Description: Title: Hawaii by Sextant: An In-Depth Exercise in Celestial Navigation Using Real Sextant Sights and Logbook Entries Author: Burch, David Publisher: Starpath Publications Binding: Hardcover Pages: 176 Dimensions: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.44d Product Weight: 1.54 lbs. Language: English ISBN: 9780914025726 In 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, moon, stars, and planets to obtain 26 position fi xes to fi nd your way along a 2,800-nmi voyage lasting 17 days. Solutions are provided by computation, workforms, and detailed plots using universal plotting sheets. After completing this passage you will be prepared to navigate by celestial navigation on your own, whether you need to or choose to. Also includes notes on optimizing sight analysis, hurricane tracking, DR error analysis, ocean currents, and use of visible light ranges for nighttime arrivals. Ships Fast From The USA! Authorized Dealer
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Book Title: Hawaii by Sextant : An in-Depth Exercise in Celestial Navigation Using Real Sextant Sights and Logbook Entries
Number of Pages: 176 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Starpath School of Navigation
Topic: Boating, Navigation, Sailing
Publication Year: 2014
Item Height: 0.4 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Transportation, Sports & Recreation
Item Weight: 24.7 Oz
Author: David Burch, Stephen Miller
Item Length: 11 in
Item Width: 8.5 in
Format: Hardcover
