Sail Collection (page 18)

Ship sails past lighthouse
A steamer sails past a lighthouse under the light of the moon

Russian Steam sailing ship in a storm

Sailmaking, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys taking part in a sailmaking class on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

White / Red Star Lines Winter Cruises
Poster advertising winter cruises in the Mediterranean, West Indies, and around the world

Woman, boat and sail, 1930s
A woman stands and waves in front of the outstretched sail on a boat, on the Norfolk Broads in the 1930s

Woman washing down boat
A woman wearing shorts smiles for the camera as she rubs down a boat on the Norfolk Broads in the 1930s

Chinese Houseboat Junk - Shanghai
Shanghai, China - Junk houseboat with the traditional wide square-shaped sail

Coaling a Royal Mail steam packet at Kingston, Jamaica
Scene at the harbour in Kingston, Jamaica, showing lines a women carrying baskets of coal on their heads on board a Royal Mail steam packet ship

Fish Sailing Couple 1939
A sailor, with his female companion, find a far more interesting way to sail the seas, on the back of a fish. The steering wheel must be of invaluable assistance

Sailing boats on the River Nile, Egypt
The distinctive wedge-shaped sails of Dhows and Feluccas on the River Nile, Egypt

Emigration. Departure of the Nimrod and Athlone Steamers
Emigrants set sail from Cork for Liverpool in the first stage of their transatlantic jouney. Dock side with exterior of two steam ships

Patriot Volunteers
Volunteers to join the insurgent army at Janow sail across the San river

Ambitious Women
Some want to catch a coronet, others a millionaire, a few sail with Lady Fawcett seeking emancipation : but chorus girls or aristocrats, all are shamelessly after SOMETHING... Date: 25 December 1908

Dancing on the deck of the ship Randolph, 1850
Engraving showing British emigrants dancing on the main deck of the ship Randolph during a banquet held prior to its departure for New Zealand, 1850

Francisco De Orellana
FRANCISCO DE ORELLANA Took part in the Spanish conquest of Peru with Francisco Pizarro. Managed to sail the length of the Amazon River in 1542

Emigrants about to board the Ganges, London, 1870
Engraving showing emigrants on the dockside at Victoria Docks, London, about to board the ship Ganges to sail for Canada, 1870

Ross / A Sail! a Sail
John Rosss arctic expedition: " A sail! A sail!" - the expedition members finally see a sailing ship - the whaler Isabella, which picks them up

KARIAD YACHT 1906
Depicted sailing past the Cloch lighthouse, on the Lower Clyde, Scotland

Racing Yawl
RACING YAWL

Midshipman at Masthead
The Mast-headed Midshipman". A young man looks moodily out over the sea from the top of a ships mast

Cornish Coal Lorry
Cornish coalmen unloading coal from their lorry onto a ship before it sets sail from the harbour with its cargo of China clay

Brother and Sis Paddle
Brother and sister paddle in a pool, making sure their toy boat doesn t sail away

Hoisting Sail in the Atlantic, 1884
Engraving showing the scene on deck as the ships crew hoists sail in rather heavy seas. Some of the passengers appear to be enjoying the spectacle, whereas other look rather seasick

Royal Tourists in Egypt
Royal tourists Edward and Alexandra sail on the Nile, with the royal yacht following discreetly behind

Up Furling Sails
Sailors cling on to the mast and yards of the Sorlandet whilst up furling the sails during the Tall Ships Race at Dartmouth

Furling the Mainsail on the Sorlandet
High above the deck of the Sorlandet three sailors cling on to the yards and rigging whilst up furling the sails during the Tall Ships Race

Trobriand Racing Canoes
Illustration of several canoes racing off the Trobriand Islands, 1925. With a large lanteen sail and outrigger float, these canoes were steered by use of a large paddle

The Cyclone Sail, 1897
Photograph of a small boat with an experimental Cyclone sail in the Solent, August 1897. This sail, shaped like an umbrella 30 foot wide, was designed to propel a boat without any heeling action

Professor Myers Air Bicycle, 1891
Photograph of Professor Carl Myers Air Bicycle being demonstrated at Congress Springs, Saratoga, 1891. The balloon above the rider was filled with hydrogen gas

Admiral McDonalds Folding Boat, 1878
Engraving of Admiral McDonalds Patent Folding Boat, as exhibited at the Crystal Palace, London, November 1878. This lightweight

A Surf-Boat, Sri Lanka, 1887
Engraving of a Sri Lankan (then Ceylon) surf-boat, under sail, riding the waves, from The Graphic, 1887. With an outrigger and fairly large sail, this vessel looks a stout craft

The Rotor Ship Buckau, 1924
Photograph of the experimental Rotor ship Buckau, on sea trials, 1924. Anton Flettner equipped the 680 ton schooner, Buckau, with two rotating cylindrical towers to test his Flettner rudder

Jasons Argo
This is the boat used by Jason in his successful expedition to steal the Golden Fleece : though equipped with a sail, it has to be rowed up the Bosphorus against the current

Nautilus Canoe
NAUTILUS CANOE

Una, or Cat Boat
UNA, OR CAT BOAT

Greek Caique
Greek caique, combining a lateen sail with a small square sail set high on the one mast

Portsmouth Wherry
Wherry of Portsmouth, Hampshire - note the extensive spread of sail

American Sloop
AMERICAN SLOOP

English Racing Cutter

British Lifeboat C1880
A lifeboat of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution - it is equipped with a sail to assist the oarsmen if the wind is in a favourable direction

Norway Yawl
Norway yawl with a single large sail

RACING GIG
English Sailing Gig

English, Amer Schooners
English and American Schooners

English Pill Yawl
Pill Yawl, Bristol Channel

Dutch Bezant
DUTCH BEZANT

Bombay Sliding Gunter

Dutch Galliot
GALLIOT used by Dutch fishermen, carrying a full spread of sail

Timoleon Sails to Sicily
As Timoleon, a Corinthian, sets sail for Sicily the skies clear and a bright light guides him all the way. Later he successfully frees Syracuse and Sicily from tyrants

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