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Sailing Collection (#26)

Background imageSailing Collection: Boy, Girl, Model Boat

Boy, Girl, Model Boat
Brother and sister watch their model boat as it sails proudly away across a pool

Background imageSailing Collection: DUTCH FLUTE SHIP

DUTCH FLUTE SHIP
A Dutch Flute sails away on the breeze

Background imageSailing Collection: Lightning and Ship 1

Lightning and Ship 1
During a storm, a shaft of lightning strikes the topmost tip of the mainmast of a sailing vessel while another bolt hits it halfway down and runs down to the deck

Background imageSailing Collection: Blunt / Clouds / Cirrus / Pl98

Blunt / Clouds / Cirrus / Pl98
Cirrus clouds and sailing boats out at sea. Date: 1849

Background imageSailing Collection: Clippers / Ariel & Taeping

Clippers / Ariel & Taeping
Tea clippers seen racing off the Cornish coast

Background imageSailing Collection: Abel Tasman attacked at Massacre Bay, New Zealand

Abel Tasman attacked at Massacre Bay, New Zealand
Abel Janszoon Tasman (1603-1659), Dutch seafarer, explorer and merchant, is attacked by native New Zealanders at Massacre Bay (now known as Golden Bay)

Background imageSailing Collection: Watercolour by Reg Carter, The Squall

Watercolour by Reg Carter, The Squall
Watercolour by Reg Carter (1886-1949), freelance commercial artist, entitled The Squall, probably painted at Southwold, Suffolk, where he had his studio in the High Street

Background imageSailing Collection: Family on a yachting trip, Southwold, Suffolk

Family on a yachting trip, Southwold, Suffolk
Members of the Dalrymple family out on a yachting trip, Southwold, Suffolk. Date: 1908

Background imageSailing Collection: Music cover, The Fisher Girl

Music cover, The Fisher Girl, by George Linley. circa 1870

Background imageSailing Collection: Music cover, The Fairy Voyage

Music cover, The Fairy Voyage, Ou Voulez Vous Aller? (Where Do You Want To Go?) Barcarolle by Charles Gounod. circa 1871

Background imageSailing Collection: Victorian Scrap - Eddystone Lighthouse

Victorian Scrap - Eddystone Lighthouse. late 19th century

Background imageSailing Collection: Victorian Scrap - Brig and Tug

Victorian Scrap - Brig and Tug. late 19th century

Background imageSailing Collection: New Mok, Gibraltar

New Mok, Gibraltar - Black and white view over houses looking towards sailing ships at anchor Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSailing Collection: Playing in a rock pool

Playing in a rock pool
Two children sailing a toy yacht in a rock pool. Date: c.1920

Background imageSailing Collection: Quai Gambetta and port, Boulogne-sur-Mer, northern France

Quai Gambetta and port, Boulogne-sur-Mer, northern France. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageSailing Collection: View of water and sailing boats, Japan

View of water and sailing boats, Japan
View of water and sailing boats, probably near the Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima), Hatsukaichi in Hiroshima Prefecture, Aki Province, Japan. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageSailing Collection: Scene in a local pub, the Star Inn, somewhere in Cornwall

Scene in a local pub, the Star Inn, somewhere in Cornwall, just before opening time. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageSailing Collection: View of Nare Head from Porthscatho, Cornwall

View of Nare Head from Porthscatho, Cornwall
View of Nare Head from Porthscatho, on the south coast of Cornwall, showing boats on a sandy beach. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageSailing Collection: Ship in full sail on calm water

Ship in full sail on calm water, " In the Tropics (Wind Coming)". 1938

Background imageSailing Collection: Advertisement, Come to Britain for Yachting

Advertisement, Come to Britain for Yachting
Poster advertisement, Come to Britain for Yachting. circa 1948

Background imageSailing Collection: Advertisement for Cote d Azur Varoise, France

Advertisement for Cote d Azur Varoise, France, offering sea and sun. circa 1938

Background imageSailing Collection: Wreck of the Idun, Southwold, by Reg Carter

Wreck of the Idun, Southwold, by Reg Carter
Wreck of the Idun, Southwold, 17 January 1912, by Reg Carter (1886-1949), freelance commercial artist based in Southwold, Suffolk, where he had his studio in the High Street

Background imageSailing Collection: Marine Parade, Eastbourne, Sussex

Marine Parade, Eastbourne, Sussex
Marine Parade viewed from the sea, Eastbourne, Sussex. 1850

Background imageSailing Collection: Defeat of the French Fleet by Vice Admiral Hotham

Defeat of the French Fleet by Vice Admiral Hotham at the Battle of Genoa, 14 March 1795. 1795

Background imageSailing Collection: Sail tricycle arriving at Lands End, Cornwall

Sail tricycle arriving at Lands End, Cornwall, from John o Groats, in aid of a muscular dystrophy charity. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageSailing Collection: Unloading the boat

Unloading the boat - Coloured slide showing fishermen unloading small sailing boat onto beach Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSailing Collection: Faery Visions - Who Has Beheld a Ship

Faery Visions - Who Has Beheld a Ship
A ship sailing on a vibrant blue sea near an island with stylished trees adn vegetation. Date: 1929

Background imageSailing Collection: Fishing boat on the sea, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

Fishing boat on the sea, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910

Background imageSailing Collection: Padda barge in full sail, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

Padda barge in full sail, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910

Background imageSailing Collection: Catamarans on the beach, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

Catamarans on the beach, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1905

Background imageSailing Collection: Harbour entrance to Vizagapatam, Andhra Pradesh, India

Harbour entrance to Vizagapatam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Harbour entrance to the city of Vizagapatam (Visakhapatnam, nicknamed Vizag), on the Bay of Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, India. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageSailing Collection: Seaplane and sailing ship

Seaplane and sailing ship
A modern seaplane flies through the air past an old sailing ship. Date: 1932

Background imageSailing Collection: Robinson & McIntosh, yacht and boat builders

Robinson & McIntosh, yacht and boat builders, possibly in New Zealand. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageSailing Collection: Harbour with ships, Bermuda, West Indies

Harbour with ships, Bermuda, West Indies. Date: 1890s

Background imageSailing Collection: Mangrove Bay, Bermuda - Water-skiing

Mangrove Bay, Bermuda - Water-skiing. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageSailing Collection: France - Brittany - The Emerald Coast - Saint-Briac - Jetty

France - Brittany - The Emerald Coast - Saint-Briac - Jetty Date: 1911

Background imageSailing Collection: Model of sailing vessel Lady Mary

Model of sailing vessel Lady Mary. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageSailing Collection: Flying Clipper, a Swedish schooner

Flying Clipper, a Swedish schooner, formerly Sunbeam II, a British-built ship. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageSailing Collection: Sailing vessel at Poole, Dorset

Sailing vessel at Poole, Dorset. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageSailing Collection: Skylark, Medina-class lifeboat, with passengers

Skylark, Medina-class lifeboat, with passengers
Skylark, Medina-class lifeboat, used as a pleasure boat, seen here full of passengers. circa 1920s

Background imageSailing Collection: Two women with lifebelt and sailors caps

Two women with lifebelt and sailors caps
Two women wearing sailors caps, posing inside a lifebelt from the passenger steamer, the Queen of Thanet-- NMSPC stands for the New Medway Steam Packet Company. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageSailing Collection: No. 2 Pilot Boat crew, Point Lynas, Anglesey

No. 2 Pilot Boat crew, Point Lynas, Anglesey
Group photo, No. 2 Pilot Boat crew, Point Lynas, Anglesey. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSailing Collection: Bicycle sailing

Bicycle sailing
Suggestion for adding speed to a bicycle - a sail. Though how one actually can see where one is going is a different matter. Date: 1899

Background imageSailing Collection: Society at Cowes - on board the Solace

Society at Cowes - on board the Solace
On board the Solace during Cowes Week - the Hon. Ruby Hardinge, Miss Meeking, Lady Milford Haven (previously Countess Nada Torby), Princess Margaret of Greece

Background imageSailing Collection: View of Perth from Mount Eliza, Western Australia

View of Perth from Mount Eliza, Western Australia Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSailing Collection: Waterside scene, Marstrand, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden

Waterside scene, Marstrand, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden
Waterside scene at the seaside resort of Marstrand, an island in Vastra Gotaland, Sweden. Date: circa 1905

Background imageSailing Collection: Railway station, Stromstad, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden

Railway station, Stromstad, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden
Railway station at the waterside, Stromstad, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden. Date: circa 1910

Background imageSailing Collection: Marina at Hamnen, Sandhamn island, Sweden

Marina at Hamnen, Sandhamn island, Sweden
View of the Marina at Hamnen, Sandhamn (Sandon) Island, Sweden, home of the Royal Swedish Yacht Club. Date: circa 1910



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