Recently Published: Mariners Guide to Nautical Information

Book Overview

Mariner’s Guide to Nautical Information by Priscilla Travis.  The book can be purchased here.

Faster than an internet search, the alphabetically-arranged Mariner’s Guide to Nautical Information puts over 2,000 nautical topics and terms at your fingertips, with enough practical advice to be useful.  If you’re thinking about getting started on the water this book is for you, and if you’re already out there and dreaming about distant horizons there’s a wealth of information to help you become more competent, confident, and comfortable afloat.  There’s an international emphasis to include readers in Canada, and across the pong.  Everything from the Navigation Rules, cruising under sail and power, electronics, communication, safety, weather, technical topics, and spoken nautical language makes this book a comprehensive resource.  The Topic Index helps you test your knowledge and learn about a subject, and the extensive annotated bibliography identifies hundreds of relevant publications and internet resources.  The book is llustrated with 196 photographs and line drawings. 

About the Author, Priscilla Travis

A retired college Communication professor, she holds a U.S. Coast Guard 100 Ton Master’s license, first issued in 1986.  When not enjoying the cruising lifestyle or maintaining her boat, she lives in Chestner, Maryland, teaches sailing to adults, takes continuing education courses and workshops for professional captains, and enjoys land travel.  Travis is a member of the Ocean Cruising Club, the Seven Seas Cruising Association, and the Chesapeake Area Professional Captains Association.  She has written several articles for DIY Boatowner magazine.  Logging over 85,000 miles at sea, Travis has been sailing on yachts for more than 35 years.