page_title: Lou Kenedy
hierarchical_section_title: Lou Kenedy
caption_attribution_description: English: Capt. Lou aboard the schooner VEMA with his dog Gotlik
context_page_description: Lou Kenedy born July 16, 1910 in Stamford, CT son of affluent parents, redefined independence and toughness to make his life aboard sailing vessels out of Nova Scotia and the Caribbean. He continued this legacy of cargo trading under sail from the 1930s through the 1980s, five decades after sailing cargo had seemed obsolete. He had from an early age embarked on a lifestyle choice of living almost permanently on the high seas. All the ships he owned, in turn, had to work hard to maintain this lifestyle while raising a family aboard with his wife Pat.
  Kenedy was featured in the Saturday Evening Post in an article entitled "The Incredible Captain Kenedy" in the winter of 1953-1954 written by Richard Thruelsen. These articles appear in the Dec 19, 1953; Dec 26, 1953; Jan 2, 1954; and Jan 9, 1954 issues. Lou Kenedy and Winston Churchill were the two people to have four consecutive issues of the Post.
  Kenedy is the inspiration for “Captain Kennedy”, a song recorded in 1980 on the Hawks and Doves album by Neil Young. Neil and Lou encountered one another in South Florida and the Bahamas while Lou was cruising in his later years.
context_section_description: Lou Kenedy (Louis Kenedy, Jr.)  (1910–1991) born July 16, 1910 in Stamford, CT son of affluent parents, redefined independence and toughness to make his life aboard sailing vessels out of Nova Scotia and the Caribbean. He continued this legacy of cargo trading under sail from the 1930s through the 1980s, five decades after sailing cargo had seemed obsolete. He had from an early age embarked on a lifestyle choice of living almost permanently on the high seas.  All the ships he owned, in turn, had to work hard to maintain this lifestyle while raising a family aboard with his wife Pat.
  Kenedy was featured in the Saturday Evening Post in an article entitled "The Incredible Captain Kenedy" in the winter of 1953-1954 written by Richard Thruelsen. These articles appear in the Dec 19, 1953; Dec 26, 1953; Jan 2, 1954; and Jan 9, 1954 issues. Lou Kenedy and Winston Churchill were the two people to have four consecutive issues of the Post.
  Kenedy is the inspiration for  “Captain Kennedy”, a song recorded in 1980 on the Hawks and Doves album by Neil Young. Neil and Lou encountered one another in South Florida and the Bahamas while Lou was cruising in his later years.
caption: Capt. Lou aboard the schooner VEMA with his dog Gotlik
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