A sketch from the deck of the 'Umberleigh'. Waves from a medium swell are visible in the foreground and mountainous land is shown in profile in the background, towards the horizon. A ship can be seen in the distance steaming towards the land. A band of cloud is arranged diagonally across the image. Everett sailed in the steamer, 'Umberleigh', from Barry, Wales, to Vancouver, Canada, in December 1933 and returned in March 1934. Everett later observed that, four days out from Barry, they saw the sun every day of the trip as far as the Panama Canal. This meant that there was plenty of colour, light and effects for him to capture in paint. However once they passed through the Canal the weather deteriorated the closer they got to Vancouver. Apart from the oil paintings made on this voyage, Everett also produced 75 watercolour sketches of the Panama Canal.