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CAPABLE CRUISER. Fully revised third edition
By Lin and Larry Pardey, Paperback,153mm x 229mm, 392 pages, black & white photographs and drawings.
This third edition of a cruising classic includes nine new chapters with such advice as: sixteen ways to encourage your lover to share your dream; strategies for turning sudden engine failure into a minor incident; choosing safety equipment; repairing rigging at sea. The original chapters have been updated and many are expanded to ensure that the information will be helpful for everyone who dreams of cruising - whether now or soon.
Capable cruiser is a logical extension of the Pardeys' The Self-Sufficient Sailor, with more emphasis on semanship underway, including careful analysis of extreme anchoring situations and solutions for mitigating them. Underlying each and every chapter is the warmth and encouragement that spurred Herb McCormick, editor-at-large for Cruising World, to label Lin and Larry Pardey "the enablers".
NZ$55.00 + delivery.
CRUISING HAS NO LIMITS - DVD.
By Lin and Larry Pardey, DVD, running time 74 minutes.
Skimming before caressing tradewinds, savoring tropical landfalls, evading stormy seas - such is the image of the cruising life under sail. It is al this, but it can be so much more. Join Lin and Larry Pardey at their New Zealand home base as they recount some of their most memorable adventures during more than 30 years of cruising. Sail with them across the Indian ocean on board 29-foot, 9 inch Taleisin.
Learn how they planned and executed a sevenmonth "Champagne Safari on a Beer Budget", outfitting a 4x4 to reach remote corners of southern Africa. Share their memories of campfire evenings with Kalahari Bushmen, life in a sculptor's commune in Zimbabwe's Northern reaches, and days of animal-watching at waterholes far from game reserves. Then voyage onward with them to Brazil, and see how two 14-year old passengers led them into a unique island encounter with nine Brazilian families who dreamed of their own offshore adventures. Finally, sail north through the Atlantic to Ireland's music-filled shores and a summer of history, classic sailing, and friendship.
Along the way, you'll learn some of the truisms that could help you get out adventuring sooner and more enjoyably - whether on the water or on land. You'll also come to know more about this longtime cruising couple who have been dubbed the "enablers" because of ther enthusiasm and willingness to share their secrets for exploring the far corners of the world on a limited budget.
NZ$33.00 + delivery.
CARE AND FEEDING OF SAILING CREW, 3RD EDITION.
By Lin and Larry Pardey, PaperbackHbk, 152m x 230mm, 414 pages, monochrome photographs and drawings.
This book has become the preferred recource for cruising and racing sailors - whether they're planning a weekend afloat or a round-the-world voyage. This unique volume covers everything from outfitting a galley to organizing meals safely in rough water; from controlling seasickness to creating the right conditions that ensure your crew stays well-rested alert.
In this revised Third Edition, Lin Pardey has incorporated new information on nutrition, on waste disposal, and on current methods for handling finances, officialdom, and the paperwork involved in sailing to new countries. New and expanded sections cover entertaining on board, feeding vegetarian crew, choosing clothing for sailing offshore, and incorporating modern technology in the galley. Her unique guides to reprovisioning as you voyage and buying wines and liquors around the world have been expanded to include many off-the-beaten track destinations now attracting intrepid voyagers.
NZ$55.00 + delivery.
CRUISING IN SERAFFYN, 25th Anniversary Edition.
By Lin and Larry Pardey, Hbk, 155mm x 235mm, 208 pages, full colour and monochrome photographs.
This is the story of the building of the wooden 24 foot (6.6 metre), engineless cutter Seraffyn and her subsequent cruise through Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and the Islands of the Atlantic Ocean. This book marks the 25th anniversary of their cruising activities and writings for the two well known author-cruiser-liveaboards. This title differs from the previous edition in that it has many full colour photographs, and also several new sections in the narrative.
For more than 30 years the Pardeys have embodied ultra-competence and self-sufficiency, all the while sharing with others through their books the freedom of their style of life. This book is both a convincing introduction to cruising and also a fascinating autobiography of a cruising couple and the boat of their dreams. The authors set out unassailable arguments to get the reader chasing dreams sooner than expected - whether it be exploring the world under sail or adventuring towards any new goal.
NZ$45.00 + delivery.
COST CONSCIOUS CRUISER, Champagne Cruising on a Beer Budget. By Lin and Larry Pardey, Hbk, 150mm x 220mm, 359 pages, monochrome photographs and drawings.
This book is an experienced-based project guide for planning and beginning a cruise under sail. It covers making getaway plans, finding a truly affordable boat, keeping outfitting costs and maintenance time under control, and developing confidence with cruising further afield.
The comparisons of gear are based on the need for frugality as well as the practical aspects of fitness for duty and sensible servicing regimes.
The book answers ten most frequently asked questions by potential cruisers preparing to explore under sail.
NZ$60.00 + delivery.
SELF SUFFICIENT SAILOR, The Essential Book for the Independent Sailor, Revised Edition.By Lin and Larry Pardey, Hbk, 150mm x 220mm, 317 pages, monochrome photographs and drawings.
This book deals mainly with the personal competencies needed for self-sufficiency when cruising at sea under sail. It extends the advice on preparation for cruising given in their book Cost Conscious Cruiser, reviewed above.
The specifics covered include basic sailing and seamanship, choosing a boat and equipment designed to fit the capabilities needed for safe and comfortable cruising; learning maintenance and repair of rigging and equipment. The book preaches a spirit of non-reliance on electronics and mechanical contrivances and cheque-book cruising, to the detriment of competent seamanship.
NZ$60.00 + delivery.
STORM TACTICS HANDBOOK. THIRD EDITION.By Lin and Larry Pardey, Pbk, 154mm x 228mm, 256 pages, monochrome photographs and drawings.
Since writing the previous edition of Storm Tactics Handbook, Lin and Larry have voyaged through Scotland's Outer Hebrides, to the Norwegian Fjords, twice across the Atlantic, south to Argentina, around Cape Horn against the prevailing winds, and then on a circuit of the North Pacific. With insights gained from these recent voyages, they have fully revised and expanded this text by more than 40 percent, including nine completely new chapters. New material includes:
Discussions on avoiding chafe, building and using storm staysails, choosing storm gear, deploying para-anchors, avoiding the worst areas of cyclonic storms, and many more have been expanded to answer questions posed by readers and seminar attendees.
NZ$45.00 + delivery.
STORM TACTICS DVD, Cape Horn Tested!By Lin and Larry Pardey. Running time approximately 84 minutes.
This is a must-see DVD for both current and future cruising sailors.
The material serves two purposes - one by design and the other by implication. The designed purpose of Lin and Larry's DVD is to help yachtsmen to manage with expectation and confidence the process of handling heavy weather in a keelboat. It does this clearly and well, without overwhelming the viewer yet covering a considerable amount of technical detail. In summary the authors obviously prefer heaving-to in preference to options such as running under bare poles and lying hove-to - perhaps bow on to a sea anchor. Heaving-to is explained and demonstrated in detail, and the advantages illustrated by personal anecdote from this couple's copious personal experience, and also that of other sailors.
Also illustrated well is preparing for, rigging and lying to a parachute sea anchor, and many other aspects of managing bad weather. This includes dealing with the comfort and feeding of crew and treating their apprehension in strong winds and large waves. An interesting point made by the authors (and in line with my own experience in "big ships") is that winds of 20 knots and more make up a small percentage of a passage at sea.
The implied purpose of the DVD lies in the dynamics of the duo-partnership - Lin and Larry. In our experience the primary concern of those planning to cruise (often covert and usually the ladies) is the effect of the environment on the relationship with the partner. The worry is not so much heavy weather but general coping skills that will make the relationship difficult in a completely closed environment. The evident personal interaction between Lin and Larry in producing this DVD is one of normal mateship rather than distant stardom and my own feeling is that this is at least as much of a gift of knowledge and skill as the focus on storm seamanship. Would-be blue water cruisers are well advised to watch the DVD to see companionship in action.
NZ$40.00 + delivery.
SERAFFYNS MEDITERRANEAN ADVENTURE.By Lin and Larry Pardey, Pbk, 150mm x 230mm, 256 pages, monochrome photographs and drawings.
This book covers three years in the life of the authors, cruising in the Mediterranean. They followed the Spanish coast from Gibraltar, cruised around the islands of Ibiza and Mallorca, visited Sardinia and Carthage in North Africa. They stopped in Malta sailing the Adriatic to Trieste and on along the Dalmation coast to the Greek Islands. Along the way they found themselves smuggling - not drugs, but twenty dollars worth of noodles!
They left Seraffyn at Palma for a time while they hired themselves out as ferry pilots to sail another man's boat to New Orleans - which led them to a far more dangerous smuggling adventure.
NZ$40.00 + delivery.
SERAFFYNS EUROPEAN ADVENTURE.By Lin and Larry Pardey, Pbk, 150mm x 230mm, 320 pages, monochrome photographs and drawings.
After crossing the Atlatic - described by the authors as "slaying the dragon" - they arrived on the south-west coast of England, where they coasted eastwards, stopping where the fancy held them and where good friends were made. They wintered at Poole, in Dorset about half way along the south coast, to work to pay for the next leg of the trip - the Baltic in the spring.
They visited Denmark, Sweden, Finland and dealt with armed guards on the Polish waterfront who watched while people greeted them with flowers, fruits and sweets. They weathered a fierce mast-under broach in a Baltic gale on their way to Cuxhaven in Germany, and then back for another winter in England.
From there they set out for the Mediterranean - and the adventures described in their books reviewed above!
NZ$40.00 + delivery.
SERAFFYN'S ORIENTAL ADVENTURE.By Lin and Larry Pardey. Pbk, 155mm x 230mm, 252 pages, monochrome photographs and drawings.
This is the last and possibly the best in the series of three voyage adventures in the authors' yacht Seraffyn. It is jam-packed with high adventure and also good information on seamanship, planning, companionship and sensitivities to people.
The book describes intimate details of life on a small boat, along with the interesting people the Pardey's meet in each port. The underlying theme of this Oriental Adventure is the demands of passagemaking as the vessel sails up through the China Seas and across the north Pacific.
NZ$40.00 + delivery.
GET GET READY TO CRUISE and GET READY TO CROSS OCEANSDVDs from Lin and Larry Pardey.
These two DVDs are part of the Pardey's Offshore Sailing series.
Part One is the DVD Get Ready To Cruise, which deals with the process of preparation covering such matters as galley upgrades, comfort aboard, below decks ventilation, ground tackle and other gear handling for "lighter" crew members and general hints for working and living comfortably on board.
Part Two is the DVD Get Ready To Cross Oceans which deals with the practicalities of seamanship and voyaging. it covers such matters as choosing a dinghy, anchors and ground tackle, sail selection and practical elements of seamanship filmed during a voyage made by Lin and Larry.
Together these DVDs give an excellent idea of the realities of live-aboard cruising.
Get Ready To Cruise DVD NZ$40.00 + delivery.
Get Ready To Cross Oceans DVD NZ$40.00 + delivery.
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