Boat Navigation For The Rest Of Us: Finding Your Way By Eye And Electronics; Author: Brogdon, Bill; Illustrator: Groves, Rob; Paperback

Author: Brogdon, Bill; Illustrator: Groves, Rob
Edition #2; Paperback; 80 Illustrations
256 pages
Published: February 2001
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
ISBN: 0071372261

Superb and amazingly comprehensive.--Cruising WorldThorough treatment of traditional and electronic methods by an expert.--WoodenBoatBoat Navigation for the Rest of Us is the onlybook that teaches navigation the way small-boat skippers actually navigate: by combining electronic aids like GPS and radar with commonsense visual piloting skills and simple chartwork. This second edition covers important developments in electronic navigation, including dramatic improvements in GPS accuracy, the growing popularity of electronic charts and plotting systems, and the increasing availability of navigation information over the Internet. It's a full course in navigation plus a whole toolbox of little-known tips and shortcuts to deal with real-life situations without a slide rule.Second edition. This is a guide to navigation using data from electronic devices, such as GPS and radar, and combining it with visual observations, chartwork and commonplace piloting skills. The book provides useful tools of tricks and shortcuts to help deal with real-life situations without a slide rule.