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The Complete Yachtmaster: Sailing, Seamanship and Navigation for the Modern Yacht Skipper 10th EditionThe Complete Yachtmaster has been a bestseller since first publication and has established itself as the standard reference for Yachtmaster students as well as skippers of all levels of experience. In this fully revised and up-to-date 10th edition, Tom Cunliffe brings together all the...
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Mastering the Inland Seas: How Lighthouses, Navigational Aids, and Harbors Transformed the Great Lakes and AmericaTheodore J. Karamanski's sweeping maritime history demonstrates the far-ranging impact that the tools and infrastructure developed for navigating the Great Lakes had on the national economies, politics, and environment of continental North America. Synthesizing popular as well as original historical scholarship, Karamanski weaves a...
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American Practical Navigator Volume 2 1981 EditionThis historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 Excerpt: ...is the same as the latitude of the point on the line...
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Lake Effect: A Deckhand's Journey on the Great Lakes FreightersA deckhand's coming-of-age story of sailing the Great Lakes steamboats during the social and political turbulence of the early 1970s, Lake Effect is a vivid and memorable account, told in an entertaining narrative style, of life aboard the giant ore boats. This humorous yet...
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Navigation Workbook For Practice Underway: For Power-Driven and Sailing VesselsAdd another dimension to your next day sail or cruise. This workbook makes it easy to add valuable training to almost any navigational observation. Even learn while at anchor. There are tons of interesting exercises to carry out just sitting in the cockpit reading...
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Starpath Celestial Navigation Work Forms: For All Sights and Tables, with Complete Instructions and ExamplesStarpath work forms for sight reduction procedures in celestial navigation have been used by tens of thousands of navigators for over forty years. Designed to make the sight reduction of all celestial bodies flow in the same logical procedure that matches how data are...
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Hawaii by Sextant: An In-Depth Exercise in Celestial Navigation Using Real Sextant Sights and Logbook EntriesIn the spirit of early Bowditch editions, we offer navigation details of a full ocean passage as an excellent way to learn the ropes of practical celestial navigation. With your own tables and plotting sheets, you can analyze 224 timed sextant sights of sun,...
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You Are Here: Why We Can Find Our Way to the Moon, But Get Lost in the MallAn eye-opening exploration of the intriguing and often counter-intuitive science of human navigation and experience of place. In the age of GPS and iPhones, human beings it would seem have mastered the art of direction, but does the need for these devices signal something...
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Handling Storms at Sea: The 5 Secrets of Heavy Weather SailingThe definitive guide to a critical, hotly debated topic How should a sailor cope with storms at sea? Some advocate heaving-to, others running off. Some say trail a sea anchor over the bow, others a drogue astern. The stakes in the discussion couldn't be...
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Transatlantic: Samuel Cunard, Isambard Brunel, and the Great Atlantic SteamshipsDuring the nineteenth century, the roughest but most important ocean passage in the world lay between Britain and the United States. Bridging the Atlantic Ocean by steamship was a defining, remarkable feat of the era. Over time, Atlantic steamships became the largest, most complex...
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Navigation Rules and Regulations Handbook: International--Inland: Full Color 2021 EditionNOW IN FULL COLOR! From the United States Department of Transportation and the United States Coast Guard, the official, legally required handbook for every boat owner--covering safety, collision avoidance, towing and pushing, and more. Navigation Rules and Regulations fulfills the legal requirement to have...
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Celestial Navigation: The Minimal ManualCelestial navigation can be a daunting and intimidating subject for some to learn. There are many comprehensive books on the subject which I recommend, but the beginning student can be overwhelmed by the vast amount of information in these texts. To initially learn celestial...
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Pub 117: Radio Navigational Aids 2014The Radio Navigational Aids (Pub 117) publication contains a detailed list of selected worldwide radio stations that provide services to the mariner. The publication is divided into chapters according to the nature of the service provided by the radio stations. The services include RDF...
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Use of the Air Almanac For Marine Navigation: With a Comparison to the Nautical Almanac and Extended Discussion of the Sky DiagramsThis book is intended for readers who are either already familiar with celestial navigation or are planning to take up the subject, and want to learn about optional resources. This booklet does not teach celestial navigation, nor is it a copy of the Air...
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Aeronautical Chart User's GuideThis Chart User's Guide is an introduction to the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) aeronautical charts and publications. It is useful to new pilots as a learning aid, and to experienced pilots as a quick reference guide. The FAA publishes charts for each stage of...
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The FAA Flight Navigator Handbook - Full Color, Hardcover, Full Size: FAA-H-8083-18 - Giant 8.5 x 11 Size, Full Color Throughout, Durable Hardcover BiTHE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO PRACTICAL, SAFE AIR NAVIGATION FULL COLOR THROUGHOUT: the theory and practice of air navigation cannot be fully explained or adequately understood with black-and-white illustrations; color is vital. This edition uses full color from start to finish. FULL-SIZE 8.5" x 11"...
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Formulas for the E6-B Air Navigation ComputerFormulas for the Air Navigation Computer is written for pilots and air navigators at all levels of experience from the novice to the professional. The book is self-help on how to use the E6-B Air Navigation Computer. An E6-B Air Navigation Computer is a...
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Boat Crew Seamanship Manual (COMDTINST M16114.5C)The Boat Crew Seamanship Manual presents the approved methods and procedures for the conduct of Coast Guard boat operations. The Coast Guard Auxiliary, for the conduct of vessel facility operations, also uses this Manual. Fully illustrated throughout.Author: United States Coast Guard, U. S. Department...
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Gay Head Lighthouse: The First Light on Martha's VineyardStanding tall on the colorful clay cliffs of Martha's Vineyard, Gay Head Lighthouse has provided safe passage to seafarers since 1799. The steadfast tower marks a dangerous and heavily traveled passage between the island and mainland known as Devil's Bridge. Being the first lighthouse...
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Coastal Navigation: for Class and Home StudyCoastal Navigation for Class and Home Study is based on the notes prepared for students by the author during some 20 years of teaching navigation, initially to private or commercial pilots, and then to sailors and professional mariners.The book is copiously illustrated with graphics...
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