An introduction to for anyone wanting to learn the basics of what navigation is all about. The book covers the essentials of reading a chart, understanding tides, using navigation instruments, plotting a position and planning a passage, and is suitable for novices of all ages.
After serving in the Royal Navy, where he was able to race offshore extensively, Basil Mosenthal became a partner in one of the first yacht delivery firms in the USA. Then, after many thousands of miles sailing, he became a consultant in the management of large yachts. Now retired, he is involved with editing and writing yachting books, of which Learning the Rule of the Road, Learning to Crew, Getting Afloat, and Learning to Sail are published by Adlard Coles Nautical.