Prince Philip Races - "Bloodhound" - Isle of Wight

QUEEN AND PEOPLE PUBLISHED AT BRIDGNORTH, SALOP BY PRESCOTT-PICKUP & CO. LTD., PRINCE PHILIP RACES BLOODHOUND AT COWES Cowes, seaport on the estaury of the River Medina, the north coast of the Isle of Wight, is a world famous yachting centre and headquarters of the Royal Yacht Squadron Cowes Regatta Week is one of the major events on the British racing calendar and over many years Prince Philip's yacht Bloodhound has taken part. Here he is seen racing her at the Cowes Regatta of August 1962, with Britannia in the background. There is an intriguing link between the two vessels, since King George V's J-class racing yacht one of the bigger classes now virtually abandoned due to rising building costs was also named Britannia. The first British yachts were the Mary and the Bezan, both presented to King Charles II by the Dutch at his Restor ation, and the word yacht (jagt) is of Dutch/Friesian origin, meaning to pursue or make haste. (Fox Photos) A SERIES OF No. SIXTY PRINTS 57 BY WHOM ALL RIGHTS ARE RESERVED. © COPYRIGHT. PRINTED IN ENGLAND.