In 1903 Everett and his wife moved to Dorset, where their first son was born. Here he bought a yacht, the 'Walrus', and spent much of the each year cruising on the south coast of England. It is in this period of his life that many scenes at Cowes Week and other yachting subjects were painted. This dramatic image dates from this time. For some reason no longer clear the picture was previously identified as of Lulworth Cove but is, in fact, of Gad Cliff at Worbarrow Bay, a little to the east. It was probably done in 1909 when Everett was spending some time living in a small hut there to study from nature. An oil sketch of the same view (titled 'Worbarrow Bay') is in Dorset County Museum.

The viewpoint is low over the sea and concentrates on the jagged shape of the coastline, looking east towards Kimmeridge. The painting concentrates on the dramatic effects of light and dark in the landscape. There are strong areas of both in the upward thrust of the rocks. The dark swirl of cloud dominates the right of the picture and light intermittently breaks through the clouds. The waves in the left foreground are highlighted as they dash against the rocks. There are also strong verticals shown in the bands of rain and on the far right there is a suggestion of a rainbow. The foreground cliffs are highlighted against the sky and in the distance a further line of prominent chalk cliffs are similarly picked out.

The artist also produced drawings of Lulworth Cove and returned to it as a painting subject in 1924. [amended PvdM 7/11 and 9/13, based on info from Gwen Yarker]