Photograph of a man boarding the Russian Imperial Yacht Standart during the Cowes Regatta, 1909. He is wearing a suit and raising his right arm to touch his top hat. Other men and a young boy are standing on the deck around him. In August 1909 Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia and his family attended the annual Cowes Regatta. Nicholas II hosted King Edward VII and members of the British Royal family on the Russian Imperial Yacht Standart as well as being entertained on HMY Victoria and Albert III.