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Wendy Hinman @Book Lovers Night Out, Thursday February 18
https://www.bainbridgepubliclibrary.org/book-lovers-night-out.aspx Featuring George Shannon, a favorite children’s storyteller and librarian, will feature Wendy Hinman, who lived her swashbuckling tale Sea Trials: Around the World with Duct Tape and Bailing Wire; Nancy Horan, famed historical fiction author of Loving Frank and Under the Wide … Continue reading
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Seattle Boat Virtual Show 2021: Cruising the Inside Passage to Alaska with Wendy Hinman
Learn the ins and outs of Cruising the Inside Passage through British Columbia to Alaska with Wendy Hinman at the Seattle Virtual Boat Show. Wendy Hinman will share highlights cruising to Glacier Bay, Alaska and back. These remote cruising grounds … Continue reading
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Book Event: Take a Virtual Vacation While Supporting Ventura County Library
Take a virtual vacation with adventurer, speaker, and award-winning author WENDY HINMAN Tightwads on the Loose is a popular travel adventure book about the 7-year, 34,000-mile voyage she took with her husband aboard a small, violently rocking sailboat where she … Continue reading
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A Glimpse Of Our Boat Building Project
In keeping with the idea to build locally, sail globally … Here’s a link to a quick video tour of our boat project. Keep in mind that, since we make progress every day, it has changed since this was recorded. … Continue reading
An article I wrote about the Virtual Wooden Boat Festival
Creativity and resilience brought a new vision for a well-loved event from idea to reality. And it was awesome. It would be one big experiment. Never been done before. But, hey … why not? When the pandemic hit, it soon … Continue reading
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The Virtual Wooden Boat Festival Continues Until October 19, 2020
Virtual Wooden Boat Festival Delivers Inspiration, Entertainment and Connection Creativity and resilience brought a new vision for a well-loved event from idea to reality. And it was awesome. From my 48North Magazine article about it: “It would be one big … Continue reading
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Sharing our Boat Building Project at the 2020 Virtual Wooden Boat Festival
It’s exciting to be part of the Wooden Boat Festival tradition. This year the Virtual Wooden Boat Festival is different than the live festival, but full of fascinating content. So many interesting talks, movies, video tours of boats and boat … Continue reading
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Happy Cinco de Mayo!
In honor of Cinco de Mayo, here are some memories of sailing in Mexico. Here’s a clip from the audiobook, Tightwads on the Loose by Wendy Hinman, about a close encounter with a ship off the coast of Mexico. Tightwads … Continue reading
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Wendy Hinman at Seattle Boat Show 2020
It’s that time of year once again for the Seattle Boat Show. It’s a time when I love to share what I’ve learned and the wonderful adventures I’ve been lucky enough to have with other boaters who are planning their … Continue reading
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Tightwads on the Loose in Audio!
Readers have enjoyed this story for years in paperback and as an eBook and it has been a consistently strong seller. It has garnered rave reviews from many readers and been named a best book multiple times. Now those who … Continue reading
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