Reaching Collection

Noli Me Tangere, c1514. Artist: Titian
Noli Me Tangere, c1514. Saint Mary Magdalene encounters Christ after his resurrection. From the National Gallery, London

The 6 Metre class Lanka, Wamba and Stella racing on reaching leg, 1914

The Lady Anne making waves in a good breeze, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The Lady Anne making waves in a good breeze, 1912. The Lady Anne, designed by William Fife III was launched in 1912. The Lady Anne was restored in 1999 by Fairlie Restorations

Hamax disinfectant, marketing shot, 1963. Artist: Michael Walters
Hamax disinfectant, marketing shot, 1963. Hamax cleaning products operated from their South Yorkshire base in Mexborough for many years, producing products such as bleaches and disinfectants

Ulysses Lands on the Isle of Calypso, 1737. Artist: Pierre Charles Tremolieres
Ulysses Lands on the Isle of Calypso, 1737. From the Musee Fabre, Montpellier, France

The ketch Lady Camilla under sail, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The ketch Lady Camilla under sail, 1912. Lady Camilla, originally called Nyria, was designed as a cutter by Charles E. Nicholson and built in 1906. In 1912, under the ownership of Mr H

The ketch Corisande under sail, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The ketch Corisande under sail, 1911

The 6 Metre sloop Euterpe. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 6 Metre sloop Euterpe

The racing cutters Istria and Mariska, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The racing cutters Istria and Mariska, 1912. Istria was designed by Charles Nicholson, Mariska was designed by William Fife

The 7 Metre class yacht Ithman, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 7 Metre class yacht Ithman, 1911

Unknown sailing yacht under way. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Unknown sailing yacht under way

The Big Class yachts Britannia, Ma oona, and Carina sailing in light winds, 1913

The schooner Elizabeth under way. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The schooner Elizabeth under way

The schooner Hinemoa underway, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The schooner Hinemoa underway, 1914

The schooner Amaryllis, 1933. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The schooner Amaryllis, 1933

The 6 Metre Correnzia close-hauled, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 6 Metre Correnzia close-hauled, 1911. Correnzia, launched in 1909, was designed by Alfred Mylne and built in Scotland by McAllister of Dumbarton

The 6 Metre class Wamba II and Bubble, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 6 Metre class Wamba II and Bubble, 1914

The ketch The Nun under sail, 1922. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The ketch The Nun under sail, 1922

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

The 8 Metre Garraveen, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 8 Metre Garraveen, reaching, 1914. Garraveen was designed by Morgan Giles and constructed by Nicholson & Pulton, Southhampton in 1914

The 9 ton auxilary cutter Grayling with tender, 1921. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 9 ton auxilary cutter Grayling with tender, 1921

The 9 ton auxilary cutter Grayling, 1921. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 9 ton auxilary cutter Grayling, 1921

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

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

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

Termagent, an early gaff rigged 8 Metre sailing yacht, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Termagent, an early gaff rigged 8 Metre sailing yacht, 1911

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

The 7 Metre class Marsinah, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 7 Metre class Marsinah, 1912

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

The International 10 Metre class sailing yacht Pampero, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The International 10 Metre class sailing yacht Pampero, 1913. Pampero was designed by Alfred Mylne and built in 1912

The 7 Metre Anitra sailing with a good wind, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 7 Metre Anitra sailing with a good wind, 1911

Schooner sailing, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Schooner sailing, 1912

The schooner Lamorna, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The schooner Lamorna, 1912

The 7 Metre Nelta, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 7 Metre Nelta, 1911

Istria viewed from lee quarter, reaching, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Istria viewed from lee quarter, reaching, 1912. Istria, was designed by Charles Nicholson and originally owned by the architect Sir Charles Allom

The 250 ton schooner Germania reaching in stiff wind, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 250 ton schooner Germania reaching in stiff wind, 1912. Germania was designed by Max Oertz and owned by the German industrialist Count Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach

The 10 Metre class sailing yacht Irex, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 10 Metre class sailing yacht Irex, 1911. Irex was designed by William Fife III and launched in 1910

The 6 Metre sailing yacht Victoria (K5), 1921. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 6 Metre sailing yacht Victoria (K5), 1921

The 380 ton A Class schooner Margherita sailing on a reach, 1913. Margherita was one of the fastest yachts designed by Charles E Nicholson

The 380 ton A Class schooner Margherita reaching, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 380 ton A Class schooner Margherita reaching, 1913. Margherita was one of the fastest yachts designed by Charles E Nicholson

The 250 ton schooner Germania sails on a reach, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 250 ton schooner Germania sails on a reach, 1913. Germania was designed by Max Oertz and owned by the German industrialist Count Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach

The 250 ton schooner Germania sails close reach, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 250 ton schooner Germania sails close reach, 1911. Germania was designed by Max Oertz and owned by the German industrialist Count Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach

Group of 7 Metre yachts racing, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Group of 7 Metre yachts racing, 1914

The 6-metre Wamba II and Lanka sailing on a reach, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 6-metre Wamba II and Lanka sailing on a reach, 1914

In the foreground the 23-metre cutter Astra sailing on a reach. Astra was designed by Charles E Nicholson for Adam Moritimer Singer and was launched in 1928

The 6 Metre Correnzia, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 6 Metre Correnzia, 1911. Correnzia, launched in 1909, was designed by Alfred Mylne and built in Scotland by McAllister of Dumbarton

Sardanapalus, 1861. Artist: Henry Weekes
Sardanapalus, 1861. According to the Greek writer Ctesias of Cnidus, Sardanapalus was the last King of Babylon

Siegfried! Siegfried! Our warning is true: flee, oh flee from the curse!, 1924. Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods

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