| Modern Marine Weather: From Time-honored Traditional Knowledge to the Latest Technology Contributor(s): Burch, David (Author), Burch, Tobias (Designed by) |
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ISBN: 0914025589 ISBN-13: 9780914025580 Publisher: Starpath Publications OUR PRICE: $44.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Weather - Transportation | Navigation - Sports & Recreation | Sailing |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 8.4" W x 10.9" (1.40 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A comprehensive text on how to take weather into account for the planning and navigation of voyages, local or global, using the latest technologies as well as the time-honored skills of maritime tradition, so that your time on the water remains as safe and efficient as possible. Covers practical applications of GRIB files, ASCAT wind measurements, and other modern resources. |
Contributor Bio(s): Burch, David: - David Burch is a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Navigation in London as well as a Fellow of the Institute of Navigation in Washington, DC, from which he received the Superior Achievement Award for outstanding performance as a practicing navigator. He has logged more than 70,000 miles at sea, including twelve transoceanic yacht races, with several first place victories and a passage record for boats under 36 feet that lasted 16 years. He also navigated the only American entry in the storm-ridden 1993 Sydney to Hobart Race. On the academic side, he is a former Fulbright Scholar with a PhD in physics. As Founding Director of Starpath School of Navigation in Seattle he has designed courses and taken part in the teaching of marine weather and navigation for more than 30 years. He continues to work on the development of online training materials, which are presented at starpath.com. Articles on special topics in navigation and weather appear at starpath.com/articles. |