Learn to Navigate has been a bestseller since first publication. It is the ideal introduction for anyone wanting to learn the basics of what navigation is all about. This fourth edition is now in full colour throughout.
Covering the essentials of reading a chart, understanding tides, using navigation instruments, plotting a position and planning a passage, it is ideal for novices of all ages wanting a simple introduction to what can seem a daunting subject. This new edition has been brought fully up-to-date with a full colour presentation of diagrams and illustrations, providing the simplest, most straightforward introduction to navigation there is.
'Basil Mosenthal has produced a book that takes the reader a long way in a short space' Sailing Today
'An ideal shoehorn for anyone wishing to ease into navigation' Sailing
- 80 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- 1. CHARTS
- 2. COMPASSES
- 3. WORKING ON A CHART
- 4. ELECTRONIC NAVIGATION
- 5. BUOYS AND LIGHTS
- 6. TIDES – RISING AND FALLING
- 7. TIDAL STREAMS
- 8. NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS
- 9. GETTING STARTED
- 10. FIXING POSITION YOUR
- 11. INTO HARBOUR
- 12. PLANNING PASSAGES
- 13. MORE ABOUT YOUR COMPASS
- 14. SAILING AT NIGHT
- GLOSSARY
- Acknowledgments
- eCopyright
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