Fundamentals of Kayak Navigation - Softcover

Burch, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1564401553 ISBN 13: 9781564401557

Publisher: UNKNO, 1993

Synopsis

Practical navigation written for kayakers and other paddlers including chart and compass use and ways to predict tides and currents.

About this title

From the Author

Also from David Burch:
 
Celestial Navigation - A Complete Home Study Course
Radar For Mariners
Emergency Navigation
The Barometer Handbook
How to use Plastic Sextants - with application to metal sextants and a review of sextant piloting
The Star Finder Book - A guide to the many uses of the 2102-D Star Finder

From the Back Cover

Learn how to find and keep track of your position, adjust to changing conditions, and paddle the seas safely and confidently. Fundamentals of Kayak Navigation is the authoritative source for information on how to chart an accurate course—whether touring locally, on open water, or between islands. This updated guide includes everything you need to know, from traditional map and compass navigation through state-of-the-art electronic navigation. It’s the standard text used by most navigation schools.  Also inside:
· The essentials of chart reading and compass use
· The latest on GPS units
· Use of PDAs, smartphones, and other electronic chart systems
· Finding and keeping track of position
· How to predict tides and currents
· Trip planning and navigating at night, in fog, and in traffic
· Internet sources for tracking marine forecasts

Edition details

• Publisher: UNKNO
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1564401553
• ISBN 13: 9781564401557
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288