Isle Of Wight Collection (page 15)

The 44 ton auxiliary ketch Wayfarer, 1921. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 44 ton auxiliary ketch Wayfarer, 1921

The hydroplane Columbine under way. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The hydroplane Columbine under way. The Fauber design hydroplane Columbine was built by Sam E. Saunders in 1909

Camper and Nicholsons motor yacht launch. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Camper and Nicholsons motor yacht launch

Modwenas motor launch with Modwena in the background, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Modwenas motor launch with Modwena in the background, 1911. The 135 ft barque sailing ship Modwena was built in 1908 by John Reid in Glasgow

Power boat under way, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Power boat under way, 1914

Mitcham launch, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Mitcham launch, 1913

Sea sled Miss England under way, 1922. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Claude Grahame-White in his experimental 45-foot power sledge, Miss England, 3 Sept 1922. Miss England was built of wood by the Cowes firm of S.E. Saunders in 1921

The hydroplane Maple Leaf IV, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The hydroplane Maple Leaf IV, 1914. Maple Leaf IV in which T.O.M. Sopwith won back the British International Trophy in 1912, was powered by two Austin engines generating 400 horsepower

F M Singers motor launch under way, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
F M Singers motor launch under way, 1911

Ship launched at Samuel J. White, Cowes. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Ship launched at Samuel J. White boatyard, Cowes, Isle of Wight

The Arcade, Cowes, 1931. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The Arcade, Cowes, 1931

The racing yachts Astra and Endeavour, 1936. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The racing yachts Astra and Endeavour, 1936

The Big Class, 186 ton sailing yacht Lulworth making good speed, 1924. Creator
The Big Class, 186 ton sailing yacht Lulworth making good speed, 1924. Lulworth was designed by Herbert William White and built in 1920

Yachts tying up at Cowes. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Yachts tying up at Cowes

Motor yacht Neva under way, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Motor yacht Neva under way, 1911

The Big Class yachts Valdora, The Lady Anne and Margherita starting the Kings Cup race, 1913

12 Metre class sailing yacht heeling over in windy conditions on upwind leg, 1938

A group of 12 Metres sailing yachts racing on windward leg in good wind, 1933. Creator
A group of 12 Metres sailing yachts including Morwenna and Veronica racing on windward leg in good wind, 1933

The 10 Metre class Pampero (F8) sailing close-hauled, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 10 Metre class Pampero (F8) sailing close-hauled, 1914. Pampero was designed by Alfred Mylne and built in 1912

The 6 Metre yacht Peterkin, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 6 Metre yacht Peterkin, 1914

The 15 Metre cutter Paula II close-hauled, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 15 Metre cutter Paula II close-hauled, 1911. Paula II was designed by Alfred Mylne and launched in 1910

The 40-rater cutter Carina heeling in good wind, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 40-rater cutter Carina heeling in good wind, 1911. Carina was designed by George Lennox Watson for Admiral Montagu and built in 1894

The 167 ton ketch Anemone under sail, 1922. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 167 ton ketch Anemone under sail, 1922

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

The 6 ton ketch Shona under sail, 1921. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 6 ton ketch Shona under sail, 1921. Shona was renamed from Outis in 1921. She was designed by Albert R. Luke and built at Luke & Co at Hamble in 1914

Sailing yachts cross start line. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Sailing yachts cross start line

The schooners Margherita & Germania, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The schooners Margherita & Germania, 1913

Three 19 Metres yachts racing, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Three 19 Metres yachts racing, 1913

The cabin cruiser Minnehaha, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The cabin cruiser Minnehaha, 1914

Motor yacht Osprey. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Motor yacht Osprey

The 40-rater cutter Carina sailing with spinnaker, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 40-rater cutter Carina sailing with spinnaker, 1913. Carina was designed by George Lennox Watson for Admiral Montagu and built in 1894

The 40-rater cutter Carina sailing full sail downwind, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 40-rater cutter Carina sailing full sail downwind, 1913. Carina was designed by George Lennox Watson for Admiral Montagu and built in 1894

The yawl Colleen under way, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The yawl Colleen under way, 1912

A group of 15-metre class yachts: Pamela, Maudrey, Paula III & Istria, 1913
A group of 15-metre class yachts beating upwind: Pamela, Maudrey, Paula III & Istria, 1913. A total of twenty 15-metre yachts were built between 1907 and 1917

The 8 Metre Ierne & Gundred racing downwind, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 8 Metre Ierne & Gundred racing downwind, 1913

The 6 Metre The Whim (L6) and Correnzia racing downwind, 1911

The 7 Metre yacht Ithnan (K2) sailing with spinnaker, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 7 Metre yacht Ithnan (K2) sailing with spinnaker, 1912. The 7 Metre class was used as an Olympic Class during the 1908 and 1920 Olympics. About 200 boats were built

Group of 6 Metres racing downwind, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Group of 6 Metres racing downwind, 1914

Group of 8 Metre sailing yachts racing close-hauled. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Group of 8 Metre sailing yachts racing close-hauled

Setting spinnaker on the 8 Metre sailing yacht Spero, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Setting spinnaker on the 8 Metre sailing yacht Spero, 1911

A Hamble River Class dinghy (No 12) sailing close-hauled, 1921. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
A Hamble River Class dinghy (No 12) sailing close-hauled, 1921

The 12 Metre yacht Alachie makes swift progress upwind, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 12 Metre yacht Alachie makes swift progress upwind, 1911. Alachie was designed by William Fife and built in 1908

Duke of Leeds motor launch. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Duke of Leeds motor launch

The paddle steamer SS Monarch under way. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The paddle steamer SS Monarch under way

The 15 Metre Hispania running downwind, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 15 Metre Hispania running downwind, 1911. Hispania was designed by William Fife and launched in 1909. It was first owned by King Alfonso XIII

Portrait of woman in evening dress, (Isle of Wight?), c1935. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Portrait of woman in evening dress, (Isle of Wight?), c1935

Drawing Room at Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight, c1930. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Drawing Room, Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight, c1930. Carisbrooke Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle located in the village of Carisbrooke (near Newport)

Dining Room at Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight, c1930. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Dining Room at Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight, c1930. Carisbrooke Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle located in the village of Carisbrooke (near Newport)

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