to navigation historian Bruce Stark for creating these printed tables dedicated to this task. They have been used and tested by mariners for more than 15 years and are praised by experts for their ingenuity and ease of use in solving this complex navigation exercise-which all agree is the hallmark of an expert celestial navigator.With The Stark Tables in your nav station, you no longer have to fear losing power to your electronic navigation aids, nor are you dependent on accurate time from any official broadcast.Besides their practical use in back up navigation, historians have used these tables for years to interpret the logbooks of Lewis and Clark, David Thompson, James Cook, Matthew Flinders, George Vancouver, Nathaniel Bowditch, and other notable explorers and sea captains."It is remarkable in this day when the very survival of celestial navigation seems in question, that an individual should suddenly appear on the scene and present to the world such a brilliant piece of work. Stark has rendered a great service to the celestial navigation community." - Robert Eno, The Navigator's Newsletter"Captain Cook would have relished using these tables, had they been available to him then."- George Huxtable, FRIN

Useful Tables From The American Practical Navigator (1916) (Hardcover): Nathaniel Bowditch Useful Tables From The American Practical Navigator (1916) (Hardcover)
Nathaniel Bowditch
R1,375 Discovery Miles 13 750 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.

Navigation (1917) (Hardcover): Harold Jacoby Navigation (1917) (Hardcover)
Harold Jacoby
R1,239 Discovery Miles 12 390 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.

Portney's Ponderables (Paperback): Joe Portney Portney's Ponderables (Paperback)
Joe Portney
R303 Discovery Miles 3 030 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"Navigation puzzles, controversies, historical problems, and other ponderables demystified by an expert navigator and writer. Joe Portney is a US Naval Academy graduate and Air Force navigator who has participated in three historic flights over the North Pole. He is a past President of the Institute of Navigation and recipient of the Weems Award for continuing contributions to the art and science of navigation. He has produced a wonderful little book here, chock filled with interesting tidbits, each of which can be read in a few minutes but will stimulate your thought for many days to come. Some are very basic, others more involved, but he provides a clear explanation of each. Some refer to math computations that we might not all be familiar with, but this is not a distraction from the main points being made even in these few cases."

The Complete Trailer Sailor: How to Buy, Equip, and Handle Small Cruising Sailboats (Paperback): Brian Gilbert The Complete Trailer Sailor: How to Buy, Equip, and Handle Small Cruising Sailboats (Paperback)
Brian Gilbert
R728 R665 Discovery Miles 6 650 Save R63 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A soup-to-nuts introduction to small, economical sailing craft

Trailer sailers--the smallest, most economical sailboats with sleeping accommodations--are a popular platform for learning the basics of sailing and are often considered to be the entry level to cruising under sail. Author Brian Gilbert shows how trailer sailers can be the ideal craft for a lifetime of enjoyment, including serious, long-distance cruising. This book covers all the bases, including how to inspect, buy, and equip a boat; how to trailer, sail, navigate, and cruise in small boats; how to use communications and navigation equipment; and more.

Plug Nickel Shoestring Boat Restoration; How I Turned an Old Fiberglass Boat Mold into a Beautiful Wooden Sailboat, and What I... Plug Nickel Shoestring Boat Restoration; How I Turned an Old Fiberglass Boat Mold into a Beautiful Wooden Sailboat, and What I Learned Along the Way (Paperback)
Joel Howard Thurtell
R545 Discovery Miles 5 450 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Plug Nickel is a collection of columns written by author Joel Thurtell about the trials and tribulations of restoring a wooden Lightning sailboat. The "boat" was actually a mold used to make fiberglass boats in the 1960s through 1980s, but it just happened that the mold was the last wooden Lightning sailboat made by boat builder Nickels & Holman. hence the name. It was a male mold, and male molds are nicknamed "plugs." Hence the name, "Plug Nickel." The columns were originally published in the Lightning "Flashes," a publication of the International Lightning Class Association. The essays deal with the how-to of restoring wooden boats, the psychology and philosophy of collecting and fixing antique and the problem of time spent away from family because of an obsession. The book emphasizes trying to restore a boat economically, or "on a shoestring.' It's important to note that the author, Joel Thurtell, was a newspaper reporter and not a trained woodworker. Much of his how-to information is spiced with his own take on how to make things work on a sailboat when the fixer is a layman with no special boatbuilding training.

The Whys And Wherefores Of Navigation (1918) (Hardcover): Gershom Bradford The Whys And Wherefores Of Navigation (1918) (Hardcover)
Gershom Bradford
R993 Discovery Miles 9 930 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.

HANDLING STORMS AT SEA (Hardcover): Hal Roth HANDLING STORMS AT SEA (Hardcover)
Hal Roth
R1,054 R927 Discovery Miles 9 270 Save R127 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The definitive guide to a critical, hotly debated topic

How should a sailor cope with storms at sea? Some advocate heaving-to, others running off. Some say trail a sea anchor over the bow, others a drogue astern. The stakes in the discussion couldn't be higher, or the consensus lower. Finally, preeminent sailor/author Hal Roth offers a practical strategy that can evolve and respond as storms grow stronger.

Long Term Almanac (Paperback): Geoffrey Kolbe Long Term Almanac (Paperback)
Geoffrey Kolbe
R699 R615 Discovery Miles 6 150 Save R84 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Baker's Position Line Chart - Equator to 60 Degrees North and South (Sheet map, folded): Imray Baker's Position Line Chart - Equator to 60 Degrees North and South (Sheet map, folded)
Imray
R323 Discovery Miles 3 230 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

For plotting a vessel's position to a tenth of a mile.

Improve Your Own Boat - Projects and Tips for the Practical Boat Builder (Paperback): Ian Nicolson Improve Your Own Boat - Projects and Tips for the Practical Boat Builder (Paperback)
Ian Nicolson
R629 Discovery Miles 6 290 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

As every boat owner knows, the more you sail, the more conscious you become of small design faults, safety deficiencies, performance problems, or simply ways in which the boat could be more efficiently maintained. This handbook tells you how to tackles such problems, how to carry out the work with confidence, fully aware of the potential pitfalls and armed with plenty of sound, step-by-step practical advice. A whole range of exciting projects are featured some simple, others more complex but none of which require boatyard expertise. As the author makes clear, the experience of doing the work yourself is rewarding and fun, and it will add to the satisfaction derived from the improvements themselves."

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