In addition to reading Burch's book I would recommend that you go out and spend less than $ 15.00 and purchase a hiking compass with a rotating card and at the same time pick up a topographic map or marine chart for your local area. I think you may find it initially easier to practice on land without having to worry about boat control, etc. There are numerous books available at your outdoor store, book store or at the library on navigation with map and compass or books on orienteering. Having taught land navigation in the military most people had a hard time understanding magnetic variation/declination and how to compensate for it for E or W and how it impacted orienting a map so you can make a course on the ground/water as laid out on a map or vice versa. Learn how to orient a map/chart so that the map is laid out in keeping with what you see from your current position = True North/Grid North vs Magnetic North. Learn how to read longitude and latitude and today, UTM Learn how to plot your location using two known and easily recognizable landmarks and your bearing to and back course from. (you have to make sure the map is oriented properly) to find where you are. You can do this with a compass and be very, very accurate! Learn the difference between Piloting and Dead Reckoning Accomplish these and you are going to be well grounded in basic navigation skills, which can be translated easily on the water, on land or from a plane. Fred At 07:15 PM 10/2/2000 -0400, Craig MacKinnon wrote: > > Can anyone recommend a good resource for learning about tides, currents, > > navigating with a compass, etc etc? > >Fundamentals of Kayak Navigation by David Burch *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Oct 06 2000 - 10:22:43 PDT
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