by Warwick M. Tompkins
Captain Warwick Tompkins needs little introduction to the experienced cruiser. The master of Wander Bird, his cruises are storied and his experience only perhaps equaled, never excelled. As he states in his Foreword, "Most people believe that celestial navigation is an extremely difficult subject. The same people usually consider that coastwise navigation must conversely, be very simple. They are thoroughly wrong on both counts!' The contents include: The Compass and Some of its Uses; The Leads; Speed and Distance Indicators; Barometers; Binoculars; Navigating Necessities; Charts; Radio; The Navigator's Bookshelf; Coastwise Lights; Buoyage Systems; Running Lights; Sound Signals; Steering Orders; Tides; Currents and Leeway; Bearings from the Ship; Vertical and Horizontal Danger Angles; Ranges; Handling a Ship in Port; Navigating in Currents; Fog; and Dead Reckoning. Regardless of the availability of GPS and Loran, basic piloting skills must still be learned and this is one book with which to do it.
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