A distant starboard near broadside view, taken from just ahead of the beam, of the spritsail barges Xylonite (1926) and Ironsides (1900) under sail off Southend before the start of the 1981 Southend Match.

A distant starboard near broadside view, taken from just ahead of the beam, of the spritsail barges Xylonite (1926) and Ironsides (1900) under sail off Southend before the start of the 1981 Southend Match. The Xylonite on the left has her topsail shortened and the Prospect of Whitby logo in on her topsail. The Ironsides has the RDL logo on her topsail.

Object Details

ID: PM2527/34CN
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Weston, Derek Richard
Vessels: Xylonite (1926); Ironsides (1900)
Date made: 1981
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Film length: 35 mm x 152 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm