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Overview
Crowley, who has worked as a deck officer on merchant ships, presents fun projects for making simple piloting gadgets and traditional instruments by hand, and explains the basics of navigating by the sun and the stars. Scattered among the projects is a collection of seafaring tales, puzzles, poetry, and nautical oddities. Some color photographs are provided, but no index. Annotation © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OREditorials
The Ensign
In an age when Global Positioning Systems, fluxgate compasses, radar and sonar depth sounders can interface with laptop computers, Tony Crowley's The Lo-Tech Navigator is a refreshing return to basics. Without oversimplifying, this book explains the principles behind how navigational instruments work.Readers learn how to construct equipment as simple as a compass using a dish of water and a tin can lid, or as complex as a working octant. The book explains sun navigation and the tools used to practice it. Would you believe an empty audiocassette case can function as your sextant or that you can use your finders to determine the exact points of a compass?
Also included are interesting stories and quizzes that test your knowledge of boating, sailing and navigation.
Filled with practical knowledge and ingenuity, The Lo-Tech Navigator is a great book to have in your ship's library.