A seascape from the 'Birkdale', showing a four-masted sailing ship on the horizon. The loosely constructed sketch shows a wide expanse of sea. This forms the main purpose of the composition and concentrates on form and colour to create the depiction of the waves. He has used short brush strokes of blue tones to indicate the movement of the waves. Everett joined the barque, 'Birkdale', and sailed from Bristol to Sabine Pass, Texas, April to June 1920. It was his first journey after World War I. The 'Birkdale' was due to take sulphur from Texas to the Cape, but when she arrived in Texas the ship was re-chartered to Australia and so Everett reluctantly left her and came home by steamer. The 'Birkdale', built in 1892, was the last barque to fly the red ensign and spent World War I she switched to taking sulphur from Texas to the Cape. The 'Birkdale' went back to the nitrate trade and was wrecked on the Chilean coast after catching fire in 1927. The painting is inscribed 'Birk' verso.