<p>Emphasizing the visual and graphic techniques of navigation, <i>Boater's Bowditch</i> is a small-boat adaptation of the world's most trusted navigation reference, the U.S. government's American Practical Navigator ("Bowditch" for short).</p><p>Now in handy paperback with hundreds of new diagrams and photographs, including a 16-page color insert, this book is a pleasure to use. It covers piloting, celestial navigation, marine weather, and all modern methods of electronic navigation, such as GPS and electronic charts. The <i>Boater's Bowditch</i> is an indispensable resource for beginning and advanced navigators, whether in sail- or powerboats, inshore or offshore.</p>