Sailing match by schooners of the Royal Yacht Squadron 23rd August 1837, Dolphin in advance of Menai

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Arthur Wellington Fowles (1815-1883)
Sailing match by schooners of the Royal Yacht Squadron 23rd August 1837, Dolphin in advance of Menai
inscribed as title (on a fragment of a label attached to the stretcher)
oil on canvas
20 x 30 in. (50.8 x 76.3 cm.)

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Descriptif du lot

Dolphin, a 217-ton schooner, was built in 1837 for Mr. George Ackers who kept her until 1840 when she was replaced by his larger and more successful Brilliant. Menai was a 175-ton cutter owned, in 1837, by E.N. Harvey, whilst the two cutters astern of the leaders, Crusader - 126 tons, and Rostellan - 60 tons, were owned by Robert Meiklam and T.G. French respectively.

George Holland Ackers, presumably the winner of the match depicted above, devised the so-called Ackers' Graduated Scale, a system of time allowance which brought about significant improvements in the sport after it was introduced into competitive racing in 1843.

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