A starboard side view, taken from well abaft the beam, of the two-masted schooner La Belle Poule (1932) under sail in the Solent off Cowes.

A starboard side view, taken from well abaft the beam, of the two-masted schooner La Belle Poule (1932) under sail in the Solent off Cowes. She is in the Solent for the Tall Ships Race to the Skaw which started on 16 August 1972. A number of small yachts, dinghies and motor leisure craft are in the picture.

Object Details

ID: P50559
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Bromley-Martin, Angela Felicity
Vessels: La Belle Poule (1932)
Date made: August 1972
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 62 mm x 64 mm