Bowness On Windermere, Sailing Boats 1896
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Almost certainly a race or regatta is in progress, as the distinctive boats of the Royal Windermere Yacht Club pose gracefully against the wooded shoreline. Sailing was one of the favourite pastimes of the wealthy late 19th-century 'off-comers' who built houses close to the shore of the lake. The club was formed in 1860 as the Windermere Sailing Club. The boats were built to a high (and expensive) specification, the original 22ft-class later being supplemented by the more affordable and manageable 17ft-class.
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