On the subject of navigating, and the cultural and historic aspects of it, a very good book on the subject is "We, the Navigators", by David Lewis. The book is about the Pacific Islanders and their art of navigation. It describes in detail, the art that was passed from father to son, by word of mouth. They had no charts, yet they skillfully made vast crossings from island to island. David Lewis actually sailed with the Pacific Islanders as they taught him their skills. This is good relevant stuff for seat of your pants navigators like us. I don't know if this book is still in print. It was published by The University Press of Hawaii in 1972. I see it now and then in used book stores. Ken Mannshardt SF Bay *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Sep 14 1998 - 20:08:42 PDT
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