navigation

A comprehensive overview of boating skills and seamanship that covers selecting a boat, equipment, rule of the nautical road, inland boating, safety, navigation, knots, weather, and other related topics; and includes chapter reviews with practice questions.

Discusses different types of navigation with specific instructions for reading charts, maps, and stars, using depth-sounders, and other aspects of navigating sailboats and motorboats.

This book is an information-packed tool for the novice and an eminently useful reference for the second outdoorsman. Whether you're planning a trip or searching for advice in the field, this is the one book you won't want to be without.

Illustrations and text help explain how people began to chart the physical world and their place in it.

Provides information on the basics of boating and sailing, offering advice on how to select a boat; discussing boat operation, marine navigation, weather signals, safety, and maintenance; and including a glossary of terms.

Describes the methods used by navigators. Covers portolan charts, mercator maps, ocean depth and current charts, harbor charts, aeronautical charts, and mapping tools.