Shane Michael Couch

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Shane Michael Couch was born in Lancashire, near Liverpool, England in 1963. His father, uncle and grandfather all served in the Navy so his youth was filled with stories of the great ships that were built and sailed from the nearby River Mersey. From the Trans Atlantic Packets and Clippers to the great Cunard and White Star liners, Couch spent many hours studying the huge collections in the Liverpool Museum. He worked as an aeronautical engineer for many years then moved to Cowes on the Isle of Wight, the world famous center of yachting. Living and working on the Isle of Wight, and being surrounded by water, he was inspired by the great yacht races of the past. He extensively researched the history of yachting, both in England and in America, collecting original race reports for the whole period of 1868-1914, and many original line plans of the great schooners and sloops of that period.
Yacht Dauntless In New York Harbor
Yacht Dauntless In New York Harbor
Oil 36x50, signed lower left
Sappho ,Columbia & Dauntless Citizens Cup Yacht Race Newport RI August 28th 1871
Sappho ,Columbia & Dauntless Citizens Cup Yacht Race
Newport RI, August 28th 1871
Oil 48x68, signed lower left
Clipper Ship Henry B Hyde New York Harbor
Clipper Ship Henry B Hyde
New York Harbor
Oil 24x36, overall 32x44, signed lower left
Volunteer Racing Mayflower EYC special regatta on Marblehead on August 1st, 1887
Volunteer Racing Mayflower EYC special regatta on Marblehead on August 1st, 1887
Oil 12x18, framed 18x24, signed lower left
Whaler Manhattan Arriving Nantucket Harbor, 1840's
Whaler Manhattan Arriving Nantucket Harbor, 1840's
Oil 20x42, signed lower right