On board the sail training brig Royalist (1971) during a training cruise off the Isle of Wight

On board the sail training brig Royalist (1971) under sail during a training cruise off the Isle of Wight in the last quarter of 1973. The photographer is on the port side of the deck near the foot of the mainmast looking up at crew members standing on footropes furling the main course while the mainyard is hauled round to starboard. The spanker has been furled.

Object Details

ID: PM7995/28A
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wettern, Desmond Robert French
Vessels: Royalist (1971)
Date made: October to December 1973
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection
Measurements: Film length: 35 mm x 190 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm