Coastal and offshore navigation

CUNLIFFE Tom

Coastal and offshore navigation - 2nd ed. - Arundel, W.Sussex: Fernhurst Books, 1993 - 95p.

This book is designed to raise the game of the inshore day-sailor to fully fledged offshore navigator capable of handling any sea passage short of an ocean crossing. The book contains what you need to stay safe using techniques from non-electronic essentials through to the latest in electronic chart plotters. It reviews the basic arts of navigation and covers tides, how to predict them and make them work for you and how to keep a check on your navigational accuracy and modify your tactics accordingly. It analyses the vital relationships between the fix and the estimated position and explains the safe and constructive use of electronic aids for navigation. Passage planning for an enjoyable, satisfying voyage is explored and there is a systemic, no-nonsense approach to passage making.

0906754925 (pbk.)


OFFSHORE NAVIGATION