Updated and expanded to include an important new appendix on the mis-advertising of epoxy adhesives and an introduction to superior, though less expensive glues. This book is used by boatbuilding schools around the world to explain the elements of classic craftsmanship and make these skills accessible to beginning woodworkers. Highly encouraging and visually inviting; vital information for potential boatbuilders, repair specialists, designers and boatowners. It is also of interest to everyone who works with wood.”Larry Pardey Dismisses the common moan that the traditional skills of this particular craftsmanship are lost. Nor, he shows, is there is anything mysterious about them: they can be easily learned.” – Lloyds List 

 

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Capable Cruiser, 3rd Ed. This revised and expanded third edition of a cruising classic includes 9 completely new chapters with such advice as: sixteen ways to encourage your lover (partner) to share your dream; strategies for turning sudden engine failure into a minor incident; choosing safety equipment; repairing rigging at sea. All of 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.>>READ MORE Comment on this title

Storm Tactics Handbook, 3rd Ed. “In a storm at sea, luck is highly biased toward the sailor who has a plan.” So write Lin and Larry Pardey in this, the third edition of their highly regarded Storm Tactics Handbook. As in the first two editions of this book, they describe their concerns about the tendency of modern sailors to discard the classic methods used to bring sailing vessels of all sizes—from vast clipper ships to tiny yachts—through amazingly strong winds and heavy seas.>>READ MORE Comment on this title

Self Sufficient Sailor Full of ideas and wisdom on how to sail in comfort and safety without large cash outlays. Every sailor, whether or not they plan to sail over the horizon, should read the Pardeys. This book is what the title says. >>READ MORE Comment on this title

Details of Classic Boat Construction: The Hull Updated and expanded to include an important new appendix on the mis-advertising of epoxy adhesives and an introduction to superior, though less expensive glues. This book is used by boatbuilding schools around the world to explain the elements of classic craftsmanship and make these skills accessible to beginning woodworkers.>>READ MORE Comment on this title

Cruising in Seraffyn 25th Anniversary Ed. “Go small, go simple, go now, say the Pardey’s.” This message has inspired three generations of sailors and kept Cruising in Seraffyn consistently near the top of nautical best seller lists for over two decades. This new edition, with its exciting 16 page spread of full-color photos, new forward and two new appendices, will appeal to anyone who has an adventuresome spirit.>>READ MORE Comment on this title

Cost Conscious Cruiser The pleasures and adventures of cruising under sail are amazingly affordable, say Lin and Larry Pardey. But to keep your dreams on budget, financially, emotionally, and timewise, you have to decide – are you a cruiser or a consumer? Topics covered include making your getaway plans to finding a truly affordable boat, keeping your outfitting costs and maintenance time in control, then learning to feel confident as you cruise farther ahead. >>READ MORE Comment on this title

The Care and Feeding of Sailing Crew 3rd Ed. The Care and Feeding of Sailing Crew has become the preferred resource for cruisingand racing sailors—whether they’re planninga weekend afloat or a round-the-world voy-age.This unique volume covers everythingfrom outfitting a galley to organizing mealssafely in rough weather; from controllingseasickness to creating the right conditionsfor a well-rested crew >>READ MORE Comment on this title

Seraffyn’s Oriental Adventure A tale of adventures, as two young dreamers continue their voyaging on board their self-built 24′4″ cutter. They cross the exotic sea that spawned Homer’s tales of Ulysses’ Odyssey, then sail through the strife torn Red Sea and across the typhoon tossed waters of the Bay of Bengal. >>READ MORE Comment on this title

Seraffyn’s Mediterranean Adventure Covers three adventurous years in the Pardey’s circumnavigation with stops in Spain, North Africa, Crete, Malta, the Adriatic, Turkey and the Greek Isles.>>READ MORE Comment on this title

Seraffyn’s European Adventure Join Lin and Larry while they winter in England working to pay for the next leg of their journey into the Baltic, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Germany. They dealt with armed guards on the Polish waterfront who watched while the people greeted them with flowers and fruit. They weathered a fierce mast-under broach in a Baltic gale. This story ends at the gateway to the Mediterranean to be continued in Seraffyn’s Mediterranean Adventure.>>READ MORE Comment on this title