[1] At the time, Ramsay admitted to having little knowledge about cameras, but found that she was successful at taking portraits, and learnt her craft while doing her job.

[1] Between 1953 and 1955, the couple moved to Hampshire to live near the River Hamble, the South Coast's centre of yachting, where Ramsay developed her signature technique of leaning dangerously out of a launch to take her photos at water level.

[2] As a photographer, Ramsay was well-positioned to document the rapid rise in popularity of small-boat sailing after World War II.

[1] She also photographed the Olympians Rodney Pattisson and Keith Musto, and recorded the first Observer Singlehanded Transatlantic (OSTAR) Races.

"[1] However she was also respected for her strength and firmness, successfully resisting Uffa Fox's repeated attempts to seduce her during a portrait shoot by reminding him that she was there to do a job.

[1] Her work stood out from that of her contemporaries because she photographed boats from water level and at acute angles to create a sense of movement, rather than taking direct side-on shots.

[1][2] At the time of the gift, it was noted that few other women, with the possible exception of Kos Evans, had achieved anywhere near the same success and name-recognition as a yachting photographer as Ramsay had.