Description
Practical Navigation is a comprehensive and practical guide to navigation for anyone who travels by sea in a sailboat or motorboat. The book combines basic navigation knowledge with modern electronic aids and shows you how to navigate safely along the coast, in harbors, at night, and in challenging weather conditions.
Author Dag Pike draws on his extensive experience in both recreational sailing and offshore racing. Through practical explanations, he shows how traditional navigation methods and modern technology can be used together to plan and carry out a safe voyage. Among other topics, the book covers nautical charts, buoys, lighthouses, and tides, as well as electronic navigation aids such as radar, GPS, AIS, and chartplotters.
Practical navigation scenarios, such as determining position and plotting a course, are explained in an easy-to-understand manner and illustrated with diagrams and color photographs. The author’s own experiences and examples from life at sea help make technical topics concrete and relevant for the practical boater.
Dag Pike is an experienced British sailor, author, and journalist with a background in professional seafaring, recreational boating, and offshore racing. He has written a number of books on boating, navigation, and safety at sea, and is known for his ability to explain technical and practical topics in an accessible way.
At 145 pages, *Practical Navigation* is a useful handbook and reference for both new and experienced boaters who want a better understanding
