At the recent news of Dag Pike passing away, Felix Appelbe expresses a note of respect for such an accomplished maritime navigator, consultant, powerboat racer, and author:
“Although speed boats are not our thing, at least he had courage and daring giving us all inspiration to venture beyond our comfort zone, like others we are fortunate to know and who are the new adventurers .”
The Maritime Journal says:
We have been informed by his family that Dag passed away in hospital on Saturday 28th May 2021, after a sudden illness.
A perfect example of the maxim: ‘if you love your job it never feels like work’, Dag was still ‘working’ at age 88 in an area he adored, with copy still due for MJ and his latest book ‘Work and Patrol Boats’, due to be published by Mercator Media, nearing completion.
Dag Pike 1933-2021