Seraffyn's Mediterranean Adventure [Paperback]

Lin Pardey (Author), Larry Pardey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 25, 1991

Lin and Larry Pardey spent eleven years cruising the world in their backyard-built, 24-foot cutter Seraffyn. Seraffyn's Mediterranean Adventure covers three years of their cruising life, in and around the Mediterranean, where they explored the Spanish coast and then worked their way back down to the African coast and the Arab world.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Ten years after its original publication, one of Lin and Larry Pardey's cruising classics has been reissued in a paperback version. Rich with both anecdotal material and hard facts, the book is a fine choice for both armchair sailors and those planning a cruise to the myriad ports of the Mediterranean. --Sailing, December 1991:

About the Author

Lin & Larry Pardey spent eleven years cruising the world in their backyard built, 24ft cutter.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Sheridan House (January 25, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0924486155
• ISBN-13: 978-0924486159
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,350,728 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An adventure without Salt-Spray, December 10, 2000

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John Griffith (Thousand Oaks, Ca USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Seraffyn's Mediterranean Adventure (Paperback)

This was my first book I have read which is a narrative on what it is like to cruise for years in the Mediterranean on a 24 foot sail boat. I am planning on a 3 month cruise in the summer of 2002 and wanted info on what it is like. The Authors had a good mix of experiences from Lessons-learned, weather/seas in the Western/Central Med, and alot of good narrative about the people they meant in a variety of ports. It was just what I wanted to understand what the experience is like. I was a little disapointed when the book stopped short of the Greek Island which is where I am planning on going. Over all, if you are thinking of cruising and want a little feel of it with out ocean spray, this is the book for you...

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great - A series to get hooked on, February 25, 2000

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Matthew B. Jenkins (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Seraffyn's Mediterranean Adventure (Paperback)

This is the third book of the Pardey's four book Seraffyn series. Once you start them, it's hard to put them down. Lin Pardey has an easy, comfortable, writing style. One is really pulled into their travels.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Planning a circumnavigation, June 11, 2004

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Cindy Churchill (Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Seraffyn's Mediterranean Adventure (Paperback)

As I returned to this site to order the remainder of the series, I thought I would share the experience. The sine qua non for me in books is well-written. This book is a welcome relief from the average poorly written cruising book. The sailing jargon is a bit daunting, but appropriate. I learned to like these people and would love to meet them and know if they are still asea. I wish that they had a web site like Rita Golden Gelman's, (the author of the great book "The Tales of a Female Nomad") to keep us abreast of their latest adventure. They left me aching to get started on my very slow circumnavigation; now, all I need is a captain.