Field Guide To Ocean Voyaging (eBook)

Acknowledgments

The Gangway

Before You Go

Which Cruise?

Opportunities for marine sightings

Excursions

All-inclusive, or pay as you go

Level of service

Big vs small

Itinerary

What to take?

What you really need

Binoculars

Seasick remedies

How to pack

When to go

What can you see from the dock?

Down to the Sea in Ships

The ship moves up, then moves down: Tides

Tidal stations

Find your way aboard

Best viewing locations

How far can I see?

Getting Underway and Tying Up

Before sailing

The pilot

Lines

Bow and stern thrusters

Ship’s horn

Tying up

The depressing numbers

Whales, Dolphins, Turtles, Birds, Flying Fish, and More

Whales

Breaching, spy hops, and fin slaps

Gray whales

Humpback whales

Blue whales

Right whales

Orca

Blackfish

Minke whales

Fin whales

Sei whales

Sperm whales

Where to see whales

How to see whales

Whale FAQs

How to see dolphins

Marine birds

How to see pelagic birds

Shearwaters

Gannets and boobies

Frigate birds

Dynamic soaring

Albatross

Fulmar

Pelicans

Penguins

Storm Petrels

Pelagic bird breeding

Puffins

Bird identification

Seals and sea lions

Gray seals

Harbor seals

Sea otter

Flying fish

How to see flying fish

Sea turtles

How to see sea turtles

Arribada

Seaweed

Plankton

Jellyfish

Ship, Ahoy!

Aids to navigation

Cable layers

Coast Guard ships

Container ships

Cruise ships

Day shapes

Dredges

Dry bulk carriers

General cargo

Heavy lift ships

Hydrofoils

LNG carriers

Naval vessels

Pilot boat

Research ships

Ro-Ro ships

Sailboats

Tankers

How to identify a ship

Energy at Sea: Fish, Oil, and Power

Gathering fish

What Else Can You See?

Wind patterns

Sea breeze and land breeze

Trade winds and westerlies

Intertropical Convergence Zone

Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn

Hurricanes

Predict the weather

How strong is the wind?

Beaufort scale

The Beaufort scale

Why we use knots?

Where do the waves come from?

Waves from near and far

How big are those waves?

Will we see a rogue wave?

Tsunami?

Where is the garbage patch?

How to see the garbage patch

Other things that are fun to see

Windrows

How blue it is

Look up!

Fall streaks or virga

Rainbows

Watching clouds

Fog

Lightning

Waterspouts

Sunsets and the Green Flash

Celestial views

Ice on the ocean

Icebergs

Sea ice

Land Ho!

Islands

Volcanic islands and atolls

White cliffs

Fjords

Waves and the coast

Things to See Onboard  

A visit to the bridge

Engine room tour

Can you hear me now?

What’s in the canisters?

Lifeboats

Life ring

Special Places

Crossing the equator

Crossing the Equator at the Prime Meridian

The International Date Line

Arctic Circle

Panama Canal

Kiel Canal

Suez Canal

The Bermuda Triangle

The Maunsell Forts

Index

The Author