Pardey: Get Ready to Cruise - Offshore Sailing

Pardey: Get Ready to Cruise - Offshore Sailing

Join Lin and Larry Pardey as they share ideas and hints to make your boat safer, easier to sail, and more enjoyable to cruise.

In trailer tip, Larry Pardey describes the bow roller he has attached with large bolts to the hefty bowsprit for handling the side load during anchor retrieval. He points out two modifications he's added: a restraining bolt that prevents the chain from jumping off the roller and a hole to attach a snatch block for deploying a parachute anchor when heaving to.

On board their 29 foot wooden cutter, Taliesin - the boat that has been their home for over 100,000 miles of voyaging – the Pardey's demonstrate many more tips including galley upgrades, table design ideas, comfortable seating arrangements, and ways to improve ventilation below deck.

On deck, the Pardey's demonstrate how to make sail and ground-tackle handling easier for even the smallest crew member. Larry discusses sun protection, rain collection, and line handling. Lin provides advice on buying and storing provisions and hints for keeping you and your crew dry, warm, clean, and well rested.

In the Pardey Playlist, watch all five of Lin and Larry Pardey's Offshore Sailing videos, plus more video interviews and clips from the Pardey's remarkable sailing career.

Pardey: Get Ready to Cruise - Offshore Sailing
  • Get Ready to Cruise with Lin & Larry Pardey

    Join Lin and Larry Pardey at their home base in New Zealand as they share ideas and hints to make your boat safer, easier to handle, and more enjoyable to use.

    On board their 29 foot wooden cutter, Taleisin-the boat that has been their home for over 100,000 miles of voyaging – they demonstrate...

Extras

  • Lin Pardey Go Cruising Blog 1

    Lin Pardey and her husband, Larry, are 2-time circumnavigators, authors and filmmakers. In this Video Blog series, Lin will discuss long term cruising, including topics from learning how to sail to setting off on your adventure, and enjoying a successful cruise.

    In Blog 1, Lin discusses dealing ...

  • Lin & Larry Pardey at the 2011 U.S. Sailboat Show

    TheSailingChannel interviews Lin & Larry Pardey at the 2011 U.S. Sailboat Show in Annapolis, Maryland.

    This was the first time the Pardey's had returned to the show in 7 years. It was part of an U.S. East Coast tour that included a sail on their first self-built sailboat, Seraffyn, a 25 foot ...