{"product_id":"skippers-cockpit-navigation-guide-9781472990648","title":"Skippers Cockpit Navigation Guide","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether planning a day sail or a longer passage, at home, at the wheel or at the chart table, the \u003ci\u003eSkipper''s Cockpit Navigation Guide\u003c\/i\u003e is the ideal instant reference for all skippers and crew. It covers all the essential navigation skills and techniques with a user friendly, easy to follow and succinct approach. Spiral bound to lie flat, and with laminated splash-proof pages, it is the hands-free ready reckoner to help you get where you want to go.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten in clear, practical language, with clear photos, step-by-step diagrams and actual chart extracts, the book covers:\u003cbr\u003e- Using nautical charts\u003cbr\u003e- Understanding buoys, marks and lights\u003cbr\u003e- Using the compass, log and depth gauge\u003cbr\u003e- Plotting positions (including by dead reckoning), courses and bearings\u003cbr\u003e- Understanding tides (heights, streams, including using tide tables) and currents\u003cbr\u003e- Factoring in the weather\u003cbr\u003e- Making a passage plan, keeping a logbook, and more\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn essential title to have on board, th\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn aide-memoire for everyone on board. Weatherproof and able to lay flat. * Yachting Monthly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing nautical charts Understanding buoys and lights Using the compass, log and depth gauge Plotting positions, courses and bearings Understanding tides and currents Travel preparation Weather\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408796787031,"sku":"9781472990648","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472990648.jpg?v=1730504240","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/skippers-cockpit-navigation-guide-9781472990648","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}