Oil Painting, Framed, 24 x 36 inches

There were seventeen entries racing for the Queen's Cup around the Isle of Wright. The America quickly gained the lead and it was reported to Queen Victoria that the America was first and that there was no second. It is now known as the America's Cup.

The crucial moment when Aurora continues its course to pass the lighthouse Nab., following Gypsy Queen Volante and then as America bear away to go inside the lighthouse, thus gaining a few miles and taking the lead. Protests from English, the Americans responded that the sailing instructions were not clear, the British bowed.

Very beautiful painting but the boats are not under the good tack.