Trade Winds was produced on both bone china and Fine Stone. Pattern W128 was introduced in 1960 and printed in Iron Red with a gold edge. In 1970 two more versions were produced: W145 printed in black and W146 printed in blue. Both these pattern numbers had a gold edge.

The pattern was designed by Denis Emery and adapted from pictures in the Maritime Museum in Greenwich visited by the designer and Design Director Harold Holdway in 1958/59.

The pattern was discontinued in 1993 and the Fine Stone body is no longer produced but a similar style pattern was introduced in 1998 and is known as Blue Clipper.