Product Description

At last! An enjoyable and painless way to learn the wonderful and useful art/science of celestial navigation from one of the most popular sailors in the world – William F. Buckley, Jr.

Working mainly with the sun, Bill gives you his own personal step-by-step procedure, a vintage distillation of his 35 years of sailing experience, which includes Atlantic crossings.

Artfully designed computer graphics illustrate and clarify each step along the way, making this a fine program for learning this subject.

Subjects include The Sextant, Geographical Position, GHA and LHA, the Celestial Triangle, Sight Reduction tables, Declination, Sextant errors, Dip corrections, and much more.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #38136 in DVD
• Brand: Bennett
• Released on: 2005-04-01
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Color, DVD, Full length, Full Screen, Original recording remastered, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: 1.00" h x 6.00" w x 8.00" l, 2.20 pounds
• Running time: 48 minutes

Features

• Bennett DVD WM F Buckley JRS Celestial Navigation Simplified

From the Actor
This DVD is a fine introduction to two of Magic Lamp Productions' follow-up titles on Celestial Navigation, both also available from Amazon.com: Celestial Navigation: Sextant Use & the Sun Noon Shot (ASIN: 8826294771) and Celestial Navigation at Night (ASIN: 8826294852)

By using these fine programs featuring Bill Buckley and Gene Grossman, the cruising sailor can confidently navigate around the world.

Customer Reviews

Easy to understand
I have several Celestrial Navigation books and 3 different DVD's on Celestial Navigation and this is the best. Easy to understand, and fast results. No one has put togeather a better learning sorce. A must have. He makes learning Celestial Navigation fast and easy. NOT BORRING. like the other favorite DVD on this subject. If you can only have one learning sorce this is the one to get. Worth every penny and then some.