Starpath Catalog - Books Index

Radar For Mariners
by David Burch

Covers principles and practical use of radar. New in 2005. Recommended text for our online course.

Radar Workbook

Question and answers on marine radar. Supplement to Radar for Mariners

Modern Marine Weather
by David Burch

From time honored maritime traditions to the latest technology.

Weather Workbook

Question and answers and resources on marine weather. Supplement to Modern Marine Weather

Bluewater Sailing Electronic Edition

One-year subscription to the worlds best cruising magazine.

Sea State Forecasting ebooks

Three classic texts on waves, swells, and sea state forcasting. Long out of print, impossible to find. Now available as ebooks on 1 CD.

Living With Weather
by Owen S. Lange

Expert coverage of BC coastal weather, with a unique outlook on weather itself.

Navigators Newsletter Archive

From the Foundation for the Promotion of the Art of Navigation. All 88 issues, from 1983 to 2005.

1851 Bowditch eBook

The complete text and tables of the American Practical Navigator from 1851.

Stability Course Materials

Printed materials to accompany the Online Stability Course.

The Literary Sailor

Classic Maritime Literature in ebook format

American Practical Navigator, Bicentennial edition.

Bowditch's American Practical Navigator, Bicentennial edition, includes bonus CD

Secrets of the Viking Navigators
by Leif K. Karlsen

A new look at viking navigation, sun stones, and related topics

The Wind Came All Ways
by Owen S. Lange

A 'real' weather book. Specialized, but most excellent.

Star Names and Their Meanings ebook
by Richard Hinckley Allen

Everything you ever wanted to know about the name of any star.

Puget Sound Tidal Current Charts

Shows speed and direction of the current every hour throughout the North and South parts of Puget Sound.

Wind, Weather & Waves
by Environment Canada

The definitive treatment of Great Lakes marine weather, with excellent photos, specific examples, and tips.

Emergency Navigation
by David Burch

Pathfinding techniques for the prudent and inquisitive mariner. All you need to know to navigate with limited instruments or none at all, down a river or across an ocean.

The Star Finder Book
by David Burch

A complete guide to the many uses of the 2102-D star finder. Turns the Star Finder into a hand-held planetarium.

The Navigation Rules,
US Inland and International Waters

The official USCG wording, publication COMDTINST MI6672.2D.

Marine Weather of Western Washington
by Kenneth E. Lilly, Jr.

The definitive treatment of wind and waves in the Pacific Northwest.

North Star to Southern Cross
by Ray Lanterman and Wil Kyselka

Enlighten your star gazing underway with some mythology, some astronomy, and excellent monthly star maps.

Fundamentals of Kayak Navigation
by David Burch

Recommended by Kayak instructors, world wide. Now in its 3rd edition. Covers in detail the effects of wind and current as well.

Mariners Book of Days 2008
By Peter H. Spectre

A beautiful multi-purpose calendar and date book for mariners.

Nautical Almanac �
Commercial Edition

Annual list of star and planet locations plus other data needed for celestial navigation.

Oceanography and Seamanship
by William G. Van Dorn

Covers winds, waves, currents, stability, and more.

Portney's Ponderables
by Joe Portney

'Mind Candy for Navigators...' A great little book for the inquisitive navigator.

Inside Passage Map
by Coastal Cruise Tour Guides

A renown sailing route illustrated and annotated, in a convenient fold-out format

Radar Navigation Manual, Pub. 1310

The standard text used in many Radar Navigation Schools

Chart Problems in Marine Navigation

Realistic practice problems plus chart and selections from tide and current tables, Light List, and Coast Pilot. From our home study course, here sold separately, for those who want more practice.