Pasargada is a Hallberg-Rassy 36 (HR 36) built and commissioned in the year 2000.
We may be her third owners, after a lot of searching in December 2013 we found the boat in near by Poulsbou, WA. Here is some information about HR 36s in general:
Hallberg Rassy 36 manufacturer’s site
During our research we found that the boat had been to the south pacific which is our aspiration as well. Her name was not in the original listing and somehow I managed to forget to look at the first two times we went to see the boat. When we found out the name we were both thrilled to find out that Pasargada had meaning for both the first owner and to us. For him, Brazilian connections and for us Persian connections.
For reference, here is the poem by Brazilian poet Manuel Bandeira that we believe is the origin of the name given to the boat by the first owner:
I AM GOING AWAY TO PASARGADA
I am going away to Pasargada
There I am friend of the king
There I have the woman I want
On the bed that I shall choose
I am going away to Pasargada.
I am going away to Pasargada
Here I am not happy
There life is an adventure
I such a non-mattering way
That Joan the Mad Woman of pain
Queen and pretended insane
Is relative once removed
From the daughter-in-law I never had.
And how I will exercise!
I will pedal my bicycle!
I will ride the wild ass!
I will climb the greased pole!
I will bathe in the sea!
And when I am tired
I will lie on the banks of the river
And call the nymph of the water
To tell me the stories
That Rose used to tell me
When I was a boy
I am going away to Pasargada.
There´s everything in Pasargada
It´s another civilization:
It has s safe and sure way
To prevent knocking the girls up
It has automatic telephone
It has plenty of dope
It has beautiful prostitutes
For one to make love to.
And when I become sadder
So sad that I have no more hope
And when in the night it comes:
The desire to kill myself
— Ah, there I am friend of the king —
Then I have the woman I want
On the bed that I shall choose
I am going away to Pasargada.
Never cross a shipping lane at an obtuse angle always 90 degrees.
I am one of Sylvia’s Old Sea Dogs.
Looking forward to meeting you! We gave up on the 90 degrees rule in Seattle, you would never be able to go ANYWHERE under sail 🙂
https://sailingsteelaway.com/
This is an interesting project.
One of the two Old Guys that are Sylvia’s friends
Michael
Hi! Thanks for the link , that is an interesting boat and trip.
We found your Baja and Mexico information very helpful. It’s been a great adventure down here so far. Now up to The Sea.