Celestial Navigation for Yachtsmen: 13th edition

Quite easy to read and very helpful guide to how to use a sextant for ocean navigation

This book is extremely practical and just what I was looking for to back up my skills when sailing and the electronics are down

clarity is the key to these explanations

Still the benchmark for practical astronav!

Good.

I know a lot about celestial navigation so this is quite a useful reminder of various key points. My son, with whom I go sailing quite a bit, knows very little about the subject, so the real question is: in the (more common than you might think) event of an electronics failure (meaning all the electronic navigation equipment is unusable) could my son (who is a clever lad but nonethless ignorant of celestial navigation) find his way home with just this book and a sextant? The answer, I would posit, is not a chance. The reason is this book is not take you through the whole thing from the bottom to the top of the subject, step by step, with all of the real working and accessible almanacs and sight reduction guides. I don't know if I am able to say this on here but if you are seeing this review then clearly I can: the one book to get on this subject that would absolutely allow my son, or yours, or you or me, to get home from anywhere if nothing else works and you only have a sextant left is: 'Commonsense Celestial Navigation' by Hewitt Schlereth, which is available via Amazon.

This is a good introduction to celestial navigation and has clear worked examples towards the end. The diagrams are basic and could be improved to provide greater clarity.

Poor diagrams.

Contents is great, would give a paper copy a 4star, this e-book not all that user friendly

What can I say? This is the classic introduction, refresher and reference work for the matter. For any serious sailor I would suggest you get this small book and develop or refresh your celestial navigation skills. In these uncertain times, governments come and go, peace ebbs and flows, and with it the GPS systems we have come to rely upon so blindly. One things remains constant however - the stars, and this book will unlock your ability to use this resource when all else fails.

Great book that has stood the test of time helping many budding astro navigators achieve acceptable results in small boats at sea

Read almost all the way through the first reading. Very interesting read and very informative.

Manual básico para la navegación astronómica que guía sobre el uso de la técnica de posicionamiento. No es un libro de texto, sino un manual de aprendizaje para navegación. El único inconveniente es que esta escrito en inglés.