Nothing I have seen comes near to the sensible and nostalgically recognized format which I see before me' Tom Cunliffe, RYA Yachtsman Examiner, author and sailor Slim, modestly priced volume with clear, easily retrievable information' Cruising. Previously known as Reed's Heavenly Bodies, this is an established book of annual astro-navigation tables for yachtsman. It contains all the information the ocean-going sailor needs in order to navigate by the heavenly bodies - the sun, moon, planets and stars, using tables devised by practical ocean navigators.
Lt Cdr Harry Baker - editor of Reed's Almanac astro section - now edits this Almanac for the cruising yachtsman. He is an astro navigation expert as well as a practical navigator and yacht skipper.