Traditional Yacht Navigation: The Essential Handbook for Sailors

4:01 AM Mon 16 May 2011 GMT

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This new book combines two of Jeff Toghill's most popular books - Coastal Navigation and Celestial Navigation - making this the essential handbook about small-boat navigation. Using numerous charts, diagrams and photographs, Jeff Toghill explains the naval chart, how to use a marine compass and all the details of coastal sailing, including: ? Lights and lighthouses ? Planning the voyage and plotting the track ? Understanding winds and currents, tides and streams ? The harbour pilotage system ? Weather and weather forecasting The complex subject of celestial navigation is made simple enough for even the most nonmathematical sailor, with details ...

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