A Sailors Guide to Wind Waves and Tides

This guide describes in simple terms the origins and development of weather systems and their effect at sea, the nature of waves and tides, and the behaviour of vessels. It explains the weather in different latitudes, the global circulation of winds and currents, and the theory of tides.

Describes the origins and development of weather systems and their effect on crafts at sea, including the nature of waves and tides and the causes of the weather of different latitudes.