Category Archives: Follow your Dreams

New Person in an Old Place: Wendy Hinman interview on KUOW

Posted on July 10, 2025 by admin

A radio interview with award-winning journalist Jeannie Yandel on NPR station KUOW about the difficulty of returning after years cruising around the Pacific Ocean. For seven years, Wendy Hinman and her husband Garth Wilcox sailed where they pleased on an open … Continue reading →

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KPTZ Compass News Magazine Interview with Wendy Hinman

Posted on March 12, 2025 by admin

A small wooden sailboat leaves Port Townsend on a pleasant summer morning heading south and then west. Wendy Hinman and Garth Wilcox set off having no idea how long they will be gone. Seven years later, after sailing 34,000 miles … Continue reading →

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Wendy Hinman Interview with KSER about her Voyage around the Pacific

Posted on February 12, 2025 by admin

Here’s an interview with author Wendy Hinman about her amusing, award-winning book Tightwads on the Loose on KSER FM Sound Living. This interview shares her signature humor that helped her navigate over 34,000 miles around the Pacific Ocean with her … Continue reading →

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Wendy Hinman Interview with author, editor, book coach, and educator Joy E. Held

Posted on June 10, 2023 by admin

BOOKS BY MY FRIENDS: WENDY HINMAN Welcome to BOOKS BY MY FRIENDS, Wendy! Let’s set sail and chat about Tightwads on the Loose: A Seven-Year Pacific Odyssey. JH: What’s the blurb for your book? WH: Imagine spending 24 hours a … Continue reading →

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Plan a Romantic Valentines Day

Posted on February 12, 2023 by admin

Listen to an audiobook together in front of the fire. Enjoy a great adventure together. Check out these two adventure stories by @wendy_hinman Wendy Hinman’s hit book, Tightwads on the Loose: A Seven-Year Pacific Odyssey, details her seven year adventure … Continue reading →

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Wendy Hinman at the 2023 Seattle Boat Show

Posted on January 31, 2023 by admin

Wendy Hinman will be presenting again this year at the Seattle Boat Show. Women’s Panel on the making of a sailor on Monday 2/6, 2023 at 3-5pm. Cruising the Inside Passage through BC to Alaska on Friday 1/10/2023 2-3pm. For … Continue reading →

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Celebrate the coming new year!

Posted on December 31, 2022 by admin

Opportunity awaits . . . Dream big. Here’s your inspiration. Wendy Hinman’s hit book, Tightwads on the Loose: A Seven-Year Pacific Odyssey, details her seven year adventure afloat wandering the ocean in search of adventure. In paperback, eBook and audio, … Continue reading →

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Plan a romantic holiday getaway just for the two of you …

Posted on December 28, 2022 by admin

Listen to an audiobook together in front of the fire. Enjoy a great adventure together. Check out these two adventure stories by @wendy_hinman Wendy Hinman’s hit book, Tightwads on the Loose: A Seven-Year Pacific Odyssey, details her seven year adventure … Continue reading →

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Treat your loved ones to a great read

Posted on December 22, 2022 by admin

Wendy Hinman’s hit book, Tightwads on the Loose: A Seven-Year Pacific Odyssey, details her seven year adventure afloat. You can find it in paperback, eBook and audio, too! Her second book, Sea Trials tells the gripping story of her husband … Continue reading →

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Happy Solstice. Adventures await.

Posted on December 21, 2022 by admin

Travel the world through the pages of a book. Here are two such adventures: Wendy Hinman’s hit book, Tightwads on the Loose: A Seven-Year Pacific Odyssey, details her seven year adventure afloat. You can find it in paperback, eBook and … Continue reading →

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