The weekend navigator : simple boat navigation with GPS and electronics /

"Ideal for inland and coastal cruisers, sportfishers, and aspiring recreational boaters, this handbook features an easy-to-use, quick-reference format that helps you operate your GPS, depth sounder, and radar and interpret what they tell you. With the help of over 300 full-color illustrations,...

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Main Author: Sweet, Robert J. (Robert James), 1942-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Camden, ME : International Marine/McGraw-Hill, c2005.
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Summary:"Ideal for inland and coastal cruisers, sportfishers, and aspiring recreational boaters, this handbook features an easy-to-use, quick-reference format that helps you operate your GPS, depth sounder, and radar and interpret what they tell you. With the help of over 300 full-color illustrations, you'll learn how to use your electronics to navigate safely in all conditions, and you'll discover waypoint navigation techniques that let you choose a destination, plot a course, and monitor your progress as you go."--Book jacket.
Item Description:Includes CD Rom entitled Chart navigator training CD.
Physical Description:viii, 262 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 28 cm. + 1 CD-ROM ; 4 3/4 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0071430350 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780071430357 (pbk.)