Emergency Navigation, 2nd Edition

Improvised and No-Instrument Methods for the Prudent Mariner

von David Burch

288 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Find Your Way at Sea, No Matter What"Inherently interesting and fun to read . . . provides the clearest understanding of general navigation principles we've seen yet."--BoatU.S. "Thorough and authoritative."--Sea Kayaker"A definitive work of instant appeal to seamen of all levels of experience."--The Navigation FoundationEvery sailor knows that instruments can fail. Things get wet, break, fall overboard. Whether you're safe on your boat or drifting in a life raft, let David Burch show you how to find your way no matter what navigational equipment you have. Often relying on common materials like a small stick, a plastic bottle, even a pair of sunglasses, Burch explains how to make use of all available means--from the ancient skills of Polynesian navigators to the contrails of airliners overhead--to calculate speed, direction, latitude, and longitude and to perform all aspects of piloting and dead reckoning. Learn how to- Steer by sun, stars, wind, and swells - Estimate current and leeway- Improvise your own knotmeter or plumb-bob sextant - Find the sun in a fogbank - Estimate latitude with a plate and a knotted string - And more vital information

• ISBN: 9780071481847
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.07.2008
• Größe: 235 x 187 mm
• Verlag: McGraw Hill LLC