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Synopsis
Navigators have only two questions: "Where am I?" and "Where do I go now?". This book shows the simplest way to answer these questions. It starts from scratch, uses no jargon and features graphics instead of words wherever possible. Areas covered include charts, giving a position, tides, course to steer, passage planning, and much more. Navigation is fun, keeps you safe and speeds you to your destination. With this book you need never be lost again!
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About the Author
Sara Hopkinson is the co-author of the RYA Book of Navigation Exercises and the RYA Competent Crew Practical Course Notes. Hopkinson is also author of Fernhurst's VHF Afloat and VHF Companion. She is an experienced sailor, a Yachtmaster Instructor and Examiner, a corrector of Admiralty charts and a part-time Coastguard. She is uniquely qualified to give students an accurate but sympathetic introduction to the wonderful art of navigation.
From the Back Cover
Navigation has never been so simple.
Navigators have only two questions:
- Where am I?
- Where do I go now?
This book shows the simplest way to answer these questions. It starts from scratch, uses no jargon and features graphics instead of words wherever possible.
- Charts
- Giving a position
- Tides
- Estimated position (EP)
- Course to steer (CTS)
- Pilotage
- Passage planning
- Electronics
Navigation is fun, keeps you safe and speeds you to your destination. With this book in one hand and your trusty dividers in the other, you need never be lost again!
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