Classic Sailing Vessels

Historic photographs of sailing boats navigating calm waters, showcasing various designs and rigs from the early 20th century, capturing the essence of nautical traditions.

Vintage Photograph. Lake Pontchartrain New Orleans Sailing.

Vintage Photograph. Lake Pontchartrain New Orleans Sailing.

'Istria' sailing close-hauled, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

The 10 Metre class 'Pampero' (F8) sailing close-hauled, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

Anefo photo collection. One hundred miles race on IJsselmeer. Princess Beatrix and Prince Claus in oil good pure to the windland. June 9, 1968. IJsselmeer

The 7 Metre yacht 'Pinaster' (K8) sailing with spinnaker, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

Vintage Photograph. Vintage sailboat gliding across serene waters under a clear sky.

Unknown cutter under sail, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

The gaff rigged 8 Metre 'Spero' sailing with spinnaker, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

'Snowdrop' sailing under spinnaker, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

The 7 Metre sailing yacht 'Pinaster' (K8) with prize flags, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

The 19-metre class 'Norada' & 'Mariquita', 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

Eureka, Eureka (Yacht), Yachts, 1889

Boat sailing, Marblehead, MA , Sailboats. Herman Parker Collection

The cutter 'Shamrock' sailing close-hauled, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

Small cutter sailing,1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

The 380 ton A Class schooner 'Margherita' sailing under spinnaker, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

The 6 Metre 'Bathsheba', 1933. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

The handsome racing schooner 'Waterwitch', 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

The ketch 'Aphrodite' under sail, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

The 18-foot keelboat 'Prudence' (K2) under sail, 1922. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

Vintage Photograph. Sailboat glides through ocean under clear sky: a timeless maritime adventure.

Sailing boat. 1954.

Anefo photo collection. Holldandweek on IJsselmeer at Muiden. The international flying dutchman class. At the laps of the buoy the F.D. 150 by Bert Kraan. August 8, 1963. IJsselmeer, Muiden

Schooner sailing, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

Group of East Cowes Sailing Club Boats, July 1921. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

The 12 Metre yacht 'Alachie' makes swift progress upwind, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

Vintage Photograph. Tampa - Ft Myers Sailboat race.

The yawl 'Gertrude' sailing close-hauled. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

Owl, Owl (Yacht), Yachts, 1880

The sailing training ship for upcoming naval officers at the Royal Institute for the Marine (KIM): Hr.Ms. Urania (Y 8050) (H 31) (1938-2004). An extensive travelogue can be read from page 52 in the Jaarboek Koninklijke Marine 1964 under the heading practical time.

The 12 Metre 'Ierne' sailing close-hauled, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

The Yacht Wayward, circa 1896

The gaff rig sailboat 'Bunty' close-hauled, 1921. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

Vintage Photograph. Wianno 18s starting race to Edgartown Osterville Mass in Background.

Sailboats. Thomas Eakins (American, 1844 - 1916)

The yawl 'Moosk' under way, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

Vintage photograph. Sailing, Long Island

Adel breasts of the sailing training ship for upcoming naval officers at the Royal Institute for the Navy (KIM): Hr.Ms. Urania (Y 8050) (H 31) (1938-2004) also sail on board the frigate Hr.Ms. The inhabitant of Zeeland. An extensive travelogue can be read from page 52 in the Jaarboek Koninklijke Marine 1964 under the heading practical time. Some nobility breasts may sustain with the Najade (H 543), a sailing yacht of the Royal Marine yacht club (KMJC) that participates in a sailing race from Plymouth to Lisbon.

08/14/1916. The Royal family's summer vacation. HM Queen María Victoria Eugenia (1), with the Duchess of Santoña (2), on the Sloop "Tonino", owned by HM The King, which won the 10 Meter series prize at the Regattas the day before yesterday.

The cutter 'Wenda' in light winds, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

Anefo photo collection. Holland Week 61. Start round flat pole yachts. August 6, 1961

With Den Helder, periodic sailing competitions are held with B2 sloops.

The 250 ton schooner 'Germania' sails on a reach, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

Fancy, Fancy (Yacht), Yachts, 1880

The Big Five J Class yachts racing downwind, 1934. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

Watervierdaagse Amsterdam - Den Helder 1954. On the IJsselmeer. Is part of the Object series AVDKM 540345 to 540419.

Vintage Photograph. Lake Pontchartrain New Orleans Louisiana.

The 8 Metre class 'Norman' running in a good breeze, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

Vintage Photograph. Catamaran on Lake Pontchartrain New Orleans Lousiana.

The 19-metre 'Corona' & 'Octavia' racing close-hauled, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

The 221 ton gaff-rigged cutter 'Britannia' sailing under spinnaker 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

The ketch 'Apache' under sail, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

Sailboat. Segelbåt.

Sandhamn 1930, Finnish sailboat. Sandhamn 1930, finsk segelbåt.

Vintage photograph. Sailing, Long Island

The 15 Metre cutter 'Sophie Elizabeth' sailing close-hauled, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

Boats sailing Marblehead, MA , Sailboats. Herman Parker Collection

The 6 Metre sailing yacht 'Peterkin', 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

Anefo photo collection. Holldandweek on IJsselmeer at Muiden. The international flying dutchman class. At the laps of the buoy the F.D. 150 by Bert Kraan. August 8, 1963. IJsselmeer, Muiden

Watervierdaagse Amsterdam - Den Helder 1954. On the IJsselmeer. Is part of the Object series AVDKM 540345 to 540419.

18-footer in Corinthian Yacht Club race, Marblehead, MA , Yachts, Yacht racing. Herman Parker Collection

The schooner 'Esma', 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

Sailboat on water , Sailboats, Sailing Edgar Sutton Dorr Photograph Collection

Vintage Photograph. Sloop cruising off Marblehead.

Sailboat in the sea

The Syrtica yacht of Oberti from Genoa, winner of six awards, regatta in the Gulf of Naples, July 3-20, 1920, Italy, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XVLII, No 31, August 1, 1920.

The 6 Metre class 'Nurdug III' sailing upwind, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

The sailing training ship for upcoming naval officers at the Royal Institute for the Marine (KIM): Hr.Ms. Urania (Y 8050) (H 31) (1938-2004). An extensive travelogue can be read from page 52 in the Jaarboek Koninklijke Marine 1964 under the heading practical time.

Sailboat on the Potomoc River ca. 1934.

Magnificent group of 1st Class Races: 'Shamrock V', 'White Heather' and 'Candida', 1930. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

Sailboats. Segelbåtar.

Yacht Columbia under full sail during 1899 America's Cup defense

The yawl 'Aglaia', 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

Vigilant rounding outer mark, Vigilant (Yacht), America's Cup races, Yachts, Regattas, 1893

Sailboat. Segelbåt.

Spinnaker flying on unknown yacht. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

Shamrock Description: Shamrock I sailing off the Scottish coast. Date: 1901 sepia, scotland, sailing, yacht, transport, americascup, lipton, copy1

Drusilla, August 4, 1892, Drusilla (Sloop), Yachts, Regattas, 1892

The Yacht Columbia, circa 1905

Anefo photo collection. One hundred miles race on IJsselmeer. Princess Beatrix and Prince Claus in oil good pure to the windland. June 9, 1968. IJsselmeer

The Wasp, contender in America's Cup yacht race in 1892

1870 America's Cup defender Magic (pictured in 1888) which defeated the English Challenger Cambria

'Le Jade', a gaff rigged 8 Metre class yacht sailing close-hauled, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

Photo collection Government information service. Water recreation, sailing boats. undated

Anefo photo collection. Sailing Botters with on board students. July 1, 1947. Monnickendam

Sailing ship on the water at a Dukdalf, Anonymous, c. 1900 - c. 1910 photograph Part of Family Album with photos of Wijnhandel Kraaij & Co. Bordeaux-Amsterdam. photographic support sailing-ship, sailing-boat. sea

Unknown yacht sailing close-hauled. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

"Vega" -- Miss. K. Taylor

Photo collection prints Anefo Rousel. Series Print Anefo RVD Own Without Caption. Collection of photo collection prints Anefo Rousel, photo number 157-0254. 1956

Anefo photo collection. Holldandweek on IJsselmeer at Muiden. The international flying dutchman class. At the laps of the buoy the F.D. 150 by Bert Kraan. August 8, 1963. IJsselmeer, Muiden

Ready For World Cruise - The 96-foot brigantine "Yankee", shown while under full sail, will leave this fishing port Sunday (Nov. 2) in command of Captain Irving Johnson for a leisurely cruise of the globe. The vessel was a former North Sea pilot boat, seized as a war prize by the British. Captain Irving has made three previous world cruises in a similar pilot boat. October 31, 1947. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Anefo photo collection. International Holland Sailing Week, pressed in the Harbor Muiden fight dragon class. August 11, 1955. Muiden

USA, Massachusetts, Cape Ann, Gloucester. Gloucester Schooner Festival, schooners

Vintage Photograph. Sailing on Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans Louisiana.

Anefo photo collection. Skutsilen on the Frisian waters, it goes the skuts for the wind. July 23, 1964

Unknown sailing vessel. Okänt segelfartyg.

Fishing boat TX 58 at sea.

Boat under sail, Marblehead, MA , Sailboats. Herman Parker Collection

'Ventana' (H11) an early 8 Metre class yacht sails close-hauled, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

Sailboat at a pier, presumably on the French coast. Part of photo album from a French amateur photographer with recordings of a family, Distillery Delizy & Doakau Fils, the army and sights in France.

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