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DrogueOne
DrogueOne
215 posts
215 posts
8 Dec 2022 7:49am
Moving on a bit of the sailing library,
in Melb, can post if you cover the postage.







Mike367
Mike367
VIC
151 posts
VIC, 151 posts
8 Dec 2022 3:55pm
Hi Dave,

I wouldn't mind one or two of the navigation books, happy to pick them up or pay postage.

Thanks,
Mike.
Kinora
Kinora
VIC
194 posts
VIC, 194 posts
8 Dec 2022 4:48pm
And I'll happily take:
Marchaj, "Seaworthiness: The Forgotten Factor"
Marchaj, "Sail performance theory and practice"
Gerr, "Boat strength for builders, designers and owners"
Larsson and Eliasson, "Principles of yacht design"
Skene, "Elements of yacht design"

Also in Melbourne, SE suburbs. Happy to pick up.

Cheers,
Kinora
Ramona
Ramona
NSW
7757 posts
NSW, 7757 posts
8 Dec 2022 5:19pm
If that's the Mary Blewitt book on astro navigation it's worth having if your struggling to grasp astro.
Kankama
Kankama
NSW
827 posts
NSW, 827 posts
8 Dec 2022 7:20pm
Great books - I was too slow
FabulousPhill
FabulousPhill
VIC
335 posts
VIC, 335 posts
8 Dec 2022 7:55pm
This is available, Melb SE or if you pay postage:




It's a good book, however 1) I think navigation is over-rated, and 2) I think Jeff Toghill's book Coastal Navigation is much easier, and a shorter book.
I did a nav class 20 years ago, and in my coastal sailing I use the GPS and plot positions every 2 to 3 hours, and know where I am pretty much. I also rely on the fishfinder (as depth gauge) and the compass occasionally.

So the book above is free. The included chart is Falmouth to Plymouth UK.
Kinora
Kinora
VIC
194 posts
VIC, 194 posts
8 Dec 2022 9:43pm
FabulousPhil very generously gave me hard copies of a couple of coastal navigation books. It is the spontaneous generosity of this community that marks it above others. Thanks, Phil, and I hope to see you on the water again this season.

Cheers,
Kinora
DrogueOne
DrogueOne
215 posts
215 posts
10 Dec 2022 10:42am
Mike367 said..
I wouldn't mind one or two of the navigation books, happy to pick them up or pay postage.



Kinora said..
And I'll happily take:
Marchaj, "Seaworthiness: The Forgotten Factor"
Marchaj, "Sail performance theory and practice"
Gerr, "Boat strength for builders, designers and owners"
Larsson and Eliasson, "Principles of yacht design"
Skene, "Elements of yacht design"


Excellent choices! I will put them aside and pm to arrange getting them to you.

The celestial nav book is not Mary Blewitt but Jeff Toghill -- that one is a bit dated and probably best to pulp it.

Tikker
Tikker
QLD
34 posts
QLD, 34 posts
10 Dec 2022 2:02pm
What is the most fabulous book ever written about the ocean?
Tikker
Tikker
QLD
34 posts
QLD, 34 posts
10 Dec 2022 2:52pm
And the best book?
Tikker
Tikker
QLD
34 posts
QLD, 34 posts
12 Dec 2022 4:42pm
Absolute fiction, The Old Man and the Sea. Cracker, everyone can learn something from that. It's bigger than most things I know.
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