by Herb McCormick
appears in Sailing.
To anyone interested in smallboat cruising and voyaging, the names "Lin and Larry Pardey" need no introduction. As worldgirdling sailors who roamed the planet on a pair of small, engineless boats that they built themselves, the Pardeys established their hardearned reputations by eloquently (and sometimes controversially) telling their stories th...
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Consider Flirting with Mermaids by John Kretschmer. Recommended by 1 sources.
“Flirting With Mermaids reads like a salt-stained logbook of long passages: episodic, vivid accounts of Cape Horn, a Force 13 North Atlantic winter crossing, and an unusual Caribbean research voyage. The book's value lies in sensory storm reporting and concrete moments of seamanship that show how decisions play out under pressure. Its main limitation is anecdote density—stories accumulate without organized instruction—and an occasional taste for risk-tinted romance that won't satisfy readers looking for systematic technical guidance.”
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