Lulworth, recently restored to her
1926 condition, sailing off Portovenere in northern Italy.
The seed of inspiration for this
painting of Lulworth by Roger Davies came when Roger was invited to
sail on her as she undertook her sea trials off Portovenere. Her sea
trials were in this region as the waters off Viareggio in Tuscany, where
she was restored, are too shallow for her deep keel. Roger obtained
his source material whilst buzzing around Lulworth in a rib. Previous
to this Roger was commissioned by the yacht's owner to paint an original
oil which
now hangs in her saloon.
Lulworth is the largest gaff-rigged
cutter in the world. She was champion of the British regatta circuit's
Big Class in 1925 and 1926.
