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Sailing Collection (#5)

Sailing through history: From the majestic Union-Castle Line to the charming coastal town of Berwick upon Tweed

Background imageSailing Collection: Dhow Race

Dhow Race
Benjamin Broussard

Background imageSailing Collection: Players means Quality, 1960

Players means Quality, 1960
Players Navy Cut Tobacco and Cigarettes counter-card featuring a colour illustration of a man from the chest up smoking a pipe

Background imageSailing Collection: Verena, Chiquita and Minerva, 1889 July 13. Creator: Unknown

Verena, Chiquita and Minerva, 1889 July 13. Creator: Unknown
Verena, Chiquita and Minerva, 1889 July 13

Background imageSailing Collection: Sailing bicycles on the beach, Ormond, Fla. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown

Sailing bicycles on the beach, Ormond, Fla. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Sailing bicycles on the beach, Ormond, Fla. between 1900 and 1910

Background imageSailing Collection: The Cutty Sark

The Cutty Sark by A.F.D. Bannister (1931). Date: 1931

Background imageSailing Collection: Eva about to ascend, 4 February 1902

Eva about to ascend, 4 February 1902
Photographer: Reginald William Skelton (1872-1956). Expedition: British National Antarctic Expedition 1901-04 (Discovery)

Background imageSailing Collection: Aerial view over Pendennis Castle and Falmouth, Cornwall, England

Aerial view over Pendennis Castle and Falmouth, Cornwall, England

Background imageSailing Collection: Portugal, Azores, Santa Maria, Vila do Porto, View from harbour towards old town

Portugal, Azores, Santa Maria, Vila do Porto, View from harbour towards old town and Fort of Sao Bras

Background imageSailing Collection: Mounts Bay fishing boat, Cornwall. Late 1800s / early 1900s

Mounts Bay fishing boat, Cornwall. Late 1800s / early 1900s
A view of a pilchard boat under full sail in Mounts Bay. Three fishermen can be seen at work. The lugger bears the registration 457.PZ which, according to the Newlyn Archive (2014)

Background imageSailing Collection: Americas Cup challenger Shamrock IV sailing without topsail, 1914. Creator

Americas Cup challenger Shamrock IV sailing without topsail, 1914. Creator
Americas Cup challenger Shamrock IV sailing without topsail, 1914. Shamrock IV was a yacht owned by Sir Thomas Lipton and designed by Charles Ernest Nicholson. She was launched in June 1914

Background imageSailing Collection: Sailing towards Elephant Island through open pack ice, Weddell Sea

Sailing towards Elephant Island through open pack ice, Weddell Sea
Medium: Oil painting. Artist: George Marston (1882-1940). Expedition: Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914-17 (Endurance). Leader: Ernest Shackleton

Background imageSailing Collection: The Harbour, Mousehole, Cornwall. 1890

The Harbour, Mousehole, Cornwall. 1890
View of the harbour at low tide with a group of fishing boats. In the foreground on the quay, a man and woman sit on an upturned rowing boat

Background imageSailing Collection: West Quay Road, Looe, Cornwall. Early 1900s

West Quay Road, Looe, Cornwall. Early 1900s
View north west from East Looe quay towards West Looe Quay Road. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

Background imageSailing Collection: Furling the Sails Victorian period

Furling the Sails Victorian period

Background imageSailing 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 imageSailing Collection: The Barque Alfred Hawley off the Skerries on her way into Liverpool, 1860 (oil on canvas)

The Barque Alfred Hawley off the Skerries on her way into Liverpool, 1860 (oil on canvas)
1272054 The Barque Alfred Hawley off the Skerries on her way into Liverpool, 1860 (oil on canvas) by Dell, G. (fl.1860); 50.9x76.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; British

Background imageSailing Collection: Denise Perry, Glamour Model, 11th June 1976

Denise Perry, Glamour Model, 11th June 1976

Background imageSailing Collection: Robin Knox-Johnston with his provisions he will take on his yacht Suhaili

Robin Knox-Johnston with his provisions he will take on his yacht Suhaili when he sails around the world single-handedly in the Sunday Times Golden Globe Round The World Yacht race. May 1968

Background imageSailing Collection: Rime of the Ancient Mariner - sails made

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - sails made
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, It ceased; yet still the sails made on, a pleasant noise till noon

Background imageSailing Collection: Breezing Up by Winslow Homer

Breezing Up by Winslow Homer (1836-1910). Date: 1876

Background imageSailing Collection: Parma was a four-masted steel-hulled barque which was built in 1902 as Arrow for the

Parma was a four-masted steel-hulled barque which was built in 1902 as Arrow for the Anglo-American Oil Co Ltd, London. In 1912 she was sold to F. Laeisz, Hamburg, Germany

Background imageSailing Collection: The Gymkhana Regatta, Naini Tal (Nainital), India - a hill station in the Indian state

The Gymkhana Regatta, Naini Tal (Nainital), India - a hill station in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSailing Collection: Rigging of the sailing ships, wood engravings, published in 1897

Rigging of the sailing ships, wood engravings, published in 1897
Rigging of the sailing ships: 1) Completely rigged mainmast of a warship; 2) Cutter boat; 3) Schooner bark; 4) Schooner; 5) Brig; 6) Barque; 7) Frigate, or full-rigged ship; 9) Yawl

Background imageSailing Collection: Ships in a Harbour, Eugene Boudin (1824-1898)

Ships in a Harbour, Eugene Boudin (1824-1898)
Oil on panel, French School, 19th century. Eugene Louis Boudin was one of the first French landscape painters to paint outdoors

Background imageSailing Collection: Harbor of Kyrenia at sunset, Northern Cyprus

Harbor of Kyrenia at sunset, Northern Cyprus

Background imageSailing Collection: Model of a Norfolk Wherry

Model of a Norfolk Wherry - a sailing craft formerly widely used for goods transport on the East Norfolk rivers. Date: circa late 1930s

Background imageSailing Collection: Timber Barque off Pendennis, Henry Scott Tuke (1858-1929)

Timber Barque off Pendennis, Henry Scott Tuke (1858-1929)
Oil on canvas, Newlyn School, 1897. Henry Scott Tuke was born into a Quaker family in Lawrence Street, York. In 1859 the family moved to Falmouth, where his father Daniel Tuke, a physician

Background imageSailing Collection: Britannias Realm, 1880, (c1930). Creator: John Brett

Britannias Realm, 1880, (c1930). Creator: John Brett
Britannias Realm, 1880, (c1930). Sailing boats off the coast near Tenby in Pembrokeshire, west Wales. Painting in the Tate Gallery, London. From " Modern Masterpieces of British Art"

Background imageSailing Collection: The Inchcape Rock, 1908, (c1930). Creator: Peter Graham

The Inchcape Rock, 1908, (c1930). Creator: Peter Graham
The Inchcape Rock, 1908, (c1930). Illustration to a ballad of the same name by Robert Southey, published in 1802. A warning bell for shipping had been installed on a dangerous sandstone reef off

Background imageSailing Collection: Henry Scott Tukes French brigantine Julie of Nantes at the Mill Dam, Falmouth, Cornwall. Around 1886

Henry Scott Tukes French brigantine Julie of Nantes at the Mill Dam, Falmouth, Cornwall. Around 1886
The artist, Henry Scott Tuke (1858-1929), purchased Julie of Nantes in 1886 for use as a floating studio. It is thought that he can be seen standing at the bow of the ship

Background imageSailing Collection: Ketch Elizabeth loading cargo at Mother Iveys Bay, St Merryn, Cornwall. Early 1900s

Ketch Elizabeth loading cargo at Mother Iveys Bay, St Merryn, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Ketch Elizabeth loading cargo (possibly sand) at Mother Iveys Bay. The ketch is possibly the Elizabeth Couch of Barnstaple built at Bideford in 1838 or it may the Elizabeth of Burton upon Stather

Background imageSailing Collection: The auxiliary schooner La Cigale sailing close-hauled, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

The auxiliary schooner La Cigale sailing close-hauled, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The auxiliary schooner La Cigale sailing close-hauled, 1913

Background imageSailing Collection: The 76 ton schooner Lisette under sail. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

The 76 ton schooner Lisette under sail. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 76 ton schooner Lisette under sail. Lisette was built at Cowes in 1873

Background imageSailing Collection: The spectacular 15 Metre Vanity sailing in a good wind, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

The spectacular 15 Metre Vanity sailing in a good wind, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The spectacular 15 Metre Vanity sailing in a good wind, 1912. Vanity was designed by William Fife III and launched in 1909

Background imageSailing Collection: The sailing yacht Sea Belle under way, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

The sailing yacht Sea Belle under way, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The sailing yacht Sea Belle under way, 1911

Background imageSailing Collection: Topsail barge under sail on the Thames, London, c1905

Topsail barge under sail on the Thames, London, c1905

Background imageSailing Collection: Pembroke Castle, Wales, c1829. Artist: JMW Turner

Pembroke Castle, Wales, c1829. Artist: JMW Turner
Pembroke Castle, Wales, c1829. Painting held in The Holburne Museum of Art, Bath. From The Studio Volume 81. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1921]

Background imageSailing Collection: Advertisement for Geneva, Switzerland

Advertisement for Geneva, Switzerland. circa 1960

Background imageSailing Collection: Sailing vessel Nellie Bywater

Sailing vessel Nellie Bywater, a two-masted schooner. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageSailing 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 imageSailing Collection: CUTTY SARK LOADING

CUTTY SARK LOADING
The Cutty Sark at Sydney, loading wool at Circular Quay, lying outside Brilliant and Yallaroi i.e. in centre of the photo Date: circa 1880

Background imageSailing Collection: Map, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA

Map, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA
Map of Santa Catalina Island, off the coast of California, USA, with inset scenes. 1935

Background imageSailing Collection: Cartoon, Britannia between Scylla & Charybdis

Cartoon, Britannia between Scylla & Charybdis, or, the Vessel of the Constitution steered clear of the Rock of Democracy, and the Whirlpool of Arbitrary Power, by James Gillray

Background imageSailing Collection: Poster, Humber, the Aristocrat of all Bicycles

Poster, Humber, the Aristocrat of all Bicycles. A product of Raleigh Industries, Nottingham. Showing a couple watching sailing boats. Date: circa 1950

Background imageSailing 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 imageSailing Collection: Critical position of HMS Investigator on the north-coast of Baring Island, August

Critical position of HMS Investigator on the north-coast of Baring Island, August
One of a series of eight chromolithograph sketches by Lieut S. Gurney Cresswell (1827-1867), of the voyage of HMS Investigator under Captain McClure, 1850-54

Background imageSailing Collection: HMS Investigator running through a narrow channel in a snow storm, between grounded and packed ice

HMS Investigator running through a narrow channel in a snow storm, between grounded and packed ice
One of a series of eight chromolithograph sketches by Lieut S. Gurney Cresswell (1827-1867), of the voyage of HMS Investigator under Captain McClure, 1850-54

Background imageSailing Collection: HMS Investigator in the pack, October 8th 1850

HMS Investigator in the pack, October 8th 1850
One of a series of eight chromolithograph sketches by Lieut S. Gurney Cresswell (1827-1867), of the voyage of HMS Investigator under Captain McClure, 1850-54



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Sailing through history: From the majestic Union-Castle Line to the charming coastal town of Berwick upon Tweed, this LNER poster from 1923-1947 invites you on an adventure. Feel the wind in your hair as you witness the STS Malcolm Miller under full sail, a sight that never fails to mesmerize. The 205 ton J-class yacht Velsheda showcases its prowess while sailing close hauled in 1933, leaving spectators in awe. Explore Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight through an enchanting aviation poster that captures the essence of this picturesque destination. 'Players Please: Sailor' takes us back to 1955 with a nostalgic reminder of sailors enjoying their well-deserved break. Discover the legendary tale of The Mary Rose and immerse yourself in its fascinating history. An enticing poster advertising Knysna, South Africa beckons with promises of breathtaking sailing experiences amidst stunning landscapes. Witness racing yachts competing fiercely against each other, showcasing their skills and determination on open waters. Cutty Sark and HMS Worcester stand tall together in EPW061029 photograph - a testament to maritime heritage and strength combined. Torquay shines brightly in Glorious Devon as depicted by British Railways poster from the 1950s; it's where sailing dreams come true. Beware as Kraken Attacks a Ship - a thrilling depiction reminding us of both danger and excitement that comes with venturing into unknown waters.