Cruising in Seraffyn

By: Lin Pardey, Larry Pardey

Narrated by: Kitty Hendrix

The cruising tale is full of the sights and sounds, the fragrances and native customs of foreign lands, especially Central American and the Caribbean. It is a story of a leisurely sail through the Gulf of Cortez and on through Panama Canal to the Azores and England. Cruising in Seraffyn is also a carefully thought out guide to living aboard a small boat, with fun and economy as the guiding principles. Four appendices provide data that is vital for anyone comtemplating long-distance cruising.

©2001 Lin and Larry Pardey (P)2014 New Street Communications, LLC

One of my very favorite books.

Thank you Lin and Larry. Yall really have inspired ten thousand dreams. Lin, I look forward to your future adventures.

An old friend re-invented

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

This is the book that first got me into sailing years ago. I'm pleased to rediscover an old friend in the guise of this new audio edition. The narrator does an artful job, and the Pardeys' voices ring loud and clear. Ideal for listening while on midnight watch on the way to Bermuda, or in the car on the way to the gym. Tres cool.

What does Kitty Hendrix bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Ms. Hendrix is a first-rate narrator - ingratiating, subtle, easy to listen to.

Any additional comments?

"Must" reading - or "listening" - for any and all serious (or would-be serious) cruising sailors.

Live it

I truly enjoyed this true story. I can't wait to listen to the next saga.

Still Relevant After Forty Years

The Pardey's, cruising legends who inspired countless others, write in a simple, light straight forward way that makes for enjoyable reading and/or listening - especially with Kitty Hendrix's excellent narration. Though the book recounts their adventures in the late sixties and early seventies, it still has some application to cruising today. Communities have changed, prices have changed, seas have become more crowded, but the joys and struggles of a couple working their way slowly and carefully from California to England still resonates. Especially in the appendixes, the Pardey's enumerate the very practical points to consider if one is interested in a life of cruising. Updated to the early 2000's, they bring to bear the results of surveying other world cruisers and present hard cold facts for a potential cruiser / sailor to consider before pulling anchor. It makes you take seriously their "motto": Go Simple, Go Small, Go Now.

Loved it, great book and story

A timeless classic even today. loved it, great book and story and excellent narration too

Great story .

Narrator is clearly not a boater and mispronounced many nautical words. But the story carries the day.

Sailing Inspiration

I listed to this book as my wife and I cruise Florida and The Bahamas. I am amazed and humbled by the simplicity of that boat and the skill they had to cruise with none of the luxuries we have on board, but also less of the headaches our luxuries can induce. Lin and Larry are my inspiration to keep sailing and learning.

An Incredible Journey

Cruising in Seraffyn is one of my favorite audiobooks. Lin and Larry Pardey set sail to cruise the Caribbean on their 24 1/2 foot self-built baby, Seraffyn. I say “baby” because Seraffyn was their baby. She was their home. Listening to this book made me feel as if I were right there with them. I could feel the excitement in all the prep work as they were getting ready for their first cruise to Mexico, Central America, and Panama,

When they set sail it was truly an amazing event. All the details they describe are not only fascinating but make me want to go sailing. I love the sea. The smells, the sights, the sounds.

Kitty Hendrix is my favorite voice actor. I’ve had the pleasure of listening to other work she’s voices and it’s always to perfection. She speaks very clearly and has just the right voice inflections and makes you feel like you’re right there. She has a smooth, even tone with great control. I look forward to listening to more of her work in the future. I highly recommend listening to this audiobook. It was exciting and breathtaking.

A pleasure to listen to again

I read the book for the first time over 20 years ago. I owned a little sailbost for a short time, but I guess it wasn't my time yet. I am finally buying another boat and going to start cruising like I've always wanted to. I was happy to hear the old familiar stories again. I thought the narrator was perfect.

Hero’s of the sea

Hope to meet this incredible couple one day as I’ve started my voyage towards sailing out of the norm thank you for sharing and being so honest with your successes and your struggles has given me a lot of confidence to keep going and keep learning again thank you thank you thank you