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Yachtsman Collection

"Yachtsman: A Legacy of Adventure and Prestige" Step into the world of yachting, where tales of daring voyages and illustrious figures intertwine

Background imageYachtsman Collection: Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton, 1st Baronet, British grocer and yachtsman, 1926

Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton, 1st Baronet, British grocer and yachtsman, 1926. Artist: Alick P F Ritchie
Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton, 1st Baronet, British grocer and yachtsman, 1926. Portrait of Lipton (1848-1931) who created the famous Lipton tea brand and took part in the Americas Cup

Background imageYachtsman Collection: Alain Gerbault Sails

Alain Gerbault Sails
Intrepid French yachtsman ALAIN GERBAULT prepares to cross the Pacific, alone, in his boat the Firecrest

Background imageYachtsman Collection: Lipton / Sir Thomas / Vf 01

Lipton / Sir Thomas / Vf 01
J Reid Walker wears a ? Homburg hat, wing collar & red tie, black waistcoat & lounging jacket, grey herringbone tweed trousers with turn-ups & a front crease Date: 1909

Background imageYachtsman Collection: Eastern Yacht Club - President Wilson Presenting Club Cup To Owner of Yacht Ellen Who Won

Eastern Yacht Club - President Wilson Presenting Club Cup To Owner of Yacht Ellen Who Won
Eastern Yacht Club - President [Woodrow] Wilson Presenting Club Cup To Owner of Yacht Ellen Who Won Race Off Marblehead, Mass. 1913

Background imageYachtsman Collection: Eastern Yacht Club - President Wilson Presenting Club Cup To Owner of Yacht Ellen Who Won

Eastern Yacht Club - President Wilson Presenting Club Cup To Owner of Yacht Ellen Who Won
Eastern Yacht Club - President [Woodrow] Wilson Presenting Club Cup To Owner of Yacht Ellen Who Won Race Off Marblehead, Mass. 1913

Background imageYachtsman Collection: Mr. Templeton Crocker, portrait photograph, 1918 Jan. 21. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Mr. Templeton Crocker, portrait photograph, 1918 Jan. 21. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mr. Templeton Crocker, portrait photograph, 1918 Jan. 21. American philanthropist, art patron and yachtsman Charles Templeton Crocker

Background imageYachtsman Collection: Mr. Templeton Crocker, portrait photograph, 1918 Jan. 21. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Mr. Templeton Crocker, portrait photograph, 1918 Jan. 21. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mr. Templeton Crocker, portrait photograph, 1918 Jan. 21. American philanthropist, art patron and yachtsman Charles Templeton Crocker

Background imageYachtsman Collection: Round Britain Yachtsmen, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. July 1993

Round Britain Yachtsmen, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. July 1993
Colin Baker and Geoffrey Simpson are about to leave to join 22 other yachts which have entered the first ever Round Britain Rally. The eleven leg, seven week rally will start from Gosport, Hampshire

Background imageYachtsman Collection: Shay Blythe

Shay Blythe Round The World Yachtsman 17 July 1999 Date: 17 July 1999

Background imageYachtsman Collection: Y, Yachtsman (colour litho)

Y, Yachtsman (colour litho)
5234240 Y, Yachtsman (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Y, Yachtsman. Pictorial alphabet)

Background imageYachtsman Collection: King George V as a yachtsman (colour litho)

King George V as a yachtsman (colour litho)
5996558 King George V as a yachtsman (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: King George V as a yachtsman)

Background imageYachtsman Collection: Advert, Grants Stand Fast Scotch Whisky

Advert, Grants Stand Fast Scotch Whisky
Advertisement, Great Moments, Grants Stand Fast Scotch Whisky, depicting a man on a yacht. 1935

Background imageYachtsman Collection: Portrait of Lord Alfred Paget

Portrait of Lord Alfred Paget
3870705 Portrait of Lord Alfred Paget by Grant, Francis (1803-78); Royal Thames Yacht Club, London, UK; (add.info.: Lord Alfred Henry Paget (1816-88) was a British soldier

Background imageYachtsman Collection: Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton, 1st Baronet, 1930s

Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton, 1st Baronet, 1930s
3507492 Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton, 1st Baronet, 1930s by Ritchie, Alick Penrose Forbes (1868-1938); (add.info.: Players cigarette card depicting Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton, 1st Baronet)

Background imageYachtsman Collection: King George as a yachtsman at Cowes in 1924 (colour litho)

King George as a yachtsman at Cowes in 1924 (colour litho)
2797749 King George as a yachtsman at Cowes in 1924 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: King George as a yachtsman at Cowes in 1924)

Background imageYachtsman Collection: The Yachtsman

The Yachtsman. People You See, from Teddy Bear magazine, 1967. Date: 1967

Background imageYachtsman Collection: Conor O Brien, Irish sailor and writer (litho)

Conor O Brien, Irish sailor and writer (litho)
980861 Conor O Brien, Irish sailor and writer (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Conor O Brien (1880-1952), Irish sailor and writer

Background imageYachtsman Collection: Mr Punchs Literary Costume Ball (engraving)

Mr Punchs Literary Costume Ball (engraving)
3630228 Mr Punchs Literary Costume Ball (engraving) by Partridge, Bernard (1861-1945) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Punchs Literary Costume Ball)

Background imageYachtsman Collection: The Kings Birthday Honours, Prominent Recipients (b / w photo)

The Kings Birthday Honours, Prominent Recipients (b / w photo)
1601232 The Kings Birthday Honours, Prominent Recipients (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Kings Birthday Honours, Prominent Recipients)

Background imageYachtsman Collection: A Yachtsman, 1806-65. Creator: Robert Dighton the Younger

A Yachtsman, 1806-65. Creator: Robert Dighton the Younger
A Yachtsman, 1806-65

Background imageYachtsman Collection: Sir R Bulkeley, Vanity Fair, Spy

Sir R Bulkeley, Vanity Fair, Spy
SIR RICHARD HENRY WILLIAMS-BULKELEY, 12th Baronet Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey (1862-1942). Yachtsman, born in London, educated at Eton, lived in Beaumaris, Wales

Background imageYachtsman Collection: Mr A Barclay Walker, 1911. Creator: Unknown

Mr A Barclay Walker, 1911. Creator: Unknown
Mr A Barclay Walker, 1911. Portrait of British yachtsman Andrew Barclay Walker (1865-1930), son of Sir Andrew Barclay Walker who built the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool

Background imageYachtsman Collection: The 7 Metre sailing yacht Pinaster (K8), 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

The 7 Metre sailing yacht Pinaster (K8), 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 7 Metre sailing yacht Pinaster (K8) helmed by Captain R. Sloane Stanley, 1913

Background imageYachtsman Collection: The 7 Metre sailing yacht Pinaster (K8) with prize flags, 1912

The 7 Metre sailing yacht Pinaster (K8) with prize flags, 1912

Background imageYachtsman Collection: The 7 Metre yacht Pinaster (K8) sailing with spinnaker, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

The 7 Metre yacht Pinaster (K8) sailing with spinnaker, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 7 Metre yacht Pinaster (K8) sailing with spinnaker, 1912

Background imageYachtsman Collection: The 7 Metre yacht Pinaster (K8), 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

The 7 Metre yacht Pinaster (K8), 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 7 Metre yacht Pinaster (K8), 1914

Background imageYachtsman Collection: The 7 Metre yacht Pinaster (K8) sailing with spinnaker, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

The 7 Metre yacht Pinaster (K8) sailing with spinnaker, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 7 Metre yacht Pinaster (K8) sailing with spinnaker, 1913

Background imageYachtsman Collection: Rhe largest British racing yachts compete during Cowes Week, 1937

Rhe largest British racing yachts compete during Cowes Week, 1937
Off Cowes, in the Isle of Wight, the largest British racing yachts compete during Cowes Week, the first week in August, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol

Background imageYachtsman Collection: King George V as a yachtsman, c1935

King George V as a yachtsman, c1935. Steering his racing cutter Britannia and inset as a cadet aboard the Bacchante. From The Illustrated London News Silver Jubilee Record Number 1910-1935

Background imageYachtsman Collection: Advertisement for Cadburys Cocoa, 1890

Advertisement for Cadburys Cocoa, 1890. A print from The Graphic, 5 July 1890

Background imageYachtsman Collection: King Edward VII of the United Kingdom, 1910. Artist: Arthur Garratt

King Edward VII of the United Kingdom, 1910. Artist: Arthur Garratt
King Edward VII of the United Kingdom, 1910. Edward VII (1841-1910) dressed as a yachtsman. A print from a supplement to The Graphic, 11 May 1910

Background imageYachtsman Collection: ROSSI: ASTOR FAMILY, 1878. The family of William Astor in their home in New York City

ROSSI: ASTOR FAMILY, 1878. The family of William Astor in their home in New York City. Oil painting by Lucius Rossi, 1878

Background imageYachtsman Collection: Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton, 1st Baronet, 1848 - 1931. Scotsman of Irish parentage who was a

Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton, 1st Baronet, 1848 - 1931. Scotsman of Irish parentage who was a self-made man, merchant, and yachtsman. From The Business Encyclopedia and Legal Adviser, published 1920

Background imageYachtsman Collection: Suspected Brit Smuggler

Suspected Brit Smuggler
A British yachtsman suspected of rum-running throws an American customs man off his ship. Date: 1922

Background imageYachtsman Collection: WILLIAM ASTOR (1830-1892). William Backhouse Astor, Jr. American financier and yachtsman

WILLIAM ASTOR (1830-1892). William Backhouse Astor, Jr. American financier and yachtsman. Wood engraving, American, 1868

Background imageYachtsman Collection: 4th Earl Dunraven - 5

4th Earl Dunraven - 5
WYNDHAM THOMAS WYNDHAM-QUIN, fourth earl of DUNRAVEN (until 1871 Lord Adare) M.P. yachtsman, associated with the medium D D Home. Date: 1841 - 1926

Background imageYachtsman Collection: 4th Earl Dunraven - 3

4th Earl Dunraven - 3
WYNDHAM THOMAS WYNDHAM-QUIN, fourth earl of DUNRAVEN (until 1871 Lord Adare) M.P. yachtsman, associated with the medium D D Home. Date: 1841 - 1926

Background imageYachtsman Collection: 4th Earl Dunraven - 4

4th Earl Dunraven - 4
WYNDHAM THOMAS WYNDHAM-QUIN, fourth earl of DUNRAVEN (until 1871 Lord Adare) M.P. yachtsman, associated with the medium D D Home. Date: 1841 - 1926

Background imageYachtsman Collection: James Lloyd Ashbury

James Lloyd Ashbury (1834 1895), British yachtsman and Conservative Party politician. Splendid example of a beard. Date: 1874

Background imageYachtsman Collection: King George V as a yachtsman at Cowes, Isle of Wight

King George V as a yachtsman at Cowes, Isle of Wight. Date: 1924

Background imageYachtsman Collection: Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton, 1st Baronet

Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton, 1st Baronet (18481931) - Scottish self-made man, merchant, and yachtsman. He created the Lipton tea brand

Background imageYachtsman Collection: JOHN COX STEVENS (1785-1857). American yachtsman. Line drawing, 19th century

JOHN COX STEVENS (1785-1857). American yachtsman. Line drawing, 19th century

Background imageYachtsman Collection: SIR THOMAS LIPTON (1850-1931). British merchant and yachtsman. Illustration by Scotson-Clark

SIR THOMAS LIPTON (1850-1931). British merchant and yachtsman. Illustration by Scotson-Clark, 1903

Background imageYachtsman Collection: SIR THOMAS JOHNSTONE LIPTON (1850-1931). British merchant and yachtsman. American caricature

SIR THOMAS JOHNSTONE LIPTON (1850-1931). British merchant and yachtsman. American caricature, 1907

Background imageYachtsman Collection: SIR THOMAS LIPTON, 1901. British merchant and yachtsman. Caricature lithograph by Spy

SIR THOMAS LIPTON, 1901. British merchant and yachtsman. Caricature lithograph by Spy (Sir Leslie Ward)

Background imageYachtsman Collection: Edwin Dennison Morgans home at Newport, Rhode Island

Edwin Dennison Morgans home at Newport, Rhode Island
Beacon Rock - Commodore E. D. Morgans home at Newport, Rhode Island, USA. Edwin Dennison Morgan was titled The Greatest American Yachtsman. Defended the Americas Cup on a number of occasions

Background imageYachtsman Collection: Mr Melvin J Woodworth and his wife pictured on the SS Leviathan on the eve of

Mr Melvin J Woodworth and his wife pictured on the SS Leviathan on the eve of sailing for England. September 1924

Background imageYachtsman Collection: Thomas Lipton, Scottish yachtsman C017 / 7820

Thomas Lipton, Scottish yachtsman C017 / 7820
Thomas Johnstone Lipton (1848-1931), Scottish yachtsman. Lipton, famous for founding the Lipton tea brand, was a keen yachtsman. He competed five times in the Americas Cup between 1899 and 1930



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"Yachtsman: A Legacy of Adventure and Prestige" Step into the world of yachting, where tales of daring voyages and illustrious figures intertwine. One such figure is Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton, 1st Baronet, a British grocer turned yachtsman who left an indelible mark on maritime history. In 1926, artist Alick P F Ritchie captured his spirit in a captivating portrait. But Lipton was not alone in his pursuit of nautical glory. Alain Gerbault set sail with determination as he embarked on his own remarkable journey across the seas. The image of him sailing proudly serves as a testament to human resilience and the allure of exploration. The Round Britain Yachtsmen gathered in Lostwithiel, Cornwall in July 1993, united by their shared passion for sailing. Each one carried stories etched upon weathered faces and calloused hands - tales that spoke volumes about their love affair with the open waters. However, not all yachtsmen were celebrated heroes; some found themselves entangled in controversy. Whispers spread about suspected British smugglers navigating treacherous waters under false pretenses. Shay Blythe's name echoed amidst these rumors, leaving us to ponder the fine line between adventure and illicit pursuits. Yet amidst intrigue and speculation loomed moments of sheer beauty captured through artistry. Vibrant color lithographs depicted King George V himself embracing his inner sailor at Cowes in 1924 - a regal presence gracing the waves with elegance unmatched. Even advertisements paid homage to this noble tradition; Grants Stand Fast Scotch Whisky beckoned us to envision ourselves aboard luxurious vessels while savoring life's finer pleasures. Portraits immortalized Lord Alfred Paget alongside Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton during the glamorous era of the 1930s when yachting became synonymous with opulence and sophistication.