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The spritsail barges Mirosa (1892), Vigilant (1904) and Xylonite (1926) under sail in Gravesend Reach, River Thames, passing Tilbury bound down at the start of a barge match. (Roll film negative)
A distant port quarter view of an RAF Rescue Westland Wessex HAR.2 helicopter in flight over the Thames Estuary during a barge match. (Roll film negative)
The spritsail barges Mirosa (1892), Vigilant (1904) and Xylonite (1926) under sail in Gravesend Reach, River Thames, passing Tilbury bound down at the start of a barge match. (Roll film negative)
A starboard side near beam view of the spritsail barge Vigilant (1904) taken from the spritsail barge Reminder (1929) (Colour transparency)
A port side near beam view of the spritsail barge Montreal (1902) underway (Colour transparency)
A direct at bow view of the spritsail barge Felix (1893) under way (Colour transparency)
Distant port bow view of two spritsail barges underway (Colour transparency)
A direct on bows view of the spritsail barge Vigilant (1904) under way (Colour transparency)
A slightly distant port broadside view of the staysail spritsail barge Vigilant (1904) under sail in the River Blackwater, Essex. (Roll film negative)
A starboard side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the staysail spritsail barge Vigilant (1904) under sail in Gillingham Reach, River Medway. (Roll film negative)
A slightly distant starboard bow view of the staysail spritsail barge Ironsides (1900) under sail on the River Medway. (Roll film negative)
A starboard bow view of the staysail spritsail barges Ena (1906) and Vigilant (1904) under sail in Gillingham Reach, River Medway. (Roll film negative)
A port bow view, taken from wide off the bow, of the spritsail barge/yacht Vigilant (1904) under sail in the Thames Estuary. (Colour transparency)
A port side view, taken from just abaft the beam, of the stemhead bowsprit spritsail barge Vigilant (1904) under sail in the Thames Estuary. (Colour transparency)
Three spritsail barges under sail manoeuvring for position, possibly at the start of a race, in the Thames Estuary off Southend, Essex. (Colour transparency)
A port broadside view of the spritsail barge/yacht Vigilant (1904) under sail in the Thames Estuary. (Colour transparency)
The spritsail barges Gladys (1901), Vigilant (1904) and Xylonite (1926) under sail in Gravesend Reach, River Thames, passing Tilbury bound down at the start of a barge match. (Roll film negative)
A port side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the spritsail barges Repertor (1924), Felix (1893) and Vigilant (1904) under sail racing during the 1981 Blackwater Match. (Roll film negative)
A port side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the spritsail barges Repertor (1924), Felix (1893) and Vigilant (1904) under sail racing during the 1981 Blackwater Match. (Roll film negative)
A slightly distant starboard bow view of the spritsail barges Victor (1895), Repertor (1924) and Vigilant (1904) sailing downwind on the River Medway. (Roll film negative)
Spritsail barges under sail manoeuvring for position, possibly at the start of a race, in the Thames Estuary off Southend, Essex. (Colour transparency)
Four spritsail barges under sail in the Swale, Kent, manoeuvring for position prior to the start of the Swale Match. (Roll film negative)
A slightly distant port bow view of a number of spritsail barges under sail in Gillingham Reach, River Medway, at the start of a barge match with the Vigilant (1904) leading. (Roll film negative)
Four spritsail barges under sail in the Swale, Kent, manoeuvring for position prior to the start of the Swale Match. (Roll film negative)
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