Sailing ship tattoo ideas

174 photos and flash · 51% Traditional, 20% Realism · Forearm most common

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Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a calf showing a storm cloud with lightning, a wave and a sailing ship rising out of a floral teacup.
Storm cloud and ship in a teacup on a calf
Realism black and grey tattoo across a torso and ribs showing an 18th century woman in period dress beside a sailing ship.
Black and grey portrait and ship across ribs
Traditional style tattoo on an upper arm showing a lighthouse and a sailing ship inside an oval frame, with a rope, feathers and a yellow flower.
Lighthouse and sailing ship on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a sailing ship with birds flying off its sails, waves below and the words SAIL ON beside them, on the forearm.
Sailing ship and birds on an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a compass over an old map with handwritten place names and a sailing ship, on a forearm.
Compass over an old map on a forearm
Full back tattoo in traditional style showing a swooping eagle above red roses, a sailing ship on waves and a red sun, with colour ink throughout.
Eagle, roses and sailing ship back piece
Black and grey realism back piece showing Poseidon with a trident above a sailing ship in a storm, placed across the whole of the upper and middle back.
Poseidon and a sailing ship across a full back
Black and grey tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship inside a bottle with a rope stopper, on the inner forearm.
Sailing ship in a bottle on a forearm
Traditional colour tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship with a red hull, clouds and birds, above a banner reading Homeward Bound, on a forearm.
Sailing ship with Homeward Bound banner on a forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a sailing ship in an ornate oval frame on the inner forearm, shown in two side by side photographs.
Sailing ship in oval frame on forearm
Black ink line drawing of a three-masted ship on hatched waves with a dotted line to an anchor, above the script words Life's roughest storms prove the strength of our anchors, on crumpled paper.
Ship, waves and anchor with script quote
Traditional style flash sheet in navy line work showing an anchor with rope, a swallow in flight, a three-masted sailing ship and a cluster of roses on a white background.
Nautical flash sheet with anchor, swallow, ship and roses
Black and grey realism tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship with full sails and a rose below it, across an upper arm.
Sailing ship and rose on an upper arm
Collage of four tattoos: a traditional hot air balloon with roses on the upper back, a colourful traditional anchor with rope and hearts on the upper arm, a black and grey anchor with a compass and
Four nautical and balloon tattoos collage
Two legs covered in traditional tattoos of a sailing ship, red roses, a mermaid and anchors on rope, running from thigh to ankle.
Traditional ship, rose and mermaid leg tattoos
Traditional style tattoo on the lower leg of a palm tree, red hibiscus, waves and the words Endless Holiday, with a sailing ship running down the shin, photographed on a beach.
Palm tree and ship on the lower leg
Traditional style tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship inside a bottle-shaped outline with a red anchor, red clouds and flowers, on a limb.
Traditional sailing ship with anchor and flowers
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tall sailing ship on rolling waves and clouds across the back of a hand.
Sailing ship on the back of a hand
Realistic colour tattoo of an hourglass on a forearm, with a lighthouse at sunset in the top bulb and a sailing ship in the bottom bulb.
Hourglass with lighthouse and ship on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a sailing ship across the ribs with roses, feathers and an anchor on the hip and thigh.
Sailing ship, roses and anchor on ribs and thigh
Two mirrored neo-trad tattoos on the calves showing a white sailing ship on red and grey waves inside a black and grey ornate frame.
Sailing ship in an ornate frame on calves
Realistic black and grey forearm tattoo of a compass surrounded by clouds, with a sailing ship on a map and a red wax seal.
Compass, clouds and map on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship with rigging and sails on the inside of a forearm.
Three-masted sailing ship on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a red and white striped airship with sails, rigging and clouds on the upper arm.
Airship with sails and clouds on upper arm
Black and white line drawing flash sheet showing a lighthouse, a sailing ship, a compass rose, an anchor, two birds and a floral swirl, with no body placement shown.
Nautical flash sheet with lighthouse and anchor
Traditional style tattoo of a sailing ship, lighthouse and waves across a person's upper chest.
Sailing ship and lighthouse on the chest
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sailing ship in a storm with lightning and a compass on a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Sailing ship in a storm with compass on upper arm
Black linework tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship with furled sails and flags, placed on the outer upper arm of a person with blonde hair.
Sailing ship on an upper arm
Black and grey full arm sleeve tattoo on the upper arm and forearm, showing a sailing ship among clouds and peony flowers in a Japanese style.
Black and grey clouds and ship sleeve on an arm
Small black and grey sailing ship tattoo with stippled shading and rigging on the back of a hand.
Sailing ship on the back of a hand
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a globe with a compass rose, a sailing ship, clouds, leaves and a flower, photographed on skin.
Globe, ship and compass tattoo
Black and grey world map sleeve tattoo on an upper arm, with a compass rose near the shoulder and a sailing ship on the left.
World map and compass sleeve on upper arm
Traditional flash drawing of a three-masted sailing ship with grey sails and a red pennant, set in a rope oval with grey clouds, a red sun and blue waves.
Sailing ship in a rope frame with setting sun
Black dotwork and linework tattoo of a sailing ship on waves inside a circle with clouds and birds, on the upper arm.
Sailing ship in a dotwork circle
Colour tattoo of a sailing ship, red sun, waves and an octopus across the side of a torso and upper thigh, in a Japanese and traditional style.
Sailing ship and octopus side piece
Black and grey realism tattoo of a wrecked sailing ship and a distant ship on rocky water, across a person's upper back.
Shipwreck and sailing ship across a back
Traditional-style winged sailing ship design with a globe and banner, printed in red and grey on the back of a black t-shirt.
Winged sailing ship design on a t-shirt
Realistic black and grey tattoo of two sailing ships on churning water beside a rocky outcrop, spanning a person's back.
Sailing ships and rocks across a back
Black and grey realism tattoo covering a man's back with a sailing ship on rough waves, a bearded face in the sea spray, an underwater scene and a temple, with tentacles on the upper arms.
Full back sailing ship and sea scene tattoo
Black and grey ship tattoo with flowing script on the upper thigh, with a hand with glitter ombre nails resting beside it.
Ship and script tattoo on a thigh
Traditional style colour tattoo on a thigh showing a sailing ship inside a ship's wheel, with an anchor, a rose and a small cross.
Sailing ship and anchor in a ship's wheel on thigh
Traditional style colour tattoo of a sailing ship above an anchor and waves, framed by green leaves and a red rose, on an upper arm.
Ship, anchor and rose on an upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a large sailing ship on rolling blue waves, with clouds, gulls and a red flag, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Sailing ship with waves on upper arm
Sketch-style tattoo of a sailing ship above a blue and purple compass rose with a small anchor below, on the side of the body.
Sailing ship and compass rose on the side
Traditional style tattoos on both legs showing sailing ships, red roses, a mermaid, a fish and anchors with rope, on thighs, calves and ankles.
Matching traditional ship and anchor leg tattoos
Traditional tattoo of a three-masted ship inside a red and black heart, with a lighthouse, dark rocks and an orange flower on a forearm.
Ship in a heart with lighthouse and flower
Black and grey tattoo of a three-masted ship inside a bottle on the inner forearm, shaded with fine engraved hatching.
Ship in a bottle on forearm
Traditional style flash design of a skull in a pirate hat beside a sailing ship, with an 'As You Wish' banner, a yellow flower and a crown above, on a dark teal background.
Skull and sailing ship with banner and flower