That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for June 30, 2015

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    BE THIS GUY  over 9 years ago

    “That’s the biggest…. I’ve ever seen,” said the captain of the yacht off in the distance.

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    Helen Ferrieux  over 9 years ago

    “Thar she blows”.

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    chazandru  over 9 years ago

    Based on the mast height of recent America Cup Races, that woman is well over 150’

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    Ubintold  over 9 years ago

    We’re gonna need a bigger boat.

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    J Short  over 9 years ago

    She had misunderstood when they said there would be a sail.

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    Arianne  over 9 years ago

    Harr-rry!

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    Arianne  over 9 years ago

    She’s about to keel over.

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    Linguist  over 9 years ago

    Suddenly, the yacht listed violently to starboard……

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    mabrndt Premium Member over 9 years ago

    A somewhat enlarged image can be found at the only work, by this artist, so far, to appear in Mr. Melcher’s blog (yesterday). Again, it is a cropped image (signature at lower left missing). A full, click-to-enlarge image can be found here.Child with Boat (or Girl with Sailboat or Child and Boat) is privately owned. It is shown, with a different coloration, click-to-enlarge image, and described, by an auction-result page (Catalogue Note says who she was).Because of its coloration difference compared to this, I figured it was a different version; but, its Catalogue Note doesn’t mention another, and given its $4,226,500 price, I would think that an important detail. The Provenance says it was illustrated in color for the December 4, 1980, sale catalog. Perhaps that illustration is the source of the coloration shown here.In preparation for it, the artist painted Study of Girl with Sailboat. A click-to-enlarge image can be found at an auction result page. Even it fetched $96,000 at sale.This coloration is 2:10 into this video collection of the artist’s works. His Wikipedia page and collection (currently, 3 more under Subcategories).First work, by this artist, to appear here.

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    route66paul  over 9 years ago

    I wonder if she puts out fires?

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    badtothebone  over 9 years ago

    Starboard side guns ready for broadside—Fire!!

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    hippogriff  over 9 years ago

    Respectful Troll: 1899, and the America was a two masted schooner. The K-type sloops of the Shamrock/Ranger series had huge masts.

    Where have you been? I don’t recall your nom de web appearing recently.

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