As Long as It's Fun: The Epic Voyages and Extraordinary Times of Lin and Larry Pardey

by Herb McCormick

Overview

In As Long as It's Fun, the biography of Lin and Larry Pardey, Herb McCormick recounts their remarkable sailing career--from their early days in Southern California to their two circumnavigations to their current life in a quiet cove in New Zealand. Through interviews with their families, friends, and critics, McCormick delves deeply into the couple's often-controversial opinions, sometimes-tenuous marriage, and amazing list of accomplishments. As Long as It's Fun is as much a love story as it is a sea yarn, and, like all such stories, it's not without complications . . . which makes it not only a sailing tale but also a human one.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940148163039
Publisher:	Paradise Cay Publications
Publication date:	01/01/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	806,447
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Herb McCormick has written professionally about the sea and cruising sailors for forty years; he has sailed the globe from Polar icecap to Cape Horn, in every kind of boat and weather.

Editorial Reviews

Herb McCormick has done a remarkable job with this double biography. I went in with a normal healthy dose of skepticism, expecting it might turn out to be a typical "buddy bio," where the author has a friendly agenda and sings the praises of his old pals, glossing over the defects in the wood. I was immediately impressed, however, when he did two things that I really respect in storytelling: first, he opened in medias res with a real collar-grabber.

goodreads.com - Austin Scott Collins

Every story needs a storyteller. The fascinating tale of Lin and Larry Pardey stretches across nearly half a century and touches much of the earth and its oceans, shared lives pulsing with adventure, creativity and passion. Herb McCormick navigates the Pardeys' sprawling journey like one of their own cutters skimming along the surface of a calm sea.

Sports Illustrated - Tim Layden

The sub-title of this great book says it all: The Epic Voyages and Extraordinary Times of Lin and Larry Pardey. It's written by Herb McCormick, the former editor-in-chief of Cruising World and a long distance cruiser himself. I feel sort of connected both to the Pardeys – Lin and I have gotten to know each other over the last few years and she even provided a "cover quote" for The Boat Galley Cookbook.

TheBoatGalley.com - Carolyn Shearlock