Coastal and Offshore Navigation

by Cunliffe, Tom

• ISBN13: 9780470753903
• ISBN10: 0470753900
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-02-09
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

The purpose of Coastal and Offshore Navigation 3 rd Edition is to give the sailor - who has some knowledge of inshore work - a solid foundation in the arts of coastal and offshore navigation. The approach to the subject is essentially practical, so that a yachtsman whose seafaring is done in a small sailing vessel can relate to and profit from the contents.Considerable effort has been made to indicate the sort of accuracy that can reasonably be expected in the various facets of small craft navigation, so that the reader can sensibly evaluate their results. All the threads with which the navigator weaves his patterns are drawn together at the end of the book in chapters on passage planning and navigational practice. These explain what you actually do, while the earlier chapters give you the knowledge and expertise with which to do it, in reality, out at sea.Coastal and Offshore Navigation 3 rd Edition guides you through all the techniques you need to master - and shows you how to draw them together in practice to ensure a smooth trip and safe landfall.Includes: A review of the basic arts of navigation How to predict the tide - and make it work for you How to keep a realistic check on your navigational accuracy and modify your tactics accordingly Safe and constructive use of electronic aids to navigation Passage planning for an enjoyable, satisfying voyage Passage making: a systematic, no-nonsense approach

Author Biography

Tom Cunliffe is one of Britain's leading authorities on yacht navigation. He is an RYA instructor Examiner and has worked as a consultant for US Sailing. Aside from professional seafaring, cruising his own yachts has taken him from the Caribbean to Russia and from Rio to Greenland. Having taught navigation through the electronic revolution, his grasp of modern techniques is unusually well-balanced. He currently sails a traditional 40-foot cutter built of composite materials in North America.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Charts, publications and essential chartwork

Lights, buoys and night navigation

The rise and fall of the tide

Tidal streams

The steering compass

The estimated position

Traditional position fixing

Shaping a course

Electronic navigation techniques

The electronic chart plotter

Pilotage

Passage planning

Practical passagemaking

Conclusion.

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