11080: WILFRED MOLSON BARNES - FLYING CLOUD Start Price USD 1,500.00 Current Price USD 3,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 16 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, November 22, 2008 End Time Saturday, November 22, 2008 Location East Dennis, MA, USA See more about '11080: WILFRED MOLSON BARNES - FLYING CLOUD' Description Current Lot WILFRED MOLSON BARNES American, 1892-1955 "Clipper Ship Flying Cloud off Tuskar Rock". Signed lower right "W.M. Barnes". The Flying Cloud is easily one of the most famous ships in U.S. history. Built in Boston in 1851 by Donald McKay, the ship achieved instant fame when she sailed from New York to San Francisco in just over 89 days, less than half the time it took most vessels. She would break her own record again in 1853, which would last an astounding 136 years. It is also interesting to note that the captain's wife, Eleanor Creesy, was the navigator of the record setting voyages, a unique occurrence in a then almost exclusively male-dominated profession. Oil on canvas, 27" x 33". Framed. Place a Bid!