The Barefoot Navigator

Wayfinding with the Skills of the Ancients

Jack Lagan

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Adlard Coles Nautical
01 November 2017

Navigation & seamanship; Boating

‘Barefoot navigation: 5,000 years in the making.'

Barefoot Navigator introduces us to a unique take on navigation – using the skills of the ancients and technology-free techniques, we learn how to navigate using the sun, sea, wind and stars, and even the flight patterns of ocean birds.

The first part of this absorbing book recounts a colourful history of seafarers and their navigation techniques. How did the Polynesians manage to populate an area of ocean larger than North America simply by analysing clouds,currents and wind direction? How did the Vikings routinely travel on the notorious stretches of water between Iceland, Greenland and Scandinavia? The second part shows how to use these ancient techniques to supplement today’s navigational hardware, especially in survival situations.

Fascinating history, useful advice, enjoyable writing, and different to every other navigation reference out there, this second edition has been beautifully packaged in a hardback format, with new illustrations and thoroughly revised text.

By: Jack Lagan
Imprint: Adlard Coles Nautical
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 135mm,
Weight: 650g
ISBN: 9781472944771
ISBN 10: 1472944771
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 01 November 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jack Lagan has been sailing since the 1960s on everything from 14ft dinghies to 30m Baltic Traders, all around the world. When not living aboard, fitting navigation systems and helping with yacht deliveries, he is a writer and documentary film-maker.