Bob Sweet has more than 30 years of experience in the technology and electronics markets and 30 years of boating experience. He has held engineering and senior executive management positions with a number of companies including GTE, Harris, ABA Industries, Inframetrics and Elbit Systems - the last three at the President and CEO level. He has both BS and MS degrees in electrical engineering from Penn State. He started his career as a radar and communications system engineer and, throughout his career, gained extensive experience with GPS including managing a corporate business unit that developed major portions of GPS for the Air Force. More recently, Bob was instrumental in the boating education for the Power Squadrons in Southeastern New England. HOMETOWN: East Falmouth, MA

• Part I: Introduction; Chapter 1. About this Book; Chapter 2. What Is Navigation; Chapter 3. Fundamentals of Waypoint Navigation; Chapter 4. The Tools of Navigation; Part II: PreVoyage Planning; Chapter 5. Planning with GPS and Paper Charts; Chapter 6. Planning with Digital Charts; Chapter 7. Planning to Avoid Danger; Part III: Navigating Underway; Chapter 8. Underway with GPS and Paper Charts; Chapter 9. Underway with Digital Charts; Part IV: Double-Checking Your Navigation; Chapter 10. Double-Checking Using Instruments; Chapter 11. Eye of the Mariner; Part V: Responding to Changing Conditions; Chapter 12. What to Do If the GPS Quits; Chapter 13. Planning as You Go with GPS; Chapter 14. Tides, Winds, and Currents; Part VI: Other Electronics; Chapter 15. Navigating with Radar; Chapter 16. Using Depth in Navigation; Chapter 17. Using Radio in Navigation; Chapter 18. Using an Electronic Compass; Chapter 19. Using an Autopilot in Navigation; Part VII: Special Techniques; Chapter 20. Navigating While Tacking in the Wind; Chapter 21. Navigating Harbors and Channels with Electronics; Chapter 22. Navigating under Adverse Conditions; Chapter 23. A Last Word on Avoiding Danger; Chapter 24. Advanced Topics in Radar; Chapter 25. Other Instrumentation; Chapter 26. Connecting It All Together; Chapter 27. Electronic Navigation Tools and Rules; Chapter 28. Measuring Compass Deviation Using GPS; Appendix 1. Using Digital Charts; Appendix 2. GPS Display Overview: A Side-by-Side Comparison; Appendix 3. Resources and References; Index

Bob Sweet has more than 30 years of experience in the technology and electronics markets and 30 years of boating experience. He has held engineering and senior executive management positions with a number of companies including GTE, Harris, ABA Industries, Inframetrics and Elbit Systems - the last three at the President and CEO level. He has both BS and MS degrees in electrical engineering from Penn State. He started his career as a radar and communications system engineer and, throughout his career, gained extensive experience with GPS including managing a corporate business unit that developed major portions of GPS for the Air Force. More recently, Bob was instrumental in the boating education for the Power Squadrons in Southeastern New England. HOMETOWN: East Falmouth, MA

• Part I: Introduction; Chapter 1. About this Book; Chapter 2. What Is Navigation; Chapter 3. Fundamentals of Waypoint Navigation; Chapter 4. The Tools of Navigation; Part II: PreVoyage Planning; Chapter 5. Planning with GPS and Paper Charts; Chapter 6. Planning with Digital Charts; Chapter 7. Planning to Avoid Danger; Part III: Navigating Underway; Chapter 8. Underway with GPS and Paper Charts; Chapter 9. Underway with Digital Charts; Part IV: Double-Checking Your Navigation; Chapter 10. Double-Checking Using Instruments; Chapter 11. Eye of the Mariner; Part V: Responding to Changing Conditions; Chapter 12. What to Do If the GPS Quits; Chapter 13. Planning as You Go with GPS; Chapter 14. Tides, Winds, and Currents; Part VI: Other Electronics; Chapter 15. Navigating with Radar; Chapter 16. Using Depth in Navigation; Chapter 17. Using Radio in Navigation; Chapter 18. Using an Electronic Compass; Chapter 19. Using an Autopilot in Navigation; Part VII: Special Techniques; Chapter 20. Navigating While Tacking in the Wind; Chapter 21. Navigating Harbors and Channels with Electronics; Chapter 22. Navigating under Adverse Conditions; Chapter 23. A Last Word on Avoiding Danger; Chapter 24. Advanced Topics in Radar; Chapter 25. Other Instrumentation; Chapter 26. Connecting It All Together; Chapter 27. Electronic Navigation Tools and Rules; Chapter 28. Measuring Compass Deviation Using GPS; Appendix 1. Using Digital Charts; Appendix 2. GPS Display Overview: A Side-by-Side Comparison; Appendix 3. Resources and References; Index

Bob Sweet has more than 30 years of experience in the technology and electronics markets and 30 years of boating experience. He has held engineering and senior executive management positions with a number of companies including GTE, Harris, ABA Industries, Inframetrics and Elbit Systems - the last three at the President and CEO level. He has both BS and MS degrees in electrical engineering from Penn State. He started his career as a radar and communications system engineer and, throughout his career, gained extensive experience with GPS including managing a corporate business unit that developed major portions of GPS for the Air Force. More recently, Bob was instrumental in the boating education for the Power Squadrons in Southeastern New England. HOMETOWN: East Falmouth, MA

• Part I: Introduction; Chapter 1. About this Book; Chapter 2. What Is Navigation; Chapter 3. Fundamentals of Waypoint Navigation; Chapter 4. The Tools of Navigation; Part II: PreVoyage Planning; Chapter 5. Planning with GPS and Paper Charts; Chapter 6. Planning with Digital Charts; Chapter 7. Planning to Avoid Danger; Part III: Navigating Underway; Chapter 8. Underway with GPS and Paper Charts; Chapter 9. Underway with Digital Charts; Part IV: Double-Checking Your Navigation; Chapter 10. Double-Checking Using Instruments; Chapter 11. Eye of the Mariner; Part V: Responding to Changing Conditions; Chapter 12. What to Do If the GPS Quits; Chapter 13. Planning as You Go with GPS; Chapter 14. Tides, Winds, and Currents; Part VI: Other Electronics; Chapter 15. Navigating with Radar; Chapter 16. Using Depth in Navigation; Chapter 17. Using Radio in Navigation; Chapter 18. Using an Electronic Compass; Chapter 19. Using an Autopilot in Navigation; Part VII: Special Techniques; Chapter 20. Navigating While Tacking in the Wind; Chapter 21. Navigating Harbors and Channels with Electronics; Chapter 22. Navigating under Adverse Conditions; Chapter 23. A Last Word on Avoiding Danger; Chapter 24. Advanced Topics in Radar; Chapter 25. Other Instrumentation; Chapter 26. Connecting It All Together; Chapter 27. Electronic Navigation Tools and Rules; Chapter 28. Measuring Compass Deviation Using GPS; Appendix 1. Using Digital Charts; Appendix 2. GPS Display Overview: A Side-by-Side Comparison; Appendix 3. Resources and References; Index