Schooner Yacht Atlantic

Gerry Dupont Scrimshaw - Schooner Yacht Atlantic

“Schooner Yacht Atlantic” black and white scrimshaw on ancient walrus tooth ivory by Gerry Dupont. Scrimshander, Dupont has depicted the Atlantic. Commissioned by New York Yacht Club member Wilson Marshall, Atlantic was built
at the Townsend & Downey shipyard, Shooters Island, New York and launched on
the 28th of July 1903.
She was designed by William Gardner, one of America’s foremost designers of large yachts.

 

 

 

 

Brigantine Galilee

Gerry Dupont Scrimshaw - Brigantine Galilee

“Brigantine Galilee” black and white scrimshaw on ancient walrus tooth ivory by Gerry Dupont. The stern of the Galilee can be seen at the San Francisco maritime museum. Built by Matthew Turner, she was famous as a trading ship between San Francisco and Tahiti. She ended up in Sausalito’s houseboat community and the body is still sunk in the mud of Richardson’s Bay.