Will
For wizened older folks, how is this book the same or different to your last book?
Regards

It’s a great reminder and primer as Ernie notes, will forward to crew as a study guide.

Learned a few things in each chapter so far.
Thanks for the effort.

Hi,
So, I am already thinking about the ''next book". I have a few thoughts:
1. A book that is a full manual about navigation which contains much of the information you need to know. It would cover fundamental navigation knowledge and techniques along with modern methods. I guess I hope it would be like the textbook for a theoretical course called Yacht Navigator Ocean. This would be at the bottom of the knowledge pyramid I was talking about earlier, so would hopefully have the widest audience.
2. A high level book about Performance Analyses and Route Planning which would include historical weather analysis techniques. (This would be right at the top of my knowledge pyramid so probably a very small audience).
3. Second Edition of the Modern Race Navigation book with new chapters and updated information in all chapters.
I am interested in what people think would work and they are interested in. So far my books have a very small market so the return on effort is not great. I was hoping that a book like number one might reach a wider audience though book two is the stuff I am really interested in.
I welcome your thoughts.
Cheers,
Will
 

In market terms I fear Nick is right. What I'd really like for me are options 2 & 3. I've bought the latest one, both to support your efforts and make sure my knowledge doesn't have too many holes. I don't mind ebooks for that.

As someone who teaches sailing a bit (I'm a YMI on the side) the first book would be very welcome - if you can produce something that could be the recommended reading that picks up at the YM theory basic standard and takes it forward that would be invaluable, and the market would be huge (well, by comparison at least). Most of my students are bright young(ish) professionals and about half would like to take the knowledge on a step or two after the basic level of something like Yachtmaster Theory. If you can provide a text on using modern tools that reflects real practise that would be superb. I'd suggest you look at the syllabus for the RYA theory course, and the USCG course: there might be a sizeable market for a book that pitches in at the next level and gives entry routes into tool specific manuals (such as yours). I suspect that that level is very much the bottom of your knowledge pyramid, but aligning the entry point with the output level from the major training programs would help. Perhaps starting with a consolidation chapter or two to cover off tides, weather, fixes and course to steer and then moving onto modern methods and tools and race nav considerations. A paper option might increase the market.