"Reefing Down" (pen and ink, J5 " x 20" ) depicts Cali fornian and Spike Afrika.
About the Artist Scott Kenned y's attraction to the sea and its depiction in art began in his boyhood. By age 13 he had already so ld hi s first painting, and hi s career in art had beg un . While still in high school he was commi ss ioned to prepare a drawing for presentation to then-Governor Ron ald Reagan. Arthur Beaumont, a noted nava l arti st, is credited by Scott as providing strong early influence. Beaumont ' s recognition of Scott's unique a rti stic style provided needed encouragement for the yo ung Southern California artist. Scott's arti stic ability provided a ticket around the world , taking him to pai nt in Australia, and to li ve and paint in Hawaii and coastal Mex ico. Hi s greatest adventure, however, was in Europe where he and hi s wife bought, restored, and sailed the Dani sh ketch Svanen for ten years, while Scott painted throughout Germany ' s waterways and Scandinavia' s islands , fjords, and shipyards. Scott, who has made creating marine art on location his specialty, has left commi ssioned works in major maritime museums in Holland and German y. He has five times been the offic ial arti st for the Newport to Ensenada Yacht Race, and has painted on location in many nati ons' pri vate camps during three America's Cup races. After ex hibitions in maritime museums in the Pacific North west and California, he ex hibited on the East Coast at Bi g Hom Gal leries in Connecticut in September and M ysti c Maritime Galleries in October. For information about hi s work contact: The Scott Kennedy Studio, PO Box 935 , Waldport OR 97392; Tel: 541 5633006, FAX: 541 563-6005 . 26
T he G loucester schooner Star Pilot lies restless ly in San Diego, awaiting award of her Sai ling Schoo l Ship Certifi cate fro m the US Coast Guard . One of the last of the big fis hermen, she was designed by W . Starling Burgess to race again st the Canad ian champion Bluenose. Before completion by the James and Tarr Yard in Essex, Massachusetts , in 1924, she was purchased by the Boston Harbor Pilots Assoc iation , and sa iled as their pilot vesse l until 1976. Now fully refurbi shed w ith muc h love and attention , she's ready to fulfill a new destin y, sailing the West Coast and presenting a vari ety of training programs, ranging fro m dockside tours, day sa il s, short crui ses, and ten-day ex plorations of the coastal islands, presentin g spec ia li zed training in oceanography , marine biology, and the sa iling of the big vessel herself. The largest activel y sa iled vessel on the West Coast, the 154 ' Star Pilot offers rare chall enges indeed for those who wo uld set her sail s, climb her ri g, chart her course, sing her songs , and learn what she has to teach. In her portrait, Scott shows the power of the bi g vessel , beating close hauled aro und Pt. Loma, toward a romp o n the open Pacific. The opening question of thi s arti c le concerned the state of sail training on the West Coast. The artist's eyes and hi s works have illustrated what vessels are engaged in the process: In a way, this is a report to our di stant shipm ates, in an attempt to let everyo ne know ho w things are going. It also strives to inv ite and encourage all who wou ld follo w Masefie ld 's li ne, " I must go down to the sea again ... " to join us as we keep our history, our skills, our vessels , and our challenges ali ve. Come stride our decks , climb our rigging, sing our shanties, share our adventure! The sa iling of c lassic vessels such as these all ows one to experience what the Old Ones mi ght have felt, I00 or even 200 years ago. Furl a t 'gan'sl on Lady Washington, in the rain , on adark night, while she rolls and pitches 80 ' below. Or stand on the footropes of the main boom of Adventuress, tending the outhaul , while 18 shipmates are reefing the big ma insa il. Or close on the coast of North America, returning fro m Hawaii in Pacific Swift. These are the adve ntures that ex pand the spirit, that build our confidence, that shape our views of our selves. West Coast sail training? It is, indeed, a live and well! ,t
Capt. Larson has been a sailor since his youth . Now retired, he has been a military officer, a university professor, and a master mariner. He lives in Port Angeles, Washington, and trains sailors aboard the square topsail ketch Scrimshaw. Contact information for West Coast Sai l-training Ships: Pacific Swift and Robertson II : Sail And Life Training Society, PO Box SO 14, Station B, Victoria, British Columbia Y8R 6N3 , CANADA; (604) 383-68 11. Adventuress: Sound Experience, 2604 -D Was hington Street, Port Town send WA 98368; (360) 379-043 8. Lady Washington: Grays Harbor Hi storic Seaport, Box 20 19, Aberdeen WA 98520; 1-800-200-LA DY. Hawaiian Chiejiain: Capt. Ian Mcintyre, Suite266, 3020 Bridgeway, Sausalito, CA 94965; (4 15) 33 1-32 14. Ca lifornian: Na utica l Heritage Soc iety , The Dan a Point Lighthouse, 24532 De l Prado, Dana Point CA 92629; (7 14) 66 1- 1001. Swift of Ip swich: Los An geles Maritime Institute, Berth 84, Foot of Sixth Street, San Pedro CA 9073 1; (3 10) 548-2902. Sta r Pilot: Schooner Pilot Trust, 1220 Rosecrans Street, Suite 301 , San Diego CA 92 106; (805) 686-4484. SEA HIST<ORY 79, AUTU MN 1996