LIFE Magazine Photos on Google

[Rigel]

Lots of good historical maritime photos here. Try searching on yacht, sail, etc.

http://images.google.com/hosted/life

[Bluenose]

Very, very cool. Thanks for the link.

I just never get tired of looking at older boats.







I love seeing the tall slender rigs on these old boats. They just seem graceful and beautiful to my eye.

Thanks again for the link.

Cheers, Bill

[Rigel]

Agreed...also like these of Sir Francis Chichester aboard Gypsy Moth IV:

In his sea berth

Drawing a glass of Guinness

[hebert01]

To that end, Norman Fortier - a photographer local to the New Bedford, MA / Buzzards Bay area - captured some stunning marine photographs in his career. I personally connect with a lot of it. While it's before my day, the places are all the same, and the boats are classic. You'll enjoy quite a few Concordia images, as well as some great reflections of life in a coastal town.

Some photos here

http://www.whalingmuseum.org/photo-op/poparts/

And the somewhat recent release of a book, available here

http://www.amazon.com/Wind-Marine-Photo ... 465&sr=8-1

[Adam]

This is Fortier's second book - The first being written in 1968 with the famous CCA era sailor ("Winnie of Bourne" Concordia Yawl) and Yachting Historian John "Jack" Parkinson Jr. . "The Bay and the Sound" is available via the used book shops for short money. In many ways, it was a better book then the latest one.

There is a good account of him in Waldo Howlands The Concordia years, and a write up here from the NBWM:
http://www.whalingmuseum.org/about/fortier.html

Of course the real grandfather of American Yachting photography would have to be the Rosenfeld family (esp. Morris and Stanley). Most of the photo's from 1910-1960's that sailing folks are familiar with are from their studio. There are numerous books - and a quick Google will give you a good half dozen:
http://www.rosenfeldcollection.com/inde ... C5FD4F63C1

[Skipper599]

Of course the real grandfather of American Yachting photography would have to be the Rosenfeld family (esp. Morris and Stanley). Most of the photo's from 1910-1960's that sailing folks are familiar with are from their studio. There are numerous books - and a quick Google will give you a good half dozen:
http://www.rosenfeldcollection.com/inde ... C5FD4F63C1

... Likewise, in the UK, another long time family business ... BEKEN of COWES. ... I watched a video of this family and their photography of the sailing boats we have all come to appreciate. I do believe that video can be purchased from the BBC (BritishBroadcastingCorporation) on-line store.
... The pics I liked most were of those huge J Class vessels ... what awesome power in those vessels under masses of sail. I recall seeing some of them stored in a yard near Southampton, England many years ago, as I was traveling past the dock area by train.
... One of my siblings gave me a box of drink Coasters with pics of these visions of beauty. Amazing shots ... all taken with a camera made by the original BEKEN Senior. That camera is also featured in the video.

[Adam]

My appologies for leaving out Beken of Cowes - The thread was leaning to an "American" view in my narrow mind - and you are quite right Beken was every bit the UK's Rosenfelds. In fact they were probably the first to concentrate on recreational "yachting". A number of good books as well.

Here is another very good photographer from that era - W.B. Jackson :
http://www.tfaoi.com/aa/6aa/6aa359.htm

[Zach]

Humina Humina.

They sure did build pretty boats back then. Makes me sad to wonder where they all went. Sigh.

Zach