A starboard bow view, taken from fine off the bow, of the staysail spritsail barge Cabby (1928) under sail in the Thames Estuary during the 1981 Blackwater Match.
A starboard bow view, taken from fine off the bow, of the staysail spritsail barge Cabby (1928) under sail in the Thames Estuary during the 1981 Blackwater Match. Her mizzen sail is furled and she is on the port tack. 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. A vertical format negative.
Object Details
| ID: | PM2575/51CN |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Weston, Derek Richard |
| Vessels: | Cabby (1928) |
| Date made: | 1981 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Film length: 35 mm x 152 mm;Frame: 38 mm x 35 mm |