A States yacht under way and a flagship at anchor. To the right is a starboard bow view of a States yacht with the wind on the starboard quarter; at the masthead is the lion flag of the united provinces. To the left is a port bow view of a ship at anchor with flag and fore and pendant and main.

This drawing is identified by its subject and watermark as belonging to the time when Van de Velde was with the Dutch fleet assembled near Goeree. The most important drawing of the series are in the Boymans-van Beuningen Museum, Rotterdam. The artist joined the fleet on 27 August [OS]/ 6 September 1664 and the fleet dispersed 21 November [OS]/1 December.