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This is a book about practical navigation - packed with practical ways to make navigation safer, easier and better. It is a book for anyone - whether driving a power boat or sailing a yacht. And the techniques cover both electronic as well as visual navigation. This book starts where others finish. Once you have the important basics of navigation, you'll want to see how to translate these into practical navigation techniques to use when planning before going to sea and once you're out there. 50 Ways to Improve Your Navigation distils Dag Pike's experience gained from over 50 years of navigating a whole range of craft from high speed power boats and lifeboats to ships and sailing boats. Written by one of the most experienced navigators in the world, it is your passport to practical navigation techniques that will get you safely to your destination whether in fine weather or foul.

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'This is the book that can smooth many wrinkles which might otherwise only get ironed out after many years experience on the water.' ybw.com

'This is the book that can smooth many wrinkles which might otherwise only get ironed out after many years experience on the water.' ybw.com 'What an inexpensive and simple way to obtain the benefit of a lifetime's experience from a master navigator...thoroughly recommend it.' Cruising (June 2009)

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Dag Pike is a well-known nautical journalist and author, spanning both sailing and motorboating and with an international reach. He was the navigator aboard Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic Challenger first when it sank, and again when it succeeded in breaking the Atlantic speed record. He is the author of several books and many articles for leading nautical magazines.

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