Wendy Hinman – Tightwads on the Loose

Episode 56 of The Sailing Podcast is with Wendy Hinman, author of Tightwads on the Loose - more information is available at http://thesailingpodcast.com/56 .

Wendy and her husband, Garth, bought a 31’ yacht, which fitted their budget better than Garth’s large frame. While visiting 19 countries and sailing over 34,000 miles, they learned life aboard is about living simply and adventurously.

I spoke to Wendy after a glowing recommendation from Tom, who was reading Wendy's book and could see she had great stories and advice to share about cruising on a budget and following a dream.

In this episode we hear about:

- How much they spent on their yacht

- How they financed their travels with renting our their house

- How they dealt with problems such as an electrical meltdown

You can find a copy of 'Tightwads on the Loose' at - http://amzn.to/1JlyUwM

I contacted Wendy Hinman after a listener Tom wrote to me saying:

"I have been reading Wendy Hinman's great book, 'Tightwads on the Loose: A Seven-Year Pacific Odyssey' and I think she'd be a great guest on your show. 

Wendy seems like she has all the elements that you like to highlight in your podcasts: a great adventure story, lots of detailed advice on how to cruise, and many entertaining stories. She's back from her 7-year trip with her husband, and now they're building their new dream boat to go out again, so I'm sure there's some interesting stories there that haven't been told yet. I sure would like to hear more about them and their plans. Can you try to see if you can get her on your podcast? You have a wonderful knack of drawing out such great stories!"

Well thanks Tom, for the great suggestion and you were 100% correct and Wendy did have some great stories to share.

You can find more information about Wendy Hinman at her website, the facebook page, and there is plenty of great cruising information at the blog from their journey. Check out the following pages:

Wendy Hinman website - http://www.wendyhinman.com

Wendy Hinman facebook page - http://www.facebook.com/wendy.hinman.7

Velella's Adventures in Waterworld blog - http://yachtvelella.blogspot.com

Thanks for listening to the podcast and I hope you have a great day and thank you for joining us on our journey

More information at http://thesailingpodcast.com/56