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

by Bill Brogdon

The popular texts would have us navigate our small boats using the same techniques found on an aircraft carrier. But these elaborately precise methods just don't work in the bouncy, wet, cramped cockpit of a typical pleasure craft. This is the first book to teach small-boat navigation the way most people actually navigate, combining electronic aids like radar, GPS, and Loran with commonsense visual piloting and seat-of-the-pants chartwork. It explains in plain, simple language exactly how to find where you are and get where you want to go with a minimum of fuss, and contains many useful but relatively unpublicized methods specifically designed for use aboard the nation's 20 million small power- and sailboats.

Genres: Boating

220 pages, Paperback

First published March 31, 1995

Reviews

[Amanda Leeber · Rating 4 out of 5]

A bit dry and outdated but the author knows his stuff. It's something every boat owner should know and understand. A great add to any nautical library.

[Yen-Yi Juo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kind of dry and outdated, but useful information nevertheless.