Cruising in Seraffyn - Hardcover

Pardey

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0679509631 ISBN 13: 9780679509639

Publisher: Crown Publishing Group, 1979

Synopsis

A fun and exciting guide to the world of living out at sea. This book will teach you what you need to know inorder to live safely, economically and cheaply when spending moths at sea. If nothing else, this book will send you chasing for your dreams, whether it be to take an adventure at sea or just about anyhting else. This is the first of a four-book series which begins on the journey that Lin and Larry Pardey began 34 years ago in their self-built 24-foot engineless cutter, Seraffyn. In this journey, we explore places such as Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and the Islands of the Atlantic ocean. Throughout the book, we learn about people and customs, we learn about the tricks of boating, we learn about surviaval. This 25th anniversary edition includes a new forward, new appendixes, and a color photo album showing Lin, Larry and the Serraffyn during those months at sea.

About this title

From the Publisher:

With over 52,000 copies sold this book is the classic sailing story of our times. Inspirational, enjoyable and full of adventure, it will make a perfect gift for anyone who loves the sea, sailing or exploring foriegn lands.

From the Author:

When we found an old box full of pictures hidden at our home base in New Zealand, we spent two days savouring memories of our eleven years on board Seraffyn. Then Larry turned to me and said, "Wouldn't it be fun to put these in the next edition of Cruising in Seraffyn?" That started it all, "Why not update the book too?" I suggested.

When we first wrote this book, we were trying to remind people that you did not have to be rich to be wealthy. Even though all sorts of magazines tried to sell you on the idea that you need a big boat, a big budget and lots of gadgets to get out cruising, we had learned we could cruise away on our 24 foot cutter and a budget of $250 a month and explore the far reaches of the world. This message reached the hearts and minds of thousands of sailors then. We think it will be just as important today. And yes, we are still out voyaging on a small boat, Taleisin, a bigger sister to Seraffyn is 29'9", engineless and our budget though larger in numbers is still an affordable $l,000 a month. So come on out the water is fine as we show in our 6 weekly news letter at paracay.com

About this edition

• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group
• Publication date: 1979
• ISBN 10: 0679509631
• ISBN 13: 9780679509639
• Binding: Hardcover