Moving on a bit of the sailing library,
in Melb, can post if you cover the postage.

Hi Dave,

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

Thanks,
Mike.

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

If that's the Mary Blewitt book on astro navigation it's worth having if your struggling to grasp astro.

Great books - I was too slow

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.

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

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Mike367 said..
I wouldn't mind one or two of the navigation books, happy to pick them up or pay postage.

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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.

What is the most fabulous book ever written about the ocean?

And the best book?

Absolute fiction, The Old Man and the Sea. Cracker, everyone can learn something from that. It's bigger than most things I know.