The Care and Feeding of the Sailing Crew, 4th edition - Softcover

Lin Pardey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1929214340 ISBN 13: 9781929214341

Publisher: Pardey Books, 2013

Synopsis

The Care and Feeding of Sailing Crew has become the preferred resource for cruising and racing sailors - whether they're planning a weekend afloat or a round-the-world voyage. This unique volume covers everything from outfitting a galley to organizing meals safely in rough weather; from controlling seasickness to creating the right conditions that ensure your crew stays well-rested and alert.
But this book is more than just a manual for the CME (Crew maintenance engineer) it is also the story of a storm ridden 49 day passage across the North Pacific which, like no other book written on the subject, shows just what it is like to prepare food and care for crew at sea.
This revised fourth edition includes all the timeless advice of previous editions, handling finances afloat, waste disposal, choosing clothing for sailing offshore, incorporating modern technology in the galley and making sure the crew stays healthy even in adverse climates. Guides to reprovisioning as you voyage and buying wines and liquors around the world have been expanded to include many off-the-beaten track destinations now attracting intrepid voyagers.
With more than 25000 copies now in print, the previous editions of Care and Feeding have made this book a must have for not only cruising sailors but charter boat crews and armchair sailors.

About this title

From the Author:

This book has led an amazing life. Our first publisher didn’t want to print it saying, "Who wants to read about cooking at sea." But, with a big push by Larry, The first edition did get published and to everyone’s surprise, became a best selling nautical book. through the years the first two editions have become standard reference books for many cruising seminars. For third edition, I felt it was important to keep the feel of being at sea imparted by the narrative from our wild, wet and windy crossing of the North Pacific on board 24 foot Seraffyn. But I have interviewed several dozen voyagers, health experts, mechanics and cooks for information to update the information, and try to cover the concerns of modern voyagers. The book has grown from 300 pages, to over 400 now. I hope readers will find the new information and design enjoyable to use and encouraging. For that is my goal, to help more people realize that being cook on an ocean going yacht is a highly! rewarding addition to a grand adventure.

From the Back Cover:

Since it was first published in 1980, The Care and Feeding of Sailing Crew has become the preferred resource for cruising sailors—whether they’re planning a weekend afloat or a round-the-world voyage. Almost four decades of offshore living experience and more than 185,000 miles of sailing—on their own cutters, on race boats, and on yacht deliveries—have given Lin and Larry Pardey an ideal perspective for sharing useful information on all aspects of preparing for an enjoyable life aboard. This unique volume covers everything from outfitting a galley to organizing meals safely in rough weather; from controlling seasickness to creating the right conditions for a well-rested crew.

In this revised Third Edition, Lin Pardey has incorporated new information on nutrition (responding to sailors’ increased interest in healthful eating), on waste disposal, and on current methods for handling finances, officialdom, and the paperwork involved in sailing to new countries. New and expanded sections cover entertaining on board, feeding vegetarian crew, choosing clothing for sailing offshore, and incorporating modern technology in the galley. Her unique guides to reprovisioning as you voyage and buying wines and liquors around the world have been expanded to include many off-the-beaten track destinations now attracting intrepid voyagers.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pardey Books
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1929214340
• ISBN 13: 9781929214341
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 412