Easterly Haze 
Print DetailsPrint Run: 850 Image Size: 450 mm x 657 mm Published as a fine art limited edition from an oil painting by John Chancellor. Numbered and individually embossed stamped by the publishers |
Easterly Haze - Behind the PaintingOccasionally, while ships were peacefully at anchor in Torbay, Devon, the wind would come easterly and the scene would change dramatically. Even with a moderate breeze the lightering of stores would become difficult. Force 5 would find ships snatching and sheering at their cables and it would no longer be prudent to remain. The brute force of getting anchors and making sail would follow and possibly a couple of hours of hard sailing to beat out of the bay. Click for more information |
