Captioned 'Sailing Parties in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 1905,' this album page captures U.S. Navy sailors racing rigged whaleboats in the bay, with fleet cruisers anchored nearby. Guantanamo Bay, leased from Cuba in 1903 as a coaling and naval station, became a favored wintering ground for the Atlantic Fleet, where sailing regattas offered recreation between gunnery drills. Project: 218595