Sailing Ships and Maritime Heritage

Classic sailing vessels under full sail, capturing the beauty of maritime history against stunning sky and ocean backdrops.

Vintage Photograph. Majestic ship mast and rigging against a clear blue sky.

Bluenose II, Lunenburg Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada

Vintage Photograph. Sailors on a historic tall ship prepare the sails under a vibrant blue sky.

Washington, Seattle, Center for Wooden Boats on Lake Union. (Editorial Usage Only)

Ship in blue light

Sailing ships in the sunset at the Hanse Sail in Rostock

View of mast and rigging on the tall sail ship against the blue sky.

The Polish tall ship Dar Mlodziezy

Three-master sailing boat, Old Port, Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada, North America

sail training ship 'Gorch Fock' in the harbour of Saint Cruz Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain,

Royal Clipper full sail seen from platform of crow's nest, Aboard Sailing Cruiseship Royal Clipper (Star Clippers Cruises), Adriatic Sea, near Kotor, Montenegro

Ship's mast and rigging in silhouette

Vintage Photograph. Majestic tall ship sailing off the coast on a breezy day.

Three-masted schooner, Mare Frisium, in front of the Baltic Beauty, during Hanse Sail 2012, Warnemuende, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

USA, Massachusetts, Cape Ann, Gloucester. Gloucester Schooner Festival, schooner sails

Sailing ships at the Hanse Sail in Rostock

White sail hoisting, Baltic Sea

Sailing ship, Unterwarnow, Hanse Sail, Warnemuende, Rostock, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

England, Hampshire, Portsmouth, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, HMS Victory, Detail of Gun Ports

Cordage and rigging on board of the Oosterschelde, three-masted topsail schooner from the Netherlands sailing the Atlantic Ocean near Cape Verde, Cabo Verde, Western Africa

The Flotilla tall ship sailing down the Hudson River during the 100 year celebration for the Statue of Liberty, July 4, 1986

USA, Massachusetts, Cape Ann, Gloucester, America's Oldest Seaport, Gloucester Schooner Festival, schooner sails

Mediterranean sailing

NA, Canada, Nova Scotia, Halifax. Ship's sails (Editorial Usage Only)

Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lauterbach, port, masts

USA, Massachusetts, Cape Ann, Gloucester, America's oldest seaport, annual Schooner Festival

Vintage Photograph. Sailboats gliding on the sea under clear blue skies.

Three masted barque 'Statsraad Lejmkeul', France

Silhouette of a tall ship at dusk, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, USA

Massachusetts, Gloucester, Schooner Festival, schooners in Gloucester Harbor (Large format sizes available)

USA, Massachusetts, Cape Ann, Gloucester, America's Oldest Seaport, Gloucester Schooner Festival, schooner sailing ships

The French double masted schooner LA VIOLANTE, built in the 1920's, sails the waters of the YASAWA ISLANDS - FIJI

Gorch Fock, a German three-mast barque, in the port of Stralsund, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Several boats moored in the harbour, a building with a tower can be seen in the background, enkhuizen, the netherlands

Sailing ships at the Hanse Sail in Rostock

Sailing ships at harbour under clouded sky, Sail 2010, Bremerhaven, Germany, Europe

Sail Bremerhafen Sail Bremerhafen Copyright: xZoonar.com/JensxNieswandtx 953797

The Gorch Fock I museum ship in the harbour of Stralsund, Mecklenburg_Vorpommern, Germany, Europe

North America, USA, Washington State, Tacoma. Mast, sails and rigging, Tall Ship Festival

Tall ship Artemis at the Seebaederkaje in Bremerhaven, Germany, Europe

110830-N-VM928-014PEARL HARBOR (Aug. 30, 2011) The Chilean navy barquentine tall ship Esmeralda (BE-43) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a scheduled port visit. The guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65) is the host ship for the crew of Esmeralda while the ship is in port. Esmeralda serves as a training vessel for naval officers and crewmembers that have recently graduated from their respective academies.

Sailing ship Passat, Priwall, Lübeck-Travemünde, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Sail ship Kruzenshtern in port of Sochi on September 21, 2016 in Sochi, Russia

Replica of French frigate l'Hermione in her dock at the Arsenal of Rochefort, Charente Maritime department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe

Dar Mlodziezy, Impressionen vom 824. Hamburger Hafengeburtstag 2013, Impressions of the 824th Birthday of the Port of Hamburg 2013, Germany, Europe

Gorch Fock I, harbour, Hanseatic City, Stralsund, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany

Nor. Sail training vessel Stadsraad Leemkuhl

USA, Massachusetts, Cape Ann, Gloucester. Gloucester Schooner Festival, sailing ship masts

gaff rigged sailboat off Discovery Island,Victoria waterfront, Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

U.S. coast guard ship

USA, Massachusetts, Cape Ann, Gloucester. Gloucester Schooner Festival, schooner sails

Europe, Scandinavia, Sweden. Stockholm. Old rigging, sailor ion the mast

Sailing ships at the Hansesail in Rostock

Ship for tourist cruises in front of the Paseo del Malecon, Havana, Cuba.

Explore Timeless Adventures on a Majestic Tall Ship Sailing the Open Sea

NEW YORK UNITED STATES MAY 1970 Sailing ship sails on the sea in 70 s

Sailing ship in the sea

Night photograph of the Russian tall ship Krusenstern, Kruzenshtern in the port, Kiel Week 2008, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Pacific Ocean, sailing ship at Galapagos Islands

Rigging, close-up

Port of Genoa (Genova) with ship replica of a 17th-century Spanish galleon, Genoa, Italy, Europe

A sailing ship on the Baltic Sea

Star Clipper at Sunset, View from the Bowsprit, Caribbean Sea

Cutty Sark clipper, 1869, United Kingdom, cutaway drawing.

Sails and rigging on board of the tall ship, barquentine Antigua sailing with tourists towards Svalbard, Spitsbergen, Norway, Europe

Tall ships form part of flotilla in Sydney Harbour for Australia's Bicentenary, 1988

Sailing ship in the sunset at the Hanse Sail in Rostock

Sarmiento Frigate, a museum ship in the old Puerto Madero harbor, Puerto Madero district, Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America

Drive Shaft of a beautiful sailing ship. Skyward view.

Three-mast sailing ship Amorina, Red Sea

The USS Constellation in the Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Maryland

Two ships during the Race of Classics Young Professionals ROTTERDAM,NETHERLAN DS - OCTOBER 10:The ship Gulden Leeuw sails out of the Rotterdam harbor,on October 10,2012 in Rotterdam,Netherlan ds. The ship is sailing the Race of Classics Young Professionals Copyright: xZoonar.com/chrisxwilllemsenx 6943929

USA, WA, Brownsville. The Hawaiian Chieftain built of steel in 1988 was based on Spanish explorers. Purchased in 2004 by Grays Harbor Historical Seaport for education and training in Puget Sound.

Museum ship Gorch Fock in the harbour, sail training ship, Stralsund, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Sailing Ship, Tall Ship Adelaar

USA, Massachusetts, Cape Ann, Gloucester, America's oldest seaport, annual Schooner Festival

Rickmer Rickmers, by night, fog, Port of Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Naval ships - United States' Continental Navy frigate USS Hancock, 1776. Color illustration

Expedition ship Europa operating from Ushuaia, Argentina to the Antarctic Peninsula in Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

USA, Massachusetts, Cape Ann, Gloucester. Gloucester Schooner Festival, schooner parade of sail.

Sailing ship Passat, Priwall, Travemuende, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Spanish galleon, the Galeón Andalucía

Impressions of the Entry Parade of the 827th Birthday of the Port of Hamburg 2016, Germany, Europe

827th Harbour Birthday

One of the largest sailing ship empire sandy at the toronto port, sail down

USA, Massachusetts, Cape Ann, Gloucester, America's oldest seaport, annual Schooner Festival

Four-masted barque Passat, sailing ship, museum, modern apartment buildings, Priwall, Travemuende, Luebeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

The masts and sails of a large sailing ship against a blue sky with few clouds, bremerhaven, bremen, germany

Tall Sailing Ship In The Harbour, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

A schooner sets sail in Maine. (High speed film)

Eckernförde, harbour, sailboats

Tall ship parked at Toronto Harbourfront with a dusky sky as the background

Boston, Massachusetts, August 23, 2013 - USS Constitution sets sail in Boston Harbor to commemorate the 201st anniversary of Constitution's battle with HMS Guerriere in the War of 1812.

Segelschiff Balclutha 1883 im San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. Segelschiff Balclutha 1883 im San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. Copyright: xZoonar.com/ThomasxRamsauerx 841540

SPAIN - Huelva (district) - ANDALUSIA - Huelva. La Rábida, "puerto" colombino

Rickmer Rickmers, by night, fog, Port of Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Strandvgen with anchored ships and historic buildings in the background in summer, stockholm

Tall Ship The Nippon Maru After Sunset, Moored Along The Fraser River, Vancouver, British Columbia

Sailing ship, pier light, Unterwarnow, Hanse Sail, Warnemuende, Rostock, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

USS Constellation, Harbor, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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