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Background imageSail Collection: STS Malcolm Miller under full sail

STS Malcolm Miller under full sail
STS (Sail Training Ship) Malcolm Miller under full sail. circa 1970s

Background imageSail Collection: Dumbarton Castle 1880S

Dumbarton Castle 1880S
View of the Castle at Dumbarton

Background imageSail Collection: Poster advertising Aegean cruises

Poster advertising Aegean cruises around the Greek islands, including Skiathos, Delos, Skyros, Milos and Mykonos

Background imageSail Collection: lightning Sailing Ship

lightning Sailing Ship
Clipper under full sail

Background imageSail Collection: The Owl and The Pussycat

The Owl and The Pussycat
The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea In a beautiful pea green boat, They took some honey, and plenty of money, Wrapped up in a five pound note

Background imageSail Collection: SLOCUMs SPRAY

SLOCUMs SPRAY
The boat which Joshua Slocum rebuilt and sailed single- handed round the world, 1895-1896

Background imageSail Collection: Whitby Harbour, Yorkshire

Whitby Harbour, Yorkshire
19th century vintage photograph: Whitby Harbour, Yorkshire, fishing boats in the harbour

Background imageSail Collection: Viking ships of the king Olaf I of Norway (995-1000)

Viking ships of the king Olaf I of Norway (995-1000). Painting. SPAIN. Madrid. Navy Museum

Background imageSail Collection: Yachting at Cowes

Yachting at Cowes
In the foaming wake of a racing cutter Date: 1914

Background imageSail Collection: The Old Man and the Sea

The Old Man and the Sea
Illustration by Raymond Sheppard to The Old Man and the Sea - a novella by Ernest Hemingway, written in Cuba in 1951

Background imageSail Collection: RMS Mauretania (Launched 1938)

RMS Mauretania (Launched 1938)
RMS Mauretania. A successor to RMS Mauretania of 1906

Background imageSail Collection: The Temple of Dreams by Arild Rosenkrantz

The Temple of Dreams by Arild Rosenkrantz
A man and a woman rowing towards a temple. Date: 1930

Background imageSail Collection: Captain Collins of Brighton, with his family

Captain Collins of Brighton, with his family
Captain Fred Collins of Brighton, who ran three pleasure boats called the Skylark and was a familiar figure on Brighton Beach for sixty years

Background imageSail Collection: Duncan Dunbar Sail Ship

Duncan Dunbar Sail Ship
One of several clippers employed on the Australia run by noted ship owner Duncan Dunbar, who is credited with inventing the clipper concept

Background imageSail Collection: Norfolk Broads - River Thurne

Norfolk Broads - River Thurne
A sign by the windmill points the way to the Lion Hotel on the River Thurne, Norfolk. The sailing boat on the broad certainly seems keen to get home for supper! Date: circa 1930s

Background imageSail Collection: Empire Marketing Board poster - Gibraltar

Empire Marketing Board poster - Gibraltar
Empire Marketing Board poster showing a family on the deck of a ship which is sailing close to the rock of Gibraltar

Background imageSail Collection: Sailing Ship, Full Sail

Sailing Ship, Full Sail
Sailing ship under full sail

Background imageSail Collection: Wouldn t you like to just sail away? Theres a fabulous Union-Castle / Safmarine mailship

Wouldn t you like to just sail away? Theres a fabulous Union-Castle / Safmarine mailship
Wouldn t you like to just sail away? Theres a fabulous Union-Castle/Safmarine mailship leaving a South African port every week. Date: circa 1970s

Background imageSail Collection: A View of Armadale Castle, by William Daniell

A View of Armadale Castle, by William Daniell
A View of Armadale Castle, Island of Sky[e], from the Sound of Slate, by William Daniell RA (1769-1837). (1 of 2) Date: 1817

Background imageSail Collection: Pilcher boat with umbrella sail

Pilcher boat with umbrella sail

Background imageSail Collection: Greek trireme. Engraving. SPAIN. Madrid. Navy

Greek trireme. Engraving. SPAIN. Madrid. Navy Museum

Background imageSail Collection: The Brigantine

The Brigantine " Steadfast" - a companion vessel to the Metropolitan Asylums Board Training Ship " Exmouth"

Background imageSail Collection: Seaside boating scene

Seaside boating scene
A couple push out their small motor boat into an estuary at the mouth of a small coastal river

Background imageSail Collection: Training Ship Exmouth, full crew

Training Ship Exmouth, full crew
Full group photo of the crew of the Training Ship Exmouth

Background imageSail Collection: Roman Warship

Roman Warship
A warship of Imperial Rome is rowed out of harbour with only a light sail hoisted

Background imageSail Collection: Helford River, Cornwall

Helford River, Cornwall
A view from an open window onto the Helford River with sailing boats, Cornwall. Date: 1980s

Background imageSail Collection: Training Ship Exmouth, dumb bell drill

Training Ship Exmouth, dumb bell drill
Uniformed boys on the deck of the Training Ship Exmouth perform dumb bell drill

Background imageSail Collection: Sailors rescued by fishing boat during First World War

Sailors rescued by fishing boat during First World War
Torpedoed sailors are rescued by a Brixham fishing boat, aptly named the Provident, during the First World War. The Provident, also known as BM291, was built in the shipyard of J

Background imageSail Collection: Criccieth, Cardigan Bay, Gwynedd, Wales

Criccieth, Cardigan Bay, Gwynedd, Wales
Boats at Criccieth, Cardigan Bay, Gwynedd, Wales. Date: late 19th century

Background imageSail Collection: Tower Bridge 1930S

Tower Bridge 1930S
A view of Tower Bridge, a bascule bridge, open to allow ships to sail down the Thames. Industrial view from beneath massive cranes

Background imageSail Collection: Quakers Sail to New Wrld

Quakers Sail to New Wrld
William Penn and other Quakers sail to the New World in the Welcome

Background imageSail Collection: A Sail in the Moon Boat by Florence Mary Anderson

A Sail in the Moon Boat by Florence Mary Anderson
Illustration showing two children and a baby going for a ride on a crescent shaped moon surrounded by pixies and fairies. c.1920

Background imageSail Collection: Fishermen with boats, Southwold, Suffolk

Fishermen with boats, Southwold, Suffolk
Fishermen Rogers, Craigie, Craigie and Jed Palmer, on the beach with boats, Southwold, Suffolk, September 1907. 1907

Background imageSail Collection: Fisting the Mainsail by Arthur Briscoe

Fisting the Mainsail by Arthur Briscoe
Sailing clinging on to a ships mast to fix the mainsail. Date: 1931

Background imageSail Collection: Dutch men-of-war in a storm off a rocky coast, 1672, by Wille

Dutch men-of-war in a storm off a rocky coast, 1672, by Wille
Willem van de Velde the Younger (1633-1707). Dutch painter. Dutch men-of-war in a storm off a rocky coast, 1672. National Museum of Art. Copenhagen. Denmark

Background imageSail Collection: American schooner Westward - built by Herrehoff

American schooner Westward - built by Herrehoff
The American schooner Westward - built by Herrehoff in 1910 and later owned by Mr Thomas Benjamin Davis - a magnificent schooner of 323 tonnes. In 1910 she sailed in eleven races and won them all

Background imageSail Collection: Cadet on the Sorlandet, a Norwegian tall ship

Cadet on the Sorlandet, a Norwegian tall ship
Cadet in the rigging of the Sorlandet, a Norwegian tall ship, probably during a Tall Ships Race. Date: 1960s

Background imageSail Collection: The Lady of Shalott setting out on her boat for Camelot

The Lady of Shalott setting out on her boat for Camelot
Colour illustration of the Lady of Shalott setting out on her boat for Camelot

Background imageSail Collection: Boats on the water at Tiberias, Sea of Galilee, Israel

Boats on the water at Tiberias, Sea of Galilee, Israel
Sailing boats on the water at Tiberias, Sea of Galilee, Israel. Date: circa 1905

Background imageSail Collection: Warships in a Heavy Storm, c. 1695, by Ludolf Bakhuysen (163

Warships in a Heavy Storm, c. 1695, by Ludolf Bakhuysen (163
Ludolf Bakhuysen (1631-1708). Dutch painter. Warships in a Heavy Storm, c. 1695. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Background imageSail Collection: Wroxham Broad - The Broads, Norfolk

Wroxham Broad - The Broads, Norfolk Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSail Collection: Unhabitable by Charles Pears

Unhabitable by Charles Pears
Painting by maritime artist, Charles Pears of a warship, visible sailing over the horizon under a dramatic sky of billowing clouds. Presumably the ship is named Unhabitable

Background imageSail Collection: Lifeboat to Sail Ship

Lifeboat to Sail Ship
Lifeboat going to the aid of a sailing ship in trouble

Background imageSail Collection: Jason & Argonauts

Jason & Argonauts
Jason and the Argonauts sail through the Symplegades, a pair of clashing rocks, but they lose their helmsman Tiphys in the process

Background imageSail Collection: French Attack on Chickasaw Nation

French Attack on Chickasaw Nation
Under the governor of Louisiana, Bienville, leader of the Sourthern contingent in a French campaign against the Chickasaw nation

Background imageSail Collection: Reids Palace Hotel, Funchal, Madeira

Reids Palace Hotel, Funchal, Madeira. Date: circa 1910

Background imageSail Collection: Brixham fishing trawler, Provident, at sea

Brixham fishing trawler, Provident, at sea. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageSail Collection: Stromboli Volcano erupting - Italy

Stromboli Volcano erupting - Italy. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSail Collection: Arab dhow, Mombasa, Kenya, East Africa

Arab dhow, Mombasa, Kenya, East Africa
Arab dhow at the coast, Mombasa harbour, Kenya, East Africa. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageSail Collection: Brixham Fishing Boats

Brixham Fishing Boats
The fishing fleet in the harbour at Brixham, Devon. Date: 1908

Background imageSail Collection: Treasure Island, Nassau, Bahamas, West Indies

Treasure Island, Nassau, Bahamas, West Indies, with yacht and cove. Date: circa 1930

Background imageSail Collection: View of the Outer Quay, Brixham, Devon

View of the Outer Quay, Brixham, Devon, with people and boats. Date: 1920s

Background imageSail Collection: Australian packet ship, the Ben Nevis

Australian packet ship, the Ben Nevis
Australian White Star Line packet ship, the Ben Nevis. Date: 1852

Background imageSail Collection: Major General Claud Martins House, by Thomas Daniell

Major General Claud Martins House, by Thomas Daniell
Major General Claud Martins House, the Farhad Baksh, in Lucknow on the River Gumti, by Thomas Daniell (1749-1840). Date: 1789

Background imageSail Collection: Vintage yachts in sunshine, English south coast, 1930 s

Vintage yachts in sunshine, English south coast, 1930 s
Vintage yachts in the sunshine, English south coast, 1930 s

Background imageSail Collection: Stationery, Charles Ware & Sons, Sails, Tents and Blinds

Stationery, Charles Ware & Sons, Sails, Tents and Blinds, High Street, Hull, Yorkshire. 1939

Background imageSail Collection: Christmas

Christmas postcard image of The Mayflower under full sail crossing the Atlantic in 1620

Background imageSail Collection: Chinese Junk in Hong Kong Bay

Chinese Junk in Hong Kong Bay. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSail Collection: Schooner C & F Nurse in Poole Harbour

Schooner C & F Nurse in Poole Harbour
Schooner C & F Nurse (right), a coast hopper, in Poole Harbour, Dorset. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageSail Collection: Yacht at rest with National 12 dinghies in twilight

Yacht at rest with National 12 dinghies in twilight -- one of a great series of studies of sailing off the Devon and Cornwall coasts. The National 12 is a two-person, two-sail racing dinghy. 1952

Background imageSail Collection: Multi-masted Chinese Junk

Multi-masted Chinese Junk. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageSail Collection: Boats in Susans Bay, Freetown, Sierra Leone

Boats in Susans Bay, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageSail Collection: Mirror dinghies at Newquay, Cornwall

Mirror dinghies at Newquay, Cornwall. circa 1980s

Background imageSail Collection: WW1 - German fleet sail to Scapa Flow, Scotland, UK

WW1 - German fleet sail to Scapa Flow, Scotland, UK
WW1 - German fleet set sail to Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom

Background imageSail Collection: Sailing luggers off the Norfolk Coast near Great Yarmouth

Sailing luggers off the Norfolk Coast near Great Yarmouth
Sailing luggers (Herring fleet) off the Norfolk Coast near Great Yarmouth. Date: circa 1904

Background imageSail Collection: American Valentines Card - Boy sailing a yacht of love

American Valentines Card - Boy sailing a yacht of love
American Valentines Card - Boy sailing loves yacht with the following words: (Lolli)Pops are my cargo Love is my crew As I go sailing Directly to you Date: circa 1930

Background imageSail Collection: Design for Frieze (Wallpaper) with sailing ships

Design for Frieze (Wallpaper) with sailing ships. Charcoal and Pencil on copy paper with one portion in coloured Crayon. Silver Studio. circa 1900

Background imageSail Collection: SOROLLA, Joaqu�(1863-1923). Launching the Boat

SOROLLA, Joaqu�(1863-1923). Launching the Boat
SOROLLA, Joaqu� (1863-1923). Launching the Boat

Background imageSail Collection: Herzogin Cecilie nearing Falmouth, Cornwall

Herzogin Cecilie nearing Falmouth, Cornwall
The Herzogin Cecilie, a German four mast barque (Windjammer), named after German Crown Princess Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1886-1954), nearing Falmouth, Cornwall

Background imageSail Collection: Cutty Sark Passes Cimba

Cutty Sark Passes Cimba
The tea clipper Cutty Sark under full sail passes the Cimba - th Cutty Sark wasa badly damaged whilst under restoration in dry dock in Greenwich on 21st May 2007

Background imageSail Collection: French fishing boat catches octopuses

French fishing boat catches octopuses
The crew of a French fishing boat off Cancale, Brittany, find their nets full of hundreds of octopuses which swarm onto the side of their boat, nearly sinking it

Background imageSail Collection: JOSHUA BATES SAIL SHIP

JOSHUA BATES SAIL SHIP
American sailing packet

Background imageSail Collection: Ships tied up along the river, Seville, Spain

Ships tied up along the river, Seville, Spain
Vintage 19th century photograph - ships tied up along the river, Seville, Spain

Background imageSail Collection: Advert, Ferguson & Co, Sailmakers, Greenock, Scotland

Advert, Ferguson & Co, Sailmakers, Greenock, Scotland
Advert for Ferguson & Co, Sailmakers for Ships, Steamers and Yachts, Roslin Street, Greenock, Scotland. 1905

Background imageSail Collection: The Dar Mlodziezy, Polish tall ship, fully rigged, Falmouth

The Dar Mlodziezy, Polish tall ship, fully rigged, Falmouth
The Dar Mlodziezy, a Polish tall ship, fully rigged at Falmouth. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageSail Collection: Bridlington - A sailing Coble boat

Bridlington - A sailing Coble boat
Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire - A sailing Coble boat - the Five Sisters. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSail Collection: Music cover, The Torpedo Galop

Music cover, The Torpedo Galop, by Charles d Albert, based on music from Edmond Audrans comic opera, Olivette. 1880

Background imageSail Collection: Bembridge, Isle of Wight - Hampshire - Redwing Class yachts

Bembridge, Isle of Wight - Hampshire - Redwing Class yachts (after the first re-design) Date: circa 1950s

Background imageSail Collection: Dragon boat on the water, China

Dragon boat on the water, China. Date: circa 1890

Background imageSail Collection: Family Day Out

Family Day Out
A little boy and his sister try to sail a toy boat on the Serpentine. Luckily Dad is there to give them a helping hand with a stick. Date: mid 1960s

Background imageSail Collection: Description de la Terre Universelle (1667). Map

Description de la Terre Universelle (1667). Map. Engraving

Background imageSail Collection: Royal Mail Line Poster

Royal Mail Line Poster
Striking poster for the Royal Mail Shipping Line to South America, depicting a large ship or passenger liner nearing a harbour

Background imageSail Collection: Sailing off the Cornish coast

Sailing off the Cornish coast
One of a great series of studies, showing boats sailing off the Cornish coast. 1952



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