Today, yachts are often equipped with radar, GPS, chart plotters, AIS, etc. This equipment has also become much more reliable, making it possible to make long offshore passages without a great knowledge of navigation.
However, such equipment can be set up wrongly, interpreted incorrectly, malfunction or lose power. In these circumstances, knowledge of traditional navigation can become extremely important.
This book will teach you how to navigate in the traditional way using compass, log and plotter; and also how to navigate using electronic aids like GPS, radar and chart plotter. In addition, you will learn some basic celestial navigation using the sun and stars to obtain your position using sextant, almanacs, tables and a watch.
Each method of navigation is explained alongside detailed illustrations and examples, combining to make a straightforward and easy-to-follow guide.
AUTHOR: Ivar Dedekam, of Dedekam Design, specialises in uniquely illustrated nautical manuals which are easy to understand and remember. Ivar has been sailing for over 30 years and has logged more than 50,000 nautical miles, including three Atlantic crossings. His book Illustrated Sail & Rig Tuning is an international success and has been published in 19 languages.
295 colour illustrations
By:
Ivar Dedekam
Imprint: Fernhurst Books Limited
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 3rd edition
Dimensions:
Height: 240mm,
Width: 170mm,
Spine: 6mm
Weight: 230g
ISBN: 9781909911581
ISBN 10: 1909911585
Series: Illustrated Nautical Manuals
Pages: 88
Publication Date: 01 February 2023
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified
Introduction; Contents; TRADITIONAL NAVIGATION: How charts are created, Latitude and longitude, Position, Using charts, Variation and deviation, Steering compass, Logs and echosounders, Plotting implements, Leeway and current, Handbearing compasses, Dead reckoning / bearings, Miscellaneous, Sailing at night, IALA buoyage system, Tide and tidal currents, Navigation lights, Summary; ELECTRONIC NAVIGATION: GPS, GPS – how does it work?, GPS receivers, Using the GPS receiver, Chart plotters, Using the chart plotter, Waypoints and routes, Display setup, Receiver setup, Radar, Range / bearing discrimination, Radar operation, Adjusting the radar, Radar problems, Display setup, Collision avoidance, AIS; CELESTIAL NAVIGATION: The sun’s geographic position, Astronomical model, Principles of celestial navigation, Hour angles, Noon sight, Measuring sun’s altitude, UTC, zone and standard time, Working a sight, Sight reduction sheet, Taking the noon sight, Plotting position lines, Finding lat. and long. directly, Corrections, Stars, Polaris (North Star), Using a calculator; Appendix: Tables & formulae.
Author Website:
http://www.dedekam.com
Ivar Dedekam, of Dedekam Design, specialises in uniquely illustrated nautical manuals which are easy to understand and remember. Ivar has been sailing for over 30 years and has logged more than 50,000 nautical miles, including three Atlantic crossings. His book Illustrated Sail & Rig Tuning is an international success and has been published in 19 languages.
Reviews for Illustrated Navigation: Traditional, Electronic & Celestial Navigation
If you're a newbie keen to understand what's happening on board, this could be just the thing. (Yachting Monthly, Summer 2017) This is a great read for anyone new to navigation and is very much recommended for any trainees on the Day Skipper course. For those of us that rely (over rely?) mostly on electronic navigation, it wouldn't do any harm to brush through this book to refresh one's knowledge. (Little Ship Club, Summer 2018)
