BHC1281

A yacht luffing Long Caption: Two yachts are shown during a race. The yacht in the centre has a large crew and is shown in the act of luffing. This ensures the vessel sails as close to the wind as possible and does not sag down to leeward. The monochrome palette of the painting, combined with close attention to detail, and the foreshortened and cropped angle of the yacht on the foreground on the left, creates the effect of a photograph. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: BHC1281 Artist: Charles M Padday Date: circa 1900 Medium: oil on board Size: 325 mm x 506 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.