Fish 0 Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Celebrated bluewater sailor and author Larry Pardey has died. He was 81. In recent years, Pardey suffered from Parkinson’s and Parkinsonian dementia. He had been confined to a rest home in New Zealand since suffering a stroke last year. Yesterday, his wife Lin announced his passing on her Facebook page: According to Lin, Larry died peacefully at a rest home where he had been for the past year after suffering a major stroke. “He is now at peace after several years of suffering from Parkinson’s and Parkinsonian dementia,” Lin says. “His memory will always be with me not only because he was a wonderful partner, lover and husband but also because, if anyone can be said to have gained the most from the generous help he was always ready to offer, it was me.” Should you like to help keep his memory alive, you can make a small donation to help maintain and expand the Larry Pardey Memorial Observatory at the children’s camp here at Kawau Island. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,686 Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Think this happened a while back. Lin is sailing in Aus with her new beau. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marinheiro 359 Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Sabre said: From what I read Larry has just passed in the last couple of days. that's right, he was in a rest home in Leigh Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ex Elly 221 Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 They sold Taleisin around 5 years ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fish 0 Posted July 29, 2020 Author Share Posted July 29, 2020 33 minutes ago, Tamure said: Yes they did and I got to go for a ride on it, btw it has a bath (I kid you not) Yes, a bath where most boats would have an engine... If your going to live aboard long term, you do need some treats. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Priscilla II 410 Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Tamure said: No engine haha, now is has an outboard! Anyway its a work of art but almost an affectation in the sense it has all the style cues of what a proper boat should have. Larry built a solid boat, all 8 tons of it before stores! Spent some time aboard Taliesin and the most unnerving thing was the distinct lack of any cockpit just a wide coaming and very exposed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fish 0 Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 That is a bloody long oar on the bowsprit. Guess thats what you do when you don't have an engine... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,686 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Not an oar, a yuloh Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fish 0 Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 Next you'll be telling me its a schooner and not a ketch... Looks like an oar... What is a yuloh? Is it like a sculling blade for a yacht? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zozza 323 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 A yuloh at work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Pope 253 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 42 minutes ago, Fish said: Next you'll be telling me its a schooner and not a ketch... Looks like an oar... What is a yuloh? Is it like a sculling blade for a yacht? More or less like a sculling oar, it has connections that automatically set the angle of the blade so all you have to do is move it side to side. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marinheiro 359 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 and I understand the toilet was of the bucket and chuck it variety and no associated little room to do your thinking in Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aardvarkash10 1,057 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 We've stayed at thier house on Kawau twice in the last two years. Its a great spot and the reading material would keep the most ardent yachtie (especially the global cruising variety) engaged for weeks. Condolences to Lin and all that knew Larry (I was not one of them). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zozza 323 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 2 hours ago, Tamure said: They sold a dream and probably boosted sales of wetsnail 32’s a zillion percent! Maybe slow, but good enough for a non-stop circumnavigation... https://www.sailmagazine.com/cruising/a-nonstop-solo-circumnavigation Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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