'The greatest instructor of all is your own humility'
Author: Tom Cunliffe
In this, the first of three sailing podcasts, Tom Cunliffe talks about his own experiences in learning navigation, lifts the lid on what he calls ‘the real black beast of navigation’ and shows that even the best can make the odd mistake… ‘for all I know I was only yards from destruction’.
You can listen to the podcast in full by clicking here or listen to each section separately.
Part 1: 'GPS was unheard of, there was radio direction finding which was by today’s standards was a standing joke, and nobody ever really knew where they were’
How Tom learnt to navigate and the differences between navigation then - and now.
Part 2 What is the best way to learn navigation?
Part 3: What's the hardest part when learning navigation?
Tom's offers his own sage advice on what he calls 'the real black beast of navigation - and how to get around it'
Part 4 'My closet is creaking with skeletons’ Tom shows even the best of us cock it up a few times
These recordings were inspired by Tom's book Inshore Navigation 2nd edition. Using straightforward explanations and clear diagrams, this is the definitve guide to navigationg inshore waters. It shows you how to use charts and GPS, plot a fix and estimated position, recognise navigation marks, work out what the tide is doing and master the essentails of passage planning.
