{"product_id":"emergency-navigation-2nd-edition-david-burch-9780071481847","title":"Emergency Navigation, 2nd Edition: Improvised and No-Instrument Methods for the Prudent Mariner","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Burch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0071481842\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780071481847\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e International Marine Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 7.38w x 0.71d","brand":"David Burch","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48064785416447,"sku":"9780071481847","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1f709dd3-d309-4a50-af9d-0e517897f1b8.jpg?v=1768671032","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/emergency-navigation-2nd-edition-david-burch-9780071481847","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}