pIn the bestselling style of the Reeds Handbook series, Reeds Ocean Handbook follows on from Reeds Skipper's Handbook for skippers or crew planning to venture further afield. Complimenting the RYA Ocean Yachtmaster course, this handy pocketbook provides an aide-memoire for all the essential navigation, weather and route planning theory as well as practical guidance and advice on long-distance radio communications, ocean passage-making and riskemergency preparations. pColour coded sections, for user-friendly accessibility, cover br- World climate and route planning including world wind systems, ocean currents, tropical revolving stormsbr- Navigation charts, great circle vs Mercator routes, time zones, satellite navigation systems, advice on on-passage navigation routinesbr- Astro navigation basic theory refresher, practical astro navigation, unique step-by-step instructions for Astro sight reduction plus using and adjusting the sextantbr- Passage making route planning, preparing the yac