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 centreline abaft the foot of the mainmast looking up at two crew members standing on footropes furling the main topsail whileanother is standing on the mainyard footrope. The spanker has been furled.

Object Details

ID: PM7995/29A
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