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Framed Limited edition, Silver Gelatin, Black and White Photograph of sailing boat Valkyrie 3 sailing at sea. Taken by a talented marine photographer Alfred John West in 1895. Available to purchase in various sizes from the Brett Gallery. This picture was developed in the darkroom and scanned from original glass plat negative from period. Beken of Cowes Framed Prints, Beken of Cowes archives, Beken of Cowes Prints, Beken Archive, Cowes Week old Photographs, Beken Prints, Frank beken of Cowes.
Unframed Black and White, Silver Gelatin, Limited edition Photograph of sailing yacht Valkyrie 3 sailing at sea. Taken by a talented marine photographer Alfred John West in 1895. This photograph was scanned from original glass plate negatives and developed in the dark room as they used to do it period. Available to purchase in deferent sizes from Brett Gallery. Beken of Cowes Framed Prints, Beken of Cowes archives, Beken of Cowes Prints, Beken Archive, Cowes Week old Photographs, Beken Prints, Frank beken of Cowes.
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Sailing Yacht Valkyrie 3, 1895

Original price was: £2,500.Current price is: £1,500.

Alfred John West (1857 – 1937)

An elegant and moody limited edition, silver gelatin photograph of the British Challenger for the 1895 Americas Cup Valkyrie 3. This sailing boats evocative image was taken by Alfred John West when she was becalmed whilst sailing on the River Clyde in Scotland.

Limited edition, silver gelatin photograph, printed using the original 12” x 10” glass plate, with 3 x 3.5mm conservation mountboard and presented behind 99% UV, non-reflective glass.

EXTERNAL FRAME DIMENSIONS: 1,500mm x 1,500mm.

EDITION NUMBER: 1 of 25

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Valkyrie III

Type: Gaff Cutter                                                  Year of Launch: 1895

Builder: D & W Henderson, Glasgow               Designer: George L. Watson

L.O.A.: 129ft (39.31m)                                         Beam: 26ft (7.92m)

Draft: 19ft 6in (5.97m)                                         Sail Area: 12,621 sq ft (1,172 sq m)

Hull Material: Wood (elm and teak) with steel frame

Like her ill-fated predecessor Valkyrie II, rammed and sunk in the race in 1894, this yacht was designed by great naval architect George L. Watson. Valkyrie III was built at the D & W Henderson shipyard on behalf of a syndicate led by Lord Dunraven, a member of the exclusive Royal Yacht Squadron of Cowes.

Valkyrie III was launched May 27, 1895, to challenge the U.S. for the America’s Cup trophy that the Yankees had already held for nearly half a century. The British boat won the second race committee because of a penalty incurred during the frenzied manoeuvres before the start. This made life much simpler for the American crew in the third and final race, which they went on to win. It would not be the first time – or the last – that controversy would overshadow the actual sport in the history of sailing’s most prestigious trophy.

Just shy of 40 meters overall, Valkyrie III displaced 167 tons and carried over 1,172 square meters of canvas, most of which was accounted for by the giant gaff. It’s worth noting that her maximum beam, almost eight meters, was almost a meter broader than her American rival, thinner and therefore lighter and faster in light to medium wind conditions. The extra beam was needed not so much for race performances as for seaworthiness because the rules of the cup required the challengers to sail across the Atlantic.

With no further challenge by Lord Dunraven, Valkyrie III did not serve as a “trial horse” for any other cup campaign – although she was offered to Lipton. So the yacht was sidelined and ultimately demolished in 1901.

Text by Bruno Cianci – (Legendary Sailboats, Beken of Cowes)

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