"Eleonora is an exact replica of the schooner Westward. Designed by Nathanael Herreshoff, Westward launched in 1910, was arguably one of the most famous and best-known schooners in the world. With skipper Charlie Barr at the helm she competed successfully for many years against iconic yachts such as Britannia, Lulworth and Meteor II. Photographing the big schooners is definitely a step up from the more flighty metre boats especially when you are up close on the bow. The power and scale of a yacht like Eleonora screaming past you is quite frightening. I love this shot though. We had taken a calculated risk and come across her bows in the rib as she headed up to a mark off Gurnard. As we swung round on her starboard side the foredeck team popped up on the bow preparing for the next tack. Eleonora is fully powered up here just like Westward would have been back in the day."