Readers can no doubt remember when hundreds of thousands of spectators flocked to the start of Operation Sail, commemorating the bicentennial in 1976, to witness the unique and fascinating sight of training ships under full sail.
Hempel's Marine Paints, New York, N.Y., one of the largest independent marine paint manufacturers, commissioned the well known Scottish artist John Gardner to draw six of the largest windjammers as illustrations for their 1982 calendar.
Hempel has often used John Gardner as illustrator for their calendars with great success. The 1982 calendar will surely become a collector's item, particularly the front page depicting several ships together at the start of a Tall Ships race.