Blue Water Odyssey17 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, ...
  
  











  



  
Seraffyn's Mediterranean Adventure5 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
  
  











  



  
Cruising in Seraffyn12 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
  
  











  



  
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 ...
  
  











  



  
Nigel Calder's Cruising Handbook: A Compendium for Coastal and Offshore Sailors23 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
  
  











  



  
Self-Sufficient Sailor11 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
  
  











  



  
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.
  
  











  



  
Seraffyn's Oriental Adventure2 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 ...
  
  











  



  
Cruising the Chesapeake: A Gunkholer's Guide10 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
  
  











  



  
Seraffyn's European Adventure1 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 ...
  
  











  



  
The Cost Conscious Cruiser10 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
  
  











  



  
The Care And Feeding of the Sailing Crew6 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!!!
  
  











  



  
Cruising Guide to the Virgin Islands, 13th ed7 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, ...
  
  











  



  
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 ...
  
  











  



  
Cruising Guide To Coastal North Carolina3 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 ...
  
  











  



  
The Cruising Life: A Commonsense Guide for the Would-Be Voyager21 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
  
  











  



  
The Cruising Life: A Commonsense Guide for the Would-Be Voyager21 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
  
  











  



  
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.
  
  











  



  
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 ...
  
  











  



  
The Cost Conscious Cruiser10 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