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Title: Basic Coastal Navigation: An Introduction to Piloting for Sail and Power
Publisher: Sheridan House, Dobbs Ferry, NY
Publication Date: 1998
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1574090526
ISBN 13: 9781574090529
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 2nd Edition
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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This clear and accessible introduction to coastal navigation outlines most of the techniques of piloting that are still fundamental to safe navigation even with modern electronic aids. Step-by-step, the reader is guided from simple to more complex piloting solutions. In addition to dead-reckoning techniques, the author covers tides and currents and explains how to use LORAN C and GPS. There are numerous illustrations throughout the text and practice problems at the end of each chapter.

Key Advantages: fully updated new edition, perfect for sail and power, clear layout and instructions, comprehensive overage of all aspects of coastal navigation, review questions and answers, and suitable for self-study and Coast Guard or other similar courses.

About the Author

Frank J. Larkin is a Master Mariner with some 30 years of boating experience. He is an instructor in boating safety and coastal navigation and was until recently District Staff Officer-Aids to Navigation with the Coast Guard Auxiliary.

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