Yachting is perhaps the grandest of American pasttimes. So, inevitably, antiques related to yachting are both rare and coveted. To be honest, I rarely stumble across any yachting or even nautical antiques worthy of a purchase. That said, my luck changed on this last weekend. I was in a coastal town on the mid-atlantic in one of my favorite antique stores which I visit probably once a month. A young couple runs the place and they make a living "doing house clean outs". While I have never had a major find in his shop, I have a good rapport with the owners. Last Saturday, I went in with my parents. My father was immediately struck by a watercolor behind the counter of sailboats. It was a lovely..Boats at anchor in the pale peach of sunset. The painting was signed E. Bienvenuti. So, the shop owner knocked a few bucks off the price and my Dad pulled the trigger. Good for him. Meanwhile, during the transactio...