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Cowes, a picturesque town located on the Isle of Wight, has long been synonymous with yachting and maritime history

Background imageCowes Collection: The 40-rater cutter Carina heeling in good wind, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

The 40-rater cutter Carina heeling in good wind, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 40-rater cutter Carina heeling in good wind, 1911. Carina was designed by George Lennox Watson for Admiral Montagu and built in 1894

Background imageCowes Collection: The 167 ton ketch Anemone under sail, 1922. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

The 167 ton ketch Anemone under sail, 1922. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 167 ton ketch Anemone under sail, 1922

Background imageCowes Collection: The yawl Zinita, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

The yawl Zinita, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The yawl Zinita, 1911

Background imageCowes Collection: The 6 ton ketch Shona under sail, 1921. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

The 6 ton ketch Shona under sail, 1921. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 6 ton ketch Shona under sail, 1921. Shona was renamed from Outis in 1921. She was designed by Albert R. Luke and built at Luke & Co at Hamble in 1914

Background imageCowes Collection: Sailing yachts cross start line. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

Sailing yachts cross start line. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Sailing yachts cross start line

Background imageCowes Collection: The schooners Margherita & Germania, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

The schooners Margherita & Germania, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The schooners Margherita & Germania, 1913

Background imageCowes Collection: Three 19 Metres yachts racing, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

Three 19 Metres yachts racing, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Three 19 Metres yachts racing, 1913

Background imageCowes Collection: The cabin cruiser Minnehaha, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

The cabin cruiser Minnehaha, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The cabin cruiser Minnehaha, 1914

Background imageCowes Collection: Motor yacht Osprey. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

Motor yacht Osprey. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Motor yacht Osprey

Background imageCowes Collection: The 40-rater cutter Carina sailing with spinnaker, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

The 40-rater cutter Carina sailing with spinnaker, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 40-rater cutter Carina sailing with spinnaker, 1913. Carina was designed by George Lennox Watson for Admiral Montagu and built in 1894

Background imageCowes Collection: The 40-rater cutter Carina sailing full sail downwind, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

The 40-rater cutter Carina sailing full sail downwind, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 40-rater cutter Carina sailing full sail downwind, 1913. Carina was designed by George Lennox Watson for Admiral Montagu and built in 1894

Background imageCowes Collection: The yawl Colleen under way, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

The yawl Colleen under way, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The yawl Colleen under way, 1912

Background imageCowes Collection: A group of 15-metre class yachts: Pamela, Maudrey, Paula III & Istria, 1913

A group of 15-metre class yachts: Pamela, Maudrey, Paula III & Istria, 1913
A group of 15-metre class yachts beating upwind: Pamela, Maudrey, Paula III & Istria, 1913. A total of twenty 15-metre yachts were built between 1907 and 1917

Background imageCowes Collection: The 8 Metre Ierne & Gundred racing downwind, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

The 8 Metre Ierne & Gundred racing downwind, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 8 Metre Ierne & Gundred racing downwind, 1913

Background imageCowes Collection: The 6 Metre The Whim (L6) and Correnzia racing downwind, 1911

The 6 Metre The Whim (L6) and Correnzia racing downwind, 1911

Background imageCowes Collection: The 7 Metre yacht Ithnan (K2) sailing with spinnaker, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

The 7 Metre yacht Ithnan (K2) sailing with spinnaker, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 7 Metre yacht Ithnan (K2) sailing with spinnaker, 1912. The 7 Metre class was used as an Olympic Class during the 1908 and 1920 Olympics. About 200 boats were built

Background imageCowes Collection: Group of 6 Metres racing downwind, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

Group of 6 Metres racing downwind, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Group of 6 Metres racing downwind, 1914

Background imageCowes Collection: Group of 8 Metre sailing yachts racing close-hauled. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

Group of 8 Metre sailing yachts racing close-hauled. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Group of 8 Metre sailing yachts racing close-hauled

Background imageCowes Collection: Setting spinnaker on the 8 Metre sailing yacht Spero, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

Setting spinnaker on the 8 Metre sailing yacht Spero, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Setting spinnaker on the 8 Metre sailing yacht Spero, 1911

Background imageCowes Collection: A Hamble River Class dinghy (No 12) sailing close-hauled, 1921. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

A Hamble River Class dinghy (No 12) sailing close-hauled, 1921. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
A Hamble River Class dinghy (No 12) sailing close-hauled, 1921

Background imageCowes Collection: The 12 Metre yacht Alachie makes swift progress upwind, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

The 12 Metre yacht Alachie makes swift progress upwind, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 12 Metre yacht Alachie makes swift progress upwind, 1911. Alachie was designed by William Fife and built in 1908

Background imageCowes Collection: Duke of Leeds motor launch. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

Duke of Leeds motor launch. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Duke of Leeds motor launch

Background imageCowes Collection: The paddle steamer SS Monarch under way. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

The paddle steamer SS Monarch under way. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The paddle steamer SS Monarch under way

Background imageCowes Collection: The 15 Metre Hispania running downwind, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

The 15 Metre Hispania running downwind, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 15 Metre Hispania running downwind, 1911. Hispania was designed by William Fife and launched in 1909. It was first owned by King Alfonso XIII

Background imageCowes Collection: Portrait of woman in evening dress, (Isle of Wight?), c1935. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

Portrait of woman in evening dress, (Isle of Wight?), c1935. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Portrait of woman in evening dress, (Isle of Wight?), c1935

Background imageCowes Collection: Drawing Room at Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight, c1930. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

Drawing Room at Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight, c1930. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Drawing Room, Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight, c1930. Carisbrooke Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle located in the village of Carisbrooke (near Newport)

Background imageCowes Collection: Dining Room at Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight, c1930. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

Dining Room at Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight, c1930. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Dining Room at Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight, c1930. Carisbrooke Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle located in the village of Carisbrooke (near Newport)

Background imageCowes Collection: The Royal Yacht HMY Victoria and Albert (1899). Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

The Royal Yacht HMY Victoria and Albert (1899). Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The Royal Yacht HMY Victoria and Albert (1899). HMY Victoria and Albert was designed by the Chief Constructor of the Royal Navy Sir William White, launched in 1899 and ready for service in 1901

Background imageCowes Collection: Female chorister, (Isle of Wight?), c1935. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

Female chorister, (Isle of Wight?), c1935. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Female chorister, (Isle of Wight?), c1935

Background imageCowes Collection: Sailing yacht Bona being towed, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

Sailing yacht Bona being towed, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Sailing yacht Bona being towed, 1912

Background imageCowes Collection: The 611 ton auxilary barque ship Belem, 1919. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

The 611 ton auxilary barque ship Belem, 1919. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 611 ton auxilary barque ship Belem, 1919. Belem was built in France by builders Chantiers Dubigeon, and launched in 1896

Background imageCowes Collection: The 8 Metre class Termagent (H9) sailing with spinnaker, 1911

The 8 Metre class Termagent (H9) sailing with spinnaker, 1911

Background imageCowes Collection: The Truant and Antwerpia IV racing with spinnakers, 27th May 1912. Creator

The Truant and Antwerpia IV racing with spinnakers, 27th May 1912. Creator
The Truant and Antwerpia IV racing downwind with spinnakers, 27th May 1912

Background imageCowes Collection: Termagent, an early gaff rigged 8 Metre sailing yacht, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

Termagent, an early gaff rigged 8 Metre sailing yacht, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Termagent, an early gaff rigged 8 Metre sailing yacht, 1911

Background imageCowes Collection: The 40-rater cutter Carina sailing close-hauled, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

The 40-rater cutter Carina sailing close-hauled, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 40-rater cutter Carina sailing close-hauled, 1913. Carina was designed by George Lennox Watson for Admiral Montagu and built in 1894

Background imageCowes Collection: The 8 Metre Termagent (H9) sailing downwind in fine weather, 1911

The 8 Metre Termagent (H9) sailing downwind in fine weather, 1911

Background imageCowes Collection: The 40-rater cutter Carina sailing on a reach, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

The 40-rater cutter Carina sailing on a reach, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 40-rater cutter Carina sailing on a reach, 1911. Carina was designed by George Lennox Watson for Admiral Montagu and built in 1894

Background imageCowes Collection: The 19-metre class Mariquita (C1) & Corona (C3) running with spinnakers up, 1911

The 19-metre class Mariquita (C1) & Corona (C3) running with spinnakers up, 1911. Both yachts were designed by William Fife III

Background imageCowes Collection: The 15 Metre Pamela sailing close-hauled, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

The 15 Metre Pamela sailing close-hauled, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 15 Metre Pamela sailing close-hauled, 1913. Pamela, designed by Charles Nicholson and launched in 1913, was fitted with the innovative Marconi topmast

Background imageCowes Collection: The sailing dinghy Hound with flags, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

The sailing dinghy Hound with flags, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The sailing dinghy Hound with flags, 1912

Background imageCowes Collection: The 15 Metre Istria sailing close-hauled, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

The 15 Metre Istria sailing close-hauled, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 15 Metre Istria sailing close-hauled, 1913. Istria, was designed by Charles Nicholson and originally owned by the architect Sir Charles Allom

Background imageCowes Collection: The 118 foot ketch Fidra at anchor, 1922. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

The 118 foot ketch Fidra at anchor, 1922. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 118 foot ketch Fidra at anchor, 1922. Fidra was renamed from Cariad in 1913 when she was bought by Frank Chaplin, a member of the R.Y.S

Background imageCowes Collection: The 15 Metre sailing yacht Pamela sailing close-hauled, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

The 15 Metre sailing yacht Pamela sailing close-hauled, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 15 Metre sailing yacht Pamela sailing close-hauled, 1913. Pamela, designed by Charles Nicholson and launched in 1913, was fitted with the innovative Marconi topmast

Background imageCowes Collection: The 6 Metre class The Truant, Antwerpia IV and Spero, 1912

The 6 Metre class The Truant, Antwerpia IV and Spero, 1912
The 6 Metre class The Truant, Antwerpia IV and Spero racing downwind, 1912

Background imageCowes Collection: The 40-rater cutter Carina at anchor with flags, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

The 40-rater cutter Carina at anchor with flags, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 40-rater cutter Carina at anchor with flags, 1911. Carina was designed by George Lennox Watson for Admiral Montagu and built in 1894

Background imageCowes Collection: The 18-foot keelboats Vanity (K5) and Prudence (K2) racing, 1922. Creator

The 18-foot keelboats Vanity (K5) and Prudence (K2) racing, 1922. Creator
The 18-foot keelboats Vanity (K5) and Prudence (K2) racing, 1922

Background imageCowes Collection: The 8 Metre Ventana and Garraveen race upwind, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

The 8 Metre Ventana and Garraveen race upwind, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 8 Metre Ventana and Garraveen race upwind, 1914

Background imageCowes Collection: The 6 Metre Womba heeling hard upwind, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

The 6 Metre Womba heeling hard upwind, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 6 Metre Womba heeling hard upwind, 1914



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Cowes, a picturesque town located on the Isle of Wight, has long been synonymous with yachting and maritime history, and is here that the 205-ton J-class yacht Velsheda gracefully sailed close hauled in 1933, showcasing the sheer elegance and power of these magnificent vessels. In Cowes, the sea becomes a stage for remarkable creations like the steam yacht Boadicea, anchored proudly amidst its surroundings. Crafted by Kirk & Sons of Cowes, this masterpiece stands as a testament to their craftsmanship and attention to detail. Speaking of Kirk & Sons' brilliance, their creation Cremona crashes through waves in an awe-inspiring display from 1913. The sheer force behind this vessel leaves spectators breathless as they witness its raw power. But Cowes isn't just about sailing; it offers much more. With its charming multiviews capturing every nook and cranny of this idyllic town on the Isle of Wight, visitors are transported into a world where beauty knows no bounds. Yachting enthusiasts flock to Cowes year after year to indulge in their passion for sailing. The sight of sleek yachts gliding effortlessly across azure waters is nothing short of mesmerizing - a true paradise for those who seek adventure on the open seas. Even railway air services recognized Cowes' allure as depicted in their captivating poster that invites travelers to experience the magic firsthand. This enchanting place beckons all who wish to escape reality and immerse themselves in nautical wonders. The steam yacht Joyeuse takes us back in time to 1914 when Kirk & Sons once again showcased their mastery at creating vessels that exude both opulence and grandeur. Its presence evokes nostalgia for an era defined by sophistication and grace. Fast forward to 1939 when La Toquade drops anchor off Cowes - another marvel created by Kirk & Sons.