Sailing Vessels

Images of traditional sailing ships and dhows, capturing the beauty of maritime transport and craftsmanship on the open water.

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

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

Lasca, Lasca (Schooner), Goelet Cup Race, Regattas, Yachts, 1892

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

Valkyrie before the start, Peabody, Henry G, (Henry Greenwood), 1855-1951, Valkyrie II (Yacht), America's Cup races, Yachts, Regattas, 1893

Sailboat in Soft Focus

Sailboats on a windy day; Maine, United States of America

Schooner

USA, Massachusetts, Cape Ann, Gloucester, America's oldest seaport, annual Schooner Festival

Nautilus, Nautilus (Yacht), Yachts, 1891

Boom adn sail of an old sailboat

Shamrock I and Columbia, becalmed in fog, Shamrock I (Yacht), Columbia (Sloop), America's Cup races, Regattas, Yachts, Fog, 1899

Sailing Ship, Tall Ship Adelaar, Indonesia, Indian Ocean, Komodo National Park

South America, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, Isabela Island. SS Mary Anne at sunset. (Large format sizes available)

Nameless, Nameless (Yacht), Yachts, 1880

USA, Massachusetts, Cape Ann, Gloucester, America's Oldest Seaport, Gloucester Schooner Festival, schooners at dusk

Dhows at Zanzibar.

Massachusetts, Gloucester, Schooner Festival, schooners in Gloucester Harbor (Large format sizes available)

USA, Massachusetts, Cape Ann, Gloucester, America's oldest seaport, annual Schooner Festival

USA, Massachusetts, Cape Ann, Gloucester, America's Oldest Seaport, Gloucester Schooner Festival, schooner sailing ships

USA, Massachusetts, Cape Ann, Gloucester. Gloucester Schooner Festival, schooner parade of sail.

Massachusetts, Gloucester, Schooner Festival, aboard the Schooner Virginia

Shamrock I crossing finishing line, Shamrock I (Yacht), America's Cup races, Regattas, Yachts, 1899

DN-ST-88-00228. Country: Unknown

Traditional sailing boat in the Banc d´Arguin, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Mauritania, Africa

Traditional sailing ship "Luciana" (built in 1916) in the Little Belt between Funen and Jutland in the backlight, Funen, Jutland, Denmark

Columbia before the start, Columbia (Sloop), America's Cup races, Regattas, Yachts, 1899

Sailboat in the sea

Two sailboats, Tall Ships, sailing off the coast of Dana Point, California.

USA, Washington, Brownsville, tall ships: Lady Washington and Hawaiian Cheftain

Star Flyer (one of the Star Clippers' ships). Passengers are often allowed to climb the masts of the Star Flyer, a barquentine used primarily for upmarket cruises.

Saladin, Saladin (Yacht), Yachts, 1890

Shamrock I and Columbia coming for the line, Columbia (Sloop), Shamrock I (Yacht), America's Cup races, Regattas, Yachts, 1899

DN-ST-88-00224. Country: Unknown

Sailing Ship, Tall Ship Adelaar

USA, Massachusetts, Cape Ann, Gloucester, America's Oldest Seaport, Gloucester Schooner Festival, schooner sails (PR)

USA, Washington, Brownsville, tall ship in fish eye lens

Ventura, Ventura (Yacht), Yachts, 1890

in australia the concept of navigation and wind speed with sailing

Racing yacht at anchor, Penang, Malaysia, Strait of Malacca

Small sailing ship on the ocean.

gaff rigged sailboat off Discovery Island,Victoria waterfront, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Volunteer, Volunteer (Yacht), Yachts, 1890

Sailing boat wide angle view in the sea at sunset, instagram toning

View of the mast and sail on the private sail yacht.

White sail hoisting, Baltic Sea

Norway. Svalbard Islands. Spitsbergen Island. Sailing Ship

Sun shining through sails of 'Mariquita' during the Solent Race, The British Classic Yacht Club Regatta, Cowes Classic Week, July 2008

USA, Massachusetts, Cape Ann, Gloucester. Gloucester Schooner Festival, schooner sails

Caribbean sailing, tall ship

View of mast and rigging on the tall sail ship against the blue sky.

USA, Massachusetts, Cape Ann, Gloucester, America's Oldest Seaport, Gloucester Schooner Festival, schooner sailing ships

Kinvara,Co Galway,Ireland; Fishing Boats & Hooker

Views of the mast, sails and rigging on the private sail yacht.

USA, California, San Diego. Star of India Sailing Ship, at the San Diego Maritime Museum.

MSV Katharina, a 38 meter wooden pinisi ship (a traditional Indonesian sailing ship) at anchor at Gili Kenawa, of the coast of Sumbawa, Indonesia.

118ft S&S designed superyacht, 'Timoneer' anchored in Fords Terror, Tongass National Forest, south-east Alaska.

Sailing boat. Rigging on a sailboat

Katrina, Katrina (Yacht), Morgan Cup race, Regattas, Yachts, 1892

Crew member climbing up the rig of the classic schooner 'Mariette'

Indonesia, Sulawesi, Ujung Pandang. Bugis pinisi schooners docked at Paotere Harbor, transports timber and produce (Editorial Usage Only)

Mast of a historical sailing ship

Africa, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Zanzibar coast. Local dhows

Florida Keys Scenic Highway - The Schooner Western Union At Full Sail. At full sail in the setting sun, the majestic Schooner Western Union sets sail from the historic seaport in Key West. This schooner is one of the oldest working wooden schooners in the United States. Its towering masts support massive white sails billowing in the wind off of Key West, FL, on the Florida Keys Scenic Highway. Location: Key West, Florida (24.546° N 81.825° W)

Replica of the Knarr Viking ship near Trondheim, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

USA, Massachusetts, Cape Ann, Gloucester. Gloucester Schooner Festival, schooner parade of sail.

View of a ship sailing in the sea.

USA, Massachusetts, Cape Ann, Gloucester, America's oldest seaport, annual Schooner Festival

Yachts Constitution and Independence, 3 minutes after Start, America's Cup Defender Selection Series, New York City, New York, USA, Detroit Publishing Company, July 8, 1901

View at a boat at a jetty off the archipelagos, Finland, Europe

USA, Massachusetts, Cape Ann, Gloucester, America's Oldest Seaport, Gloucester Schooner Festival, schooner masts at dusk

USA, Massachusetts, Cape Ann, Gloucester, America's oldest seaport, annual Schooner Festival, schooner rigging

Historic wooden sailing yacht boat in full sail at the mouth of River Deben, looking over to Felixstowe Ferry, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

USA, Massachusetts, Cape Ann, Gloucester, America's Oldest Seaport, Gloucester Schooner Festival, schooner sailing ships

The sailing training ship Hr.Ms. Urania (ex-tromp, 1938 - present, built 1928) with the ferry to Texel in the background. Originally shoe captured, from 1960 witnessed as Bermuda kits. From 1940-1945 joining the Kriegsmarine.

Royal Clipper sailing ship, Caribbean

Sailing boat in the Kiel Fjord, Kiel, Schleswig - Holstein, North Germany, Germany,

Fleur-de-lis, Fleur-de-Lis (Yacht), Yachts, 1880

Beautiful composition and mood of a sailing sailboat with red sails

Looking up into rigging of tall ship Sea Cloud, black & white.

Kenya, Lamu, bow of wooden dhow 'Kiswira,' with painted sign and lateen sail in Lamu Bay

Sail boat at sunset on the ocean.. Sunset on the ocean.

Ship masts over blue cloudy sky background Ship masts over blue cloudy sky background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ALEXTIHONOV.COMx 12162810

Massachusetts, Gloucester, Schooner Festival, schooners in Gloucester Harbor

Sail Boat In The Mozambique Channel Near Ifaty, Toliara Province, Madagascar

Sailing ropes lit by evening light while sailing on Lake Michigan

Beautiful sailing ship. old sailing ship

Italian wooden sailing boat sailing in the Mediterranean Sea.

Fishing boat on Sri Lanka

Fiji Islands

Aerial view of a vintage sailing ship cutting through the deep blue waters off the coast near Chania's shoreline, its sails furled against the clear sky, Chania, Chania, Greece.

Hook of Holland, Netherlands - 11 February 2026: Aerial view of a magnificent sailing vessel, its white hull cutting through the choppy, deep blue waters of the North Sea.

Altes, denkmalgeschütztes Segelschiff für touristische Ausflüge auf S Old Sailing Ship classified as a Historic Monument for tourist excursions at sea. Camaret sur mer, Crozon, Finistere, Brittany, France Copyright: xZoonar.com/christianxdecoutx 22324643

TANZANIA, ZANZIBAR ISLAND, LOCAL SAILBOAT (DHOA), DOW

Denmark, Baltic sea, Traditional sailing ship seen from gaff schooner deck¶ÿ

Africa, Egypt Nile. Boats on the Nile.

Massachusetts, Gloucester, Schooner Festival, sails and masts

Massachusetts, Gloucester, Schooner Festival, sails and masts (Large format sizes available)

Helm of wooden fishing boat

Sailing ship, Baltic Sea, Hanse Sail, Warnemuende, Rostock, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Boat, cutter, harbour, landing pier

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