Sails Collection (page 10)

Festival of Portuguese Fleet. illustration from Livros do Al魠 Douro da Leitura Nova. 16th c. Renaissance art. Miniature Painting. PORTUGAL. Lisbon. National Archive of the Tower of the Tombo

Trirreme romana. 19th c. Engraving. Engraving. SPAIN. ARAGON. Zaragoza. Academia General Militar (General Military Academy)

United States, 19th c. Outward Bound, clipper Ship. Printed by Courier & Ives. Litography

Galleon. Illustration by Lluis Bargall󮠗atercolour
Galleon. Illustration by Lluis Bargall󮠗 atercolour

Spanish ship Sant�ma Trinidad with 4 gundecks
Spanish ship Sant� ma Trinidad with 4 gundecks and 136 cannons, launched in 1797 and sunk in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. Illustration after watercolor by Alejo Berlinguero (1750-1810)

The Amerigo Vespucci, Italian tall ship, at Torbay, Devon
The Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian tall ship used for training, at Torbay, Devon, probably during a Tall Ships Race. Date: 1960s

Bristol Channel cutter in Tall Ships Race, Torbay, Devon
A Bristol Channel cutter taking part in the Tall Ships Race at Torbay, Devon. 1962

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

Traditional fishing trawler, Torbay, Devon
A traditional fishing trawler, the Pinta, in action at Torbay, Devon. Date: 20th century

Dutch sea scouts on large sailing boat, Holland
Dutch sea scouts on a large sailing boat, Holland, enjoying a snack

Dutch sea scout on a sailing boat, Holland, with his hand on the tiller

Dutch sea scouts on sailing boat, Holland
Dutch sea scouts on a sailing boat, Holland

Dutch sea scouts out sailing, Holland

Herring drifter in St Ives Bay, Cornwall
A herring drifter (lugger) and crew in St Ives Bay, Cornwall. 1938

Sailing boat in choppy sea with crew on board. Date: 1923

Old windmill at Palma, Mallorca, Spain with six sails. Date: 2013

WW2 poster, Don t do things by halves! Attention to detail is essential. Only on good workmanship can the sails of victory be set. Design by Victor Hicks. Date: 1940s

Bloodhound racing yacht, Cowes, Isle of Wight
Bloodhound racing yacht (or yawl), off Cowes, Isle of Wight. Owned by the British Royal Family from 1962 to 1969. Date: 1960s

Sailing ship with three masts

Man climbing rigging of sailing ship
Man climbing the rigging of a sailing ship

Fishing boats, India. Date: circa 1890s

Junks on the water, Hong Kong, China. Date: circa 1890

Setting spinnakers on board a yacht at Cowes, IOW
Setting spinnakers on board a racing yacht during the Regatta at Cowes, Isle of Wight. Date: 1914

Yachts Meteor and White Heather at Cowes, IOW
Yachts Meteor (belonging to Kaiser Wilhelm II) and White Heather (belonging to Mr Myles Kennedy) at sea during the Cowes Regatta, Isle of Wight. They were taking part in the 23-metre class. Date: 1914

George Vs cutter racing yacht, Britannia
King George Vs Britannia, the royal racing yacht built in 1893, which won almost 200 first prizes. Date: 1928

Anniversary of Trafalgar by G. H. Davis
The anniversary of Trafalgar: what changes the century has wrought. George IIIs ship, the Victory, compared with George Vs ship, named after himself. Date: 1913

Racing yacht tests in a tank by G. H. Davis
Did trials of models bring Ranger victory? Tests in a tank. How science is called in to help the designers of racing yachts in the United States

Sailing without sails by G. H. Davis
Sailing without sails: wind action on rotating cylinder masts. Partly driven and partly drawn forward by the action of wind on rapidly revolving cylinders

Leviathan luxury American ship 1924
Leviathan luxury ship sails April 22nd from Southampton - Cherbourg to New York. A trip on the Leviathan is a wonderful experience

Shamrock IV at sea in rough weather, WW1
The Shamrock IV at sea in rough weather at the start of the First World War. The America Cup was postponed because of the war, but the Shamrock was already at sea, and continued on to New York

Womens Royal Air Force -- Sailmakers
Illustration, Eight Months with the Womens Royal Air Force. Showing women at work making sails for the aeroplane wings. Date: 1919-1920

Galleon ship at sea. Date: 20th century

Tightening the sails
Sailors at a naval college climb the rigging to tighten the sails on their ship. Date: 1885

Christian II, who is also king of Denmark, sails into Stockholm harbour to become king, but he will be deposed in three years time, and rightly. Date: 7 September 1520

Yacht Racing
Yacht racing at Burnham-on- Crouch, Essex, England. With spinnaker set, an International 6 metre class boat, the Blue Cat. Date: 1950s

Aix-les-Bains, France - a corner of the Grand Port Date: 1906

A fleet of Chinese junks - at dusk Date: 1920s

Moulin Rouge nightclub and revue in Paris
A superb pin-sharp photographic postcard of The Moulin Rouge nightclub and revue in Paris, France, early 20th century. Date: circa 1905

Man with Game Cocks - Stone Sails - Guadalupe, Mexico
Inset photograph of a man carrying Game Cocks and the Stone Sails Monument (in the grounds of the Basilica de Santa Maria de Guadalupe) - Guadalupe, Mexico. Date: circa 1910s

Hong Kong, China - City of Victoria, the Peak and Junks
Hong Kong, China - City of Victoria, the Peak and Chinese Junks - view from the Harbour Date: circa 1910s

Advertisement for a Quack Remedy - Japanese Junk - Sydney
Advertisement for a Quack Remedy on the sails of a Japanese Junk - Sydney Harbour, Australia. Dr. Sheldons New Discovery for Coughs, Colds and Consumption. Date: circa 1910s

France - Le Havre - Return of a fishing boat
France - Le Havre - Return of a lugger fishing boat into harbour on a stiff breeze. Date: circa 1910s

Cowes Club Cup Yacht Race - Celebrated Yacht America
The yacht America which wins the sailing match at Cowes for the Club Cup : the race will hereinafter be known as the Americas Cup race. Date: circa 1905

Cancale, Brittany, France - The Oyster Beds
The departure of the Fishing Fleet from Cancale, a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. Date: circa 1906

The Ant Windmill at Ludham, Norfolk Broads. Date: circa 1950s

South Marsh Mill, Arundel, West Sussex
South Marsh Mill on River Arun at Arundel, West Sussex - emerging from a misty gloom... Now converted into a house and (sadly) bereft of its magnificent sails Date: circa 1920

Sand Sailing - Hardelot-Plage (Pas de Calais)
Sand Sailing - Hardelot-Plage (Pas-de-Calais). Date: circa 1910s

Lacey Green Windmill - a Smock Mill in Buckinghamshire
Windmill at Lacey Green (a village connected to Loosley Row), Buckinghamshire - the oldest surviving smock mill in England

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