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The Great Days of Yachting Collection (page 3)

A selection of beautiful marine photographs by Kirk & Sons of Cowes charting the history of yachting from the late 19th century to the 1930s. Enjoying royal patronage, Kirk & Sons captured a bygone age of the sport; the sport of royalty, the rich and the privileged. Their maritime subjects included sailing yachts, steam yachts, early flying boats, power boats, warships and liners; as well as remarkable portraiture of the British Royal Family and other European royalty.

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Background imageThe Great Days of Yachting Collection: The Royal Thames Yacht Clubs motor launch Salee Rover, 1912

The Royal Thames Yacht Clubs motor launch Salee Rover, 1912

Background imageThe Great Days of Yachting Collection: Bonas motor launch under way, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

Bonas motor launch under way, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Bonas motor launch under way, 1912

Background imageThe Great Days of Yachting Collection: The three-mast auxiliary schooner Invincible, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

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

Background imageThe Great Days of Yachting Collection: The Duke and Duchess of York aboard HMY Victoria and Albert, 1935

The Duke and Duchess of York aboard HMY Victoria and Albert, 1935. Prince Albert (1895-1952), the future King George VI, and his wife Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1900-2002) on board the royal yacht

Background imageThe Great Days of Yachting Collection: Prince Edward at the Royal Naval College, Osborne, Isle of Wight, c1909. Creator

Prince Edward at the Royal Naval College, Osborne, Isle of Wight, c1909. Creator
Prince Edward standing in front of the officers quarters of the Royal Naval College, Osborne, Isle of Wight, c1909. The prince in naval cadets uniform at the college where he spent two years

Background imageThe Great Days of Yachting Collection: Libertys motor launch alongside Liberty, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

Libertys motor launch alongside Liberty, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Libertys motor launch alongside Liberty, 1914. Liberty was built for Joseph Pulitzer in 1908. Designed by George Lennox Watson she was one of the largest private yachts of her day

Background imageThe Great Days of Yachting Collection: The 221 ton gaff-rigged cutter Britannia sailing under spinnaker, 1913. Creator

The 221 ton gaff-rigged cutter Britannia sailing under spinnaker, 1913. Creator
The 221 ton gaff-rigged cutter Britannia sailing under spinnaker, 1913. Britannia was owned by King George V. One of the most successful racers of its day, in 1913 it won 8 of the 13 races it entered

Background imageThe Great Days of Yachting Collection: The magnificent schooners Germania and Waterwitch, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

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

Background imageThe Great Days of Yachting Collection: Prince Edward at the Royal Naval College, Osborne, Isle of Wight, c1909. Creator

Prince Edward at the Royal Naval College, Osborne, Isle of Wight, c1909. Creator
Prince Edward standing in front of the officers quarters of the Royal Naval College, Osborne, Isle of Wight, c1909. The prince in naval cadets uniform at the college where he spent two years



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