WARREN W. SHEPPARD. (American, 1858-1937). THE LOANTAKA, signed lower right. Oil on canvas. .Depicts motorized cruising yacht that won the Bermuda-New York Race in 1910. Warren Sheppard was the yacht's navigator during the race, and his son J.W. Sheppard was a member of the crew. The Loantaka was mentioned in Sheppard's book "Practical Navigation" used for many years by the U.S. Naval Academy and is listed in the Regisrty of Yachts, Mystic Seaport, CT. The Loantaka was originally owned by Harry S. Peters, a New Jersey industrialist who made his fortune as a competitor of Levi Strauss, making Brotherhood overalls for locomotive workers and firemen. The painting is accompanied by a 1930's model of the yacht and a packet of early 20th century photographs and documents. - Unframed, 18 in. x 28 in. Estimate $800-1,000
