Post by GO30 on Oct 13, 2024 9:48:12 GMT 12
I think thats the right word.
A whiles back a local sailmaker rang saying Dude I've just spied this at the 2nd handbooks/artie shop in Devo, you need to check it out so down I roared. After some bartering the painting became mine. While in the shop I spotted about a awesome 1m long model of Corona the H Class so onto the phone to Richard, Coronas owner, who said 'Fecking A, on on the way now' and he scored that, it's a bloody good one too.
So back to the painting which was done by Ian Woods (I know it is I Wood and someone said it was Ian but I'm not 100 on that), he was a Devonport local as was the Wood family and it is the same Wood as the DYC Wood Shield and other races under the family name. I Wood was a reknown painter who was known to paint exactly what he saw, one nice old lady when I was researching said his painting are referred to as 'photos of the day'. The thing that has many interested in Mr Wood style and the painting is L8 sports a aqua coloured hull. Back in the day, that being 1929, colours bar white were very unusual due to just no supply. So for L8 to have that colour it meant someone had to do some fiddly diddly some how to get it as it was very unlikely to be off the shelf.
Valeria and Venus Racing to Arkles Bay 1929
Wind fresh S.W. - Venus crew was owner and two novices – one a visitor who had never experienced the “thrills” of yachting before.
While the skipper was changing the spinnaker over after gybing at North Head, the helmsman ran the boat into the mud off the end of Chelteham Beach and we were passed by the fleet.
Away again with spinnaker and leader drawing well, all the boats except Valeria and Rakoa were overhauled and passed. Wind freshened till at times Venus was charging along like a submarine at times with lee and foredeck awash.
As neither crew was able, either to take off the spinnaker or to take the tiller, we just kept going and hoped for the best.
Off Long Bay the wind drew ahead from the west. Boats which had already done so, took in extra sails, but Venus unable to do so, finished the course close hauled with spinnaker and leader alternatively pulling heavily or banging violently and floundered over the finish line, a dead heat with Valeria.
I'm not the arty type (even if I'm told my creativity is unique but the type likely to get me arrested) but it is a cool painting and in spectacular condition so it's being cared for well considering it's history and of the the boats in it.
Venus L10 I'm told is still in existence and I think may have recently gone, or what remains of her, up to Whangateau Traditional Boat Yard but don't quote me.
Valeria L8 is alive and well (about to have a late winter tickle up for next season) living and sailing out of Westhaven. Valeria won the first ever Lipton Cup and a few since the last time being the 2023 edition.
Besides being just a cool painting it has my boat in it, Valeria is mine.
Her today.
I got asked about my latest and as it has a cool history this is what it's about.
A whiles back a local sailmaker rang saying Dude I've just spied this at the 2nd handbooks/artie shop in Devo, you need to check it out so down I roared. After some bartering the painting became mine. While in the shop I spotted about a awesome 1m long model of Corona the H Class so onto the phone to Richard, Coronas owner, who said 'Fecking A, on on the way now' and he scored that, it's a bloody good one too.
So back to the painting which was done by Ian Woods (I know it is I Wood and someone said it was Ian but I'm not 100 on that), he was a Devonport local as was the Wood family and it is the same Wood as the DYC Wood Shield and other races under the family name. I Wood was a reknown painter who was known to paint exactly what he saw, one nice old lady when I was researching said his painting are referred to as 'photos of the day'. The thing that has many interested in Mr Wood style and the painting is L8 sports a aqua coloured hull. Back in the day, that being 1929, colours bar white were very unusual due to just no supply. So for L8 to have that colour it meant someone had to do some fiddly diddly some how to get it as it was very unlikely to be off the shelf.
On the back of the painting still in it's original frame (the above is scanned thru the glass) was this
He wrote what the painting was about. This is what is what the note says -
Valeria and Venus Racing to Arkles Bay 1929
Wind fresh S.W. - Venus crew was owner and two novices – one a visitor who had never experienced the “thrills” of yachting before.
While the skipper was changing the spinnaker over after gybing at North Head, the helmsman ran the boat into the mud off the end of Chelteham Beach and we were passed by the fleet.
Away again with spinnaker and leader drawing well, all the boats except Valeria and Rakoa were overhauled and passed. Wind freshened till at times Venus was charging along like a submarine at times with lee and foredeck awash.
As neither crew was able, either to take off the spinnaker or to take the tiller, we just kept going and hoped for the best.
Off Long Bay the wind drew ahead from the west. Boats which had already done so, took in extra sails, but Venus unable to do so, finished the course close hauled with spinnaker and leader alternatively pulling heavily or banging violently and floundered over the finish line, a dead heat with Valeria.
I'm not the arty type (even if I'm told my creativity is unique but the type likely to get me arrested) but it is a cool painting and in spectacular condition so it's being cared for well considering it's history and of the the boats in it.
Venus L10 I'm told is still in existence and I think may have recently gone, or what remains of her, up to Whangateau Traditional Boat Yard but don't quote me.
Valeria L8 is alive and well (about to have a late winter tickle up for next season) living and sailing out of Westhaven. Valeria won the first ever Lipton Cup and a few since the last time being the 2023 edition.
Besides being just a cool painting it has my boat in it, Valeria is mine.
