Captain Jack's Celestial Navigation

by Davis, Jack I.

• ISBN13: 9781892216182
• ISBN10: 1892216183
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-05-01
• Publisher: Bristol Fashion Pub Co

Summary

Captain Jack I. Davis has done it again! He has written yet another, very easy to understand, instructional navigation book.

As in his first book, Captain Jack's Basic Navigation, this book is filled with knowledge, new sea stories and more humorous anecdotes.

Using the same highly successful format of his first book, Captain Jack takes the reader through each phase of navigation by first explaining, in detail, the steps needed to complete each phase. This is followed by a list of questions to answer, using your new found knowledge. After you have completed the questions, you can check your answers at the end of each chapter. All the calculations are accomplished with simple, grade school math using an inexpensive calculator and basic plotting tools.

If you believe you do not need these Old Time navigational skills in this modern age of electronic navigation, Captain Jack restates his suggestion to you: "Tape a mirror below your GPS display. When the electronics fail, you can look in the mirror and see exactly who is lost". Illustrated.

Table of Contents

Introduction	7	(6)
The Sextant	13	(16)
The Nautical Almanac	29	(8)
GP the Daily Pages	37	(8)
LHA	45	(20)
Stars and Planets	65	(10)
Star Finders	75	(4)
The Moon	79	(2)
The Noon Sight	81	(8)
Boating Stories	89	(2)
Preface	91	(2)
Rigging Problems	93	(6)
Isla Mujeres, Mexico	99	(4)
The Making of a Fisherman	103	(6)
Centerboard Nightmare	109	(8)
Clean Fuel	117	(6)
Come Back Little Texaco	123	(8)
Glossary	131	(16)
Available Books	147	(4)
About The Author	151