The Barefoot Navigator

Name: The Barefoot Navigator
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781472944771
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Wayfinding with the Skills of the Ancients

By Jack Lagan

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Summary

The Barefoot Navigator explores the ancient art of navigation using natural elements like the sun, sea, wind, stars, and bird flight patterns. The first section delves into the ingenious techniques Polynesians and Vikings employed to traverse vast oceans without modern technology. The latter part offers practical guidance on applying these time-tested methods alongside contemporary navigational tools, especially for survival scenarios.
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Ideal for enthusiasts of maritime history, survival skills, and traditional navigation methods seeking an engaging and informative read that stands apart from typical navigation guides.

With clear, insightful illustrations in a compelling new format, The Barefoot Navigator is a unique and absorbing look at navigation through the centuries that also provides insights into how today's sailors can navigate with low-tech, or even no-tech, methods.

A beautifully packaged new edition, Barefoot Navigator is a unique and absorbing look at how people have navigated through the centuries, and how we can navigate today, barefoot and tech-free.

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'Barefoot navigation: 5,000 years in the making.'

The Barefoot Navigator introduces us to a unique take on navigation. Using the skills of the ancients and technology-free techniques, we learn how to navigate using the sun, sea, wind, and stars, and even the flight patterns of ocean birds.

The first part of this absorbing book recounts a colourful history of seafarers and their navigation techniques. How did the Polynesians manage to populate an area of ocean larger than North America simply by analysing clouds, currents, and wind direction? How did the Vikings routinely travel on the notorious stretches of water between Iceland, Greenland, and Scandinavia?

The second part shows how to use these ancient techniques to supplement today’s navigational hardware, especially in survival situations.

Fascinating history, useful advice, enjoyable writing, and different to every other navigation reference out there, this second edition has been beautifully packaged in a hardback format, with new illustrations and thoroughly revised text.

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Praised as a "cracking second edition" by Coast, this book blends history with practical survival techniques. BBC Countryfile calls it "a fun journey every armchair mariner should take," while All at Sea highlights its unique perspective and useful advice.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781472944771

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 07 September 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Adlard Coles Nautical

Edition: 2nd edition

Illustration: Illustrations, diagrams and photographs throughout

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 138.0mm

Height: 220.0mm

Weight: 644g

Pages: 304

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About the Author

Jack Lagan has been sailing since the 1960s on everything from 14ft dinghies to 30m Baltic Traders, all around the world. When not living aboard, fitting navigation systems and helping with yacht deliveries, he is a writer and documentary film-maker.