“John Vigor is the answer guy if you’re having onboard argumentsabout nautical terminology or the science of sailing in general,and his new book lives up to the promise in its title.”--Good OldBoat
Whether it’s boat maintenance, navigation, boat handling in allkinds of weather, or the physics of how boats function, everysailor and powerboater needs a comprehensive go-to source forspecialized information. Now you have it with the PracticalEncyclopedia of Boating:
• Addresses virtually every aspect of powerboating and sailingin 500 entries
• Covers seamanship and boat handling, navigation, routine boatmaintenance, boat design and building, and nautical referencedata
• Ranges from vital techniques--such as recovering overboard crewand measuring distances off--to essential concepts like reading thewater and sky and evaluating a boat’s seaworthiness
• Includes numerous cross-references and an exhaustive index todirect you quickly to the right entry and to unify relatedtopics
• Makes delightful browsing as well as a source of sound guidancefor practically any boating situation
A SEARCH TOOL
featuring search autocomplete to help you find words quickly bydisplaying predictions similar to the terms you're typing. You alsoget enhanced search extras including:
• A quick search of words while you type.
• A 'fuzzy filter' for when you are not sure of the correctspelling of a word.
• A 'keyword' search for finding key words within compoundwords.
• A wild card search function ('*' or '?') which can replace aletter or entire parts of a word.
• Download dictionary definitions locally for offline wordlookup.
A LEARNING TOOL
including a number of features that help you further enhanceyour vocabulary:
• A 'Favorites' feature to create custom folders with lists ofwords from the extensive library, including cross-curriculumwords.
• History list to help you easily review looked-up words.
• Discover more using the included special language notes.
• See words in context with example sentences.
• 'Word-of-the-day' feature with dedicated homescreen widget.