A slightly distant port bow view of the lug rigged yacht Sandpiper (1899) under sail in The Downs.

A slightly distant port bow view of the lug rigged yacht Sandpiper (1899) under sail in The Downs. She is on the starboard tack and has a small staysail set and the lugsail boomed out to port. She is flying the burgee of the Cambridge University Cruising Club. Edgar Tarry Adams is at the helm. The two funnelled, barque rigged, boys training ship Northampton (1876) is on the skyline. A vertical format negative.

Object Details

ID: N19426
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Adams, Francis Norris
Vessels: Sandpiper (1899)
Date made: 1902-1904
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Adams Collection
Measurements: Overall: 82 mm x 107 mm