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Blue Water Odyssey 17 reviews
CustomFlix, 2006
well done, interesting video
+ Excellent DVD, well worth the cost.
This video begins by briefly opening a scrapbook where the family is introduced and then fades into the movie about their five year circumnavigation under sail. The movie commences in Hawaii and continues through the South Pacific Ocean islands, Australia, Indonesia, Indian Ocean, South Africa, ...
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Seraffyn's Mediterranean Adventure 5 reviews Lin Pardey, Larry Pardey
Sheridan House, 1991
An adventure without Salt-Spray
+ Planning a circumnavigation + Great - A series to get hooked on + Took me away from real life for awhile + Seraffyn seems like the shadowed Extra crew member
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Cruising in Seraffyn 12 reviews Lin, Larry Pardey, ...
Not Avail, 2001
Wonderful color photos make this a real delight
+ Great Adventure + Useful + An exciting, detailed cruising guide + 25th anniversary edition is even better
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The Capable Cruiser: The world's best known cruiser-writer team shows how to cruise with precision, pleasure, ... 7 reviews Lin Pardey, Larry Pardey
Paradise Cay Pubns, 1995
For anyone considering embarking on a cruise
+ What can you say... they're the best! + Sound advice
According to expert and experienced small craft sailors Lin and Larry Pardey, successful cruising is the result of the right people on board the right boat, along with proper preparation, gear maintenance, and seamanship. The Capable Cruiser is a compendium of thirty-three informative chapters ...
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Nigel Calder's Cruising Handbook: A Compendium for Coastal and Offshore Sailors 23 reviews Nigel Calder
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2001
Simply the Best
+ Lived up to expectations + Must have, must read, and must keep on board + A must have for Cruisers! + Nigel Calders Cruising Handbook
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Self-Sufficient Sailor 11 reviews Larry Pardey, Lin Pardey
Paradise Cay Publications, 1997
modern man is loosing his ability to use his own hands
+ very practical and well-written + Self-Sufficient Sailor + Good information from very experienced people
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Cruising Guide to the Northern Gulf Coast: Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana (Cruising Guide to the ... 1 review Claiborne S. Young
Pelican Publishing Company, 2003
Best Available
You cannot find a better cruising guide. Mr. Young has done great research.
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Seraffyn's Oriental Adventure 2 reviews Lin, Larry Pardey, ...
Pardey Books, 1996
Great series - a fantastic, enjoyable, read
+ Excellent study of storm survival on a small boat.
This is the fourth and final book in the Seraffyn series that chronicles Lin and Lary Pardey's meander around the world in their 28 foot wooden cutter. They have a very comfortable and easy going writing style that pulls you into their story. This is a wonderful series whether you are a sailor ...
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Cruising the Chesapeake: A Gunkholer's Guide 10 reviews William H. Shellenberger
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2001
The very best guide for the gunkholer
+ Cruising the Chesapeake: A Gunkholer's Guide + Excellent overall description of the Chesapeak + Indispensible
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Seraffyn's European Adventure 1 review Lin Pardey, Larry Pardey
Pardey Books, 1998
An enjoyable, quick, read
This is the second of 4 books in the Pardey's Serrafyn series which describes their many year wanderings around the world on their small wooden sailboat. Both my wife and I read the first ("Cruising with Seraffyn") and had to pick up this next volume. The Pardeys have a very easy and relaxed ...
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The Cost Conscious Cruiser 10 reviews Lin Pardey, Larry Pardey
Paradise Cay Publications, 1998
These people have done their homework
+ A classic, and mandatory reading. + The Cost Conscious Cruiser + It Helped Me Select Gear for My Sailboat
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The Care And Feeding of the Sailing Crew 6 reviews Lin Pardey, Larry Pardey
Pardey Books, 2006
Right On Target!
+ For More than Just 'Round the World Sailors + Details of cruising life + Excellent Book + Pleasantly surprised!!!
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Cruising Guide to the Virgin Islands, 13th ed 7 reviews Nancy Scott; Simon Scott
Cruising Guide Publications, 2006
The BVI Bible - don't leave home without it
+ A Great Buy! + Hidden Treasures
The Scott's Guides are the definitive authority on sailing in the Caribbean or anywhere a charter boat sailor may wish to go. Seriously, don't attempt a sailing vacation without consulting the Cruising Guides. CGVI is up to date information on every anchorage in the Virgin Islands.
Bob New, ...
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Sailing Alone around the World (Penguin Classics) 47 reviews Joshua Slocum
Penguin Classics, 1999
Unbelievable story, a must read if there ever was one
+ A classic for good reason + Simply escape on a trip around the world
This story is the greatest sailing story I have ever heard of. Joshua Slocum is so far out and such an indomitable human being that it is difficult to fathom without reading the story. This book is truly an exercise in understatement.
A large society of Slocum afficianados exists now, largely in ...
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Cruising Guide To Coastal North Carolina 3 reviews Claiborne S. Young
John F. Blair Publisher, 2005
Loved it!!!!
My family and I recently took a three day sailboat cruise in the Albemarle sound. This was covered in Chapter 2 of this book. FANTASTIC resource. The text gave exact lat. and long. of protected anchorages, restaurant recommendations, location of public showers and pump-out stations, local ...
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The Cruising Life: A Commonsense Guide for the Would-Be Voyager 21 reviews Jim Trefethen
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 1998
Impression
+ Good tips + Must have for all crusiers or those thinking of cruising + Written for Americans
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The Cruising Life: A Commonsense Guide for the Would-Be Voyager 21 reviews Jim Trefethen
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 1998
Impression
+ Good tips + Must have for all crusiers or those thinking of cruising + Written for Americans
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Cruising Guide to the Northern Gulf Coast: Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana (Cruising Guide to the ... 1 review Claiborne S. Young
Pelican Publishing Company, 2003
Best Available
You cannot find a better cruising guide. Mr. Young has done great research.
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Sailing Alone around the World (Penguin Classics) 47 reviews Joshua Slocum
Penguin Classics, 1999
Unbelievable story, a must read if there ever was one
+ A classic for good reason + Simply escape on a trip around the world
This story is the greatest sailing story I have ever heard of. Joshua Slocum is so far out and such an indomitable human being that it is difficult to fathom without reading the story. This book is truly an exercise in understatement.
A large society of Slocum afficianados exists now, largely in ...
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The Cost Conscious Cruiser 10 reviews Lin Pardey, Larry Pardey
Paradise Cay Publications, 1998
These people have done their homework
+ A classic, and mandatory reading. + The Cost Conscious Cruiser + It Helped Me Select Gear for My Sailboat
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