Bre11 's early dra wings reveal th e beauty of old hulls and the artist 's f eeling for rh em. Above, th e pilot schooner Ca ptain Cook of 1892 sketched in 1939 at Floods Wha1 f, Sydn ey. Righr , th e Sobraon , 317ft (ove rall) composite tea clipper built by Hall of Aberdeen , 1866, converted to a boys' ref ormatory, later naval training vessel. Below, th e author engaged in his "foolhardy practice."
Th e English tea clippers Cutty Sark and Th e rmopylae in Sydney Harbor in March 1873-th e first time these two fam ous rivals were together.
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