William Thomson
Story • William Thomson • Jan 31, 2023
A Practical Guide to Navigating By The Stars
Learn the basics of how to find your way using celestial navigation techniques
![The wild tide race off Morte Point at the western extremity of North Devon’s Exmoor Coast in a Force 8 easterly gale, with the 4 knot ebb current running at full tilt. In local Devonian lore, Morte Point is ‘the place that God made last and the Devil will take first’, due to the numerous shipwrecks and fishing boat accidents that have occurred on the point. Unusually, there in no ‘inshore passage’ [an area of calmer water immediately offshore] off Morte Point, and the tide race breaks directly on the rocks. Not a place to be in wrong conditions, or without knowing which way the tide is flowing. © David Pickford](https://www.base-mag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/MG_9049-1024x504.jpg)
Story • William Thomson • Aug 27, 2020
An Adventurer’s Guide to Tides and Currents
William Thompson provides a practical guide to understanding the basics of ocean movement
