A starboard bow view, taken from wide off the bow, of the spritsail barges Decima (1899) and Felix (1893) under sail in The Swale, Kent, at the start of the 1983 Swale Match.

A starboard bow view, taken from wide off the bow, of the spritsail barges Decima (1899) and Felix (1893) under sail in The Swale, Kent, at the start of the 1983 Swale Match. The Decima has her bowsprit topped and she has a white staysail. The Felix is a staysail barge and has all white sails.

Object Details

ID: PM2520/7CN
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Weston, Derek Richard
Vessels: Decima (1899); Felix (1893)
Date made: 1983
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Film length: 35 mm x 228 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm