Politely Unbeatable — Lazarette Piece (UNYC Member Portrait)

Unnamed Yacht Club

The Unnamed Yacht Club is a collection of 12 member portraits made from memories, mementos, and imagery. Photography, graphic design, fiber arts, and woodwork come together to introduce you to people you already know.

The vibe is relaxed. The finish has patina. The members are unapologetically themselves — most certainly flawed, and always patting the seat next to them for you to join in.

Meet This Member: Politely Unbeatable

This is the only portrait in the collection that actually has people in it. The imagery and details woven into the piece are drawn from the life of the subject — a sailor who is friendly, helpful, and politely unbeatable.

friendly, helpful, and politely unbeatable
can sail anything, from sunfish to J/32
will coach you at lunch, then smoke you at the start
—smiles all the way to the finish line

Good Standing.

The Lazarette Piece

The lazarette is the locker that runs across the transom — the stern of the boat. It’s where the cushions live between sails. These pieces come home from the water.

Each UNYC portrait begins with photography. Ashley Lippincott deconstructs the image and rebuilds it through graphic design, creating the coastal pop art composition you see here. That design is then digitized and embroidered directly onto Sunbrella — the marine canvas of choice, sourced through the Newport, RI marine canvas tradition Ashley’s husband works in.

The piece is then sewn exactly as a boat cushion would be: with a contrasting welt cord, boxing, and foam — and upholstered to a wood panel for hanging. The result is a portrait that belongs on a wall but remembers the water.

18 × 24 inches. Signed and dated on verso by Ashley Lippincott, 2026.

The Bag Is Also Art

This piece arrives in its own custom coastal pop art tote bag — white canvas with navy base, canvas straps with tan leather tabs, and a Lippincott’s leather patch. The front features embroidered signal flags. The back carries the member’s monogram PUB, The Original 1, and Good Standing in red.

The bag is not packaging. It is part of the work.

• Collection: Unnamed Yacht Club — Members in Good Standing
• Process: Photography → graphic design → digitized → embroidered on Sunbrella marine canvas → sewn with welt cord, boxing & foam → upholstered to wood panel
• Size: 18 × 24 inches
• Edition: 1/1 — original, no prints or editions of this piece
• Signed and dated on verso by Ashley Lippincott, 2026
• Guest check hangs from a hand-tied monkey’s fist knot in the member’s colorway
• Includes custom coastal pop art tote bag, marked “The Original 1”
• The only UNYC portrait featuring figures
• Club numbers: 2611 & 2612 — Guests: the fleet — Server: Tripp