A port bow view, taken from wide off the bow, of the spritsail barge Edith May (1906) under sail in very light airs in the Thames Estuary during a barge match.

A port bow view, taken from wide off the bow, of the spritsail barge Edith May (1906) under sail in very light airs in the Thames Estuary during a barge match. She has a white staysail and jib and her other sails are red. Two of her crew are working on the bowsprit. She is being followed by the Victor (1895) which has the Kent Life logo on her topsail. A vertical format negative.

Object Details

ID: PCT14116
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Weston, Derek Richard
Vessels: Edith May (1906); Victor (1895)
Date made: 1981
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm;Transparency: 38 mm x 35 mm