SAMUEL WALTERS (1811-1882) Yachts Racing Past the Irish Light Vessel off Dublin Bay Oil on canvas, 61 x 101.5cm Signed and dated 1848 Provenance: Captain Miller C. Pitt Miller, Ipswich Private collection, Suffolk The Kish light vessel (replaced by a lighthouse in 1965) denoted the northern end of a series of dangerous sandbanks running parallel to the Irish coast. Lying about four miles offshore and extending from Dublin down to Wexford, they were responsible for the loss of many ships. The Kish was a familiar mark of the course for the offshore regattas organised by yacht clubs based at Dun Leary (Dun Laoghaire), the commodious sheltered harbour serving Dublin. In the mid-nineteenth century Dun Laoghaire was known as Kingstown, having been renamed after George IV's visit to Ireland in 1821. Yachting started early in Ireland, with a club at Cork in 1720. There are records of regattas off Dublin Bay in the late 1820s. The Royal St George Yacht Club was founded at Kingstown in 1838 and the Royal Irish Yacht Club in 1846. Samuel Walters depicts a typical large cutter of the period apparently ahead of two similar craft, although in fact they are well placed up wind of the leader. Should the next leg of the course involve tacking around the light ship, the present windward yacht might well prove the winner. Then comes a large schooner followed by the rest of the fleet, with a steamer bringing up the rear. Steamers, suitably provided with all the necessary supplies for a good day's outing, were chartered to follow the fleet, giving the families and friends of the yachtsmen a grandstand view of events. Competing yachts of this size were usually crewed by professionals ostensibly under the command of the owner. Generally the crew were fishermen who sailed the yachts from one regatta to the next during the short summer season, and fished in the winter. The yachting fraternity would attend a whole series of regattas, including those based at Cowes, Kingstown, the Mersey and the Clyde. SAMUEL WALTERS (1811-1882) Yachts Racing Past the Irish Light Vessel off Dublin Bay Oil on canvas, 61 x 101.5cm Signed and dated 1848 Provenance: Captain Miller C. Pitt Miller, Ipswich Private collection, Suffolk The Kish light vessel (replaced by a lighthouse in 1965) denoted the northern end of a series of dangerous sandbanks running parallel to the Irish coast. Lying about four miles offshore and extending from Dublin down to Wexford, they were responsible for the loss of many ships. The Kish was a familiar mark of the course for the offshore regattas organised by yacht clubs based at Dun Leary (Dun Laoghaire), the commodious sheltered harbour serving Dublin. In the mid-nineteenth century Dun Laoghaire was known as Kingstown, having been renamed after George IV's visit to Ireland in 1821. Yachting started early in Ireland, with a club at Cork in 1720. There are records of regattas off Dublin Bay in the late 1820s. The Royal St George Yacht Club was founded at Kingstown in 1838 and the Royal Irish Yacht Club in 1846. Samuel Walters depicts a typical large cutter of the period apparently ahead of two similar craft, although in fact they are well placed up wind of the leader. Should the next leg of the course involve tacking around the light ship, the present windward yacht might well prove the winner. Then comes a large schooner followed by the rest of the fleet, with a steamer bringing up the rear. Steamers, suitably provided with all the necessary supplies for a good day's outing, were chartered to follow the fleet, giving the families and friends of the yachtsmen a grandstand view of events. Competing yachts of this size were usually crewed by professionals ostensibly under the command of the owner. Generally the crew were fishermen who sailed the yachts from one regatta to the next during the short summer season, and fished in the winter. The yachting fraternity would attend a whole series of regattas, including those based at Cowes, Kingstown, the
SAMUEL WALTERS (1811-1882) Yachts Racing Past the Irish Light Vessel off Dublin Bay Oil on canvas, 61 x 101.5cm Signed and dated 1848 Provenance: Captain Miller C. Pitt Miller, Ipswich Private collection, Suffolk The Kish light vessel (replaced by a lighthouse in 1965) denoted the northern end of a series of dangerous sandbanks running parallel to the Irish coast. Lying about four miles offshore and extending from Dublin down to Wexford, they were responsible for the loss of many ships. The Kish was a familiar mark of the course for the offshore regattas organised by yacht clubs based at Dun Leary (Dun Laoghaire), the commodious sheltered harbour serving Dublin. In the mid-nineteenth century Dun Laoghaire was known as Kingstown, having been renamed after George IV's visit to Ireland in 1821. Yachting started early in Ireland, with a club at Cork in 1720. There are records of regattas off Dublin Bay in the late 1820s. The Royal St George Yacht Club was founded at Kingstown in 1838 and the Royal Irish Yacht Club in 1846. Samuel Walters depicts a typical large cutter of the period apparently ahead of two similar craft, although in fact they are well placed up wind of the leader. Should the next leg of the course involve tacking around the light ship, the present windward yacht might well prove the winner. Then comes a large schooner followed by the rest of the fleet, with a steamer bringing up the rear. Steamers, suitably provided with all the necessary supplies for a good day's outing, were chartered to follow the fleet, giving the families and friends of the yachtsmen a grandstand view of events. Competing yachts of this size were usually crewed by professionals ostensibly under the command of the owner. Generally the crew were fishermen who sailed the yachts from one regatta to the next during the short summer season, and fished in the winter. The yachting fraternity would attend a whole series of regattas, including those based at Cowes, Kingstown, the Mersey and the Clyde. SAMUEL WALTERS (1811-1882) Yachts Racing Past the Irish Light Vessel off Dublin Bay Oil on canvas, 61 x 101.5cm Signed and dated 1848 Provenance: Captain Miller C. Pitt Miller, Ipswich Private collection, Suffolk The Kish light vessel (replaced by a lighthouse in 1965) denoted the northern end of a series of dangerous sandbanks running parallel to the Irish coast. Lying about four miles offshore and extending from Dublin down to Wexford, they were responsible for the loss of many ships. The Kish was a familiar mark of the course for the offshore regattas organised by yacht clubs based at Dun Leary (Dun Laoghaire), the commodious sheltered harbour serving Dublin. In the mid-nineteenth century Dun Laoghaire was known as Kingstown, having been renamed after George IV's visit to Ireland in 1821. Yachting started early in Ireland, with a club at Cork in 1720. There are records of regattas off Dublin Bay in the late 1820s. The Royal St George Yacht Club was founded at Kingstown in 1838 and the Royal Irish Yacht Club in 1846. Samuel Walters depicts a typical large cutter of the period apparently ahead of two similar craft, although in fact they are well placed up wind of the leader. Should the next leg of the course involve tacking around the light ship, the present windward yacht might well prove the winner. Then comes a large schooner followed by the rest of the fleet, with a steamer bringing up the rear. Steamers, suitably provided with all the necessary supplies for a good day's outing, were chartered to follow the fleet, giving the families and friends of the yachtsmen a grandstand view of events. Competing yachts of this size were usually crewed by professionals ostensibly under the command of the owner. Generally the crew were fishermen who sailed the yachts from one regatta to the next during the short summer season, and fished in the winter. The yachting fraternity would attend a whole series of regattas, including those based at Cowes, Kingstown, the
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