Sailboat Gallery

SS Terra Nova

11th February 1913: A photgraph of the SS Terra Nova used by Captain Robert Falcon Scott on his ill-fated Antarctic expedtion to the South Pole, and signed by him. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

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The Astrolabe and The Zelee arrive at Noukahiva, 19th century (colour litho)

LSE4098121 The Astrolabe and The Zelee arrive at Noukahiva, 19th century (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: Astrolabe (originally called Coquille) was a converted horse barge used as an exploration ship by the French Navy and, most famously, for her travels under Jules Dumont d'Urville. Here the two ships are shown entering the port of Noukahiva (Nuku Hiva) in the Marquesa Islands, French Polynesia during Dumont D'Urville's Antarctica expedition (1837-40).); Photo A© Leonard de Selva; French, out of copyright

© Photo © Leonard de Selva / Bridgeman Images

The Yarmouth One Design Greywing, 1922. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

The Yarmouth One Design Greywing, 1922. The Yarmouth One Design class was established at the Solent Yacht Club in 1910, on the instigation of Sir Arthur Cope, RA, the famous portrait painter of the Royal Family. The boats were designed by Henry Longmore who worked at J Samuel White's shipyard in Cowes. Greywing was lost during a race on 29th July 1946, it is said that the three navel officers on board considered themselves too senior to bail out the water

© Kirk & Sons of Cowes / Heritage-Images