Yachting-Live

Book Description
Electronic navigation systems are extremely reliable but when they do fail onboard repair at sea is rarely possible. Also, their operation depends on a continuous supply of electricity. Should this fail they will stop and unexpectedly lacking the means of position finding, chart plotting and route planning how can the modern navigator continue their passage in a safe and seamanlike manner? This user friendly book gives simple, practical, get-you-home navigation techniques, which can be used if electronic navigation systems aboard a yacht fail.

Shows you how to:

1. Understand the principles behind the techniques you are using to gain confidence in your answers. To help - these techniques will be placed in their historical context.

2. See the techniques as simple and easy to use. They require no complicated mathematics or high level craft skills or any form of special skill.

3. Employ every technique using materials and equipment likely to be found on every boat.

4. Put these techniques into practice - every procedure contributes to making a safe and seamanlike passage. You can also practice beforehand to gain confidence in using them.

From the Back Cover
Electronics killed traditional navigation slowly over the last century. Today’s sailors rely on GPS for all position finding and passage planning.

With the latest electronic gadgets promising super accuracy, do you really need the traditional paper and charts? What happens if your electronic navigation systems fail? Can you continue your passage in a safe and seamanlike manner? Or do you need help?

If so, Pencil, Paper and Stars is your answer.

It provides you with simple, practical, get-you-home navigation techniques, which can be used if electronic navigation systems aboard a yacht fail.

It shows you how to:

• understand the principles behind the techniques you are using to gain confidence in your answers;

• use simple and easy techniques - they require no complicated mathematics, no high-level craft skills or any special skills;

• make simple instruments using materials and equipment likely to be found on every boat;

• put these techniques into practice - every procedure contributes to making a safe and seamanlike passage.

About the Author
Alastair Buchan began sailing on the Clyde. In a Hurley 20 he sailed single-handed round Britain, and made his first single-handed Atlantic circuit. He made his second in a Dockrell 27 (27ft this time) sailing from Britain to the Caribbean and onto the USA via Venezuela and Cuba before sailing home.

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