Returning to the Dock

 

9 x 12 inches - oil on linen panel - While it might be slower and, if the wind is in the wrong direction, tricky, sail is better. You don't scare the birds and you can hear the wind in the grass.

Ready for Daysailing

 

9 x 12 inches - oil on linen board - if you can get up early you can enjoy a coffee as you sail out to open water before the heat of the day.

12 Metres

8 x 10 inches - oil on linen board - There have been many changes to the large racing yachts but this classic shape is beautiful as well as fast enough.

Morning Light

8 x 8 inches - oil on linen panel - I liked the way the morning sun lit up the dock and boats in this harbour.

Getting Ready for the Race

6 x 8 inches - oil on gessoboard - It takes a while to get the sails set and everything in place for the race. Don't forget your life jacket.

Old Sailboat

7 x 5 inches - oil on gessoboard - Many years ago the preferred sailing craft on the shallow Rondeau Bay off Lake Erie was a handbuilt scow with a centre board. This is one of the few of them that survive.

Rounding the Mark

6 x 8  inches - oil on gessoboard -  In a stiff wind, these little boats flip over spilling the young sailors into the bay. They just stand on the keel and get back into the race, hoping that others have the same misfortune.  It appears to be lots of fun.

Sailing Home

6 x 6 inches - oil on gessoboard - Lately, I have been working on a new series related to Rondeau Provincial Park in Ontario. This sailor is returning to the yacht club from a race on Rondeau Bay off Lake Erie. The yacht club, or as my daughter used to call the yutz club (there must be a story but I never asked), is a small place where the children take swimming lessons and race small sailboats. This is where I learned to swim a long, long, long time ago.