Sailboat Collection (page 50)

The 221 ton gaff-rigged cutter Britannia sailing under spinnaker. Britannia was owned by King George V and was one of the most successful racers of its day

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

The 6 Metre Sandra sails downwind, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 6 Metre Sandra sails downwind, 1913

The 7 Metre yacht Pinaster (K8) sailing with spinnaker, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 7 Metre yacht Pinaster (K8) sailing with spinnaker, 1913

The 6 Metre Correnzia, The Whim and Snowdrop on a run, 1911. Creator
The 6 Metre Correnzia, The Whim and Snowdrop on a run, 1911

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

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

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

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

The American steam yacht Wild Duck at anchor, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The American steam yacht Wild Duck at anchor, 1911

The steam yacht Maid of Honour at anchor, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The steam yacht Maid of Honour at anchor, 1914

The 15 Metre class sailing yacht Istria close-hauled and heeling in fresh breeze, 1912. Istria, was designed by Charles Nicholson and originally owned by the architect Sir Charles Allom

The One-Design Solent Sunbeams Dunn and Clary racing, 1925

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

The 118 foot racing yacht Cariad, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 118 foot racing yacht Cariad, 1911. Cariad, named after the Welsh word for Sweetheart was built by Summers & Payne in Southampton for Lord Dunraven in 1896

The 8 Metre class yacht Norman (H1) sailing close-hauled, 1911

The 19-metre Octavia sailing on a broad reach, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 19-metre Octavia sailing on a broad reach, 1911. Octavia was designed by Alfred Mylne and launched in 1911. Its one of the four British built, 19-metre class yachts

The 6 Metre class Freesia sailing close-hauled, 1921. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 6 Metre class Freesia sailing close-hauled, 1921

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

The steam yacht Sirocco II, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The steam yacht Sirocco II, 1911

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

Start for the Kings Cup yacht race, 1909. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Start for the Kings Cup yacht race, 1909

The cutter Westwind sailing with spinnaker, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The cutter Westwind sailing with spinnaker, 1912

The 6 Metre Vanda sailing with spinnaker, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 6 Metre Vanda sailing with spinnaker, 1914

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

The 23-metre cutter Astra sailing close-hauled, 1933. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
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. It was converted to J-Class in 1931

The Gokstad Ship - A reconstruction, 1935. Modern imagining of how the 9th-century Viking ship would have looked under sail

A Mediterranean Galley, (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell
A Mediterranean Galley, (1931). Illustration from A History of Everyday Things in England - Done in two parts of which this is the second - 1500-1799, by Marjorie and C. D. B. Quennell. [B. T

Old Harbour. Folkestone, late 19th-early 20th century. Sailing boats at Folkestone in Kent. [Photochrom Co. Ltd, London, c1890-1910]

Low Light, North Shields, c1896. Artist: M Aunty
Low Light, North Shields, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Barnstaple, from South Walk, c1896. Artist: Vickery Bros
Barnstaple, from South Walk, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Carnarvon Castle, c1896. Artist: I Slater
Carnarvon Castle, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

St. Michaels Mount, c1896. Artist: Frith & Co
St. Michaels Mount, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Deal, c1896. Artist: GW Wilson and Company
Deal, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

The Docks, Whitehaven, c1896. Artist: Poulton & Co
The Docks, Whitehaven, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Richmond, c1910. View from Richmond Bridge. Situated on the Thames. A popular residential suburb of London. Population, 35, 630

Ilfracombe, from Hillsborough, c1896. Artist: ED Percival
Ilfracombe, from Hillsborough, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

St. Ives, Cornwall, c1896. Artist: Frith & Co
St. Ives, Cornwall, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Chepstow Castle, c1896. Artist: Harvey Barton
Chepstow Castle, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Maidstone, c1896. Artist: Poulton & Co
Maidstone, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Sailing Into Newlyn Harbour, the Isabella, a two-masted Lancashire type schooner
Sailing Into Newlyn Harbour, Cornwall, in a fresh breeze. The Isabella is two-masted Lancashire type schoner of 97 tons gross, registered at Barrow, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol

The Irish Minstrel, a wooden three-masted schooner, 1937
One of the Survivors of the British coastal sailing vessels, the Irish Minstrel, a wooden three-masted schooner of 154 tons gross, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol

Below the Bridges, 1936. The Thames at the Tilbury-Gravesend Ferry. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

S. V. Hilda, 1937
S.V. Hilda, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Fleetway House, London]

Two Famous Yachts in an exciting contest, 1936. Shamrock V racing against King George Vs Britannia. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester

Exercising the Dogs, 1936. George Marston leading the dogs down on to the floe from the Endurance. Shackleton is standing on the platform overlooking the gangway

Sailboat docked in a port

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