Rhoda Mary” and “Katie Cluett” 2 schooners, Cornish built by the Ferris / Trebilcock families, they were soon famous schooners.

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A public service, I had the dubious pleasure of getting up early (I’ll do it for sailing…) for BBC Radio Devon. The good news was it was for Gordon “Sparkie” Sparks who claims he does not interview, rather, chats.

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“William Ferris built the Rhoda Mary at Yard on the beach near Point and Penpol, near Falmouth, Cornwall.

This is a site one can still visit.

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“Trafalgar Dawn the French Perspective” http://frickers.co.uk/marine-art/trafalgar_dawn_french_perspective.html and “Rhoda Mary and Katie Cluett, a dispute settled” http://frickers.co.uk/marine-art/dispute_settled.html, one copy of each sold via the web site so a busy day today preparing them.

This was the first copy of “Trafalgar Dawn the French Perspective” to be sold and very appropriately to the person who gave me the most encouragement to paint this awesome scene.

“Rhoda Mary and Katie Cluett, a dispute settled” will be going to a descendant of one of the captains of the elegant schooner Katie Cluett. (more…)