Lin and Larry Pardey
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Lin and Larry Pardey are a married couple famous internationally for their expertise in small boat sailing. They have sailed over 185,000 miles together, having circumnavigated the world both eastabout and westabout. They have also sailed westabout (against the prevailing winds) past all the great southern capes, including Cape Horn. Larry built the two boats they used for two circumnavigation
s. Both boats were under 30 feet and were designed by Lyle Hess. Neither boat had an engine (except for an outboard on the dinghy which they carried on board Taleisin). They have also delivered race boats and charter boats.
Larry also was one of the first people to sail across the Sahara desert in 1967. In an expedition organized by the French Colonel de Buchett and sponsored by National Geographic among others, he captained a North American team of three including Richard Arthur and Warren Zeibarth as they sailed landyachts from Colum bechar in Algeria to Noachott in Mauritania, a distance of approximately 1700 miles. For this each was awarded the Mauritanian Legion of Honor.
Larry (born 1939 in Victoria, British Columbia
) won the International Oceanic Award from the Royal Institute of Navigation
in 1996, and was presented this honour by the Princess Royal, Princess Anne in 1997.
Lin (born 1944 in Detroit, Michigan
) was awarded the Geoff Pack award by the Ocean Cruising Club in 2001 and they both received the SSCA
Service Award in 2004. They currently race a 110 year old cutter in New Zealand but still cruise on board their cutter Taleisin part of each year. They have recently completed another circumnavigation, bringing them and Taleisin back to their homebase in New Zealand's Hauraki Gulf.
Together they have written eleven books and created two VHS tapes and four DVDs.
In May 2007, Lin and Larry entrusted the foundry
casting
patterns for Taleisin to the safe keeping and management of the Spaulding Wooden Boat Center
in Sausalito, California
. The patterns will be used for education programs at the Center by the Arques School of Traditional Boatbuilding and loaned to others who wish to have parts cast.
The Cruising Club of America awarded their prestigious Far Horizon Award for 2009 to Lin and Larry in recognition of their combined voyaging on board many boats covering mileage totalling more than 200,000 for Larry and about 194,000 for Lin and doing so in a manner that is consistent with the goals of this the CCA.
Awards received by Lin and Larry include:
Mauritanian Legion of Honour, as Captain of first American team to sail across the Sahara Desert in a land yacht,1967.
Outstanding Sailor of the year –West Vancouver Yacht Club 1978
French Sailing Federation – Silver medal, Landyachting 1967
Cruising Sailors to contribute most to the sport of Sailing - voted by readers of Sail Magazine 1990.
International Oceanic Award - presented by Royal Institute of Navigation sponsored by Little Ship Club 1995 - in recognition of Larry's voyaging using traditional methods of navigation.
Ocean Cruising Club Award - for contributions to Seamanship for small boat sailing. Presented to Lin Pardey 1996.
Geoff Pac Memorial Award- to both Lin and Larry for fostering and encouraging ocean cruising in small yachts 1998
Cruising World Hall of Fame-2000
Ocean Cruising Club Merit Award –To Lin and Larry for inspiring voyages including a west-about rounding of Cape Horn 2003
Seven Seas Cruising Club Service Award – To Lin and Larry for their lifetime voyaging achievements 2004
Cruising Club of America Far Horizons Award- To Lin and Larry for lifetime achievements and contributions to seamanship 2009
Sail Magazines Top 40 Sailors who made a Difference–2010- Citation - As America’s first couple of cruising, Lin and Larry have inspired countless sailors.
Taleisin voted Best of Show – Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival 1984
Best of Show – Sydney Woodenboat Festival 1990
Best of Show – Capetown South Africa Wooden boat festival 1993
Best of Show - Cruising Division – Risor (Norway) 1997
Best of Show - Victoria British Columbia Wooden Boat Show 2003
Best of Show – Vancouver Wooden Boat Festival 2005
Seraffyn voted Best of Show – Newport (Rhode Island) Wooden Boat Festival 2009
Circumnavigation
Circumnavigation – literally, "navigation of a circumference" – refers to travelling all the way around an island, a continent, or the entire planet Earth.- Global circumnavigation :...
s. Both boats were under 30 feet and were designed by Lyle Hess. Neither boat had an engine (except for an outboard on the dinghy which they carried on board Taleisin). They have also delivered race boats and charter boats.
Larry also was one of the first people to sail across the Sahara desert in 1967. In an expedition organized by the French Colonel de Buchett and sponsored by National Geographic among others, he captained a North American team of three including Richard Arthur and Warren Zeibarth as they sailed landyachts from Colum bechar in Algeria to Noachott in Mauritania, a distance of approximately 1700 miles. For this each was awarded the Mauritanian Legion of Honor.
Larry (born 1939 in Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...
) won the International Oceanic Award from the Royal Institute of Navigation
Royal Institute of Navigation
The Royal Institute of Navigation is a British institution devoted to the art and science of navigation established in 1947.Its aims are to bring navigators together, to develop navigational techniques and to increase public awareness of navigation. It is based in Kensington, London. It was...
in 1996, and was presented this honour by the Princess Royal, Princess Anne in 1997.
Lin (born 1944 in Detroit, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
) was awarded the Geoff Pack award by the Ocean Cruising Club in 2001 and they both received the SSCA
Seven Seas Cruising Association
The Seven Seas Cruising Association, or SSCA is an organization for cruisers based in the US and founded in 1952. The SSCA Corporate Bylaws state the purpose of the organization being "...to provide an association of persons having a common interest in living aboard and cruising seagoing craft and...
Service Award in 2004. They currently race a 110 year old cutter in New Zealand but still cruise on board their cutter Taleisin part of each year. They have recently completed another circumnavigation, bringing them and Taleisin back to their homebase in New Zealand's Hauraki Gulf.
Together they have written eleven books and created two VHS tapes and four DVDs.
In May 2007, Lin and Larry entrusted the foundry
Foundry
A foundry is a factory that produces metal castings. Metals are cast into shapes by melting them into a liquid, pouring the metal in a mold, and removing the mold material or casting after the metal has solidified as it cools. The most common metals processed are aluminum and cast iron...
casting
Casting
In metalworking, casting involves pouring liquid metal into a mold, which contains a hollow cavity of the desired shape, and then allowing it to cool and solidify. The solidified part is also known as a casting, which is ejected or broken out of the mold to complete the process...
patterns for Taleisin to the safe keeping and management of the Spaulding Wooden Boat Center
Spaulding Wooden Boat Center
The Spaulding Wooden Boat Center , in Sausalito, California, is a living museum where one can go back in time to experience the days when craftsmen and sailors used traditional skills to build, sail or row classic wooden boats on San Francisco Bay....
in Sausalito, California
Sausalito, California
Sausalito is a San Francisco Bay Area city, in Marin County, California, United States. Sausalito is south-southeast of San Rafael, at an elevation of 13 feet . The population was 7,061 as of the 2010 census. The community is situated near the northern end of the Golden Gate Bridge, and prior to...
. The patterns will be used for education programs at the Center by the Arques School of Traditional Boatbuilding and loaned to others who wish to have parts cast.
The Cruising Club of America awarded their prestigious Far Horizon Award for 2009 to Lin and Larry in recognition of their combined voyaging on board many boats covering mileage totalling more than 200,000 for Larry and about 194,000 for Lin and doing so in a manner that is consistent with the goals of this the CCA.
Awards received by Lin and Larry include:
Mauritanian Legion of Honour, as Captain of first American team to sail across the Sahara Desert in a land yacht,1967.
Outstanding Sailor of the year –West Vancouver Yacht Club 1978
French Sailing Federation – Silver medal, Landyachting 1967
Cruising Sailors to contribute most to the sport of Sailing - voted by readers of Sail Magazine 1990.
International Oceanic Award - presented by Royal Institute of Navigation sponsored by Little Ship Club 1995 - in recognition of Larry's voyaging using traditional methods of navigation.
Ocean Cruising Club Award - for contributions to Seamanship for small boat sailing. Presented to Lin Pardey 1996.
Geoff Pac Memorial Award- to both Lin and Larry for fostering and encouraging ocean cruising in small yachts 1998
Cruising World Hall of Fame-2000
Ocean Cruising Club Merit Award –To Lin and Larry for inspiring voyages including a west-about rounding of Cape Horn 2003
Seven Seas Cruising Club Service Award – To Lin and Larry for their lifetime voyaging achievements 2004
Cruising Club of America Far Horizons Award- To Lin and Larry for lifetime achievements and contributions to seamanship 2009
Sail Magazines Top 40 Sailors who made a Difference–2010- Citation - As America’s first couple of cruising, Lin and Larry have inspired countless sailors.
Taleisin voted Best of Show – Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival 1984
Best of Show – Sydney Woodenboat Festival 1990
Best of Show – Capetown South Africa Wooden boat festival 1993
Best of Show - Cruising Division – Risor (Norway) 1997
Best of Show - Victoria British Columbia Wooden Boat Show 2003
Best of Show – Vancouver Wooden Boat Festival 2005
Seraffyn voted Best of Show – Newport (Rhode Island) Wooden Boat Festival 2009
Sources
- Good Old Boat magazine, August 2006
- National Geographic MagazineNational Geographic MagazineNational Geographic, formerly the National Geographic Magazine, is the official journal of the National Geographic Society. It published its first issue in 1888, just nine months after the Society itself was founded...
November 1965 - Cruising World Magazine November 2000