In The BizLowtide Baird Bardarson, a three-time


International 14 national champion, longtime supporter of the Seattle I-14 fleet and an honorary life member of Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle, died Thursday, October 28 after a five-month illness. Bardarson, a physician, bought his


first I-14 dinghy in 1951, two weeks after his marriage to his wife, Peggy. It was the first of many dinghies he owned and campaigned around the world until his retirement from racing in 1999. His I-14 national championships were in the 1960s. Competing many times in the United


Kingdom, he was honored twice with Replica Trophies during Race Week in the Prince of Wales Cup at Cowes for placing in the top five in a fleet if 90 boats. Often referred to as the “elder


statesman” of the Seattle International 14 fleet, he was known to subsidize local fleet members traveling abroad for regattas. He retired from active racing shortly before his 73rd birthday, but continued to be active in his support for racing.


“He called one of his boats Happy


Warrior, which was very appropriate,” said Dick Rose, who competed against Bardarson for many years in the I-14 fleet. “He approached life and sailing with great joy and a great sense of the proportion of winning and losing. His excitement and enthusiasm were contagious.” Rose described Bardarson as “an


excellent sailor, and we had many memorable races against one another.” In 1998, Bardarson was made a CYC


honorary life member, the club’s highest honor. In the club at large, Bardarson was best known for helping to lead the reconstruction of the Shilshole clubhouse in 1997. He also was one of the driving forces behind creation of the Wall of Champions. He also helped build floats on Lake


Washington and created, with the help of his brother Linne, a system of ropes and pulleys to square up the starting line in front of the Leschi Tower. Memorial gifts may be made


to Planned Parenthood or Amnesty International.


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