The Complete On-Board Celestial Navigator

Ever since mariners first took to the water and ventured far from the sight of land celestial navigation has been a vital skill. Even with the advent of electronic GPS, all mariners still need to know how to steer a vessel by star plotting when electronics fail.

In The Complete On-Board Celestial Navigator author Dr. George G. Bennett shares his knowledge of navigation attained from 20 years of racing his way across the oceans. Dr. Bennett is a knowledgeable author and skilled mariner. He leads and owns CN Systems, known for its offerings of accurate, quality tools like calculators for navigation and sailing software. Dr. Bennett has also received numerous awards and recognition for his skills in the field of celestial navigation.

This guide for celestial navigation for boaters is compiled in a simple, useful format . Dr. Bennett's teachings provides a surefire method of accurate navigation within one mile of coordinate triangulation.

Mariners will find the following included in this volume of information:

• Charts
• Maps
• Data tables including lunar and numerical information
• A complete simple explanation of the celestial navigation method
• A detailed nautical almanac spanning five years worth of data
• A locator for stars used in triangulation and
• Useful tools for sight reduction and positioning anywhere on the globe

Any mariner interested in learning celestial navigation for boaters will find this book helpful beyond measure.