Coastal and Offshore Navigation

Tom Cunliffe

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John Wiley & Sons Inc
01 May 2023

Navigation & seamanship; Sailing

Discover what the modern yacht navigator needs to know for a stress-free voyage along the coast and out of sight of land. This book is designed to raise the game of the inshore day-sailor to fully fledged offshore navigator capable of handling any sea passage short of an ocean crossing.

The book contains what you need to stay safe using techniques from non-electronic essentials through to the latest in electronic chart plotters. It reviews the basic arts of navigation and covers tides, how to predict them and make them work for you and how to keep a check on your navigational accuracy and modify your tactics accordingly. It analyses the vital relationships between the fix and the estimated position and explains the safe and constructive use of electronic aids for navigation. Passage planning for an enjoyable, satisfying voyage is explored and there is a systemic, no-nonsense approach to passage making.

It is suitable for those who are at 'Day Skipper' level and who wish to progress, or those who have started out with the companion book Inshore Navigation, from which this book follows on. Fernhurst Books recommends this book for Yachtmaster and Coastal Skipper students.

AUTHOR: Tom Cunliffe is Britain's leading sailing writer. He is a worldwide authority on sailing instruction and an expert on traditional sailing craft. Tom has been a Yachtmaster Examiner since 1978 and has a gift for sharing his knowledge with good humour and an endless supply of tales of the sea.

37 colour photos, 132 diagrams

By: Tom Cunliffe
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Edition: 3rd edition
Dimensions: Height: 1mm, Width: 1mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 369g
ISBN: 9780470753903
ISBN 10: 0470753900
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 01 May 2023
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Tom Cunliffe is one of Britain's leading authorities on yacht navigation. He is an RYA instructor Examiner and has worked as a consultant for US Sailing. Aside from professional seafaring, cruising his own yachts has taken him from the Caribbean to Russia and from Rio to Greenland. Having taught navigation through the electronic revolution, his grasp of modern techniques is unusually well-balanced. He currently sails a traditional 40-foot cutter built of composite materials in North America.

Reviews for Coastal and Offshore Navigation

Providing you will [with] a solid foundation in the art of coastal and offshore navigation. (Boat Mart, March 2009) '...provides a solid foundation in the practicalities of plotting your route to a destination...essential...' (Boat Mart, March 2010) '...provides a solid foundation in the practicalities of plotting your route to a destination...worth its weight in gold.' (All at Sea, March 2010).