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LITTLE SHIP NAVIGATION (COASTAL)

Written by M.J. Rantzen
Published by Herbert Jenkins Limited in 1949

LITTLE SHIP NAVIGATION (COASTAL)
Written by M.J. Rantzen.
Stock no. 2107065
1st. 1949. Hardback. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

By a yachtsman for yachtsmen, based on the coastal navigation course given by the author for the Little Ship Club. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. A few marks to covers. Heavy bumping to a couple of corners. Page browning. Wrapper is edge-torn with some chips; a little loss and has marks.

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Front cover

Cover of LITTLE SHIP NAVIGATION (COASTAL) by M.J. Rantzen

Contents

  • Introductory
  • The Chart: General Information
  • The Chart: General Use and Construction
  • Tides
  • Admiralty Tide Tables
  • Tidal Streams
  • Navigational Instruments: The Magnetic Compass
  • The Compass: Correcting and Checking
  • Navigational Intstruments: The Sextant
  • Navigational Instruments: The Log and Lead
  • Planning the Passage: Leeway: Current Triangles
  • Beating to Windward: A Tracking Gadget: Gybe-tacking
  • Position Lines and Fixes: Compass and Transits
  • Position Lines and Fixes: Sextant Methods: Station Pointer
  • Other Aids to Position Finding: Fog Navigation
  • Navigation Aids and Buoyage Systems
  • Pilotage
  • The Log Book
  • The Traverse Table
  • Epilogue
  • Appendices
  • Compass Conversion Table
  • Index