Celestial Navigation for Yachtsmen: 13th edition

I bought this particular book on astro-navigation as a result of numerous recommendations. The common thread of the recommendations was "It is clearly written in terms that anybody can understand".It is (clearly written) and I do (understand).Now I really must get a sextant!Thank you Mary Blewitt.

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

Still the benchmark for practical astronav!

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

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.

Good.

clarity is the key to these explanations

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.

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

I first read read Celestial Navigation for Yachtsmen in the 1970s and learned to take sights from it. The updated version is much improved, and will become a classic also.

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.

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

Written by an expert. Thorough and well explained. A very practical treatise.