Sea Fevre (Poem) Educational Poster 36.5x24.5 - Laminated

Sea Fevre (Poem) Educational Poster 36.5x24.5 - Laminated

This poster is 36" x 24" with a .25" laminate border and makes the perfect addition to classrooms, studies, offices, and children's or student's bedrooms. The lamination protects it from tears, dirt, dust, and moisture for many years of enjoyment.

"I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, and all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by." This is the opening line of John Masefield's famous poem, Sea Fever. A "tall ship" is one characterized by high masts and great spreads of sail. Sea Fever was first published in 1902 and has since been loved by generations of sailors.

The full text of the poem is superimposed over an original oil painting of the United States Coast Guard cutter Eagle. The 295-foot barque is the only actively commissioned "tall ship" in American military service. The U.S. Coast Guard Academy uses her to train future officers during the summer months. The rest of the year, Eagle sails to many foreign ports as our nation's good will ambassador. She was the only Coast Guard ship not to have racing stripes, as the traditionalists maintained that the stripes would be inconsistent with her historic design. However, she was the host ship of Operation Sail 1976, a coming together of tall ships from all over the world in New York Harbor to celebrate the American Bicentennial. Eagle finally got her distinctive racing stripes.