GPS, electronic revolutions and fish and chips
Author: Tom Cunliffe
All of the above are covered in Tom's second of three podcasts on inshore, offshore and coastal navigation.
You can listen to the podcast in one single file by clicking here - or read on below to listen to each section individually .
Part 1: ''We were navigating by lead, log, look out and trust in the lord'
Tom talks about the changes he has witnessed in navigation and the fundamental change GPS has made.
Part 2: ‘Electronic navigation has set us free, but it has also nailed us down in a box if we don’t know the right things to do. We do need education’
Tom Cunliffe talks charts and weighs up the relative merits of paper, raster and vector charts.
Part 3. 'Fair tides can make the difference between buying the wife a decent meal or having fish and chips... these things really matter’
'Tide is king' when it comes to passage planning. Tom Cunliffe reminds us just how how important good passage strategy and execution really is.
Tom is the author of the sailing book Inshore Navigation, the classic guide to the essentials of navigation.
He has also written the follow up book for more experienced sailors, Offshore and Coastal Navigation. This book covers passage planning and execution, electronic and tradition techniques and tides tactics and strategy.
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