Find Your Way at Sea, No Matter What.
Inherently interesting and fun to read . . . provides the
clearest understanding of general navigation principles we've seen
yet.--BoatU.S. .
Thorough and authoritative.--"Sea Kayaker,"
A definitive work of instant appeal to seamen of all levels of
experience.--The Navigation Foundation.
Every sailor knows that instruments can fail. Things get wet,
break, fall overboard. Whether youre safe on your boat or drifting
in a life raft, let David Burch show you how to find your way no
matter what navigational equipment you have. Often relying on
common materials like a small stick, a plastic bottle, even a pair
of sunglasses, Burch explains how to make use of all available
means--from the ancient skills of Polynesian navigators to the
contrails of airliners overhead--to calculate speed, direction,
latitude, and longitude and to perform all aspects of piloting and
dead reckoning. . Learn how to. . Steer by sun, stars, wind, and
swells . Estimate current and leeway. Improvise your own knotmeter
or plumb-bob sextant . Find the sun in a fogbank . Estimate
latitude with a plate and a knotted string . And more vital
information. .
David Burch is the founder and president of the Starpath School
of Navigation (www.starpath.com) and the author of nine books on
navigation, including "Radar for Mariners" and "Fundamentals of
Kayak Navigation," His articles appear in "Cruising World," "Ocean
Navigator," "Sailing," "Sea Kayaker," and elsewhere. A past
Fulbright Scholar with a Ph.D. in physics, Burch has more than
70,000 miles of ocean sailing experience, ranging from the Arctic
to Tahiti. He has sailed across the Pacific twelve times, three
timesnavigating winning yachts in the Victoria - Maui Yacht Race.
He has received the Institute of Navigations Superior Achievement
Award for outstanding performance as a practicing navigator..
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