Sail tattoo ideas

104 photos and flash · 33% Traditional, 24% Realism · Forearm most common

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Close photo of a hand with four small black fine line tattoos across the palm and wrist, including a crescent, a curved sail-like shape and a spiky burst.
Four small fine line shapes on a palm
Sepia pencil drawing of a three-masted galleon with billowing sails, torn pennants and detailed carved stern, shown as a tattoo design.
Galleon under sail
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo of a sailing ship and compass rose on a man's upper arm and forearm.
Sailing ship and compass sleeve
Colour tattoo of a sailing pirate ship with a black skull and crossbones flag and blue waves, on the side of a torso.
Pirate ship with skull flag on the side
Black line drawing of a sailing ship above a curling banner reading IT IS NOT DOWN ON ANY MAP TRUE PLACES NEVER ARE, with waves below, in a traditional style.
Ship and banner quote design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull and a sailing ship with billowing sails on the upper arm and shoulder.
Skull and sailing ship on an upper arm
Black line drawing of a sailing ship, tentacles, waves and an anchor with a banner reading I am the captain of my soul, shown as a traditional-style tattoo design.
Ship and anchor flash with captain banner
Black and grey sailing ship and skull tattoo running down an upper arm, with a pink-washed compass rose on the shoulder.
Compass rose and sailing ship on shoulder