Lin Pardey literally wrote the book—many books—on cruising, inspiring generations of sailors to embrace the ethos of go small, go simple, go now. Over several decades, she and her late husband, Larry, built two boats—the 24-foot Seraffyn and the 29-foot Taleisin—and sailed each of their engine-free wooden cutters around the world, including voyaging against the wind around the Great Southern Capes. Lin chronicled their travels in nearly a dozen books that have become cruising bibles, including The Self Sufficient Sailor, Care and Feeding of Sailing Crew and Storm Tactics Handbook. After Larry’s passing in 2020, Lin has continued to sail and document her experiences with her current partner David Haigh, on their boat Sahula, as well as mentoring younger cruisers, sailing writers and influencers. Her latest book, Passages, Cape Horn and Beyond, speaks of the joys and challenges to be found by voyaging on small boats and big oceans. She currently splits her time between New Zealand, which has been her home base for many years and sailing on Sahula which is currently in Queensland, Australia.
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