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Paradise Cay Publications offers a complete line of nautical Books for navigation and mariner training. We are an authorized print agent for NOAA charts and NGA print-on-demand nautical charts. We're a certified seller of Canadian Hydrographic charts. Our charts and many of our books are printed in-house. Using modern print techniques, we produce high-quality products at a fair price with generous margins for our dealers. Wholesale inquiries welcome.

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IHP_JWP001
Joshua Wheeler has sailed small boats for over 15 years and 25,000 nautical miles. Credits include a voyage from Newfoundland to Port Townsend, WA, via the Northwest Passage, and an Inside Passage route to Kodiak, Alaska. Single-handed voyages aboard Sampaguita, a Pacific Seacraft Flicka 20, culminated with two circumnavigations of Vancouver Island and a Pacific voyage to the Marquesas and back. Your boat is unique. As such, it offers a platform for creative and clever problem-solving. The Resourceful Sailor aims to stimulate and inspire you in the process. Success comes in many guises: it can be rewarding, educational, easy on the...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Joshua Wheeler
ISBN: 9798994175705
$2295
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INT095
A clear, non-threatening introduction to 12-volt electrical systems used on small boats. Thoroughly updated as to modern equipment, materials and practices while retaining the simplicity that made the first edition a boating best-seller.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Miner Brotherton, revised by Ed Sherman
ISBN: 9780071392334
$2700
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POD020
Reprinted as a two hardcover book set
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 7 x 10
ISBN: 9781937196509, 9781937196516
$18995
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STR045
The charts in this atlas show scaled arrows marking current speeds and directions at each of the official stations at sequential hours. Use slack times and maximum current speeds at Wrangell Narrows from the NOAA Tidal Current Tables to select the appropriate chart for specific dates and times. An ideal resource for planning routes throughout Southeast Alaskan waters using sequential charts to predict how the current flow over large regions changes with time. For use underway or when planning passages in the future.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
Author: Randel Washburne
ISBN: 9780914025542
$2900
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WPL0105
The Nautical Slide Rule offers a foolproof, immediate solution to all common speed/time/distance problems and is convertible to statute or nautical miles. It also allows the user to compute distance in yards if the speed is factored in knots. The Nautical Slide Rule is sometimes referred to as a Time Speed Distance Calculator. Immediate solution to all speed-time-distance problems Equally applicable for nautical or statute miles Speed in knots or mph; time in hours, minutes or seconds; distance in nautical or statute miles, or yards if speed is in knots Easy-to-read & accurate Lifetime warranty 
Product Type : Navigation Tool
Dimensions (IN): 7.25 x 7.25
ISBN: 721002001054
$5099
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IHP_MMCOMP
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x x 2
ISBN: 9781937196349
$6995
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IHP_MLOG
Our log book is designed to be both practical and fun to use. We have added a special section in the back of the book that utilizes parchment-style paper that is great for those who like to sketch, draw diagrams, and plot their own small charts or maps. These pages are easily removed and will frame nicely, if desired. The rest of the book includes all of the basic sections found in most other log books, including daily logs, a space for daily journals, fuel logs, maintenance logs, vessel info & inventory, crew and guest logs, and radio logs. Also included are several pages of quick reference material helpful to boaters....
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8 x 10
ISBN: 9781951116095
$2495
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WPL005
Much needed organizer for routine maintenance notations as well as vessel specs, spares inventories, useful sketches.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 11.5" x 8 5/8"
ISBN: 1878797107
$5299
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ARC013
A pictorial history of the Oregon lighthouses and life-saving stations which predated the formation of the Coast Guard. 200 rare b&w photos with extensive captions document the historic and fascinating lights of the Oregon coast.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6.5 x 95
Author: David Pinyerd
ISBN: 9780738548876
$2499
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ACB169
This handy pocket guide contains all the most useful knots you'll need whether on board or at the dockside. Each knot is broken down into clear step-by-step illustrations, with a photo of the finished knot and background information on its strengths, weaknesses and when best to use it. A perfect aide-memoire for experienced sailors, and the ideal learning tool for novices. Overhand knots and hitches. Figure-of-eight knots Bowlines and bends. Crossing knots. -Wrap and tuck knots. Other useful knots. Whether a knot is strong under load, quick to release, works well in wet conditions or with different types of rope or cord, you will be able...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 3.9
Author: Jim Whippy
ISBN: 9781472979100
$1600
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IHP_ECT26
PLEASE NOTE: Going forward we will accept a maximum of 10% of any given edition in returns for ALL dated publications. Therefore if you purchase X10 of a dated title, we will credit you a maximum of 1 NOAA tide predictions are used by both commercial and recreational  mariners for safe navigation. Printed tide tables provide users with  tide and tidal current predictions in an easy-to-read format for particular locations. In 2020, NOAA announced that it will eliminate paper publications of  the annual Tide Tables and Tidal Current Tables beginning in 2021. In  order to provide a similar printed resource for those who prefer a...
Product Type : Book
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
ISBN: 9781965876077
$2495
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IHP_CP2
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
$3500
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FRM011
Printed in both sides of durable waterproof material. On one side, is a display of the entire seas, and on the other side a display of the seas with lables and information about each island, including size, population and a bit of history. Marine life is represented by the common species in the region. English only.
Product Type : Map
Book Type: Map
Dimensions (IN): 9 x 4
ISBN: 9781601902771
$899
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SHP302
Clear, easily understood, comprehensive course can be used for self-study or in a course setting. Goes from simple techniques through advanced, including GPS navigation.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 7 x 10
Author: Frank J. Larkin
ISBN: 1574090526
$2995
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IHP_CCC
Shrink-wrapped pack of 100 cards Two-sided 8.5 x 5.5"
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 5.5
$995
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PDB014
In As Long as It’s Fun, the biography of Lin and Larry Pardey, Herb McCormick recounts their remarkable sailing career—from their early days in Southern Cal. to their two circumnavigations to their current life in a quiet cove in New Zealand. Through interviews with their families, friends, and critics, McCormick delves deeply into the couple’s often-controversial opinions, sometimes-tenuous marriage, and amazing list of accomplishments. As Long as It’s Fun is as much a love story as it is a sea yarn, and, like all such stories, it’s not without complications . . . which makes it not only a sailing tale but also a human one....
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Author: Herb McCormick
ISBN: 9781929214983
$1895
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ARC123
Situated at the end of a reef six miles offshore of Crescent City, California, stands St. George Reef Lighthouse. Constructed after the wreck of the coastal steamer Brother Jonathan in 1865, the beacon warned mariners of the dreaded Dragon Rocks of St. George Reef for nearly a century. This book chronicles the loss of the Jonathan, decades of efforts to make the light a reality, the 10-year construction period, manning of the station by keepers of the US Lighthouse Service and Coast Guard, and the struggles and accomplishments of dedicated volunteers to restore what many lighthouse historians refer to as Americas greatest lighthouse.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6.5 x 0.3 x 9
Author: GUY TOWERS
ISBN: 9781467133173
$2199
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STR050
A comprehensive book explaining the use of the 2102D star finder, and the many applications it offers in planning navigation. Its numerous examples and diagrams make it a most definitive treatment. In addition to a description of the star finder and its basic use, the book covers: brightness and color of stars, planet identification, choosing optimum star-moon-planet combinations, choosing time between sun lines and running fixes, and emergency steering. This book is an indispensable companion to the star finder itself.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
Author: David Burch
ISBN: 9780914025634
$1995
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GPT279
Praised by The Practical Sailor as "a first-class piece of work," Susan P. Howell's Practical Celestial Navigation was developed for Mystic Seaport's navigation courses. This third edition, originally published by the Seaport's Planetarium, retains the step-by-step format of the original, along with an abundance of diagrams and practice problems. Practical Celestial Navigation is recommended as a self-instruction text for beginners or for old celestial hands getting back in practice.
Product Type : Book
Author: Susan P. Howell
ISBN: 9781493069699
$3495
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IHP_BOWD02
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8 x 10.5
ISBN: 9781951116545
$7995
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HRW025
The faithful lighthouse cat, Mackerel, one night helps guide a fishing boat to safety when the candles illuminating the light blow out in a freak windstorm. Charming text and superb illustrations.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 7.5 x 0.2 x 11
Author: Sue Stainton
ISBN: 9780060096045
$1999
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IHP_PUB117
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
ISBN: 9781937196844
$6900
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IHP_CCA9
The fully updated 2026 edition of the CCA Cruising Guide to Nova Scotia is now available. This is one of the highly regarded series of guides prepared by members and friends of the Cruising Club of America, all very experienced sailors who have “been there and done that”. The  Cruising Guide to Nova Scotia  provides detailed descriptions of harbours and serene anchorages along the coasts of Nova Scotia, including the Bay of Fundy, Cape Breton, the Bras d’Or Lakes and Sable Island, bringing together in one volume the experience, insights and wisdom of dozens of sailors with many years experience in these waters. The 2026...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
Author: CCA
ISBN: 9781734086386
$6495
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IHP_CP1
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
$3500
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STR044
New and updated edition of a product that has been in use since 1987.   This card is intended as an addition to a back-up nav kit or just as a quick reference to emergency techniques of navigation without conventional instruments. With it you can find your way across an ocean or across a desert. The card includes techniques of steering without a compass, finding boat speed without a knotmeter, and how to find latitude from sun and stars without sextant or watch. It also includes methods of enhancing your navigation with a watch that has lost the correct time.  It also includes a method of sight reduction devised for this card using...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Guide Book
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
ISBN: 9780914025566
$1495
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ACB140
Color photographs of cloud formations and their groundbreaking explanatory text enable readers to read the sky, pick up the clues and predict what the weather will do. With its winning formula of 24 clear color photographs of cloud formations and their accompanying explanatory text,  Instant Weather Forecasting  enables the reader to read the sky, pick up the clues, and predict what the weather will do. This revised and updated 5th edition takes into account the new ways users can receive professional weather forecasts, factor them into their own cloud observations, and develop an even better understanding of how the weather will...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 5.5
Author: Alan Watts
ISBN: 9781472929730
$1600
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IHP_CP3
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
$3500
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ARC122
Seattle's waterfront has served as a central hub for people, transportation, and commerce since time immemorial. A low natural shoreline provided the Duwamish-Suquamish people with excellent canoe access to permanent villages and seasonal fishing camps. High bluffs served as a sacred place for tribal members' final journey to the spirit world. When the first settlers arrived in the 1850s, Seattle's shoreline began to change drastically. Emerald hills covered with dense forests were logged for timber to make way for the new city. As time passed, Seattle constructed a log seawall, wooden sidewalks, wharfs, buildings, streets, railroad...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6.5 x 9.25
Author: Joy Keniston-Longrie
ISBN: 9781467130523
$2499
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MIK008
Contains 43 NOS charts for cruising between San Diego and the Panama Canal. Includes coverage for the Gulf of California and Baja. Blue accents have been added to the charts for easier reading. Excellent value.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 16.75 x 12
$11250
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POD017
Used for study purposes
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 7 x 10
Author: Nathaniel Bowditch
ISBN: 9781937196493
$14995
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PDB026
Package includes: Cruising in Seraffyn: Tribute Edition Seraffyn's European Adventure Seraffyn's Mediterranean Adventure Seraffyn's Oriental Adventure Taleisin's Tales  
$6995
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GPT271
A winning combination of practical travel information, stunning color photographs, and rich maritime history makes Lighthouses of California your essential guide to maritime beacons in the Golden State. From Old Point Loma Light near San Diego to St. George Reef Light near Crescent City, the more than thirty-five lights included here are presented in geographical order, making it easy for you to move from your armchair to the driver's seat and back again.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 7 x 8
Author: Ray Jones
ISBN: 9781493047321
$1995
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INT446
The Weekend Navigator teaches you how to navigate using today's tools and methods, including the latest technologies such as smart phones. While electronic navigation is here to stay, author Bob Sweet recognizes that they are still based on traditional charts and piloting skills, and he combines the two to pass along to you a solid understanding of all the principles of marine navigation. In addition to its continued ground-breaking instruction for the now-digital process of navigation on board power- and sailboats, Sweet helps you understand recent options for chartplotters, less expensive handheld GPS units, smart phones, and the...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 0.4 x 10.8
Author: Robert Sweet
ISBN: 9780071759960
$4000
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ARC097
The low rumbles of the fog signal and flashing beam of light from the powerful lens have guided mariners away from the perilous waters surrounding Point Arena Lighthouse since 1870. After the great earthquake in 1906 and the rebuilding of the tower in 1908, Point Arenas navigational aids continued to warn ships away from the peninsula off Northern Californias Pacific coastline. The original tower was replaced with a concrete cylindrical tower that rises 115 feet from the headland. This became the first lighthouse tower in the United States constructed with materials found to be superior to the stone and masonry lighthouse structures of...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Merita S. Whatley
ISBN: 9780738599663
$2199
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WFP074
State Flags and Facts is a unique, pocket-sized folding guide to state-specific information on all 50 states. The guide highlights state plants, animals and fossils, state motto and nicknames, state capital and date of entering the union. Laminated for durability, this handy guide is a great source of portable information and is extremely easy to use as a reference.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Folding Pocket Guide
Dimensions (IN): 8.25 X 3.69
Author: James Kavanagh
ISBN: 9781583551943
$795
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WPL78W
This white lanyard clips on the clapper of the 7 inch or 8 inch brass or chrome bells (7000 or 8000). The lanyard features a nautical hand-tied monkey fist.
Product Type : Navigation Tool
Dimensions (IN): 8
$2799
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WPL0101
Often used in a combination of two, our Protractor Triangle with Handle provides a straightforward method of plotting and performing chart work. Each triangle is inscribed with contrast enhancing colors (red & black), plus a handle that holds a pencil, making it convenient and easy to use. The protractor scale on the triangle can aid in drawing a bearing line on a chart, and the 90° angle is helpful when determining lines of position. When used in pairs, the second triangle acts as an extension, and the pair together are a reliable means to transfer a directional line on a chart with no slippage. 7-3/4" sides x 11" (19.69 cm x...
Product Type : Navigation Tool
Dimensions (IN): 11 x 7.75
ISBN: 721002001016
$3599
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IHP_NSEXT
The Nautical Sextant reveals in pictures, prose, and perspective the experience and knowledge gained by the author from years of acquiring, studying, and restoring sextants from earlier times and from around the world. This fascinating book owes much of its attraction to the expert description and photos of the mechanics of the sextants and their subassemblies. It is also the story of how different manufacturers, in different times and places, solved the same mechanical problems in different ways in order to perfect one of the most accurate mechanical devices ever produced by man. All of this is complemented by an historical overview to...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 7 x 10
Author: WJ MORRIS
ISBN: 9781951116590
$2995
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PAR243
The American Practical Navigator, first published in 1802, was billed as the "epitome of navigation" by its original author, Nathaniel Bowditch. The text has evolved with the advances in navigation practices since that first issue and continues to serve as a valuable reference for marine navigation in the modern day. The publication describes in detail the principles and factors of navigation, including piloting, electronic navigation, celestial navigation, mathematics, safety, oceanography and meterology. It also contains various tables used in typical navigational calculations and solutions, including the formulas used to derive the...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781951116934
$6995
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DBD001
The bible of knot and rope work. Every practical and decorative knot, function and origin. 7,000 drawings describing 3,900 knots, splices and whippings. The final word on knotting and rope work the world over.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11.25
Author: Clifford W. Ashley
ISBN: 9780385040259
$9500
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USS017
The official logbook for students of the United States Sailing Assoc. Records certifications attained, practical experience, regatta experience and supervisory experience. Pocket sized and concise.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 4.25 x 6.5
Author: US Sailing
ISBN: 1882502310
$2245
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ACB142
This wonderful collection of Des Pawson's personal ropecraft recipes combines an extended and now full-color collection of projects from Des's popular  Des Pawson's Knot Craft , together with 20 new and brilliant mat designs. Readers can learn how to make 60 different ropework projects, including mats, bellropes, key fobs, fenders, and doorstops. Along with fascinating tidbits of nautical history as background to many projects, Des gives step-by-step instructions on how to put these knots together to form finished projects, and advice on the size and lengths of the materials required--just as you would expect from a recipe book....
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.3 x 0.6 x 8.3
Author: Des Pawson
ISBN: 9781472922786
$2700
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PDV014

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Product Type : DVD
ACB174
The established book of annual astro-navigation tables compiled specifically for the needs of boaters. This superbly compact almanac and sight reduction tables contains information the ocean-going sailor needs in order to navigate by the sun, moon, stars and planets, using tables devised by practical ocean navigators. This book, together with a sextant, will help sailors to navigate confidently and safely when out of the sight of land. This 2026 edition is completely up to date and continues to feature the well-received additions of the past few years, including forms to help determine True Altitude (for the sun, stars and planets),...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.27 x 11.69
Author: Kendall Carter
ISBN: 9781399425315
$4500
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PDB012
This revised and expanded third edition of a cruising classic includes 10 completely new chapters with such advice as: sixteen ways to encourage your lover (partner) to share your dream; strategies for turning sudden engine failure into a minor incident; choosing safety equipment; repairing rigging at sea. Their extensive coverage of anchoring situations including how to set up an efficient stern anchor system plus the section on sailing out of trouble if your engine fails, could be the most important chapters you ever read. All of the original chapters of this book have been updated to ensure that the information will be helpful for...
Product Type : Book
Dimensions (IN): 9 x 6
Author: Lin & Larry Pardey
ISBN: 9781929214778
$2495
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WPL0103
Often used in a combination of two, our Protractor Triangle provides a straightforward method of plotting and performing chart work. Each triangle is inscribed with black markings. The protractor scale on the triangle can aid in drawing a bearing line on a chart, and the 90° angle is helpful when determining lines of position.  7-3/4" sides x 11" (19.69cm x 27.94cm) hypotenuse Protractor scale allows easy alignment with chart meridian in any direction Direction is maintained as one triangle is slid along the other to desired position 90° angle helps determine lines of position Made from clear, durable vinylite...
Product Type : Navigation Tool
Dimensions (IN): 11 x 5.8
ISBN: 721002003140
$2999
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UHP011
Completely revised and updated with enhanced readability, James A. Bier's "Reference Map of Oceania" is the most comprehensive Pacific map in existence. Its main map and 52 inset maps of all major parts of the region provide a wealth of information in one source. Principal cities, towns, and villages are shown along with roads, topography, and population figures where available. The main map's Mercator projection is useful for planning routes. Time zones for the Pacific and individual countries are also included. It is the only map that clearly focuses on the political units of Micronesia, Polynesia, and Melanesia, using as its...
Product Type : Map
Book Type: Map
Dimensions (IN): 8.8 x 5.6, 39 x 25 unfolded
Author: James Bier
ISBN: 9780824831080
$995
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PAR425
Laser-cut steel, stone tumbled and finished with Squatch Metalworks proprietary distressed metal patina treatment. Clear coated with durable automotive clear-coat. Backed with a Rare Earth magnet. DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED IN THE USA.
Location: B7
Product Type : Magnet
Dimensions (IN): 3 x 2.6
$895
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WPL120
The Weems Parallel Plotter is our most popular rolling plotter. It is mounted on an aluminum roller assembly that allows you to plot courses and parallel lines with simple direct transfer and doesn’t require the space that traditional parallel rules or triangles need. The roller keeps the plotter parallel as you slide it across the chart. It includes distance scales at 1:20,000, 1:40,000 and 1:80,000 to fit U.S. Coast and Harbor Charts, as well as an inch scale. A semi-circular protractor for measuring course and bearing against meridian on a chart and two quarter circle protractors for measuring course and bearing against parallel of...
Product Type : Navigation Tool
Dimensions (IN): 12.5 x 3
ISBN: 721002001207
$5599
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ACB170
A perfect pocket sized reference book for understanding maritime flags. A comprehensive, but concise guide that includes: national maritime flags special ensigns, jacks, burgees, official and defense flags, and code flags yacht club burgees signal flags (including naval codes, distress signals and racing codes) flag etiquette and usage (from positions to salutes to timing and more) Expanded and updated for its third edition, the book now includes masthead burgees, as well as new advice on changing rules in European waters and beyond, and more information on the use of and etiquette surrounding local, regional and...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 3.95 x 0.45 x 6.25"
Author: Miranda Delmar-Morgan
ISBN: 9781472994455
$1600
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