The captain and three other crew members on the bridge and at the helm on board the 3-masted topsail schooner Sir Winston Churchill (1966) while under sail in the Solent area. The unidentified captain is in uniform but is not wearing his cap. He has a moustache, is wearing metal-framed sunglasses and is having a drink from a cup while looking to port. The person at the helm is in wet weather gear and is also looking to port. One of the trainees is wearing a safety harness. The photographer is looking aft from the starboard side of the deckhouse top just ahead of the bridge. The mizzen is set.