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Shane Michael CouchA Close Start, 1930 America's Cup Race2023
2023
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The painting depicts the start of the third race of the 1930 America’s Cup on the 17th September. The day was ideal for racing with a 13 knot WSW breeze.
Both yachts started on starboard tack, Enterprise to leeward of Shamrock. The painting depicts the moment the two yachts cross the line with the America’s Cup buoy visible on Shamrock’s windward bow. Shamrock’s owner Sir Thomas Lipton is in the ideal position to witness this exciting start from his steam yacht Erin also off Shamrock’s bow.
Two minutes after the start, Enterprise takes advantage of the fact that most of Shamrock’s crew are engaged in trimming the main sheet to tack, Shamrock’s crew thus preoccupied were slow in responding and Enterprise gained substantially by the maneuver.
Shamrock did not relish tacking into the head sea as they beat out to the windward mark, forty minutes into the race her main peak halyard parted forcing her to retire. Enterprise in accordance with the race instructions carried on alone to take the race and go 3.0 up in the best of 7 race series.
Enterprise went on to win the 4th and final race the following day and retained the America’s Cup.
Astern of Enterprise can be seen J P Morgan’s steam yacht Corsair IV, then the largest steam yacht in the world, and behind her, Nourmahal: flag ship of the New York Yacht Club. On the extreme left is the USS Kelly, one of numerous destroyers and Coast Guard cutters detailed with keeping the course clear for the racers.
- Creator:Shane Michael Couch (1963, English)
- Creation Year:2023
- Dimensions:Height: 30 in (76.2 cm)Width: 40 in (101.6 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Greenwich, CT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU18116455972
Shane Michael Couch
Michael Shane Couch was born in Lancashire near Liverpool England in 1963. He inherited a deep love of the sea from his father, whose Cornish roots spread back many hundreds of years. After school he pursued a career as an aero-nautical engineer for 14 years. Throughout these years, he spent any spare time by the sea. After painting for some years in his spare time, selling largely to work colleagues , by 1992 he began to show in local galleries. Meeting with a good response, he took his work to the Marine Gallery in Cowes on the Isle of Wight where he was warmly received. Striking up a good relationship with the proprietor who actively promoted his work resulted in his embarkation on the unknown path of the professional "Yachting and Historic Marine artist" in June 1994. In 1996 he moved to Cowes on the Isle of Wight, the world famous centre of yachting, where he met his wife, Kathryn. Living and working on the Isle of Wight, surrounded by the sea, inspired Michael where ever he went. During this time, he developed outlets for his work in England and America, exploring new ideas and techniques. In 1997, Couch was commissioned by the German Yachting Historian, Dr. Christin Lammerting, to depict the German Kaisers Yachts, the 5 Meteors racing together, to be used for her new book, "Meteor". The success of this painting led to a number of other paintings being commissioned and used to illustrate her book. In 2000, he was again commissioned by a prominent London Gallery to produce a series of large paintings to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the America's Cup . These paintings formed an exhibition at the Jubilee celebration at Cowes. The exhibition was attended by yachtings most influential figures. It was a great success and was included in the New York Yacht Clubs commemorative book of the event and was the subject of an article in "Country Life" Over the years, his work has been sold in all the major Auction Houses in London including Christies, Sotheby's and Bonham's. He is currently represented in America by a number of exclusive galleries on both the West and East Coast, including our Palm Avenue Fine Art. The Sea and the action of wind and light over its surface have long been an important part of his Historic Marine paintings. Painting the sea is often a welcome break from the graphic accuracy of the yachts for Michael. He plays with texture and colour as he attempts to recreate this fluid and reflective element.
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