Pam Wall has taken her last sail into the sunset. I'm very saddened, she helped me get my
boat ready to sail and was an amazing human being.
I just read the following on John Kretschmers face book page:
It’s a sad day for sailors around the world. Pam Wall Pam Wall Cruising and Sailing Consulting Pamela Wall passed last night. There was nobody like Pam, she was an inspiration to countless sailors, including me. Through many presentations, lectures, and consultations, Pam shared her passion for cruising and her unrivaled knowledge of how to prepare your
boat for voyaging, but that was only part of her message. It was her zest for life, a life filled with adventure, curiosity, kindness and love that I will most remember.
Pam, her late husband Andy, and two
children Sammy and Jamie, sailed around the world from 1985 to 1991. I attended Pam’s
boat show talks so many times that I can still picture her slides of Sammy and Jammie aboard Kandarik, with joy on their faces as they romped on
deck or rowed the
dinghy through lush tropical
anchorages. Pam was devoted to her
family and shared their travels with enthusiasm and
humor but also with a quiet confidence that inspired others that maybe, just maybe they could also sail off.
I met Pam and Andy in
Fort Lauderdale, not long after they returned from their
circumnavigation. The day they gave me a tour of Kandarik is etched in my memory. Andy built the boat in
Fort Lauderdale but « home built » was not even close to describing Kandarik. A highly customized Freya 39, the boat was a proper sea boat, ingeniously thought out and absolutely shipshape. Pam and I crossed wakes many times, at West
Marine where she helped me prepare for my many voyages, and at boat shows, Pam was a friend you could always count on. It was an honor when she agreed to give presentations at my workshops.
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