A slightly distant port broadside view of the staysail spritsail barge Felix (1893) under sail racing during the 1981 Blackwater Match.
A slightly distant port broadside view of the staysail spritsail barge Felix (1893) under sail racing during the 1981 Blackwater Match. She is on the starboard tack and has all white sails. The race starts off Osea Island in the Blackwater and runs out into the Thames Estuary to the Wallet Spitway off Clacton before turning for the run back.
Object Details
| ID: | PM2554/20CN |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Weston, Derek Richard |
| Vessels: | Felix (1893) |
| Date made: | 1981 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Film length: 35 mm x 152 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm |