We, the Navigators: The Ancient Art of Landfinding in the Pacific
The second edition of David Lewis' classic book on Pacific navigation promises to satisfy yet again scholars and seafarers alike - and all others who have marveled at the ability of island mariners to navigate hundreds of miles of open ocean without instruments. The new edition includes a discussion of theories about traditional methods of navigation developed during the past two decades, the story of the renaissance of star navigation throughout the Pacific, and material about navigation...
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The second edition of David Lewis' classic book on Pacific navigation promises to satisfy yet again scholars and seafarers alike - and all others who have marveled at the ability of island mariners to navigate hundreds of miles of open ocean without instruments. The new edition includes a discussion of theories about traditional methods of navigation developed during the past two decades, the story of the renaissance of star navigation throughout the Pacific, and material about navigation system in Indonesia, Siberia, and the Indian Ocean.
Foreword to the first editionAcknowledgments1Rediscovery of a Vanishing Art32Piecing the Mosaic193Voyaging Canoes534Steering by the Stars825Keeping Course by Sun, Swells, and Wind1236Dead Reckoning1397Orientation Concepts in Dead Reckoning1678Island Blocks, Birds, and Clouds1959Swell Patterns and Phosphorescence22410Expanded Target Landfall in Practice26211Position Fixing at Sea27712Reasons for Voyaging29713The Renaissance of Far Voyaging31214The Long Seaways of Eastern Polynesia342Appendix I: Variations of Star Bearings with Latitude357Appendix II: Directional Marks Ashore363Appendix III: Table of Tahitian Star Pillars and Islands372Notes373Glossary403Locations of the Main Islands and Other Places411References419Index433
