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Overview
This cruising tale is full of the sights and sounds, the fragrances and native customs of foreign lands, especially Central America and the Caribbean. It is a story of a leisurely sail through the Gulf of Cortez and on through the Panama Canal to the Azores and England. Cruising in Seraffyn is also a carefully thoughtout guide to living aboard a small boat, with fun and economy as the guiding principles. Four appendices provide data that is vital for anyone contemplating long distance cruising.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.
Editorials
Sail Magazine
This book should be required reading for young couples who are dying to cruise...Philadelphia Inquirer
An acute observer and fine writer. Their life on Seraffyn is at a level of simplicity and self-reliance that Thoreau would fine admirable.nnn Cruising World
For more than three decades, the Pardeys have embodied the ultra-competent, self-sufficient ideal of blue water voyaging.The New York Times
...can...make [these special subjects]...comprehensible and absorbing to a landlubber...Book Details
Published
January 1, 1992
Publisher
Sheridan House, Incorporated
Pages
192
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780924486364