{"product_id":"emergency-navigation-2nd-edition-improvised-and-no-instrument-methods-for-the-prudent-mariner-9780071481847","title":"Emergency Navigation, 2nd Edition: Improvised and No-Instrument Methods for the Prudent Mariner","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): David Burch\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: International Marine Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: International Marine Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Water Sports - Sailing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFind Your Way at Sea, No Matter What\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Inherently interesting and fun to read . . . provides the clearest understanding of general navigation principles we've seen yet.\"--BoatU.S. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Thorough and authoritative.\"--\u003ci\u003eSea Kayaker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A definitive work of instant appeal to seamen of all levels of experience.\"--The Navigation Foundation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery sailor knows that instruments can fail. Things get wet, break, fall overboard. Whether you're safe on your boat or drifting in a life raft, let David Burch show you how to find your way no matter what navigational equipment you have. Often relying on common materials like a small stick, a plastic bottle, even a pair of sunglasses, Burch explains how to make use of all available means--from the ancient skills of Polynesian navigators to the contrails of airliners overhead--to calculate speed, direction, latitude, and longitude and to perform all aspects of piloting and dead reckoning. Learn how to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSteer by sun, stars, wind, and swells \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEstimate current and leeway\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImprovise your own knotmeter or plumb-bob sextant \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFind the sun in a fogbank \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEstimate latitude with a plate and a knotted string \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd more vital information\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"International Marine Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45034828202135,"sku":"9780071481847","price":1526.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780071481847.webp?v=1769211079","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/emergency-navigation-2nd-edition-improvised-and-no-instrument-methods-for-the-prudent-mariner-9780071481847","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}