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21 June 2018

BYY Yacht Clubs

British Yachts and Yachtsmen contains an appendix on yacht clubs, presented here as a separate section. The order is not alphabetical and may, or may not, […]
21 June 2018

British Yachts & Yachtsmen

British Yachts and Yachtsmen was published in 1907. Written by an anonymous author for The Yachtsman magazine, it is sub-titled: ‘A complete history of British yachting from the middle of […]
21 June 2018

Focus on Falmouth

As the most westerly large harbour in Britain, Falmouth played an important role in the era of sail. For around 150 years from 1689, Packet Ships […]
21 June 2018

Trafalgar

Trafalgar: the greatest sea battle of the age of sail and the event that sealed Britain’s domination of the seas for a century. The events of […]
21 June 2018

HMP Swiftsure

Watercolour with ink and body colour 46.5cm x 59.5cm Signed: Nicholas Cammillieri Built: Fowey 1812 Owners: Angove & Co. A temporary Packet first hired in 1812 […]
21 June 2018

Teneriffe

Saturday 23rd Aug.t – when I got up this morning, I beheld the island of Teneriffe. This island seems to be more rocky and precipitous than Madeira – […]
21 June 2018

Madeira

Journal of a Voyage from Falmouth to Brazil and back Sailed 11th August 1828 – Returned 9th Dec.r 1828 On Monday the 11th August 1828 at exactly five weeks after having […]
21 June 2018

Voyage 1 – Brazil 1828

Journal of a Voyage from Falmouth to Brazil & back Sailed 11th August 1828 – Returned 9th December 1828 Absent 17 weeks & 2 days James’ first voyage took […]
21 June 2018

The Pictures

The National Maritime Museum Cornwall (NMMC) is fortunate in owning six Packet Ship portraits by the noted pierhead painter Nicholas Cammillieri (1773? – 1860). These were […]
21 June 2018

BYY Yacht Clubs

British Yachts and Yachtsmen contains an appendix on yacht clubs, presented here as a separate section. The order is not alphabetical and may, or may not, […]
21 June 2018

British Yachts & Yachtsmen

British Yachts and Yachtsmen was published in 1907. Written by an anonymous author for The Yachtsman magazine, it is sub-titled: ‘A complete history of British yachting from the middle of […]
21 June 2018

Focus on Falmouth

As the most westerly large harbour in Britain, Falmouth played an important role in the era of sail. For around 150 years from 1689, Packet Ships […]
21 June 2018

Trafalgar

Trafalgar: the greatest sea battle of the age of sail and the event that sealed Britain’s domination of the seas for a century. The events of […]
21 June 2018

HMP Swiftsure

Watercolour with ink and body colour 46.5cm x 59.5cm Signed: Nicholas Cammillieri Built: Fowey 1812 Owners: Angove & Co. A temporary Packet first hired in 1812 […]
21 June 2018

Teneriffe

Saturday 23rd Aug.t – when I got up this morning, I beheld the island of Teneriffe. This island seems to be more rocky and precipitous than Madeira – […]
21 June 2018

Madeira

Journal of a Voyage from Falmouth to Brazil and back Sailed 11th August 1828 – Returned 9th Dec.r 1828 On Monday the 11th August 1828 at exactly five weeks after having […]
21 June 2018

Voyage 1 – Brazil 1828

Journal of a Voyage from Falmouth to Brazil & back Sailed 11th August 1828 – Returned 9th December 1828 Absent 17 weeks & 2 days James’ first voyage took […]
21 June 2018

The Pictures

The National Maritime Museum Cornwall (NMMC) is fortunate in owning six Packet Ship portraits by the noted pierhead painter Nicholas Cammillieri (1773? – 1860). These were […]