Celestial Navigation for Yachtsmen

Celestial Navigation for Yachtsmen

<p>There is deep mystery and profound satisfaction in finding your position on earth by reference to the sun, moon, and stars--not to mention profound relief when the GPS receiver stops working in mid-passage. That is why knowledge of celestial navigation is still a rite of initiation, and its practice still a favorite pastime among serious cruisers.</p> <p>That this edition of <i>Celestial Navigation for Yachtsmen</i> should appear 44 years after the first British edition and 27 years after its first publication in the U.S. is eloquent testimony to the author's clear, concise explanation of a difficult skill. Through those years, <i>Celestial Navigation for Yachtsmen</i> has been the best-known, best-loved primer on the subject throughout the English-speaking world. It successfully teaches sailors who have been demoralized by bigger books. It remains "the famous little book" on celestial navigation.</p> <p>Among other changes, this edition substitutes the Nautical Almanac for the Air Almanac, discusses the "short" tables based on H.O. 211, expands the discussion in a few areas, fine-tunes it in others, and shows how to advance a line of position for a running fix from sun sights. The only mathematics involved are straightforward addition and subtraction.</p> <p><i>Celestial Navigation for Yachtsmen</i> has spawned many imitators over the years, but it's still the best--with this new edition more than ever.</p>