A Sailor’s Guide to Wind, Waves, and Tides
Alex Simpson
144 pages, Hardcover
ISBN: 1853105716
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Language: English
Publish: January 1, 1997
This guide describes in simple terms the origins and development of weather systems and their effect at sea, the nature of waves and tides, and the behaviour of vessels. It explains the weather in different latitudes, the global circulation of winds and currents, and the theory of tides.