Simple Kayak Navigation Practical Piloting

Overview of the navigation basics that all paddlers need Kayaking is one of the fastest-growing sports worldwide, with more than 337,000 new kayaks sold in the United States alone last year

Ray Killen chairs the Coastal Kayaking Committee of the American Canoe Association, is an ACAcertified Coastal Kayak Instructor/Trainer/Educator, and has written the curricula for the ACA's Introduction to Traditional Kayak Skills and Instructor Endorsement courses.

Acknowledgments

vii

Introduction

ix

Getting Started

3

(24)

What Is Navigation?

3

(5)

True North And Magnetic North

8

(1)

Latitude And Longitude

9

(4)

Charts

13

(4)

Aids To Navigation

17

(8)

Navigation Aids: An Overview

25

(2)

Using the Compass

27

(15)

Hiking Compass

27

(1)

Marine Compass

28

(1)

Compass Rose

29

(3)

Using A Hiking Compass On A Chart

32

(10)

Tides and Tidal Currents

42

(15)

What Causes Tides?

42

(4)

Finding The Time Of High And Low Tide

46

(1)

Using Tide And Pilot Books

47

(1)

Rule Of Twelfths

48

(1)

Currents

49

(3)

A Scenario: Crossing The Race

52

(3)

It's All In Your Point Of View

55

(2)

Preparing to Paddle

57

(10)

On-The-Water Navigating Equipment

59

(1)

Estimating Your Speed

60

(1)

Staying On Course

61

(6)

Navigating in Fog and Wind

67

(10)

Fog

67

(3)

Wind---Love It Or Hate It

70

(7)

Putting It Together

77

(8)

Scenario 1

77

(2)

Scenario 2

79

(1)

Scenario 3

80

(2)

Scenario 4

82

(1)

The Fly In The Ointment

83

(2)

Ferry Angle Calculation

85

(9)

Estimating Your Smg

86

(4)

Approximating Your Heading

90

(4)

Pre-Navigation

94

(7)

Navigating with GPS

101

(16)

Let's Get Started

103

(1)

What Do I Get For My Money?

104

(1)

Getting To Know Your Gps Receiver

105

(6)

Determining Coordinates

111

(1)

So, How Do I Use My Gps?

112

(4)

Securing Your Gps

116

(1)

Final Note

116

(1)

Epilogue

117

(2)

Glossary

119

(3)

Appendix A: Further Reading

122

(1)

Appendix B: Online Navigation Resources

123

(7)

Appendix C: Unit Conversions

130

(1)

Index

131

(5)

About The Author

136

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Simple Kayak Navigation Practical Piloting for the Passionate Paddler

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