Marlin is a commercial fishing vessel lying against the outer wall in the tiny harbour of Pylos, Messina, Greece. She is looking a little worse for wear as the rust takes over...but even she looks beautiful in the evening light.
Balmoral cruise ship moored alongside Falmouth Docks.
Florence, number 31, is a Falmouth Working Boat. Here she is racing during Falmouth Classics, in the Carrick Roads, Cornwall.
Port Pendennis Marina is a privately owned marina next to the docks in Falmouth, Cornwall. It has berths for all sorts of motorboats and yachts, from the small ribs to some of the most famous super yachts in the World.
Ranger and Valsheda, two of the world famous J Class yachts battle it out during the Pendennis Cup in Falmouth Bay. These yachts were originally designed to race in the Americas Cup.
This beautiful classic yacht is often seen sailing the waters around Falmouth, Cornwall. Here she is sailing home during Falmouth Classics Weekend.
One of the many abandoned and broken old wooden fishing boats along the beaches in Crete.
MS De Jordaan is one of the many Amsterdam party boats that cruise through Amsterdam harbour and canals.
The RNLI lifeguards of Polzeath set out through the surf to inititate a rescue. These brave lads put their own live at risk to save others.
The Polzeath RNLI lifeguards on a rescue putting the small RIB through the surf. These guys put their lives at risk saving others.
Captain Bruno is a local character in Mombassa, East Africa. He sails his boat along the coast and will even take you for a sail, if you ask him nicely!
A colourful Mirror dinghy appears out of the mist during racing at Restronguet, Mylor. These small dinghies are ideal for children to learn to sail in.
The Golden Globe was set up by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston to celebrate the round the World sailing by Sir Francis Chicester in Sualia and him in Gypsy Moth. Pictured in the centre of this scene is Sualia. They have no navigational aids at all apart from a compass and sextant.
Gypsy Moth IV preparing to race across the channel from Falmouth to France as part of the Golden Globe celebrations 2018.
Gypsy Moth IV passes St Anthony Head lighthouse as she prepares to sail across the English Channel from Falmouth to France taking part in the Golden Globe celebrations.
Grace is one of many in the fleet of Falmouth Working Boats, here she is racing during Falmouth Week.
This lovely houseboat is named after the famous Tom Bombadil a character from J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. Tom Bombadil is a merry fellow! Bright Blue his jacket is, and his boots are yellow!
Seen on a Northampton canal and converted into a digital painting.
A superyacht moored alongside Port Pendennis Marina in the sunshine. The water pouring from the anchor is the anchor wash. Port Pendennis Marina regularly has these magnicifent superyachts alongside, many of which have been through some refit work in the neigbouring docks.
Adela, Marietta and Eve racing in Falmouth Bay
The Falmouth working boat Victory sailing back into St Mawes after racing in the Carrick Roads, Falmouth.
This is a digital painting of one of my own photographs.
Falmouth working boats racing in the Caarricl Roads. Falmouth, Cornwall. These beautiful boats are easily recognised by their colourful topsails, which are unique in colour to each vessel.
A sketch created from my original photograph.
Falmouth working boats racing in the Caarricl Roads. Falmouth, Cornwall. These beautiful boats are easily recognised by their colourful topsails, which are unique in colour to each vessel.
A small dinghy no longer used for its original purpose now sits in a gravel pit and is filled with brightly coloured primulas. A painterly effect has been added.
MARIETTE was built in 1915, and designed by Nathanael Greene Herreshoff for J Frederick Brown of Boston, a successful wool merchant, who raced and cruised her along the North and South Shores of Boston from 1916 to 1927. Renamed Cleopatra’s Barge under Francis K Crowninshield’s ownership, she was requisitioned by the American Navy during the war and declined thereafter. Restored at Cantiere Navale Beconcini in1995, she is owned by Thomas Perkins, of San Francisco, who re-rigged her as original.
A small simulated clinker pram dinghy sits on the beach at St Ives waiting for the tide to come in.
An old wooden boat in the last stages of decay, it caught my eye on a cold morning in Penryn, a strange beauty amidst decay
I came across this beautiful little boat in a field in near St Just-in-Roseland, Cornwall. It reminds me of Noahs ark but much smaller.
Falmouth working boats racing in Falmouth Harbour. Here number 23 leads number 7. Falmouth working boats are built in Falmouth and were designed to fish the oyster beds in the Carrick Roads.
This small clinker built dinghy caught my attention as it bobbed gently in the water in Mevagissey Harbour.
Up Yours is an aptly named small fishing boat which lives on the pebble beach at Porthoustock, Cornwall. In the background you can see the working quarry, where aggregates are still quarried.
A small fishing boat called Lunasea sits on the pebble beach at Porthoustock on the Lizard Peninsular, Cornwall.
A small blue fishing boat ashore on the beach at Porthallow. The beach is made up of pebbles, this keeps the water clearer and is ideal for divers.
A digital painting of one of my own images of the colourful fishing boats moored in Coverack Harbour, in Cornwall.
A digital painting of a traditional Fleet fishing boat as it sits quietly tethered to its pole in East Fleet, Dorset
Eve of St Mawes Eve owes her heritage to the pilot cutters of the Isles of Scilly. Rugged and versatile craft built to withstand the rigours of the Western Approaches in comfort and safety; these little ships were fast, weatherly and immensely strong. Built in 1997 by Luke Powell of Working Sail, many people mistake Eve for an old boat; such is the sense of history within her solid new timbers. Constructed entirely traditionally from the best materials available, Eve was built to last.
Queen Mary 2 (also referred to as the QM2) is a transatlantic ocean liner. She is the largest passenger ship built for the Cunard Line since Queen Elizabeth 2 in 1969, the vessel she succeeded as flagship of the line. As of 2018, Queen Mary 2 is the only passenger ship operating as an ocean liner.
Minx sailing in the somewhat “strange” Falmouth Week 2020.
A typical Greek fishing boat laid up on the beach at Ammothines Bar, near Pylos, Greece.
Living relics from a byegone age, the Falmouth Working Boats make an impressive sight, and there can be few who are not inspired by the beauty of these powerful gaff-rigged cutters under sail. Outwardly, little has changed in nearly 200 years, their existence being a direct result of the local harbour byelaws prohibiting the dredging of oysters by any mechanical means.
Along the Penryn River, Cornwall there is a boat graveyard. We call it this because there are numerous old boats decaying on the banks. Occasionally they are removed and set on fire by the local harbour master. Many of them belong to people who are either deceased or who can no longer looks after them.
A colourful array of some of the working vessels which can be seen , around Falmouth and the surrounding waters. Party Boat Princessa, Morel Margh and Datchet moored up on a pontoon near Flushing
A painting of an original photograph of several Cornish gigs lined up on a sandy beach in Cornwall.
Eve owes her heritage to the pilot cutters of the Isles of Scilly. Rugged and versatile craft built to withstand the rigours of the Western Approaches in comfort and safety; these little ships were fast, weatherly and immensely strong. Built in 1997 by Luke Powell of Working Sail, many people mistake Eve for an old boat; such is the sense of history within her solid new timbers. Constructed entirely traditionally from the best materials available, Eve was built to last.
This image is a digital painting of my original photograph
A digital painting of the pleasure boat The Pride of Falmouth with a rainbow appearing to stem from the flybridge!
Mariquita sailing downwind during the Falmouth Classics 2012. This beautiful classic 19-Metre gaff cutter designed by William Fife III and built in 1911.
Sepia and grain effect added.
Mariquita, meaning ladybird in Spanish, is probably the last 19-Metre in existence. Here this beautiful classic yacht is racing in Falmouth Bay.
Excelsior is an authentically restored fishing smack of the Lowestoft fishing fleet . She was built by John Chambers of Lowestoft in 1921 and worked until 1936 before being converted into a motor coaster.
Colourful fishing boats in Mevagissey Harbour in Cornwall. Mevagissey is a popular tourist destination in Cornwall, and it is a fully working harbour.
A watercolour painting of a small rather neglected tender sitting on its mooring in Porthleven harbour, Cornwall
Fishing boat PZ260 lies alongside the harbour wall in Porthelven Harbour Cornwall.
A brightly coloured red fishing boat returns home to Penzance Harbour with his catch of the day.
A digital painting from one of my original photographs
A small brghtly coloured fishing boats enters the harbour next to a much larger commercial vessel in Penzance Harbour Cornwall
A small blue fishing boat ashore on the beach at Porthallow. The beach is made up of pebbles, this keeps the water clearer and is ideal for divers.
Up Yours is an aptly named small fishing boat which lives on the pebble beach at Porthoustock, Cornwall. In the background you can see the working quarry, where aggregates are still quarried.
A small fishing boat called Lunasea sits on the pebble beach at Porthoustock on the Lizard Peninsular, Cornwall.
A silhouette of a fishing boat on it's mooring, taken in Greece as the sun began to set after another hot day.
Adela with her spinnaker, big red, in Falmouth Bay.
The 182ft twin masted schooner Adela was modified and restored by Pendennis Shipyard, Falmouth and launched in 1995, but she dates back to 1903. Originally constructed by John Goodman Fay & Co, Adela was redesigned, engineered and beautifully restored by Dykstra Naval Architects.
This small colourful Cypriot fishing boat sets out for a days fishing. Most of these Greek Cypriot fishing boats are painted in red, white and blue, despite their size they go quite a way offshore.
These small vessels go quite far out to sea in the Mediterranean Sea to catch fish, most of which are sold to the local restaurants.
Two abandoned fishing boats lie side by side in the long grass near a marina in Cyprus
This small red boat was tethered by a strop to the bank, sadly it had filled with water, but hopefully one day it will float again.
This classic motor yacht built by Camper and Nicholsons has recently been restored to her former glory by Pendennis Shipyard in Falmouth. Oringinally built in 1931 her original owner died before taking delivery, since then she has had only 3 owners in nearly 90 years. She is built of steel and aluminium and accomodates upto 13 guests in 7 cabins.
A Fairline Squadron moored alongside a pontoon at Port Pendennis Harbour. The National Maritime Museum and vewing tower stand behind.
Marguerite is a Bristol Channel pilot cutter based in Falmouth. She is regularly seen sailing in the harbour with charter guests on board. Here she is lying at anchor in Falmouth harbour the Falmouth docks can be seen behind her.
Kianda is a 68ft sailing yacht, designed for seriously relaxed cruising holidays. She is a Nautor Swan built in 1996 and has two extensive refits.
Trinity’s Lightship was the former LV1 Lightvessel, established in 1946. She was decommissioned in 1993 & sold to Dean & Reddyhoff, Gosport for conversion into Trinity’s Lightship, a bar and restaurant in Haslar Marina and painted green and renamed Mary Mouse II after the director’s wives Mary Reddyhoff and Joanna (Mouse) Dean.
The restaurant closed in 2021.
A painting of Fishing vessel Girl Rachael moored in her home port of St Mawes.
There are a number of boats moored up the Truro River. This one caught my eye as a traditional wooden boat probably originally used for fishing.
Wooden fishing vessel FAir Morn moored up the Truro River.
The Carrick Roads in Cornwall is one of the Worlds deepest natural harbours. Often large ships are seen moored in the river upstream from the King Harry Ferry.
The sky has been replaced to add drrama.
A small tradional sailing boat sailing in the Dovey estuary early evening.
A well known British sailor, Peter Jennings sailing his traditional gaff rig day boat in the Dyfi Estuary, Aberdyfi in Wales.
A watercolour painting of a small wooden boat moored near a jetty on a lake on a misty Autumn morning.
Image created with the help of Ai
A painting of rowing boats on a lake on a misty Autumn morning
Image created with the help of Ai
A painting of gondolas moored up in Venice. Gondolas are used as a mode of transport within the Venetian canal system and are widely used by tourists to explore this beautiful city.
Image created with the help of Ai
A watercolour painting of small wooden boats moored peacefully alongside the lake edge on a misty Autumn morning.
Image created with the help of AI
Boats pulled up on a small beach in Cornwall.
Watercolour painting created with the help of Ai
A line drawing of three small wooden boats moored on a calm lake in the Lake District
Image created with the help of Ai
Three small boats moored on a lake in the Lake District , Cumbria.
A line drawing created with the help of Ai
Two old wooden boats moored on a lake on a misty day.
A watercolour painting created with the help of Ai
A painting of a small tradtional African sailing boat off the East coast of Africa.
Image created with the help of Ai
