Synopses & Reviews
Practical considerations aside, there is something soul-satisfying about looking to the sky in plotting one's course. Even as electronic navigational devices proliferate, celestial navigation remains an essential tool for those who wish to be prepared should technology fail. Schlereth demonstrates sighting by the sun, moon, stars, and planets, discussing advantages and disadvantages of each method with carefully chosen examples and situational illustrations. A most effective self-teaching guide.
Synopsis
With this guide, learn to navigate the ocean using only a sextant, a watch, a plotting sheet and a copy of the Nautical Almanac.
Synopsis
Learn to plot your own course by looking to the sky.
Synopsis
In this easy-to-use guide, Hewitt Schlereth explains clearly and concisely how to navigate any stretch of sea using only a handheld sextant, a watch, a plotting sheet, and a copy of the Nautical Almanac. The basic process is simple: take a sight with a sextant, establish a secondary reference or benchmark sight, compare the two sights, and plot the result of that comparison on a chart. Schlereth demonstrates how to take a sight by the sun, moon, stars, and even planets. Along the way, he discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each method. The reader is taken carefully through many examples and situational illustrations, making this an extremely effective self-teaching guide.