Boat Navigation for the Rest of Us : Finding Your Way by Eye and Electronics

Name: Boat Navigation for the Rest of Us : Finding Your Way by Eye and Electronics
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ISBN: 9780070081642

ISBN-10: 0070081646

ISBN-13: 9780070081642

Edition: N/A

Authors: Bill Brogdon

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"Superb and amazingly comprehensive."--"Cruising World" "Thorough treatment of traditional and electronic methods by an expert."--"WoodenBoat" "Boat Navigation for the Rest of Us" is the only book that teaches navigation the way small-boat skippers "actually" navigate: by combining electronic aids like GPS and radar with commonsense visual piloting skills and simple chartwork. This second edition covers important developments in electronic navigation, including dramatic improvements in GPS accuracy, the growing popularity of electronic charts and plotting systems, and the increasing availability of navigation information over the Internet. It's a full course in navigation plus a whole…

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List price: $18.95
Publisher: McGraw-Hill School Education Group
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 220
Size: 7.38" wide x 9.18" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 1.056
Language: English

List of Sidebars
Acknowledgments
Introduction
How We Navigate	p. 1
Charts and Publications	p. 11
Navigation Instruments and Equipment	p. 39
Aid-to-Navigation Systems	p. 69
Finding Where You Are	p. 100
Finding Where to Go	p. 140
Special Techniques	p. 187
App. A: How Loran-C Works	p. 198
App. B: How GPS Works	p. 201
App. C: Good, Bad, and Ugly Receiver Features	p. 205
Glossary	p. 209
Index	p. 212
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