Sail Collection

The 96 ft ketch Julnar, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 96 ft ketch Julnar, 1911. Julnar was designed by William Fife and built at Southampton by Summers & Payne to the order of Sir Maurice FitzGerald, the Knight of Kerry, in 1909

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

Pamir, one of the last commercial sailing ships, off Sydney Heads, Australia (b / w photo)
7156948 Pamir, one of the last commercial sailing ships, off Sydney Heads, Australia (b/w photo) by Australian Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pamir)

Twickenham Yacht Club PLA01_03_0902
Twickenham Yacht Club, Riverside, Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames, Greater London. Members of the Twickenham Yacht Club sailing in front of the club's boat house on Riverside, Twickenham

John Cabot and his sons receiving the Charter from King Henry VII to sail in search of New Lands
3099586 John Cabot and his sons receiving the Charter from King Henry VII to sail in search of New Lands, 1496 (colour litho) by Eden

Istria sailing close-hauled, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Istria sailing close-hauled, 1912. Istria, was designed by Charles Nicholson and originally owned by the architect Sir Charles Allom

The 19-metre Wendula & Mariquita sail close-hauled, 1913
The 19-metre Wendula (renamed Octavia ) & Mariquita sail close-hauled, 1913. Mariquita was designed by William Fife III and Octavia by Alfred Mylne

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

The 205 ton J-class yacht Velsheda sailing close hauled, 1933
The 205 ton J-class yacht Velsheda sailing close-hauled, 1933. Velsheda was designed by Charles E Nicholson and built in 1933 for Woolworths founder William L Stephenson

Viking longship carrying warriors

Cutty Sark and HMS Worcester EPW061029
Greenhithe, Kent. The Cutty Sark tea clipper and HMS Worcester berthed outside Ingress Abbey (the Incorporated Thames Nautical Training College). Photographed in May 1939 by Aerofilms Ltd

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

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

Dedham Lock and Mill, 1820 (oil on canvas)
BAL8312 Dedham Lock and Mill, 1820 (oil on canvas) by Constable, John (1776-1837); 53.7x76.2 cm; Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; English, out of copyright

lightning Sailing Ship
Clipper under full sail

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

Viking ship, sunset, silhouette, 3D graphics

MARYLAND. USA. Tall ship the Kalmar Nyckel. Chesapeake Bay

Aerial view of Gustavia Port, St. Barths

Beach, Marco Island, Florida, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

Galway hookers at Roundstone Regatta, Connemara, County Galway, Connacht, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Dumbarton Castle 1880S
View of the Castle at Dumbarton

Rhode Island, USA. Point Judith Lighthouse at dusk

Whaling ship diagram, 1800s
Deck plan and cutaway view of whaling schooner " Amelia" of New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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

S / Y Sanjeeda
S/Y Sanjeeda, a traditional kotiya dhow of the type that traded throughout the Indian Ocean, sailing off Mirbat on the Dhofari coast of Oman

Cutaway view of an American warship
Hull of an American man-of-war cut open amidships, showing deck plans and quarters, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Hastings, 19th century (1910). Artist: JMW Turner
Hastings, 19th century (1910). From The Connoisseur magazine (September 1910)

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

Landscape with the Fall of Icarus, c. 1555 (oil on canvas)
XIR3675 Landscape with the Fall of Icarus, c.1555 (oil on canvas) by Bruegel, Pieter the Elder (c.1525-69); 73.5x112 cm; Musees Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Brussels

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

The steam yacht Wanderer (later named Vagus ) hoisting sails

The sailing yachts White Heather and Shamrock, race downwind. Shamrock was designed by William Fife and was Sir Thomas Liptons first challenger for the Americas Cup

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

The Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 (oil on canvas)
XCR2069 The Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 (oil on canvas) by Stanfield, Clarkson R.A. (1793-1867); 262x462 cm; The Crown Estate; English, out of copyright

Yacht sailing west along the coast, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

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

Windmills on Nottingham Forest - Henry Smyth
Oil on Canvas 45.7 x 35.6

Old Windmills on Nottingham Forest
Artist: Smyth, Henry - Title: Old Windmills on Nottingham Forest - Date: c.1830 - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Board 47 x 61.6

Fulwell Mill
Tower windmill. c1821, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. IoE 391534

The Run Home, Henry Scott Tuke (1858-1929)
Oil on canvas, Newlyn School, late 19th century / early 20th century. Henry Scott Tuke was born into a Quaker family in Lawrence Street, York

The cutter Shamrock beating upwind. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The cutter Shamrock beating upwind. Shamrock, designed by William Fife, was Sir Thomas Liptons first (1899) challenger to the Americas Cup

Bridge On the River Tamar
The Royal Albert Bridge, over the River Tamar at Saltash, Cornwall, 1869. Designed by British engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, it was completed in 1859. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Peche du Cachalot. Aquatint by Ambroise Louis Garneray and Frederic Martens, 1835
WHALING, 1835. Peche du Cachalot. Aquatint by Ambroise Louis Garneray and Frederic Martens, 1835

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

Spanish galleon at sea
Spanish galleon, an improved caravel three times longer than wide, used in the 1500s and 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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

Nottingham from Wilford Grove
Oil on Canvas 67.4 x 90

Sailing Ship, Full Sail
Sailing ship under full sail

Yacht racing sport art 24
Justyna Jaszke

Clipper Ships: Sobraon (colour litho)
6021623 Clipper Ships: Sobraon (colour litho) by Spurling, Jack (1870-1933) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sobraon)

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

Man Proposes, God Disposes, 1864, (1912). Artist: Edwin Henry Landseer
Man Proposes, God Disposes, 1864, (1912). Painting held at the Royal Holloway College, University of London, London. From Bibbys Annual 1912, [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1912]

Scarborough, 1825 (watercolour)
XCF8710 Scarborough, 1825 (watercolour) by Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851); 18x22 cm; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

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

Pilcher boat with umbrella sail

Greek trireme. Engraving. SPAIN. Madrid. Navy Museum

Star ferry and Chinese junk boat on Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Spinosaurus dinosaur. Artwork of a Spinosaurus dinosaur standing in shallow water on the coast. This was the longest carnivorous dinosaur, reaching a length of up to 16 metres

Fleet of Viking raiders in the Middle Ages
Viking ships at sea with warriors on board. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Admiral David G. Farragut in the rigging during the Battle of Mobile Bay, 1864, American Civil War. Hand-colored photogravure of a W.H. Overend painting

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

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

Toot Mill, Toot Hill, Essex - William Brown MacDougall
Oil on Hessian 87.6 x 99.1

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

Boats Entering the Medway - George Chambers
Oil on Canvas 33 x 53.7

Scene in the Mediterranean
Artist: Carmichael, John Wilson - Title: Scene in the Mediterranean - Date: 1842 - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Canvas 113 x 154.9

A Mission to Seamen
Artist: La Thangue, Henry Herbert - Title: A Mission to Seamen - Date: 1891 - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Canvas 180.3 x 235

Windsurfing at Kahului Beach, Maui, Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands, Pacific Ocean, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

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

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

A full-rigged sailing ship (colour litho)
7148683 A full-rigged sailing ship (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A full-rigged sailing ship)

Rockport, Massachusetts, USA, sailboats in harbor along Bearskin Neck

Beach and hobie cat, Long Bay, Antigua, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

San Sebastian, Spain. The Basque city of San Sebastian is well known for its picturestic beaches, beautiful architecture, and delicious food or Tapas

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

Traditional sailing boats in the Banc d Arguin, Mauritania, Africa

India, Kerala, Typical View Of The Backwaters

Sailing boat with the Semaphore Lighthouse behind, Iles Sanguinaires, island of Corsica, France, Mediterranean, Europe

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

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

Sailing Boat on Paynes Bay, Barbados, Caribbean

Sailing Boats in Ravenglass Cumbria at sunset UK
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Sunset, Key West, Florida, United States of America, North America

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"Sailing the Seas: A Captivating Journey Through Time and Beauty" The majestic STS Malcolm Miller gracefully glides through the open waters, her sails billowing under the warm sun. In 1933, the magnificent 205-ton J-class yacht Velsheda showcased her prowess as she sailed close hauled, leaving onlookers in awe of her elegance. The historic Cutty Sark and HMS Worcester stand side by side in this captivating photograph, their sails proudly unfurled against a picturesque backdrop. From high above, an aerial view of Gustavia Port in St. Barths reveals a bustling harbor filled with sailboats dancing upon the sparkling blue waters. Witnessing a lightning sailing ship racing across stormy seas is truly a sight to behold - nature's power and human ingenuity united in perfect harmony. Against a breathtaking sunset silhouette, a Viking ship emerges from the horizon, brought to life through stunning 3D graphics that transport us back to ancient times. John Constable's masterpiece "Dedham Lock and Mill" captures the tranquility of an idyllic scene where sailboats gently glide along calm waters framed by lush greenery. Marco Island's pristine beach provides an ideal setting for sailors to embark on new adventures while their colorful sails dotting the horizon create a mesmerizing spectacle. Galway hookers at Roundstone Regatta epitomize Ireland's rich maritime heritage as these traditional fishing boats elegantly navigate choppy Atlantic waves during spirited races. The Kalmar Nyckel tall ship majestically cruises through Chesapeake Bay off Maryland's coast - an embodiment of seafaring history that continues to inspire all who encounter it. Poster advertising Aegean cruises entices travelers with visions of azure waters and gentle breezes guiding luxurious yachts towards hidden Mediterranean gems waiting to be discovered.