Emergency Navigation, 2nd Edition: Improvised and No-Instrument Methods for the Prudent Mariner Book

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 Foundation Every 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

Find your way on the water, even when your equipment is down As complex electronics have come to dominate boat navigation, Emergency Navigation provides an essential backup for every ocean mariner. David Burch shows you how to find your position...