A port near beam aft of broadside of a unidentified sailing yacht racing in the Solent during Cowes Week. The photographer is standing on the port side near the stern of an unidentified ship. 10 crewman are on board the yacht in the foreground. The yacht's sail number is 'IR 849'. The name on the stern of the yacht is obscured. Various racing yachts and dinghies' are in the background. Two people are standing at the deck rails on the left hand side of the image. There is a large number of racing dinghy's in the background. This is Slide 8 of a series of slides detailing Captain H. Bird's service as summer relief Chief Officer on board various ferries operated by Red Funnel (also known as Southampton, Isle of Wight and South of England Royal Mail Steam Packet Company Limited) from 27th July 1973 until late August 1973. This series consists of 25 slides.