Captain Rick Cosby established Maritime Originals (www.maritimeoriginals.com) and Maritime Prints (www.maritimeprints.com) over a quarter of a century ago and his pictues are already well known to many members. AWAY ALL BOATS! No races were more keenly contested than those in which a man o’ war’s boats took part at pulling and sailing regattas held at home and abroad and few had so large and critical an audience. Each ship’s company looked to its own boats to keep their reputation up; crowds on the fo’c’sles of the ships at anchor encouraged their shipmates as they passed. Sometimes a seaside…
