Windeward Bound

Posted on January 12, 2023

Acrylic on Linen Board60 x 45 cm The Tasmanian brigantine rigged Windeward Bound as viewed from the foredeck of the Topsail Schooner Enterprize during one of the voyages where I was a crew member Specifications Windeward BoundDisplacement 120 tonnesLOA 33mBeam 7mDraught 3.2mMain Engine 300 HP Cummins

Endeavour – Quarter Deck

Posted on November 17, 2021

Oil on Linen Board60 x 45 cm The painting depicts the view from the quarter deck of the Endeavour replica sailing off Wilsons Promontory en route to Eden In 2006, after serving as a tour guide on the Endeavour Replica when it was in Melbourne for the Commonwealth Games, I was invited to crew on […]

Watermark II & Shenandoah

Posted on June 21, 2021

Painting Oil on Linen Board 60 x 45cm(Private Collection) The painting shows the H28 class yacht Watermark II and the ketch rigged Shenandoah sailing off the coast at Blairgowrie in Victoria. Both boats have just tacked so they will clear the port mark, and shallow water at the southern end of Port Phillip Bay. In […]

Seraffyn off Kronborg Castle

Posted on June 18, 2019

Painting Oil on Board60 x 45 cm The painting depicts Lin and Larry Pardey in the cockpit of their reefed 24ft timber sloop Seraffyn, sailing past the Kronborg castle in May 1973 The scene is based on a photograph taken by Tom Nibbea, which he provided to the Pardeys and was included on the cover […]