Cunliffe, Tom
Celestial Navigation
- ISBN 13:
- 9780470666333
- author:
- Cunliffe, Tom
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Fernhurst Books Ltd.
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2010
- Pages:
- 74
- Dimensions:
- 23.8 x 16.6 x 0.6 cm
- Genre:
- Sailing - General
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 2 working days
Description
Celestial Navigation is a comprehensive guide to using the sun, moon, planets, and stars to navigate the seas. Tom Cunliffe, a veteran yachtsman, shares his simplified approach to mastering this essential seafaring technique, making it accessible to anyone who wants to learn.
Starting with a solid foundation of basic concepts and definitions, readers will learn how to use a sextant and work out their latitude from a noon sight. They will also discover how to plot a position by observing the sun, planets, moon, or stars, no matter where they are on the world's oceans.