Natural Navigation for Astronomers
Astronomers have some advantages when approaching the rare and ancient art of natural navigation, because both are upside down disciplines, with their foundations in the…
The Library
Cardamom Coffee with a Bedouin Sheikh
The month spent touring to promote my book was always going to be family unfriendly and so I had booked a fortnight away at the…
Yachting Monthly Article
Below is a transcript of an article about The Natural Navigator book, published in Yachting Monthly in June 2010. When it comes to ‘natural navigation’ the simplest…
Difference between ripples, waves and swell
Below is a transcript of an article I wrote about the relationship between wind and water. For a complete guide to this subject, see the…
Natural Navigation with the Tuareg in the Libyan Sahara
The following article by Tristan Gooley was published in Navigation News in March 2010. My research to date has failed to uncover another soul who…
Weather Lore
Welcome to the page where I have collected a few weather lore sayings and laid out the meteorological truth, or otherwise, behind them. Breaking News:…
Nature’s Radar, Natural Navigation Research
A full PDF colour copy of Tristan Gooley’s article, Nature’s Radar, for the Journal of Navigation is is available by clicking here. A different account of…
The Future of Celestial Navigation
A morning glance at a moody and cloudy twilight led me to laying down some of my thoughts about the key challenges facing celestial navigation…
The Wonderful World of Natural Navigation
The following article by Tristan Gooley was published on the BBC Website in March 2010. Natural navigation is the rare art of finding your way by using…
The Condry Lecture by Jim Perrin
The Condry Lecture 16th October 2010 by Jim Perrin William Condry – Naturalist & Nature Writer “MACHYNLLETH: A man I used to know had a…
The Truth About Moss
Moss is probably the best known natural navigation indicator in the world. It is also excellent at demonstrating how easy it is to go wrong…
Naturally Navigating Dartmoor
The Foggiest Idea by Tom Vanderbilt. Published in Outside Magazine December 2010. I’VE LATELY COME to the realization that my whole sense of direction has been slipping…
Mau Pialug Obituary
This is an excerpt of the obituary of Mau Pialug that appeared in the Economist 24/07/10. IN THE spring of 1976 Mau Piailug offered to sail…
Navigating Using Lichens
Golden lichens on south side of a staddle stone Lichens can help us to find our way, once we know how. Lichens are a partnership…
Naturally Navigating Dartmoor Part II
Naturally Navigating Dartmoor Part II Close to the Wind By Tristan Gooley (An edited version of the following article by Tristan Gooley was originally published…
How to Navigate Naturally Using the Planets
In 6BC, Jupiter, Mars and Saturn would all have been visible at the same time and close to the horizon. This would have made for…
Navigating With Help From Animals
Gorse bush viewed from the south Gorse bush viewed from the north There is more than one way that the animals can help us to…
NRC Handelsblad
The following article by Hans Skeketee appeared in NRC Handelsblad on Saturday 1st October 2011 Natuur als tomtom Zeiler, piloot, gidsTristan Gooley (37) is twee keer solo de…
Urban Natural Navigation
The following article was written by Tristan Gooley in October 2011 for the BBC News Online magazine. It caused quite a stir and comments were switched…
Is there a sixth sense that can be used to navigate?
PLEASE NOTE, THIS IS AN OLD ARTICLE THAT HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED BY THE BOOK: WILD SIGNS & STAR PATHS Studies have proved that some blind…
Navigational Differences Between Men and Women
Are there any differences in the abilities of men and women to navigate? Anyone who has sat in the front of a car with someone…