{"product_id":"against-wind-and-tide-steven-dews","title":"Against Wind and Tide - Steven Dews","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYachtsmen who regularly race on the Solent will know the North shore is favoured when beating against a strong South Westerly breeze and an income spring tide.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eWhen the ‘Big Class’ of the 1930s were racing, then as now, extra care had to be taken with deep draught hulls as their navigators take tactical advantage of the shoaling depths slowing the opposing current.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe powerful schooner, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e‘Westward’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ehas the advantage over George V’s \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e‘Britannia’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e as she is to windward and may be able to lay the windward mark at the Western end of the Solent without another tack inshore. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan class=\"html-tag\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlthough \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e‘Britannia\u003c\/span\u003e’ was the oldest yacht in this race, built in 1893, she was still very successfully raced against much younger rivals as George V continually modified her rig and hull to keep up with the latest ‘technology’ of the time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited Edition Print on Canvas - edition of 50.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach canvas is hand-numbered \u0026amp; accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity, which is signed by the artist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImage size: 24 x 36 inches (61 x 89 cm)\u003cbr\u003eCanvas size: 28 x 40 inches (71 x 102 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Art Marine","offers":[{"title":"Limited Edition Canvas","offer_id":54743837638994,"sku":null,"price":950.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Limited Edition Framed Canvas","offer_id":54743837671762,"sku":null,"price":1240.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0794\/5424\/1106\/files\/GL539Cnew.jpg?v=1789557425","url":"https:\/\/artmarine.co.uk\/products\/against-wind-and-tide-steven-dews","provider":"Art Marine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}