Simon Downham's photos with the keyword: yacht

Jolie Brise is a gaff-rigged pilot cutter built and launched by the Albert Paumelle Yard in Le Havre in 1913 to a design by Alexandre Pâris. After a short career as a pilot boat, owing to steam replacing sail, she became a fishing boat, a racing yacht and a sail training vessel. The annual "round the island" race saw an entry of 1,117 yachts the 2022 race. From the total of 1117 that reportedly started, 903 finished the race while others retired and some disqualified.

Yachts approaching the turn at the iconic landmark called "The Needles" . The annual event saw an entry of 1,117 yachts the 2022 race.

The annual event saw an entry of 1,117 yachts the 2022 race yesterday. Here we can see a group of yachts, (well down the field) approaching the landmark of "The Needles" and nearby lighthouse in the distance.