Legendary Yachts

by James Williamson

Original - Sold

Price

$1,600

Dimensions

24.000 x 18.000 inches

Title

Legendary Yachts

Artist

James Williamson

Medium

Painting - Watercolor

Description

LEGENDARY YACHTS watercolor painting by artist James Williamson.

Artist James Williamson, ASMA
Signature Member of the American Society of Marine Artists

Legendary Yachts
SQUARE-RIGGED YACHTS like these two brigantines (hermaphrodite brigs, technically speaking) were not very common even back in 1900. The vessel in the foreground is ALOHA, built in 1899 for Arthur Curtiss James from designs by Tams, Lemoine and Crane. For the benefit of those who may wonder, the sails on her foremast, starting with the lowest, were called foresail (clewed up in this painting), fore lower topsail, fore upper topsail, fore top- gallent sail, and fore royal. Headsails, from inboard out, are forestaysail, jib, flying jib, and jib topsail. Three main staysails, mainsail and main topsail complete the rig. Mr. James later had another ALOHA, bark-rigged, i.e., three masts, square-rigged on the fore and mainmasts and fore-and-aft rigged on the mizzen. LADY GODIVA, sailing in the background, like the clipper ships of an older day, carries studdingsail booms rigged on her mainyard. She was British owned. History from the 1958 publication The Story of Yachting.
BRIGANTINE Rigged with square sails only on her foremast, and fore-and-aft rigged on her mainmast, a brigantine is confusingly similar to a two-mast topsail schooner. The brigantine is an attempt at compromise: She's faster downwind than a vessel with only fore-and-aft sails but will not sail as close to the wind. She requires fewer crew members than a vessel rigged with square sails on both masts.
YACHTING The emotional appeals that attract so many new yachtsmen (and women) today are very much the same as they were a hundred years ago. The day of the great sailing yachts, a topmast towering over her deck and sail spread to the wind, seems to be a thing of the past, along with the sensation of power known by those who sailed these vessels. Today we catch sight of this type of vessel at special maritime events and at museums.

It is hoped that for the lovers of the sport of yachting and the veteran sailor, that LEGENDARY YACHTS will provide a reminder of the heritage of yachting.

Let your imagination be captured by these majestic vessels of gleaming brass, decks of teak, varnished hulls and canvas sails. Brigantine's that evoke a vanished era of the glorious age of sailing. Celebrate the current enthusiasm for the classic yacht. The distinctive charm and personality of these yachts is apparent. The original painting Legendary Yachts, created by artist James Williamson creates a portrait of the mystique of the regatta. A tribute to the past and the resurgence of yachting will appeal to sailing enthusiasts, lovers of the sea and anyone with an interest in classis yachting.

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