The Self-Sufficient Sailor
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.68 (785 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0393032698 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 312 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Practical knowledge for the serious sailor" according to RGMac. Lin and Larry's reprint/update is well worth the investment. Yes, the chapters here, like many of their books, started off life as magazine articles and, yes, they were published many years ago, but that is completely beside the point. Their advice is timeless because it deals with real knowledge and experience about techniques and material that will never go out of practical use. Varnish, sailcloth, kerosene lamps, dinghies, three strand rope, planes and chisels, none of these or the hundreds of other topics will ever . The author does a remarkable job of explaining how to The author does a remarkable job of explaining how to do many things on your boat to make you more successful sailor.. The essential how-to cruise and survive Robert S. Mellis As usual, Lin and Larry Pardey have captured in their non-preachy, no-nonsense way the essence of cruising and surviving on the high seasas well as when you drop the hook in a foreign port. This book is fairly old ('82) but they've done a good job of updating and adding info that applies to cruising in the 90s. I'm a fan because I've owned the big boats and now I've down-sized to the more manageable 30-footer range. So I know whereof they speak. Your chances of unhooking from the land are MUCH greater if you are not plo
They've authored numerous books,videos, and articles and host seminars throughout the year. The Pardeys have voyaged more than 170,000 miles, including both east-about/west-about circumnavigations and have made passages on 20 different boats, ranging in size from self-built 24' 4" and 29' 6" cutters through modern racing boats to 85-fo
It is the distillation of what the Pardey's have learned in 150,000 miles of sailing on board their two cutters, Seraffyn and Taleisin, and on scores of other boats they have delivered or raced. This book is what the title says. Now Lin and Larry have updated and revised the information to make it current and a valuable edition to any sailor's library right up to the millennium.. Lin and Larry tell how they have sailed in comfort and safety without large cash outlay- on a pay-as-you-earn-as-you-go plan and by simplifying.In its first edition, this invaluable text has seen nine reprints
for the beginner or experienced offshore cruising sailor who is contemplating a voyage, this book by one of Americas most famous sailing couples is a must. -- Denny Desoutter, Editor, Practical Boat Owner, 1997. -- Shirley Herd Deal, Sea Magazine, 1985I think it wisest to learn from other peoples experience, by reading books. I like Glenans Sailing book and also know an excellent American book written by Lin and Larry Pardey, the Self Sufficient Sailor. They draw on