died July 29 in Santa Barbara, California, four days short of his 88th birthday.

Captain Maury became enamoured of the seas during his early years in Bermuda when there were still plenty of sailing ships such as the Duncraig , the Dorothea and Taifen to thrill him.

He was born at "Dolly's Bay House,'' St. David's, August, 1910, the sixth generation of Haywards to have lived there. Many of his ancestors were seafarers including Captain Benjamin Hayward, also of "Dolly's Bay'', and Captain Hezikiah Frith of "Spithead.'' His mother, Martha Aletta Hayward, daughter of Joseph Clements Hayward, married an American, Arthur Gordon Maury. Captain Maury was their eldest son.

Through his father he was descended from Mathew Fontaine Maury, America's first oceanographer known as "Pathfinder of the Seas'' and from the Earl of Huntly of Aberdenshire, Scotland, founder of the Gordon Highlanders. He moved with his family to Darien, Connecticut when he was 14. When he was 17 he signed on to sail on the Tusitala , the last American full rigged merchant ship. The voyage took him half way around the world, lasted well over half a year, and when he returned, he had a solid foundation in sea lore and a deeply embedded love for blue water that lasted throughout his long and eventful life.

Captain Maury rose through the ranks of the Merchant Marines, serving first as ordinary seaman, then progressively to Third Mate, Second Mate, First Mate and ultimately to Master Mariner with an unlimited Masters ticket for all oceans and all tonnages. In this last capacity, he served in three wars; WW II, Korea and the Vietnam War -- involving him in countless sea voyages.

During the great depression he sailed a tiny 26-foot schooner named Cimba on a long voyage. Leaving New York in mid-December 1934, he and another sailor sailed out into the fierce Atlantic, 21 days to Bermuda after being driven repeatedly off course! From there the track took them into the Pacific, and through the South Seas. Treacherous currents swept them to disaster near Suva, Fiji Islands. He wrote and illustrated a book about his experiences, "The Saga of Cimba.'' To this day it remains a minor classic of the sea, loved, admired and enjoyed by countless sailors. He is survived by a son, Huntly Maury of Petaluma, California, and two younger brothers, Henry Brooke Maury of Jacksonville, Florida and John Matson Maury of Southport, Connecticut, as well as nine nieces and nephews.

Contributions in his name can be made to the St. George's Historical Society, P.O. Box GE 279, St. George's GE BX, Bermuda.