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

by David Burch

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

288 pages, Paperback

First published June 20, 2008

Reviews

[John Gates · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book on navigating by water without standardized navigation equipment.
I read (most of) as research for my own writing and can safely say that longitude really is impossible without some tools. Without much knowledge in sea/ocean navigation, I may only express how easy to read and understand both the writing and figures in this book are - they are really great.
If ever I decide it my quest to become such a navigator, I will likely buy, if not revisit, this book.
Thank you Mister Burch.