Laury

Laury (1999 to 2020) was born and raised in the Côtes d’Armor on the northern coast of Brittany, France. Growing up by the sea, he developed a passion for sailing and – later – for teaching young people to sail.

Laury travelled around the world with his family, living in Uruguay and Colombia for a few months, and volunteering at two ‘Human Force’ service-learning camps in Kalimantan, Indonesia and Puebla, Mexico.

As a result, he spoke several languages fluently: French, English, Breton and Spanish. Laury played the accordion and particularly loved Latin American and Breton music, and he was passionate about Breton dancing.

Laury had a beautiful smile, an infectious laugh and a warm heart. He was sensitive, intelligent, stubborn, charming, lovable, passionate, idealistic, infuriating, determined and affectionate!

He cared passionately about people and planet and he was motivated by making the world a better place. As a teenager, he helped establish a local branch of Amnesty International, and he was determined to do anything he could to help protect the environment.

Beset by mental health challenges, Laury took his own life in July 2020. Although his issues proved too much for him in the end, Laury always felt happiest when sailing, and it was his passion from the first time he set foot in an Optimist at the tender age of seven.