Eight Bells Larry Pardey

It's "Pardey." I don't know if you can edit the thread title, or if a moderator has to do it, either way, he deserves to have it spelled correctly. [Done]

He had been suffering from Parkinson's and dementia for many year, which is why there's no mention of him unless you go a long way back in their blog. Anyone who's interested in traditional wooden boat construction should read his book about building their second boat, Taleisin: "Details of Classic Boat Construction: The Hull - 25th Anniversary Edition"

I've long been amazed that a couple like Larry and Lynn could live and cruise together for years on a tiny (25'?) sailboat with no power except oars. The lack of space, endless drifting and enforced togetherness would drive me bonkers in short order. I think it helped that both Larry and Lynn were quite petite folks -- I saw them at boat shows once or twice. But they accomplished incredible voyages in their engineless wooden boats.