Description
Book SynopsisThe 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.
Trade Review...can...make [these special subjects]...comprehensible and absorbing to a landlubber... * The New York Times *
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 *
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 *