Joe wrote:


Go to ebay and get a copy of Bowditch The American Pratical Navigator.

Why on earth go to Ebay, it's available online?

Cheers
Marty

Here is a link to their coastal navigation book. It has some good
chart work problems in it

Just ordered it, looks to be of some help. This is exactly what I was looking
for. I found Bowditch online and it's stuffed to the gills with info and looks
like a must have refrence.

Give us some feedback on the yachtmaster program,

I can only give some feedback on the UKSA Professional Crew and Skipper
training course. I was there about a year ago but due to a medical problem, I
had to return to the states, which scared the **** out of me because the
tuition was so high. Well it was high for me, being a broke college kid when I
fell in love with sailing, actually it's still high for me, even at the lofty
age of 23. It took three jobs and almost two years to save the $20,000 for
tuition, airfare and "mile building." The tuition covers 8 weeks training at
sea and 9 weeks shore-based training. The instructors are top-notch(even for
Brits), I found the whole school to be flooded with people that love what they
do and it rubs off. You can go here to get all of the info on the school.
http://www.uksa.org/
Thanks for the help on the study guides.
Joe

Martin Baxter wrote in message ...
Joe wrote:


Go to ebay and get a copy of Bowditch The American Pratical Navigator.

Why on earth go to Ebay, it's available online?


He's a student and needs to learn to save money when possiable.
I purchace many things off ebay and have been quite happy.

You can pick up Bowditch vol 1 & 2 around 65.00 dollars on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...824103 6&rd=1

And at most stores I think you will find them around 125 for the set.

If you take your time and shop wisely you could pick up a nice
vintage leather bound ships set.

A sailor should have a bowditch for life and pass it on to his aires.
Mine has been in my family for 3 generations. It is one of my most
treasured items.

Joe


Cheers
Marty

Joe wrote:


A sailor should have a bowditch for life and pass it on to his aires.
Mine has been in my family for 3 generations. It is one of my most
treasured items.

Joe

BG Alas, it's also out of date, information wise .... as is mine and
my American Merchant Seaman's Manual and Merchant Marine Officer's
Handbook, which are also great references.
Course, too, some of the info which is no longer incorporated in the
newer versions, can still be found in the older.....which frequently
comes in handy.

otn

Joe wrote:

Martin Baxter wrote in message ...

Joe wrote:


Go to ebay and get a copy of Bowditch The American Pratical Navigator.

Why on earth go to Ebay, it's available online?



He's a student and needs to learn to save money when possiable.
I purchace many things off ebay and have been quite happy.

Sorry Joe, I guess I didn't include sufficient information in my post, it's available
online for FREE. He can save more money that way than purchasing it on Ebay, 'tho it
might be taking money out of Boobsy's hands!

Cheers
Marty

Bowditch is available HERE in electronic format.:
http://pollux.nss.nima.mil/pubs/pubs...s.html?rid=187

Hope you find what yer looking for.
-Paul