A Newlyn pilot gig under sail in Mounts Bay

A port quarter view of a ca.16ft Newlyn pilot gig under full sail on a port tack in calm waters off Penzance. Only the helmsman is on board. Both lugsails are boomed. In the distance on the right is St. Michael's Mount.

Object Details

ID: P74870
Type: Negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Hill, Henry Oliver
Date made: July 1921
Measurements: Overall: 85 mm x 111mm