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| AMERICA
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| VICTORIA
& ALBERT I AND AMERICA 1851 - Vessels
of the British and American navies are waiting
for the tide off the Needles. As Victoria
& Albert I and Black Eagle steam into
the bay, America glides across their path. |
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| AMERICA'S
FLEDGLING NAVY |
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| America's
fledgling Navy - 1800 - in the 1770s the
young U.S. Navy ventured far from home.
Three vessels are shown here off Gibraltar
in company with a cutter of the English
Navy. |
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| CASTLE
CORNET, GUERNSEY |
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| 1818
- An American Brig is seen in the outer
harbour of St. Peter Port. A British cutter
to the right and French fighting vessel
are in the foreground. Castle Cornets north
east bastion is to the right. |
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| ENCHANTRESS |
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| She
was built in 1869 in New York Bay by Capt.
Bob Fish. She followed in the wake of the
yacht "America" and raced in England.
Enchantress is seen here ghosting along
New York Bay, passing Constitution. Constitution
was known as Old Ironsides and was a training
ship for apprentices in the late 1870s.
Limited Edition lithographs printed in Paris
on heavy watercolour stock, in a minimum
of 20 colours, with exceptional luminosity.
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| IN
ROYAL COMPANY |
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cutter of the Royal Yacht Squadron is shown
in company with the Royal Yacht Britannia.
The Queen's Standard at the main, denotes
her majesty being aboard. |
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| JOLIE
BRISE |
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| THE
JOLIE BRISE OFF THE ROYAL WESTERN YACHT
CLUB AT PLYMOUTH 1925 - Having just won
the first Fastnet race in 1925, the Jolie
Brise sails pas Plymouths waterfront, flying
the colours of the Royal Western, under
command of Rear Commodore E.G. Martin. In
all, she won 3 times. |
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| MOUNT
ORGUIEL |
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| 1815
- A Dutch trader in Gorey Harbour, with
a cutter and other vessels. The medieval
Mount Orgueil Castle is strategically positioned
overlooking Gorey and its harbour. It was
built in the 13th century to protect Jersey
from French raiders and for centuries was
the political and military headquarters
of the English Crown in Jersey. |
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| MOONLIGHT
AT SANDY HOOK |
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| Two
schooners are seen becalmed off the sandspit
known as Sandy Hook that encloses New York
Lower Harbour. Sandy Hook Light Vessel to
the left marks this hazard to shipping.
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| ST
HELIER, JERSEY |
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| 1820
- An American ship enters the harbour, passing
Elizabeth Castle. In the foreground, a traditional
fishing vessel prepares to leave for the
mackeral grounds. A steady trade took place
between the Islands and America, from the
early days of the Colony. |
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| ST
PETER PORT, GUERNSEY |
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| 1780
a sloop of war and frigate are shown on
the Guernsey station. Various squadrons
of British warships were deployed to the
Islands in the French revolutionary and
Napoleonic wars. Castle Cornet can be seen
to the left and on the right is the south
end of St. Peter Port. |
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| THE
FIRST RACE |
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| The
very first race of the Saltash Sailing Club
in 27th May 1899. The Brunel Railway Bridge
can be seen on the right. |
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| WESTWARD |
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| Westward
was built of steel by Herreshoff in Rhode
Island in 1910. In her first year of racing
she started no more than eleven times and
each time crossed the line first. She was
practically unbeatable in a strong quartering
wind. Before the outbreak of the Great War
she was sold to Germany. She survived the
waR but was sunk in 1947 in Hurd Deep, after
the death of her owner. Limited Edition
lithographs printed in Paris on heavy watercolour
stock, in a minimum of 20 colours, with
exceptional luminosity. |
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