Close Hauled Collection (page 7)

Redwing Class, 1921. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Redwing Class, 1921

The racing cutter Terpisichore, 1922. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The racing cutter Terpisichore, 1922. Terpisichore was built in 1920 and later renamed to Lulworth

The 6 Metre Sioma and Ejnar racing upwind, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 6 Metre Sioma and Ejnar racing upwind, 1912

The 8 Metre Ierne sailing close-hauled, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 8 Metre Ierne sailing close-hauled, 1913. Ierne was designed by William Fife III and launched in 1911

The three-mast auxiliary schooner Invincible, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The three-mast auxiliary schooner Invincible, 1911

Hamble River Class dinghies racing close-hauled, 1921. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Hamble River Class dinghies racing close-hauled, 1921

Close up of Shamrocks Deck. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Close up of Shamrocks Deck. Shamrock, designed by William Fife, was Sir Thomas Liptons first (1899) challenger to the Americas Cup. She was 128 ft overall length and carried 13, 492 sq ft of canvas

Le Jade (H21), the Norwegian Antwerpia IV (H1) and Ventana (H11) start the 8 Metre class race

The 6 Metre Class The Whim sailing close-hauled, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 6 Metre Class The Whim sailing close-hauled, 1911

The 8 Metre class Kathleen (H10) sailing upwind in a good breeze, 1911. Creator
The 8 Metre class Kathleen (H10) sailing upwind in a good breeze, 1911

The yawl Celia under way, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The yawl Celia under way, 1911

The yawl Celia, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The yawl Celia, 1911

Deck of the 23-metre cutter Astra sailing close-hauled, 1933. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Deck of the 23-metre cutter Astra sailing close-hauled, 1933. Astra was designed by Charles E Nicholson for Adam Moritimer Singer and was launched in 1928

The 118 foot ketch Cariad, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 118 foot ketch Cariad, 1912. Cariad, named after the Welsh word for Sweetheart was built by Summers & Payne in Southampton for Lord Dunraven in 1896

The 6 Metre Vanda sailing close-hauled, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 6 Metre Vanda sailing close-hauled, 1914

The 7 Metre yacht Pinaster (K8), 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 7 Metre yacht Pinaster (K8), 1914

The 23-metre cutter Astra sailing close-hauled, 1928. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 23-metre cutter Astra sailing close-hauled, 1928. Astra was designed by Charles E Nicholson for Adam Moritimer Singer and was launched in 1928

The 23-metre cutter Astra sailing close-hauled, 1934. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 23-metre cutter Astra sailing close-hauled, 1934. Astra was designed by Charles E Nicholson for Adam Moritimer Singer and was launched in 1928. It was converted to J-Class in 1931

Shamrock and White Heather powering to windward, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Shamrock and White Heather powering to windward, 1912

Big Class yachts starting the Kings Cup race, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Big Class yachts starting the Kings Cup race, 1913

Start for the Kings Cup yacht race, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Start for the Kings Cup yacht race, 1913

The beautiful 52 ft cutter Sonya sailing close-hauled, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The beautiful 52 ft cutter Sonya sailing close-hauled, 1913. Sonya was designed by Nat Herreshoff in 1905 for Mrs Turner-Farley

The 8 Metre The Truant sailing close-hauled. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 8 Metre The Truant sailing close-hauled. The Truant was built by William Fife in 1910 and was first owned by Sir Ralph Gore

The 6 Metre Class The Whim sailing close-hauled

The 6 Metre Class Marion and Victoria racing close-hauled

The 7 Metre yacht Ithnan (K2) sailing close-hauled, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 7 Metre yacht Ithnan (K2) sailing close-hauled, 1911. The 7 Metre class was used as an Olympic Class during the 1908 and 1920 Olympics. About 200 boats were built

The yawl Meander sailing in close-hauled, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The yawl Meander sailing in close-hauled, 1913

The yawl Meander sailing in fine conditions, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The yawl Meander sailing in fine conditions, 1913

The 7 Metre Ginevra (K7), 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 7 Metre Ginevra (K7), 1913

The beautiful schooner Meteor IV, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The beautiful schooner Meteor IV, 1911. Meteor IV was Kaiser Wilhelm IIs fourth yacht. It was designed by Max Oetz and launched in 1909

Britannia sails close-hauled, 1933. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Britannia sails close-hauled, 1933. This photograph shows Britannia after its conversion to J-Class bermuda rig in 1931

Start for the Kings Cup yacht race. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Start for the Kings Cup yacht race

The gaff rigged cutter Bloodhound sailing close-hauled, August 1911. Creator
The gaff rigged cutter Bloodhound sailing close-hauled, August 1911. The 40 ton cutter, Bloodhound was designed by William Fife and built in 1874

The schooner Flying Foam sailing close-hauled in a good wind, 1910. Creator
The schooner Flying Foam sailing close-hauled in a good wind, 1910

The gaff rig sailboat Bunty close-hauled, 1921. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The gaff rig sailboat Bunty close-hauled, 1921

The gaff rig sailboat Bunty close-hauled, 1921. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The gaff rig sailboat Bunty close-hauled, 1921

Eleda, an International 10 Metre class sailing yacht, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Eleda, an International 10 Metre class sailing yacht, 1913

The 118 foot ketch Fidra, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 118 foot ketch Fidra, 1913. Fidra was renamed from Cariad in 1913 when she was bought by Frank Chaplin, a member of the R.Y.S

First leg of Kings Cup yacht race, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
First leg of Kings Cup yacht race, 1913

The 15-metre Vanity, The Lady Anne, & Ostara sailing close-hauled, 1914
The 15-metre cutters Vanity, The Lady Anne, & Ostara sailing close-hauled, 1914

The 12 Metre sailing yacht Rollo racing upwind, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 12 Metre sailing yacht Rollo racing upwind, 1911. Johan Anker, the designer of ‘ Rollo, helmed the yacht for the 1911 Coronation Regatta in the Solent, where he won gold medal for Norway

The 6 Metre Mosquito sailing close-hauled, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 6 Metre Mosquito sailing close-hauled, 1913

The 380 ton A Class schooner Margherita sailing close-hauled, 1913. Margherita was one of the fastest yachts designed by Charles E Nicholson

The cutter Wenda in light winds, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The cutter Wenda in light winds, 1912

The US built 12 Metre Vim sailing close-hauled, 1939. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The US built 12 Metre Vim sailing close-hauled, 1939. Designed in 1939 by Olin Stephens, Vim had numerous innovative features including a trim tab on the rudder

The 19-metre Corona & Octavia racing close-hauled, 1911
The 19-metre Corona and Octavia racing close-hauled, 1911. Corona and Octavia were two of the four British built 19-metre class yachts

The yawl Moosk under way, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The yawl Moosk under way, 1912. Moosk was built by W.H.Thomas in Falmouth in 1906 as an auxiliary yacht

The 7 Metre class Ginevra (K7), 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 7 Metre class Ginevra (K7), 1911

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