On board the cutter yacht Evadne (1874) in the Thames estuary. The photographer is looking aft from the starboard side of the boom. A woman named Durrant is seated at the tiller. Three men and another woman named Durrant are sitting on the deck eating sandwiches. The men are, from starboard to port, Rainbird, Mitchell and Cuthbert J Greene. A pot of tea is on the deck with some cups. The dinghy is trailing astern. The horizon is not level.