Cruising in Seraffyn - by Lin Pardey (Paperback)

About the Book

The cruising tale is full of the sights and sounds, the fragrances and native customs of foreign lands, especially Central American and the Caribbean. It is a story of a leisurely sail through the Gulf of Cortez and on through Panama Canal to the Azores and England. Cruising...

Book Synopsis

The cruising tale is full of the sights and sounds, the fragrances and native customs of foreign lands, especially Central American and the Caribbean. It is a story of a leisurely sail through the Gulf of Cortez and on through Panama Canal to the Azores and England. Cruising in Seraffyn is also a carefully thought out guide to living aboard a small boat, with fun and economy as the guide principles. Four appendices provide data that is vital for anyone comtemplating long distance cruising.

Review Quotes

...can...make [these special subjects]...comprehensible and absorbing to a landlubber...

An acute observer and fine writer. Their life on Seraffyn is at a level of simplicity and self-reliance that Thoreau would fine admirable.

For more than three decades, the Pardeys have embodied the ultra-competent, self-sufficient ideal of blue water voyaging.

Loaded with practical cruising advice, interesting anecdotes, and sometimes even excitement and suspense...

This book should be required reading for young couples who are dying to cruise...

...can...make [these special subjects]...comprehensible and absorbing to a landlubber...-- "The New York Times"

An acute observer and fine writer. Their life on Seraffyn is at a level of simplicity and self-reliance that Thoreau would fine admirable.-- "The Philadelphia Inquirer"

For more than three decades, the Pardeys have embodied the ultra-competent, self-sufficient ideal of blue water voyaging.-- "Cruising World"

Loaded with practical cruising advice, interesting anecdotes, and sometimes even excitement and suspense...-- "Library Journal"

This book should be required reading for young couples who are dying to cruise...-- "Sail Magazine"