'The' race in 1935

Sir Lipton sailing his 5th Shamrock, contender for the American Cup.
The era of great sailing becomes alive in this glowing painting by James A. Flood.
His style is so realistic that one feels itself spectator, listening to the wind in the rigging. The skill of these crews captained by awesome grizzly salts, followed them in their graves. The sheer number of square feet cotton, kept aloft by its standing and running rig makes you wonder: "How did they make it submit to the will of the skipper, curved like lasses, yet playful and majestic."