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WITCH OF THE WAVE
by Christopher Blossom
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The discovery of gold in California in 1848 had a
dramatic impact on this country and the rest of the world. In the
shipping industry, for example, speed and capacity became even more
important for shipping goods to the booming city of San Francisco. It
was during this time, at the height of the clipper ship era, that
George Raynes built the Witch of the Wave at Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Built primarily for Far East trade, a typical voyage took her
from the East Coast to California, and then around the world. Although
she was a clipper ship, Witch of the Wave was not designed for extreme
speed, but rather to accommodate a large amount of cargo. After her
fourth voyage in 1854, she was chartered by and later sold to Dutch
interests, who renamed her Electra.
"I like to find a way to show a ship in a slightly different
way than the typical full-sail, sunny day picture," says Chris Blossom,
"and here I show her under shortened sail in fairly blustery
conditions, as the sun begins to set." |
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