Lin Pardey writes:

Lin's boat, Taleisin Under Sail

Through the years, many people who have read and enjoyed our Cruising in Seraffyn books asked, “When are you going to write about your sailing adventures on board Taleisin?”  As we worked building this bigger sister to our first offshore cruising boat we finished writing the four part series that told of the wondrous times we had sailing on board Seraffyn to explore the far reaches of the world. At the same time we wrote two practical books on voyaging under sail.  These practical books lead to a demand from both readers and editors for ever more information on the how-to aspects of cruising. But even as Larry and I worked together on these practical volumes, I always wanted to return to the sailing narratives which spoke of the more personal aspects of our lives.  Yet for some reason, every time I tried writing another book describing the adventuresome and romantic aspects of life afloat, I found myself stalled. Then I realized the genesis of the voyages we’ve had on board Taleisin lay in the story that came to be called, Bull Canyon, a Boatbuilder, a Writer and other Wildlife. This story had to be written before I could talk of going to sea. So, though the action in this book takes place on land, I hope sailors will enjoy Noah and the Roadrunner and see it as the prequel to Taleisin’s Tales.

- Lin Pardey

Kawau island

New Zealand 2011