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Cruising in SERAFFYNBy Lin and Larry PardeyExcerpted from The Northern Mariner, September 1993: “If you missed Cruising in SERAFFYN in the 1970s, you now have a second chance to join Lin and Larry Pardey for a sail down the west Coast of America, through the Panama Canal and across to England. The story of how the Pardeys started cruising in a twenty-four-foot engine-less cutter makes interesting reading, as well as serving as a fine example of how one goes about adopting a cruising lifestyle. “…The first part of SERAFFYN's cruise takes in the Sea of Cortez, an area that is rapidly becoming a prime chartering location… They work their way north from La Paz to Santa Rosalia, and we meet a variety of interesting people. Some are passing through, like the Whitcombs with whom the Pardeys take a two-week skindiving cruise. Some are more permanent residents, like the captain of the PUNTA BANDA who took the Pardeys shrimping and showed them how others make a living from the sea. “Twenty months after leaving home they are in the Canal Zone and are ready to move to the more commonly described cruising areas of the Caribbean. As one might expect, taking a small engineless yacht through the Canal could be an adventure. It was. However, with a little luck and lots of competent seamanship, the crossing is accomplished without incident. From there on it is across the Caribbean, up the coast of the United States and across the Atlantic to English. “Cruising in SERAFFYN shows that one does not need a mega-yacht to enjoy cruising. A well-designed small boat sailed by a competent crew can result in a very satisfactory cruising lifestyle. Be sure not to miss the SERRAFYN this time around; I think you will enjoy the cruise.”
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