Lord Montagu has presented keen amateur photographer Maggie White with a canvas print of the action-packed sailing picture which made her the Beaulieu River photo competition winner for the third year running.

He presented a second print to Buckler’s Hard Yacht Harbour mooring holder Joanne Husband, whose British Folkboat Tomic was the subject of the winning entry entitled Messing About on the River.

Lord Montagu said: “I have quite a task in front of me each year, judging all the entries.

"I don’t mark them or have a system but go for what I like and that is something which captures a little bit of action, weather and interesting colours.

"At the time this was taken, the sea was quite green, which was picked up on the deck of the boat and tied together nicely with the landscape behind.”

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Maggie White explained: “I was inspired to take the photo by having a camera in hand when I was sailing up the reach at the bottom of the river and it was a fabulous day, with a beautifully coloured boat.”

Over three years Maggie, a member of Beaulieu Camera Group, has beaten hundreds of rivals with her winning entries.

She was also presented with a £200 prize and her picture features in the 2024 Beaulieu River Tide Times & Information booklet.