Brightwork
by Marty Fancy
Title
Brightwork
Artist
Marty Fancy
Medium
Photograph
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North Carolina
The term brightwork refers to varnished woodwork on a boat.
The MEKA II has an overall length of 54' and is a 2/3 - scale replica of an 17th Century, two masted pirate brigantine armed with 8 cannons. Her homeport is Beaufort, North Carolina where locals and tourists take pride in her ongoing efforts to preserve maritime heritage.
This vessel is under the command of Capt. Horatio Sinbad. And, yes, that is his legal name, courtesy of a court declaration some 28 years ago.
The salt in his blood spurred him to build rafts with his brothers as a child. But that was not enough. He built his first small wooden sailboat at 11. At 16, he ran away from home to become a crew member aboard ships plying Caribbean waters.
Back home in Detroit, Mich., at 19, he built Meka, a 22-foot boat. Then he set out to sea. The small ship was no match for a hurricane, however, and sank 100 miles east of Norfolk on Sept. 22, 1960, leaving young Sinbad and crew floating in a life raft.
Did he think he'd survive? ''No,'' Sinbad says. They floated for more than nine hours before they were rescued by an Irish freighter, the Rathlin Head. Still, he wasn't deterred, saying he had only ''fleeting'' second thoughts of his desire to be on the seas.
At 22, he set about building the Meka II in his backyard. It took 10,000 man-hours to finish and was launched in 1967. He's called it home since.
Meka II's first cruises were on the Great Lakes. Then, in 1970, it took to the high seas through the St. Lawrence Seaway. Today, Meka II participates in reenactments of historical events and other tall ship activities along the East Coast as well as in the Bahamas, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.
Sinbad is a privateer. Sinbad first sought his privateers commission during his participating in OpSail '76, the tall ships event held in conjunction with the nation's bicentennial, in which his vessel represented North Carolina. In 1981, President Ronald Reagan signed his commission and Sinbad got his orders. To this day he remains North Carolina's sole commissioned privateer.
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Gary F Richards 17 Days Ago
Outstanding Brightwork composition, lighting, shading, color and artwork! Congratulations on being the Featured Artist of the Week! F/L
Kay Brewer 22 Days Ago
Beautiful! Congratulations on your selection as Artist of the Week in the 1000 Views group! l/f
Denise Harty 23 Days Ago
Congratulations on being chosen as the Artist Of The Week in the 1000 Views on 1 Image group! L/F
Dale Kincaid
Congratulations! Your fantastic art has been chosen as a TALL SHIPS AND WINDJAMMERS Group feature! You are invited to archive your work in the feature archive discussion.
Ralph Klein
Congratulations. Your this wonderful picture is featured on the HP of PHOTOGRAPHERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. Thank you very much for sharing. Beautiful work and great capture.