Skipper's Cockpit Navigation Guide (Spiral bound)

Rene Westerhuis

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Whether planning a day sail or a longer passage, at home, at the wheel or at the chart table, the Skipper's Cockpit Navigation Guide is the perfect at-a-glance handbook for all skippers and crew. It covers all the essential navigation skills and techniques with a user friendly, easy to follow and succinct approach. Spiral bound to lie flat, and with laminated splash-proof pages, it is the hands-free ready reckoner to help you get where you want to go. Written in clear, practical language, with clear photos, step-by-step diagrams and actual chart extracts, the book covers: - Using nautical charts - Understanding buoys, marks and lights - Using the compass, log and depth gauge - Plotting positions (including by dead reckoning), courses and bearings - Understanding tides (heights, streams, including using tide tables) and currents - Factoring in the weather - Making a passage plan, keeping a logbook, and more An essential title to have on board, this accessible book is aimed at skippers and crews of all levels, whether as a primer for those new to navigating or the perfect aide-memoire for those with prior experience.

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Imprint:	Adlard Coles Nautical
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2022
Authors:	Rene Westerhuis
Dimensions:	195 x 240 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Spiral bound
Pages:	24
ISBN-13:	978-1-4729-9064-8
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Transport technology > Shipbuilding technology & engineering > Navigation & seamanship Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Water sports & recreations > Boating > Motor / power boating & cruising Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Water sports & recreations > Boating > Sailing Promotions
LSN:	1-4729-9064-1
Barcode:	9781472990648