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Diver behind crinoid / feather star (Comasteridae), Papua New Guinea, Oceania

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Crinoids / feather stars (Comasteridae) on orange sponge, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

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Crinoid / feather star (Comasteridae) and coral near Kavieng, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

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Sea fan (Gorgonacea) growing from a sponge (Porifera), Papua New Guinea

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Acropora coral and damsel fish (Pseudanthias sp)with diver far above, Papua New Guinea. Model released.

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Anemone (Actiniaria) with clownfish (Amphiprioninae) and sea whips in Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

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Ghost pipefish (Solenostomus sp), Papua New Guinea

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Ghost pipefish (Solenostomus sp), Papua New Guinea

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Clown fish in anemone, Papua New Guinea.

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Close-up of soft coral single polyp (Alcyonacea sp.), Papua New Guinea

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Mangrove islands, Belize. The Belize Western Caribbean Barrier Reef, 600 km long, is the longest chain of coral in the North hemisphere and the second in the world.

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Mangrove islands, Belize. The Belize Western Caribbean Barrier Reef, 600 km long, is the longest chain of coral in the North hemisphere and the second in the world.

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Moorings charter boat base in Placencia, Belize.

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The Moorings charter boat base in Placencia, Belize, Caribbean.

08121575
Sunrise on Franks Cay and Northeast Sapodillas Cay, Belize.

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Sunrise on Franks Cay and Northeast Sapodillas Cay, Belize.

08121573
Sunrise over Northeast Sapodilla Cay, Belize.

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Man picking a lobster from a fisherman's dugout canoe in the Belize islands.

08121559
Man extracting the flesh of a Queen Conch (Strombus gigas) with a knife, Belize.

08121556
Coral shapes in shallow waters. Belize, Central America.

08121553
Lime Cay, Belize islands, Central America.

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Lime Cay, Belize. To its north: Hunting Cay, then Nicholas Cay, with Frank's Cay and the North East Sapodilla Cay in the distance.

08121532
Nicholas Cay, Sapodilla Islands, Belize.

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Charter cruising catamaran anchored off a tropical island in the Queen Cays, Belize, Caribbean.

08121523
Franks Cay, Sapodillas Islands, Belize.

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The Elqui valley in the middle of the Andes has arid mountain sides but the valley itself is very fertile, Chile. ^^^Elqui Valley stretches from the Indian ocean to the Argentinean border in the north of Chile.

08121516
Fishing boats with the Andes in the background, Coquimbo, Chile.

08121515
Small farm with donkeys and horses in the Elqui valley in the middle of the Andes, Chile. ^^^Elqui Valley stretches from the Indian ocean to the Argentinean border in the north of Chile.

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Elqui valley in the middle of the Andes, Chile. ^^^Elqui Valley stretches from the Indian Ocean to the Argentinean border in the north of Chile.

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Vineyards in the fertile Elqui valley in the middle of the Andes, Chile. ^^^Elqui Valley stretches from the Indian ocean to the Argentinean border in the north of Chile.

08121512
Peruvian pelicans (Pelecanus thargus), port of Coquimbo, Chile.

08121510
A fish stall at the fish market in Coquimbo, Chile

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Vineyards in the fertile Elqui valley in the middle of the Andes, Chile. ^^^Elqui Valley stretches from the Indian Ocean to the Argentinean border in the north of Chile.

08121508
Peruvian pelicans (Pelecanus thargus), port of Coquimbo, Chile.

08121506
Underside view of a Manta ray (Manta birostris) covered with sucker fish, Black Rock dive site, Mergui archipelago, Myanmar

08121503
Lalou Roucayrol, skipper of 60ft trimaran "Banque Populaire" at the finish of the Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race, Boston, USA. For EDITORIAL use only.

08121502
Karine Fauconnier, skipper of "Sergio Tacchini", being interviewed at the end of the Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race, Boston, USA. For EDITORIAL use only.

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Lalou Roucayrol, skipper of 60ft trimaran "Banque Populaire" celebrating at the finish of the Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race, Boston, USA. For EDITORIAL use only.

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Alain Gautier, skipper of "Foncia", celebrating at the finish of the Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race, Boston, USA. For EDITORIAL use only.

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Karine Fauconnier, skipper of "Sergio Tacchini", at the end of the Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race, Boston, USA. For EDITORIAL use only.

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Alain Gautier, skipper of 60ft trimaran "Foncia", celebrating at the finish of the Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race, Boston, USA. For EDITORIAL use only.

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Lalou Roucayrol, skipper of 60ft trimaran "Banque Populaire", at the finish of the Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race, Boston, USA. For EDITORIAL use only.

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Karine Fauconnier, skipper of "Sergio Tacchini", at the end of the Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race, Boston, USA. For EDITORIAL use only.

08121494
Giovanni Soldini, Italian skipper of ORMA 60 trimaran "TIM", at the finish line of the Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race, after finishing in 7th place, Boston, USA. For EDITORIAL use only.

08121493
Mike Golding, skipper of the winning Open 60 monohull "Ecover", Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race. For EDITORIAL use only.

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Mike Golding, skipper of the winning Open 60 monohull "Ecover", Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race. For EDITORIAL use only.

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Mike Golding, celebrating on board the winning Open 60 monohull "Ecover", Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race. For EDITORIAL use only.

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Mike Golding, celebrating on board the winning Open 60 monohull "Ecover", Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race. For EDITORIAL use only.

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Mike Golding, skipper of the winning Open 60 monohull "Ecover", with his family, Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race. For EDITORIAL use only.

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Mike Golding, skipper of the winning Open 60 monohull "Ecover", with his family, Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race. For EDITORIAL use only.

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Mike Golding, skipper of the winning Open 60 monohull "Ecover", Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race. For EDITORIAL use only.

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Mike Golding, skipper of the winning Open 60 monohull "Ecover", Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race. For EDITORIAL use only.

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Mike Golding, skipper of the winning Open 60 monohull "Ecover", Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race. For EDITORIAL use only.

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Alain Gautier, skipper of 60ft trimaran "Foncia", Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race. For EDITORIAL use only.

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Alain Gautier, skipper of 60ft trimaran "Foncia" being interviewed, Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race. For EDITORIAL use only.

08121481
Rigging of tall ship "Juan Sebastian Elcano" in Cadiz, Spain, July 2000.

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Sunset silhouette of sailor climbing the rigging aboard tall ship "Kruzenstern".

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Young girl reading a magazine during a harbour stop on board tall ship "Pogoria".

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Young girl adding her boat painting to a mural in Antwerp, Belgium.

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Ropes and mast painting aboard "Amerigo Vespucci" at Genova, 2000

08121474
Detail on the bow of the British sail training ship 'Royalist'.

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Figurehead on the bowsprit of a tall ship, Sail Amsterdam, 1995.

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Sunlight on a bow figurehead at Sail Amsterdam, 1997.

08121471
Italian school tall ship "Amerigo vespucci" figurehead.

08121470
Coiled rope around the wooden pin on the Tall Ship 'Sedov'.

08121469
Tall ship rigging reflected in polished Christian Radich brass compass cover.

08121468
Sun on square sails of tall ship "Fryderyck Chopin", 1992.

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Cadet on tall ship "Kruzenstern" holing ropes, 1994.

08121465
Bosun's tools aboard the Russian Tall Ship "Kruzenstern". ^^^ At 375ft long, she is the last deep-sea, square rigged merchant vessel ever built and still one of the largest tall ships in world.

08121464
Model tall ship made from a baguette and coffee filter papers by the crew of a steamboat in Amsterdam.

08121463
The sun rises over a small rowing boat on the shore in Norway.

08121461
Full rigged bark "Khersones" lit up at night in a fjord out of Moloj in Norway.

08121459
Bosun of the Russian Tall Ship 'Sedov' on a wet day.

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Rigging of Russian tall ship "Sedov" reflected in a lamp at sunset.

08121456
Tall ship "Kersones" leaving Weymouth on the way to La Coruna during the Cutty Sark Race 1994. Dorset, England.

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Tall ship "Kersones" leaving Weymouth on the way to La Coruna during the Cutty Sark Race 1994. Dorset, England.

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Sunlight pouring through the detailed rigging of a tall ship.

08121452
Old and new: modern masts of 60 foot trimarans and the old yardarms of a tall ship.

08121450
Musicians playing accordion, guitar and drums abaord a tall ship.

08121449
Artist at sunise capturing the silhouettes of the tall ship fleet in harbour.

08121448
Crewman stowing the sails on the yardarm of a square rigger.

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Crewman stowing the sails on the yardarm of a square rigger.

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Crew member on tall ship writing notes while enjoying some sunshine on deck.

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Wet, unhappy crew aboard Russia's largest tall ship "Sedov", leaving Bergen in 1993. ^^^ Sedov was launched in 1921, it has an overall length of 117.5 metres and 4,150 square metres of sails. Her maximum height of masts over deck is 58 metres above water. Sedov is constructed of steel and has a displacement of 3,476 tons. She is owned by Murmansk State Technical University.

08121443
Crowds pack the quays in Cerbourg, France, during the Tall Ships Race 2005.

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A view of tall ships in Bergen Harbour, Norway 2001.

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Classic boats crossing in front of tall ship "Rose" at Brest, France, 2000.

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Ship's cat keeps lookout during the Tall Ships Race, 2005.

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Tall ship "Sedov". ^^^ Sedov was built 1921 at Germaniawerft in Kiel, Germany. She carries a foremast, mainmast and mizzenmast, an aftermast. In 1991 the vessel was handed over under jurisdiction of the Murmansk State Technical University, Russia and new generations of future navigating officers, ship engineers, radio operators enjoy training onboard her.

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Square-rigged tall ships "Dar Mlodziezy" and "Kruzenstern" leaving Paimpol, France, at the start of the Cutty Sark Tall Ships Race.

08121435
The silhouette of a sailor climbing the rigging of Tall Ship "Kruzenstern" on a sail at sunset.

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Tall ships lit up at night in Cherbourg Harbour, France, during the Tall Ships Race 2005. ^^^ The race started in Waterford, Southern Ireland and ended in Fredrikstad, Norway. Stop overs included Newcastle, UK and Cherbourg, France. Three and four-mast vessels, brigs, schooners and ketches all regularly compete.

08121431
Fireworks blasting between the masts of Venezuelan tall ship "Gloria". Rouen 1999 Tall Ship rally, France.

08121430
Polish sailors hauling the yards of the 100 metre Tall Ship "Dar Mlodziezy" enroute to Rouen, France. 1999.

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Square rigged brigantine 'Astrid' leads the fleet including a bisquine and 'La Recouvrance' at Brest 2000, France.

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Topsails of four-masted barkentine "Juan Sebastian Elcano" as she sails out of Cadiz, Spain, July 2000.

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Tall ship "Sedov" at sunset after the start of the Columbus Regatta in July 1992. Boston, USA.

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Engine room of a Lazzar motor yacht USA 2001.

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Engine room of a Lazzar motor yacht. USA 2001.

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Engine room of a Lazzar motor yacht. USA 2001.

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Jet skis in the stern 'garage' of a Lazzar motoryacht cruising, Charleston, South Carolina 2001.

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Jet skis in the stern 'garage' of a Lazzar motor yacht cruising, Charleston, South Carolina 2001.

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Lazzar motor yacht cruising off Charleston, South Carolina 2001.

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Lazzar motoryacht cruising by the historic downtown area of Charleston, South Carolina, USA 2001.

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Charter Motoryacht "Carib Queen" off Key Biscayne, Florida 1999.

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Grand Banks 52 motor yacht cruising the calm water of the Florida Keys between Islamorada and the Seven Mile Bridge. ^^^Islamorada claims to be the fishing capital of the world 1998.

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Grand Banks 52 motor yacht cruising the calm water of the Florida Keys between Islamorada and the Seven Mile Bridge.^^^ Islamorada claims to be the fishing capital of the world 1998.

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Grand Banks 52 motor yacht cruising the calm water of the Florida Keys between Islamorada and the Seven Mile Bridge. ^^^Islamorada claims to be the fishing capital of the world 1998.

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Grand Banks 52 motor yacht cruising the calm water of the Florida Keys between Islamorada and the Seven Mile Bridge. ^^^Islamorada claims to be the fishing capital of the world 1998.

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Grand Banks 52 motor yacht cruising the calm water of the Florida Keys between Islamorada and the Seven Mile Bridge. ^^^Islamorada claims to be the fishing capital of the world 1998.

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Grand Banks 52 motor yacht cruising the calm water of the Florida Keys between Islamorada and the Seven Mile Bridge. ^^^Islamorada claims to be the fishing capital of the world 1998.

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Traditional model boat builder in workshop in Bequia, Caribbean. Traditional fishing boat replicas are raced by children and modern yacht and 12 metre replicas are also built. ^^^The skills are often handed down through the families on the island 1999.

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Coconut palm tree (Cocos nucifera), Fort Lauderdale, Florida 1998.

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Compass aboard a large yacht at Antigua Charter Show 1998.

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Retirement days sailing aboard a traditional Cat Boat, Florida Keys, USA 1998. (Model released)

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100ft sloop "Never Say Never" under full sail leaving English Harbour, Antigua, passing the hills along the south west coast, Caribbean 1999.

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Large cruising yacht sets off on passage in perfect conditions from Antigua under full mainsail and jib. Caribbean 1999.

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Yacht "Amadeus" en route to St Barts from St Marten, French West Indies, Caribbean 1997.

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Stewardess cooking a barbeque for guests aboard a superyacht 1999.

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Sport fishing boat off the South Florida coast, USA 1998.

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Man driving private airboat in the Everglades, Florida. ^^^Many are run for tourists to see wildlife such as panther and alligator in the Everglades area 2000. (model released)

08121400
A charming old houseboat moored on the Sandbanks peninsula at the entrance to Poole Harbour in Dorset, UK 1988.

08121399
Table laid for breakfast, for guests dining aboard a British superyacht off Nassua Bahamas, 1999.

08121398
Businessman with surfboard on a Fort Lauderdale beach, Florida 1999. (Model released)

08121397
Man paddling a canoe through Florida Everglades at sunset 2000. Model Released.

08121396
Young boy in a buoyancy aid jumping off the back of a motorboat, 2000.

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Ribovich sport fishing boat "Dixie" 1999.

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Ocean sport fishing yacht under the sunset off Palm Beach, Florida 1998.

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Cabo Rico sport fishing boat off Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at sunset 1998.

08121392
"Tuiga" (foreground) racing "Moonbeam III" (close behind) at La Nioulargue, St Tropez, France 1994.

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Jack Russell dog (Canis familiaris) diving into a swimming pool 1999.

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Dog (Canis familiaris) swimming to the surface after retrieving its toy from swimming pool.

08121389
Businessman with surfboard on a Fort Lauderdale beach, Florida 1998. (Model released)

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Gentleman with surfboard on Fort Lauderdale beach, Florida 1999. (Model released)

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A crew member of a superyacht uses a handheld VHF radio to communicate 1994.

08121386
Two women watch from the bow of a luxury superyacht 1998.

08121385
Grand Banks 52 motor yacht cruising the calm water of the Florida Keys between Islamorada and the Seven Mile Bridge. 1999. ^^^Islamorada claims to be the fishing capital of the world.

08121380
Mangrove islands, Belize. The Belize Western Caribbean Barrier Reef, 600 km long, is the longest chain of coral in the North hemisphere and the second in the world.

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Mangrove islands, Belize. The Belize Western Caribbean Barrier Reef, 600 km long, is the longest chain of coral in the North hemisphere and the second in the world.

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Mangrove islands and coral reefs, Belize. The Belize Western Caribbean Barrier Reef, 600 km long, is the longest chain of coral in the North hemisphere and the second in the world.

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Mangrove island, viewed from an aeroplane, Belize. ^^^The Belize Western Caribbean Barrier Reef, 600 km long, is the longest chain of coral in the North hemisphere and the second in the world.

08121368
Deserted island in Belize's Queen Cays, Caribbean.

08121365
Tony Bullimore helming 18.28m trimaran "Apricot", during the Round the Europe Race 1985, off Spain. ^^^Designed by Bristol-based Nigel Irens for Tony Bullimore (also based in Bristol), the pair won the 1985 Round the British Isles. In 1986, on the first night of the French singlehanded transatlantic Rum Race, a rogue wave snapped off the port float bow. With no charts, Bullimore diverted to stop in Brest, where he arrived on the next night with 40 knots winds. In Paris, the French race committee (UNCL) had promised him to send a motor boat off the Brest entrance to tow him. Strangely, the race committee forgot to check with the harbour master if the motor boat was really gone at sea in a crucial moment for the disabled yacht. The Brest harbour master testified later he had never been requested to give assistance. Apricot, pushed by the big swell, broke on the dark cliffs. Tony climbed the step stone wall in the night, with the horrible vision of his yacht dismantled under his feet.

08121364
Franck Cammas celebrating on board "Groupama" after crossing the finish line of the Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race, Boston, USA, Wednesday 9th June 2004. For EDITORIAL use only. ^^^Cammas crossed the finish line of the 2800 mile race at 0316 GMT on Wednesday 9th June 2004, claiming 3rd place in the 60ft Orma Multihull Class. He completed the course from Plymouth to Boston in 8 days, 14 hours, 16 minutes.

08121362
Franck Cammas on board "Groupama" crossing the finish line of the Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race, Boston, USA, Wednesday 9th June 2004. For EDITORIAL use only. ^^^Cammas crossed the finish line of the 2800 mile race at 0316 GMT on Wednesday 9th June 2004, claiming 3rd place in the 60ft Orma Multihull Class. He completed the course from Plymouth to Boston in 8 days, 14 hours, 16 minutes.

08121360
Franck Cammas on board "Groupama" crossing the finish line of the Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race, Boston, USA, Wednesday 9th June 2004. For EDITORIAL use only. ^^^Cammas crossed the finish line of the 2800 mile race at 0316 GMT on Wednesday 9th June 2004, claiming 3rd place in the 60ft Orma Multihull Class. He completed the course from Plymouth to Boston in 8 days, 14 hours, 16 minutes.

08121359
Franck Cammas on board "Groupama" crossing the finish line of the Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race, Boston, USA, Wednesday 9th June 2004. For EDITORIAL use only. ^^^Cammas crossed the finish line of the 2800 mile race at 0316 GMT on Wednesday 9th June 2004, claiming 3rd place in the 60ft Orma Multihull Class. He completed the course from Plymouth to Boston in 8 days, 14 hours, 16 minutes.

08121358
Franck Cammas, skipper of "Groupama" after finishing the Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race, in third place, Boston, USA, Wednesday 9th June 2004. For EDITORIAL use only. ^^^Cammas crossed the finish line of the 2800 mile race at 0316 GMT on Wednesday 9th June 2004, claiming 3rd place in the 60ft Orma Multihull Class. He completed the course from Plymouth to Boston in 8 days, 14 hours, 16 minutes.

08121357
Franck Cammas, skipper of "Groupama" after finishing the Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race, in third place, Boston, USA, Wednesday 9th June 2004. For EDITORIAL use only. ^^^Cammas crossed the finish line of the 2800 mile race at 0316 GMT on Wednesday 9th June 2004, claiming 3rd place in the 60ft Orma Multihull Class. He completed the course from Plymouth to Boston in 8 days, 14 hours, 16 minutes.

08121356
Thomas Coville aboard "Sodebo" crossing the finish line in second place in the Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race, Boston, USA, Tuesday 8th June 2004. For EDITORIAL use only. ^^^ He finished the 2800 mile race at 2338 on Tuesday 8th June 2004 claiming 2nd place behind Michel Desjoyeaux in the 60ft Orma Multihull class. He completed the course in 8 days, 10 hours and 38 minutes, averaging 13.47 knots.

08121355
Thomas Coville aboard "Sodebo" crossing the finish line in second place in the Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race, Boston, USA, Tuesday 8th June 2004. For EDITORIAL use only. ^^^ He finished the 2800 mile race at 2338 on Tuesday 8th June 2004 claiming 2nd place behind Michel Desjoyeaux in the 60ft Orma Multihull class. He completed the course in 8 days, 10 hours and 38 minutes, averaging 13.47 knots.

08121354
Thomas Coville aboard "Sodebo" crossing the finish line in second place in the Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race, Boston, USA, Tuesday 8th June 2004. For EDITORIAL use only. ^^^ He finished the 2800 mile race at 2338 on Tuesday 8th June 2004 claiming 2nd place behind Michel Desjoyeaux in the 60ft Orma Multihull class. He completed the course in 8 days, 10 hours and 38 minutes, averaging 13.47 knots.

08121353
Thomas Coville aboard "Sodebo" crossing the finish line in second place in the Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race, Boston, USA, Tuesday 8th June 2004. For EDITORIAL use only. ^^^ He finished the 2800 mile race at 2338 on Tuesday 8th June 2004 claiming 2nd place behind Michel Desjoyeaux in the 60ft Orma Multihull class. He completed the course in 8 days, 10 hours and 38 minutes, averaging 13.47 knots.

08121352
Thomas Coville aboard "Sodebo" crossing the finish line in second place in the Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race, Boston, USA, Tuesday 8th June 2004. For EDITORIAL use only. ^^^ He finished the 2800 mile race at 2338 on Tuesday 8th June 2004 claiming 2nd place behind Michel Desjoyeaux in the 60ft Orma Multihull class. He completed the course in 8 days, 10 hours and 38 minutes, averaging 13.47 knots.

08121351
Thomas Coville celebrating on board "Sodebo" after finishing second in the Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race, Boston, USA, Tuesday 8th June 2004. For EDITORIAL use only. ^^^ He finished the 2800 mile race at 2338 on Tuesday 8th June 2004 claiming 2nd place behind Michel Desjoyeaux in the 60ft Orma Multihull class. He completed the course in 8 days, 10 hours and 38 minutes, averaging 13.47 knots.

08121350
Thomas Coville celebrating on board "Sodebo" after finishing second in the Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race, Boston, USA, Tuesday 8th June 2004. For EDITORIAL use only. ^^^ He finished the 2800 mile race at 2338 on Tuesday 8th June 2004 claiming 2nd place behind Michel Desjoyeaux in the 60ft Orma Multihull class. He completed the course in 8 days, 10 hours and 38 minutes, averaging 13.47 knots.

08121349
Thomas Coville (left) who came second aboard "Sodebo", celebrating with Michel Desjoyeaux (right) who came first aboard "Géant", in the Transat 2004, solo transatlantic race, Boston, USA, Tuesday 8th June 2004. For EDITORIAL use only ^^^Coville finished the 2800 mile race at 2338 on Tuesday 8th June 2004 claiming 2nd place behind Michel Desjoyeaux who finished at 2129 GMT to claim victory in the 60ft ORMA Multihull Class. He set a new solo transatlantic race record from Plymouth (UK) to Boston (US) of 8 days 8 hours 29 minutes 55 seconds, at an average speed of 13.61 knots.

08121348
Thomas Coville, skipper of "Sodebo" after finishing second in the Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race, Boston, USA, Tuesday 8th June 2004. For EDITORIAL use only. ^^^ He finished the 2800 mile race at 2338 on Tuesday 8th June 2004 claiming 2nd place behind Michel Desjoyeaux in the 60ft Orma Multihull class. He completed the course in 8 days, 10 hours and 38 minutes, averaging 13.47 knots.

08121347
Thomas Coville aboard "Sodebo" crossing the finish line of the Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race, Boston, USA, Tuesday 8th June 2004. For EDITORIAL use only. ^^^ He finished the 2800 mile race at 2338 on Tuesday 8th June 2004 claiming 2nd place behind Michel Desjoyeaux in the 60ft Orma Multihull class. He completed the course in 8 days, 10 hours and 38 minutes, averaging 13.47 knots.

08121346
Thomas Coville aboard "Sodebo" crossing the finish line of the Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race, Boston, USA, Tuesday 8th June 2004. For EDITORIAL use only. ^^^ He finished the 2800 mile race at 2338 on Tuesday 8th June 2004 claiming 2nd place behind Michel Desjoyeaux in the 60ft Orma Multihull class. He completed the course in 8 days, 10 hours and 38 minutes, averaging 13.47 knots.

08121345
Thomas Coville aboard "Sodebo" crossing the finish line of the Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race, Boston, USA, Tuesday 8th June 2004. For EDITORIAL use only. ^^^ He finished the 2800 mile race at 2338 on Tuesday 8th June 2004 claiming 2nd place behind Michel Desjoyeaux in the 60ft Orma Multihull class. He completed the course in 8 days, 10 hours and 38 minutes, averaging 13.47 knots.

08121344
Michel Desjoyeaux, skipper of "Géant", after winning the 60ft ORMA Multihull Class in the Transat 2004, solo transatlantic race, Boston, USA, Tuesday 8th June 2004. For EDITORIAL use only. ^^^He crossed the finish line first in the 2800 mile race at 2129 GMT on Tuesday 8th June 2004. He set a new solo transatlantic race record from Plymouth (UK) to Boston (USA) of 8 days 8 hours 29 minutes 55 seconds, at an average speed of 13.61 knots.

08121343
Michel Desjoyeaux on board "Géant" celebrating after winning the 60ft ORMA Multihull Class in the Transat 2004, solo transatlantic race, Boston, USA, Tuesday 8th June 2004. For EDITORIAL use only. ^^^He crossed the finish line first in the 2800 mile race at 2129 GMT on Tuesday 8th June 2004. He set a new solo transatlantic race record from Plymouth (UK) to Boston (USA) of 8 days 8 hours 29 minutes 55 seconds, at an average speed of 13.61 knots.

08121342
Michel Desjoyeaux on board "Géant" after winning the 60ft ORMA Multihull Class in the Transat 2004, solo transatlantic race, Boston, USA, Tuesday 8th June 2004. For EDITORIAL use only. ^^^He crossed the finish line first in the 2800 mile race at 2129 GMT on Tuesday 8th June 2004. He set a new solo transatlantic race record from Plymouth (UK) to Boston (USA) of 8 days 8 hours 29 minutes 55 seconds, at an average speed of 13.61 knots.

08121338
Franck Cammas aboard 60ft multihull "Groupama" during the Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race. For EDITORIAL use only. ^^^Cammas crossed the finish line of the 2800 mile race in Boston at 0316 GMT on Wednesday 9th June 2004, claiming 3rd place in the 60ft Orma Multihull Class. He completed the course from Plymouth to Boston in 8 days, 14 hours, 16 minutes.

08121335
Michel Desjoyeaux onboard 60ft ORMA multihull "Géant" crossing the finish line first in the Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race, Boston, USA, Tuesday 8th June 2004. For EDITORIAL use only. ^^^He finished the 2800 mile race at 2129 GMT on Tuesday 8th June 2004 to claim victory in the 60ft ORMA Multihull Class. He set a new solo transatlantic race record from Plymouth (UK) to Boston (US) of 8 days 8 hours 29 minutes 55 seconds, at an average speed of 13.61 knots.

08121333
Franck Cammas racing 60ft Orma multihull "Groupama" during the Transat 2004, solo transatlantic race, with a militray ship beyond. For EDITORIAL use only. ^^^Cammas crossed the finish line of the 2800 mile race in Boston at 0316 GMT on Wednesday 9th June 2004, claiming 3rd place in the 60ft Orma Multihull Class. He completed the course from Plymouth to Boston in 8 days, 14 hours, 16 minutes.

08121332
Thomas Coville racing 60ft Orma Multihull "Sodebo" in the Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race. For EDITORIAL use only. ^^^Coville crossed the finish line in Boston of the 2800 mile transatlantic race at 2338 on Tuesday 8th June 2004, claiming 2nd place behind Michel Desjoyeaux in the class. He completed the course in 8 days, 10 hours and 38 minutes, averaging 13.47 knots.

08121329
Thomas Coville racing 60ft Orma Multihull "Sodebo" in the Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race. For EDITORIAL use only. ^^^Coville crossed the finish line in Boston of the 2800 mile transatlantic race at 2338 on Tuesday 8th June 2004, claiming 2nd place behind Michel Desjoyeaux in the class. He completed the course in 8 days, 10 hours and 38 minutes, averaging 13.47 knots.

08121327
Thomas Coville racing 60ft Orma Multihull "Sodebo" in the Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race. For EDITORIAL use only. ^^^Coville crossed the finish line in Boston of the 2800 mile transatlantic race at 2338 on Tuesday 8th June 2004, claiming 2nd place behind Michel Desjoyeaux in the class. He completed the course in 8 days, 10 hours and 38 minutes, averaging 13.47 knots.

08121325
Franck Cammas racing "Groupama" during the Transat 2004, solo transatlantic race 2004. For EDITORIAL use only. ^^^Cammas crossed the finish line of the 2800 mile race in Boston at 0316 GMT on Wednesday 9th June 2004, claiming 3rd place in the 60ft Orma Multihull Class. He completed the course from Plymouth to Boston in 8 days, 14 hours, 16 minutes.

08121324
Palm, Belize, Caribbean.

08121315
Aerial of Belize sea, Caribbean.

08121314
Reflections of sunrise near Franck Island, Belize.

08121313
Reflections of sunrise near Franck Island, Belize.

08121312
Kayakers exploring the Belize islands.

08121311
Kayakers exploring the Belize islands.

08121308
Catspaws of wind on calm water.

08121307
Catspaws of wind on calm water.

08121306
Freshly caught barracuda (Sphyraena sp) in Belize.

08121305
Shells and urchins collected on a beach in Belize.

08121303
Man extracting the flesh of a Queen Conch (Strombus gigas) with a knife, Belize.

08121300
Fisherman catching bait with a rounded net known as an 'epervier'. Ranguana Cay, Belize, Caribbean. ^^^It is cheap and gave instant results when little fish is in abundance in the shallow waters of the seashore. The fisherman carefully gathers the net, then throws it in the air above the sea. There are small lead weights spaced around the net to weigh it down evenly across the water when it is thrown.

08121288
Blue Hole, on the Lighthouse Reef System, Belize, Caribbean. The Blue Hole is a "karst- eroded sinkhole", the result of the repeated collapses of a cave system formed during lower sea level stands.

08121278
Tropical island in Belize, Caribbean.

08121274
Tropical island in Belize.

08121270
Sunset over Ranguana Island, Belize.

08121265
Frigate bird (Fregatidae sp) flying above a coconut tree (Cocos nucifera), Belize islands.

08121262
Fisherman catching bait with a rounded net known as an 'epervier'. Ranguana Cay, Belize, Caribbean. ^^^It is cheap and gave instant results when little fish is in abundance in the shallow waters of the seashore. The fisherman carefully gathers the net, then throws it in the air above the sea. There are small lead weights spaced around the net to weigh it down evenly across the water when it is thrown.

08121261
Yachts moored off Ranguana Cay, Belize. Viewed from beneath an aeroplane wing.

08121260
Trawler returning, with markers on the bow, and seagulls flying aloft. Southern Brittany, France.

08121259
Topless figurehead aboard a ship.

08121258
18th century figurehead of a cruising sailing ship.

08121257
Lion figurehead on the replica of 18th century Royal Navy frigate HMS 'Rose', built in Lunenburg in 1970 by John Fitzhugh Millar, ^^^using original construction drawings from 1757. The Rose's replica is the world's largest wooden sailing vessel. She appeared as the HMS Surprise in the 20th Century fox film 'Master and Commander'.

08121256
Swan figurehead with wings extended on each side of the bow of "Swan fan Makkum", a Dutch brick schooner rigged and built in 1993. ^^^She is used for summer charters in Europe and winter charters in the Caribbean or the Seychelles.

08121255
Figuread of "La Recouvrance", a 42m schooner replica of the French warship "Iris", launched in 1817. La Recouvrance was built by Chantier du Guip in 1992.

08121254
Tea Clipper 'Cutty Sark' figureheads in the dry dock at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, UK.

08121253
Figurehead of 'The Star of India', the world's oldest active and fully rigged ship. The steel clipper ship was built at Ramsey shipyard and launched as the "Euterpe" in 1863. ^^^She began her working life as a cargo ship in the India trade and was nearly lost on her first two voyages surviving a mutiny, collision, cyclone and the death of her captain. In 1871 she embarked on a quarter century of hauling emigrants to New Zealand. She circumnavigated the globe 21 times during this service. She was sold to American owners in 1898 and renamed the "Star of India" in 1906. By 1923 steam power had replaced sails on merchant ships and the Star of India was laid up in Oakland. A group of San Diegans purchased the ship and had her towed to San Diego in 1927. Depression and war delayed the beginning of her restoration until the late 1950s. In 1976, with her restoration complete, she sailed on San Diego bay for the first time in 50 years. The Star of India is now the pride of the Maritime Museum of San Diego's fleet of historic ships.

08121252
Detail of the wooden oars of an Oselvar, a Norwegian open boat. France.

08121251
Ship carpenter using caulking material made with tarred hemp or manila (tow) fibres to caulk the seams hull planking to make them watertight.

08121250
Rudder and stern of a clinker-built wooden boat.

08121249
Cringle, a short piece of rope worked grommet fashion into the bolt-rope of a traditional cotton sail and containing a metal thimble. The sail has just been dyed. Brittany, France.

08121248
Lymington ferry "Wight Link" in fog. Solent, UK.

08121247
French Pilot cutter with large number 23 and anchor on the mainsail. The letter "H" indicates that this Pilot boat was attached to Le Havre harbour, France.

08121246
Dyeing cotton sails in Douarnenez, south Brittany, France. To waterproof the sails, a gum is boiled with water, then poured on the sails.

08121245
Dyeing cotton sails in Douarnenez, south Brittany, France. To waterproof the sails, a gum is boiled with water, then poured on the sails and spread out with brushes.

08121244
Coiled line used by fishermen in south Brittany, France.

08121243
Catamaran "Roger & Gallet", dismasted during the first Round Europe Race in 1985. Skipper Loic Loizeau looks at the mess on deck.

08121242
Catamaran "Roger & Gallet", dismasted during the first Round Europe Race in 1985. Skipper Loic Loizeau looks at the mess on deck.

08121240
Trimaran "Laiterie Mont Saint-Michel" during the La Baule-Dakar race in October 1987. The yacht has just broken her bow and dismasted.

08121239
trimaran "Laiterie Mont Saint-Michel" during the La Baule-Dakar race in October 1987. The yacht has just broken her bow and dismasted, and is here being towed. Skippered by Olivier Moussy Caraes, the newly built Nigel Irens trimaran was 100 miles from the finishing line in 4th position. ^^^The yacht was repaired and Olivier Moussy finished 2nd in the Ostar 1988.

08121238
Dead Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sp) in shallow waters, Bahamas, after misjudging the depth of the water. January.

08121236
Mermaid figurehead on the stem of a large sailing cruiser, Monaco harbour.

08121235
Traditional Norwegian pine sailing Oselvar, pulled up on the beach in Cancale, Brittany, France.

08121234
Couple rowing a French clinker-built dory, France.

08121233
Blue tender moored.

08121232
Two small yachts moored on a single line.

08121231
Classic tender alongside "Marigold", one of the oldest British yachts still afloat. Marigold is an early Charles Nicholson design, built in 1892. ^^^A gaff-rigged cutter with a plumb stem, Marigold is 29.3m overall and 17.98m on deck. Her wreck was discovered in 1981 by the wood carver Greg Powesland. She underwent a refit in 1993-4.

08121230
Sister-ship open dinghies moored in Port-Rhu in Douarnenez, France.

08121229
Open dinghies moored in Port-Rhu, Douarnenez, Brittany, France.

08121228
Fisherman preparing mixture to dye cotton sails for traditional fishing boats in Douarnenez, South Brittany, France. To waterproof the sails, a gum is boiled with water, ^^^then poured on the sails and spread out with brushes.

08121227
Dyeing cotton sails in Douarnenez, south Brittany, France. To waterproof the sails, a gum is boiled with water, then poured on the sails and spread out with brushes. ^^^These sails are being dyed for a traditional fishing boat.

08121226
Dyeing cotton sails in Douarnenez, south Brittany, France. To waterproof the sails, a gum is boiled with water, then poured on the sails and spread out with brushes.

08121225
Dyeing cotton sails in Douarnenez, south Brittany, France. To waterproof the sails, a gum is boiled with water, then poured on the sails and spread out with brushes.

08121224
Dyeing cotton sails in Douarnenez, south Brittany, France. To waterproof the sails, a gum is boiled with water, then poured on the sails.

08121223
Dyeing cotton sails in Douarnenez, south Brittany, France. To waterproof the sails, a gum is boiled with water, then poured on the sails and spread out with brushes.

08121222
Dyeing cotton sails for a traditional fishing boat in Douarnenez, south Brittany, France. ^^^To waterproof the sails, the French fishermen use a special gum which is boiled with water, then poured onto the sails and spread out with brushes.

08121221
Dyeing cotton sails in Douarnenez, south Brittany, France. To waterproof the sails, a gum is boiled with water, then poured on the sails.

08121220
Dyeing cotton sails in Douarnenez, south Brittany, France. To waterproof the sails, a gum is boiled with water, then poured on the sails and spread out with brushes.

08121219
Orange line used by sailmakers.

08121216
Clinker-built / lapstrake wooden pram detail.

08121215
Clinker-built / lapstrake wooden pram detail.

08121214
Fishing boat under construction at the Ateliers de l'Enfer boatyard in Port Rhu, Douarnenez, Brittany, France.

08121213
Frames of a fishing boat under construction in Ateliers de l'Enfer boatyard, Port Rhu, Douarnenez, Brittany, France.

08121212
Fishing boat under construction at the Ateliers de l'Enfer boatyard in Port Rhu, Douarnenez, Brittany, France.

08121211
Clinker-built / lapstrake wooden boat detail.

08121209
Construction of a local cruising schooner, the Turkish 'guletes' in Tuzla, Turkey.

08121208
Wooden boat under construction at a boatyard in Tuzla, Turkey.

08121207
Wooden boat under construction at a boatyard in Tuzla, Turkey.

08121206
Man at work on a wooden boat in a boatyard in Tuzla, Turkey.

08121205
Figurehead of the H.M.S. "Bounty III". The second replica of Captain Bligh's ship was built in Australia for the movie 'Mutiny on the Bounty' ^^^starring Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins. The 18th century tall ship replica, built in 1977-78, takes tourists for daytrips, sailing in the Sydney harbour (Australia).

08121204
Female figurehead with one naked breast.

08121203
Swan figurehead with wings extended on each side of the bow of schooner rigged Dutch brick, "Swan fan Makkum", built in 1993.

08121202
Mackerel sky. In the Northern hemisphere, these fluffy little clouds precede a low.

08121201
Jet plane tracks.

08121200
Clouds forming over Barbuda Island, Caribbean.

08121199
Dark rain clouds of a squall in the Caribbean.

08121198
Rain clouds and approaching squall in the Caribbean.

08121197
Motor yacht and approaching squall off Antigua, Caribbean.

08121196
Yacht and approaching squall off Antigua, Caribbean.

08121195
Typical easterly front, Mediterranean.

08121194
Water spout on the leeward coast of Guadeloupe Island, French Caribbean.

08121193
Squall and rain over the ocean in Polynesia.

08121192
Yacht and approaching squall off Antigua, Caribbean.

08121191
Fluffy white clouds, typical of tradewinds above the Pacific.

08121190
Fluffy clouds.

08121189
Squall forming.

08121188
Fluffy clouds.

08121187
Dramatic sky on the Saint Laurent River, Quebec, Canada. The silhouettes of yachts are the leading multihulls of the first Quebec Saint-Malo race in 1984.

08121186
Sunset over the Saint Laurent River in Quebec, Canada.

08121185
Mackerel sky. In the Northern hemisphere, these fluffy little clouds precede a low.

08121184
Wellington Harbour on North Island, New Zealand.

08121183
Fluffy white clouds, typical of tradewinds above the Pacific.

08121182
Rain squall off Barbuda Island in the Caribbean.

08121181
Rain squall off Barbuda Island in the Caribbean.

08121180
Dramatic sky at twilight on the Saint Laurent River, Quebec, Canada.

08121179
Dramatic sky at twilight on the Saint Laurent River, Quebec, Canada.

08121178
Fluffy white clouds, typical of tradewinds above the Pacific.

08121177
Fluffy clouds.

08121176
Clouds.

08121175
Fluffy white clouds, typical of tradewinds above the Pacific.

08121173
Mackerel sky. In the Northern hemisphere, these fluffy little clouds precede a low.

08121172
Water spout on the leeward coast of Guadeloupe Island, French Caribbean. ^^^There is a marlin fishing boat on the left of the base.

08121171
Dark skies as a squall approaches off Barbuda Island in the Caribbean.

08121170
Mackerel sky. In the Northern hemisphere, these fluffy little clouds precede a low.

08121169
Trotte-Midi, a clinker-built small open dinghy, catboat-rigged with a gaff mainsail. An International 12 ft dinghy, she was built in 1927. Capucine Maradan, her young skipper is sailing her during the 1995 Regate des Vieux Bateaux (Old Wooden Yachts Race), on the Lake Geneva. She uses a tiller extension in rope.

08121168
Gaff-rigged, wooden-built dinghy "Barcarolle" sailing on Lake Geneva, Switzerland. Built by Jean Pierre Meyerat in 1991-92 according the 1881 design from the Baron de Catus.

08121167
Man sailing with his dog on a gaff-rigged catboat off Cancale, Brittany, France.

08121166
Man with Swamscott dory on Cancale beach in Brittany, France for the "Sails and Oars" wooden boat show, 1993.

08121165
Wooden-built catboat, reaching on a sunny day in the Brest Bay, Brittany, France.

08121164
Catboat "Anitra" moored in front of the Mystic Seaport Maritime Museum in Connecticut, USA.

08121163
Catboat "Anitra" moored in front of the Mystic Seaport Maritime Museum in Connecticut, USA. In the background, the sandbagger "Annie", built in 1880 and the first boat acquired for the Mystic Seaport collection in 1931. ^^^She was crewed by 14 men, ten of them to shift the heavy sandbags when tacking to balance the 1,313 sq.ft of sail. In total, Annie was carrying 1,500 pounds of sandbags when racing.

08121162
Catboat "Anitra" moored in front of the Mystic Seaport Maritime Museum in Connecticut, USA.

08121160
Sails and Oars wooden boat show on Cancale beach, Brittany, France 1993.

08121158
Furled Kevlar genoa.

08121157
Furled Kevlar genoa.

08121156
Yellow Kevlar sails.

08121154
North sailmaker logo on sails.

08121153
North sailmaker logo on sails.

08121152
Trimaran "Primagaz" North 3DL sailcloth.

08121151
Shark logo, the trademark of the Young America challenge in 1999, Auckland.

08121150
North sailmaker logo on sails.

08121149
Kevlar strips help shape these sails.

08121148
Kevlar strips help shape these sails.

08121147
Kevlar strips help shape these sails.

08121145
Shining sails on a reach.

08121139
Billowing spinnaker in light winds.

08121138
Close-up of 3DL sail cloth with Kevlar and carbon fibers. North sail 1997.

08121137
Close-up of 3DL sail cloth with Kevlar and carbon fibers. North sail 1997.

08121136
Carbon-strengthened sail cloth detail.

08121135
Close-up of 3DL sail cloth with Kevlar and carbon fibers. North sail 1997.

08121134
Close-up of 3DL sail cloth with Kevlar and carbon fibers. North sail 1997.

08121133
Close-up of 3DL sail cloth with Kevlar and carbon fibers. North sail 1997.

08121132
Detail of 3DL sail cloth with Kevlar fibers.

08121131
Close-up of 3DL sail cloth with Kevlar and carbon fibers. North sail 1997.

08121130
Sails of NZL-32, "Black Magic", which won the 1995 America's Cup off San Diego, California.

08121128
Crew member of the America's Cup Hawaian challenger "Abracadabra" has been hoisted to the cross-trees to detect patches of wind in the tricky Hauraki Gulf, Auckland, New Zealand, 1999.

08121127
3DL sails of Italian America's Cup yacht "Luna Rossa" (ITA-45), 2000 Prada Challenge, on a reach.

08121126
Crew hoisted to the cross-trees during the America's Cup.

08121125
North 3DL genoa, showing the thin layers of Kevlar to add strength to the sail.

08121124
Old mainsail on a fishing boat. South Brittany, France.

08121123
All reaching sails have been hoisted aboard "Spirit of St. Kitts", a Peter Spronk designed catamaran, built and skippered by Phillip Walwyn.

08121121
Mainsail and jib details of the Italian Classic yacht "Agneta".

08121120
Clew of a light genoa against the sun.

08121119
Sails of the 36m German Frers design "Extra-Beat", during the 2001 America's Cup Jubilee in Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK.

08121118
Pink sails of Dennis Conner's yacht during the 2001 America's Cup Jubilee, Isle of Wight, UK.

08121116
Bill Koch's "America3" at sunset off Point Loma, San Diego, America's Cup 1992.

08121115
Two Team New Zealand (NZL-38 and NZL-32) yachts returning after a long day of tests for the America's Cup in December 1994. San Diego, California, USA.

08121114
Bill Koch's Cuben Fiber sails on "America 3" at the 1992 America's Cup, San Diego.

08121113
Carbon mainsail at sunset.

08121112
Carbon mainsail at sunset.

08121111
Hoisting Kevlar sails on a Twleve Metre, 1987.

08121110
Drag-nets drying on fishing boats in Scheveningen harbour, Holland.

08121109
Strong gale off Ushant island, Brittany, France. Creac'h Lighthouse is on the right.

08121107
Cargo-ship during a gale in the Atlantic, off Ushant island in Brittany.

08121104
Yacht pulled out in winter, and covered in snow. Saguenay fjord, Quebec, Canada.

08121103
Sea ice on St. Lawrence River, Quebec, Canada. February.

08121102
Sea ice on St. Lawrence River, Quebec, Canada. February.

08121101
Wake in partially frozen sea. St Lawrence River, Quebec, Canada.

08121100
Figuread of "La Recouvrance", a schooner replica of a French warship.

08121099
Detail fresco on the wall of the 'Shell House', in Cowes, Isle of Wight England. ^^^The house was presented to William Attrill (1838-1926) by Queen Victoria when he married, in memory of the occasion when, as a boy, he had been given a black eye by the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII). In gratitude to the Queen, William decorated the house with sea-shells and continued to add to it until his death in 1926. This fresco represented a sailing ship and this sailor is a little bit piece of the artwork.

08121098
Yachts moored in neat rows in San Diego marina, Califoria, USA.

08121097
Mediterranean fishermen net.

08121094
Peeling paint on old "gommier" wreck, Le Marin harbour, Martinique, French Caribbean.

08121093
Peeling paint on old "gommier" wreck, Le Marin harbour, Martinique, French Caribbean.

08121092
Foredeck equipment on shorts and harness of NÂ°1 crew aboard a race yacht. On his harness, the long pin used to free the spinnaker tack.

08121091
Pair of yachting gloves drying on steering wheel.

08121089
Crew member splicing the end of a sheet aboard Emilia, a 20.93m long schooner built in 1930. ^^^The sheet will be attached to the genoa clew without using a shackle, always dangerous during tacks.

08121088
Orma media catamaran at Grand Prix, France.

08121087
Orma media catamaran at Grand Prix, France.

08121086
Drifting can at sunset, off Istanbul harbour, Turkey.

08121085
Reflections in Saint Tropez Harbour, France.

08121084
Hull reflections in harbour.

08121083
Sunrise over traditional boats in Prachuap, west coast of the Thailand Gulf.

08121082
Trimaran reflections off Belle-Ile island, South Brittany, France.

08121080
Sunset reflections in a harbour.

08121079
Boat reflections in a harbour.

08121073
Yacht hull reflection in rippled water.

08121072
Golden reflection of a varnished boat.

08121071
Strong nortwesterlies blowing around Ushant Island, Brittany, France.

08121070
Yachts racing in 40 knots of strong Mistral winds. She has doused her mainsail, progressing only with two jibs. South France, Mediterranean.

08121069
Strong nortwesterlies blowing around Ushant Island, Brittany, France.

08121064
Drag-nets drying on fishing boats in Scheveningen harbour, Holland.

08121063
Catamaran "Roger & Gallet", skippered by Eric Loizeau, dismasted during the first Round Europe Race in 1985.

08121062
Catamaran "Roger & Gallet", skippered by Eric Loizeau, dismasted during the first Round Europe Race in 1985.

08121061
Yacht on the Seine River at Chatou, in light winds, France.

08121058
Clinker-built M-Class dinghy designed in 1922 by Arch Logan. Auckland, New Zealand.

08121057
Clinker-built M-Class dinghy designed in 1922 by Arch Logan. Auckland, New Zealand.

08121056
Trotte-Midi, a clinker-built small open dinghy, catboat-rigged with a gaff mainsail. An International 12ft dinghy, she was built in 1927. Capucine Maradan, her young skipper is sailing her during the 1995 Regate des Vieux Bateaux (Old Wooden Yachts Race), on the Lake Geneva. She uses a tiller extension in rope.

08121055
Yachts racing on Lake Geneva, Switzerland. The

08121054
Crew on the mainsheet winches before a tack, on a Twelve Metre yacht racing off Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia.

08121053
Genoa trimmer aboard Twelve Metre "Challenge France", designed by Daniel Andrieu and ^^^skippered by Yves Pajot.

08121052
Catamaran "Roger & Gallet", skippered by Eric Loizeau, dismasted during the first Round Europe Race in 1985.

08121051
Maxi-yacht "Il Moro di Venezia" dismasted off Saint Tropez during a Nioulargue race, France.

08121050
26m catamaran "Fleury Michon VII" has just collided with the smaller trimaran "Destination St. Croix" (ex-Naga) at the start of a race during the 1985 Martinique Multihull Grand Prix, in Fort de France Bay, Caribbean.

08121048
Maxi-yacht "Il Moro di Venezia" dismasted off Saint Tropez during a Nioulargue race, France.

08121046
Maxi-yacht "Il Moro di Venezia" dismasted off Saint Tropez during a Nioulargue race, France.

08121045
Trimaran "Laiterie Mont Saint-Michel" with broken bow during the Two-handed La Baule-Dakar race in October 1987. Skippered by Olivier Moussy and Jacques Caraes, the Nigel Irens newly built trimaran was just 100 miles from the finishing line in Dakar and in 4th position.

08121044
Trimaran "Laiterie Mont Saint-Michel" with broken bow during the Two-handed La Baule-Dakar race in October 1987. Skippered by Olivier Moussy and Jacques Caraes, the Nigel Irens newly built trimaran was just 100 miles from the finishing line in Dakar and in 4th position.

08121043
French skipper Philippe Poupon and brother Luc, after the capsize of trimaran "Fleury Michon" during the 1987 Cherbourg Formula 40 Grand Prix, France.

08121041
Philippe Poupon, upset after the capsize of his trimaran "Fleury Michon" during the 1987 Cherbourg Formula 40 Grand Prix, France.

08121040
Trimaran "Le Jaby-Rasurel" capsized during the French Multihull Trophy at La Trinite, France in 1984. ^^^On a downwind leg, the boat hit a solid fisherman mark which created a serious hole in the bow. The hull was flooded immediately and the trimaran pitchpoled.

08121038
Classic yacht dismasted during the Antigua Classic Week 1999. The crew is recovering the genoa from the sea.

08121037
Classic yacht dismasted during the Antigua Classic Week 1999. The crew is recovering the genoa from the sea.

08121036
Red Ensign flag at the stern of schooner "Shenandoah" moored in a Polynesian lagoon.

08121035
Windless yacht sailing in fog.

08121034
Misty sunrise on the Solent at Hurst level. Isle of Wight, UK.

08121033
Lymington ferry "Wight Link" in fog at sunrise. Solent, UK.

08121032
Lymington to Yarmouth Ferry in thick fog on the Solent, England.

08121031
French skipper Patrick Elies in fog during the Fecamp Formula 40 Grand Prix.

08121030
Skipper Jean Le Cam in fog aboard F40 "Biscuits Cantreau" during the Fecamp Formula 40 Grand Prix race. All of the Formula Forty trimarans were designed by Marc Van Peteghem & Vincent Lauriot-Prevost.

08121029
Skipper Jean Le Cam in fog aboard F40 "Biscuits Cantreau" during the Fecamp Formula 40 Grand Prix race. All of the Formula Forty trimarans were designed by Marc Van Peteghem & Vincent Lauriot-Prevost.

08121028
Skipper Jean Le Cam in fog aboard F40 "Biscuits Cantreau" during the Fecamp Formula 40 Grand Prix race. A crewman is keeping watch on the bow. All of the Formula Forty trimarans were designed by Marc Van Peteghem & Vincent Lauriot-Prevost.

08121027
Tug towing a Japanese cargo-ship in San Diego harbour, California, USA.

08121026
Foggy sunrise over a cargo ship anchored at the entrance of the Bosphorus Strait, near Istanbul, Turkey.

08121025
Foggy sunrise over a cargo ship anchored at the entrance of the Bosphorus Strait, near Istanbul, Turkey.

08121024
Foggy sunrise at the entrance of the Bosphorus Strait, near Istanbul in Turkey.

08121023
US aircraft carrier 'Abraham Lincoln', lost in fog at the entrance of her San Diego base, in the middle of a Louis Vuitton Cup race area, February 4th, 1995.

08121015
Portuguese coiled sheet aboard a classic yacht.

08121014
Coiled halyards secured to belaying pins aboard the 78 metre Dutch clipper "Stad Amsterdam".

08121013
Hemp hawser line on three-masted 1628 Dutch East Indiaman return ship replica "Batavia", Lelystad, Netherlands.

08121012
Classic anchor is secured on the gunwales on deck.

08121011
Rudder and propeller of an old yacht ashore in a marina, UK.

08121010
Rudder and propeller of an old yacht ashore in a marina, UK.

08121009
Rudder of an old Brittany tuna fish boat, wrecked on the beach of Camaret, near Brest, France.

08121008
Woman in hammock reading aboard J-Class "Endeavour", anchored off Marie Galante, in the French Caribbean.

08121007
Steering wheel of a classic yacht.

08121006
Steering wheel of a classic yacht.

08121005
Old blocks of sailing fishing boat on deck. Brittany, France

08121004
Rig of classic gaff-rigged schooner "Altair".

08121003
Steering wheel of the classic yacht "Hygie".

08121002
Cargo ship and fishing boat in the Hauraki Gulf, Auckland, New Zealand.

08121001
New York tug assisting a boat, USA.

08121000
Cargo ship arriving in the Waitemata Harbour, Auckland, New Zealand.

08120999
Container ship arriving in Barcelona, Spain

08120997
Liner under construction at Chantier de L' Atlantique-Alstom, St. Nazaire docks, west France. The shipyard was founded in 1861.

08120992
Liner under construction at Chantier de L' Atlantique-Alstom, St. Nazaire docks, west France. The shipyard was founded in 1861.

08120991
US Coast Guard sailing in front of Point Loma, San Diego, California.

08120990
Bulb bow of a empty cargo-ship, floating high on the river, moored in Bordeaux harbour, France.

08120989
Cargo ship bow, showing depth marks.

08120988
Safety boats on a modern liner.

08120987
Liner anchored in Cannes Bay, France.

08120986
Liner "Norwegian Dream" anchored in Cannes Bay, France.

08120985
Newly built cargo-ship being launched in Tuzla, Turkey.

08120984
Rusty cargo-ship hauled out to be maintained at Tuzla, Turkey.

08120983
Worker cleaning a corroded piece of steel in a Tuzla shipyard, near Istanbul, Turkey.

08120982
Steel bars in a shipyard in Tuzla Bay, Turkey.

08120981
Liner "Norwegian Dream" anchored in Cannes Bay, France.

08120980
Yacht crossing the bow of Liner "Norwegian Dream" anchored in Cannes Bay, France.

08120979
Container-ship moored in Auckland harbour, New Zealand.

08120978
Cargo-ship bow, floating high on the water, entering in the Waitemata Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand.

08120977
Container ship "Tasman Voyager" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand.

08120971
Invercargill water tower, built in 1889, South Island, New Zealand.

08120970
Windvane on roof of the Invercargill railway station in New Zealand.

08120968
Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes crestatus) on South Island, New Zealand.

08120966
Seaweed with many gas–filled vesicles. South Island, New Zealand.

08120964
Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes crestatus) on South Island, New Zealand.

08120960
Sir Peter Blake in a Kauri (Aghatis australis) forest, Keri Keri area, North Island, New Zealand. The tallest are 50 metres with a trunk girth up to 23 metres. September 1999.

08120959
Sir Peter Blake in a Kauri (Aghatis australis) forest, Keri Keri area, North Island, New Zealand. The tallest are 50 metres with a trunk girth up to 23 metres. September 1999.

08120951
TSS "Earnslaw" on lake Wakatipu, Queenstown. The steamship ^^^was built in Dunedin in 1912. It was then dismantled and brought by rail to the lake.

08120950
TSS "Earnslaw" on lake Wakatipu, Queenstown. The steamship ^^^was built in Dunedin in 1912. It was then dismantled and brought by rail to the lake.

08120949
Queenstown on the shore of Lake Wakatipu, South Island, New Zealand.

08120948
Queenstown on the shore of Lake Wakatipu, South Island, New Zealand.

08120946
Pancake Rocks: stratified limestone pilars in the Paparoa National Park, South Island, New Zealand. This type of layering is called 'stylobedding', which is thought to be a secondary feature caused by compaction. Erosion near the coast has etched out the stylobedding, forming the 'pancakes'.

08120945
Lighthouse, built in 1865, on Taiaroa Head, Otago Harbor, South Island, New Zealand.

08120944
Lighthouse (built 1865) on Taiaroa Head, Otago, South Island, New Zealand.

08120933
Mussel Specialists sign on a restaurant in Havelock town. Malborough region, South Island, New Zealand.

08120932
Hills of east Kerikeri and upper north of the Bay of Islands. North Island, New Zealand.

08120931
Bay of Islands, New Zealand.

08120930
The Treaty House in Waitangi (left) and Maori Museum (right). Bay of Islands, North Island, New Zealand.

08120925
Quiet beaches in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand.

08120924
Yachts moored on the Kerikeri River, Bay of islands, North Island, New Zealand.

08120923
Thistles in the shallows on Kere Kere Beach, west Auckland, New Zealand.

08120900
Sulphur deposits on rock near a fumerole in the old crater of White Island volcano. North Island, New Zealand.

08120895
Tacking and reading the charts aboard 40m "Endeavour" in the Queen Charlotte Islands National Park, British Columbia, Canada.

08120894
Endeavour crew sitting around a fire in De la Beche inlet in the Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada.

08120891
Endeavour crew drinking tea and consulting the charts in the Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada.

08120890
Brad Whitaker fishing from the deck of J-Class Endeavour in the Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada.

08120889
Photographer Christian Février with driftwood on a beach in Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada 1998.

08120888
Driftwood, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada. This piece looks like a turtle.

08120885
Starfish on clam. Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada.

08120883
Barnacles and mussels in the Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada.

08120881
Photographer Annie Fyot exploring the driftwood beached at Hotsprings Island. Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, 1998.

08120877
Old provencal fishing harbour of Saint Tropez on a hazy day, South France.

08120872
Rusted knocker on door of old Venetian palace. Venice, Italy.

08120856
Three-masted schooner "Shenandoah" anchored off the Takaroa atoll, Tuamotu's archipelago, French Polynesia.

08120853
Fort National at low tide, Saint Malo beach, Brittany, France. ^^^Fort National was built on the rocks of the island with granite stone from Chausey Island. From 1789 it became a National fort. It can be accessed from the Plage de L'Eventail.

08120852
Kiz Kulesi lighthouse, with ferry crossing behind. Istanbul, Turkey. Located on a small islet in the Bosphorus, its first tower was constructed in the 12th century. The present building was built in the 18th century by Mahmut II. The tower is also known as Maiden's Tower or Leander's Tower. ^^^The tower has been used as a lighthouse, semaphore station, quarantine, customs control area, and home for retired naval officers. Kiz Kulesi was also the setting for the hideout of the villainous Elektra in the James Bond film "The World Is Not Enough".

08120850
Old steam-boat "Atlantide" passing in front of the The Needles cliffs, Isle of Wight, UK.

08120849
Helicopter on the aft deck of Jackie Setton's luxurious motoryacht anchored with William Fife cutter "Moonbeam", launched in 1903, crossing ahead of a classic schooner. Prada Classic yachts circuit, October, Saint Tropez, France.

08120848
60ft multihull wingmasts against stormy skies. La Trinite-sur-Mer, Brittany, France.

08120843
Two friends watching a yacht race in the Solent during Cowes Week, Isle of Wight, UK.

08120839
Surfing on the western Tahiti coast.

08120838
Surfer on the western Tahiti coast.

08120837
Young Tahitian child surfing on the western Tahiti coast.

08120836
Model of a tuna fishing boat in a sardine tin. Douarnenez market in Brittany, France.

08120835
Simon le Bon's maxi yacht "Drum" capsized after the keel fell off during the Fastnet Race, prior to them starting the Whitbread Round the World Race, 1985-1986.

08120833
Fisherman waiting in their long tail boat at low tide at sunset. Nathon Bay, Koh Samui, Gulf of Thailand.

08120828
Yacht moored in a quiet anchorage on the north side of Phi Phi Don Island, Thailand.

08120827
Fishing boats at low tide on Nathon Bay beach at sunset. Koh Samui, Gulf of Thailand.

08120826
Hobbie catamarans pulled up on the beach on Phi Phi Don island, Thailand.

08120825
Incense sticks burning at Emerald Buddha Temple, Wat Phra Keo, Bangkok, Thailand.

08120823
Decorated bow of a long tail boat on Phi Phi Don Island beach, near Phuket, Thailand.

08120822
Elaborately painted high-bowed fishing boat on Phi Phi Don Island beach, Thailand. ^^^They are thought to have originated from Phoenician and Persian merchant vessels, only existing in a few villages in southern Thailand. Most of them come from the fishing village of Hua Thanon, the only Muslim community on Koh Samui island. The people here migrated from Pattani, which borders Malaysia in Thailand's far south.

08120821
Thai fisherman caulking the seams between the teak planks of his boat. Phi Phi Don Island, Thailand.

08120820
Thai fisherman fishing with a rounded net known as an 'epervier', Thailand. ^^^The fisherman carefully gathers the net first, then throws it in the air above the sea. There are small lead weights spaced around the net to weigh it down evenly across the water when it is thrown.

08120819
Thai fisherman fishing with a rounded net known as an 'epervier', Thailand. ^^^The fisherman carefully gathers the net first, then throws it in the air above the sea. There are small lead weights spaced around the net to weigh it down evenly across the water when it is thrown.

08120818
Thai fisherman fishing with a rounded net known as an 'epervier', Thailand. ^^^The fisherman carefully gathers the net first, then throws it in the air above the sea. There are small lead weights spaced around the net to weigh it down evenly across the water when it is thrown.

08120817
Detail of Coconut tree (Cocos nucifera) bark on San Salvador Island, Bahamas.

08120816
Detail of a Coconut tree (Cocos nucifera) bark on San Salvador Island, Bahamas.

08120814
Hobbie Cat under limestone cliffs. Phi Phi Lee Island, near Phuket, Thailand.

08120813
Hotel staff members lined up to salute the arrival of the King's representative after the King's Cup regatta in Phuket, Thailand.

08120812
Crayfish boat with lobster pots stowed atop. Thailand.

08120810
Marine biologist Nicolas Popov with the "Polyxeni" wreck on the Horizon. Silver Bank, Caribbean. ^^^This has been a base for Nicolas and his Expeditions since 1989. The students and researchers use the wreck to observe and photograph the behaviour of humpback whales. From 60 feet up on the bow of the wreck there is a birds eye view of the coral laden Silver Bank, which is used every winter by the majority of the North Atlantic humpback whale population (approx. 3,500). The whales come to the warmer and calmer tropical waters to give birth and reproduce. March 2000

08120809
Jacques Caraes aboard trimaran "Laiterie Mont Saint-Michel" during the La Baule-Dakar race in October 1987. The yacht has just broken her bow and dismasted, and is here being towed. Skippered by Olivier Moussy Caraes, the newly built Nigel Irens trimaran was 100 miles from the finishing line in 4th position. ^^^The yacht was repaired and Olivier Moussy finished 2nd in the Ostar 1988.

08120807
Thomas Coville aboard "Sodebo", Franck Cammas aboard "Groupama", Lalou Roucayrol aboard "Banque Populaire", Giovanni Soldini aboard "Tim" and Steve Ravussin aboard "Banque Covefi", racing at the start of The Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race, 31st May 2004, Plymouth, England. For EDITORIAL use only.

08120806
Jean-Yves Terlain aboard monohull "UAP 92", designed by Bernard Nivelt and Michel Joubert, during the Vendée Globe 1989. ^^^ Terlain won the monohull category in the Ostar 1988, crossing the Atlantic in 17 days 4 hours and 5 minutes. But Terlain had to retire in Capetown after dismasting in the Vendee-Globe 1989-90.

08120805
French skipper Philippe Poupon, on the left, winner of the singlehanded Ostar, chats with Olivier Moussy, who came 2nd. Newport, Rhode Island, USA. June 1988.

08120804
Jean-Yves Terlain in the navigation room aboard monohull "UAP 92", designed by Bernard Nivelt and Michel Joubert, during the Vendée Globe 1989. ^^^ Terlain won the monohull category in the Ostar 1988, crossing the Atlantic in 17 days 4 hours and 5 minutes. But Terlain had to retire in Capetown after dismasting in the Vendee-Globe 1989-90.

08120803
65 year-old Phil Weld arriving at Goat Island, Newport, Rhode Island, after winning the 1980 Ostar Transatlantic race on 51ft "Moxie". He crossed the Atlantic in 17 days 33 minutes and 12 seconds.

08120802
65 year-old Phil Weld arriving at Goat Island, Newport, Rhode Island, after winning the 1980 Ostar Transatlantic race on 51ft "Moxie". He crossed the Atlantic in 17 days 33 minutes and 12 seconds.

08120801
65 year-old Phil Weld tying up his boat after arriving at Goat Island, Newport, Rhode Island, after winning the 1980 Ostar Transatlantic race on 51ft "Moxie". He crossed the Atlantic in 17 days 33 minutes and 12 seconds.

08120800
Warren Luhrs, president of Hunter Marine, sailed his monohull "Tuesday's Child" in the 1984 singlehanded Ostar race.^^^ Full of interesting innovations, Tuesday's Child had been designed by the late Lars Bergstrom. Luhrs finished 10th, crossing the Atlantic in 16 days 22 minutes and 27 seconds. The nine previous boats were all multihulls.

08120799
Philippe Poupon being interviewed after winning the 1988 Ostar Transatlantic race with "Fleury-Michon IX". Poupon established a new Atlantic E-W record in 10d 9h and 15 minutes only. ^^^Six days and 3 hours less than his previous time in 1984, when he also was first on line but had to give his result to Yvon Fauconnier who had assisted Philippe Jeantot capsized.

08120798
Couple kissing beneath the sign of "French Kiss" on her launch day in Sete, France, 1985.

08120797
Upside down launching of 72.18m steel monohull "Club Mediterranee". Toulon Arsenal, France, February 1976. ^^^The four-masted vessel had been built upside down, before being towed into the Vauban basin. Then, she was filled with water to create a water ballast and righted with cables from the shore.

08120796
Upside down launching of 72.18m steel monohull "Club Mediterranee". Toulon Arsenal, France, February 1976. ^^^The four-masted vessel had been built upside down, before being towed into the Vauban basin. Then, she was filled with water to create a water ballast and righted with cables from the shore.

08120795
Upside down launching of 72.18m steel monohull "Club Mediterranee". Toulon Arsenal, France, February 1976. ^^^The four-masted vessel had been built upside down, before being towed into the Vauban basin. Then, she was filled with water to create a water ballast and righted with cables from the shore.

08120794
Upside down launching of 72.18m steel monohull "Club Mediterranee". Toulon Arsenal, France, February 1976. ^^^The four-masted vessel had been built upside down, before being towed into the Vauban basin. Then, she was filled with water to create a water ballast and righted with cables from the shore.

08120793
Upside down launching of 72.18m steel monohull "Club Mediterranee". Toulon Arsenal, France, February 1976. ^^^The four-masted vessel had been built upside down, before being towed into the Vauban basin. Then, she was filled with water to create a water ballast and righted with cables from the shore.

08120792
Upside down launching of 72.18m steel monohull "Club Mediterranee". Toulon Arsenal, France, February 1976. ^^^The four-masted vessel had been built upside down, before being towed into the Vauban basin. Then, she was filled with water to create a water ballast and righted with cables from the shore.

08120791
Alain Colas and his Tahitian wife Teura at the launching of the 72m long four-masted schooner "Club Mediterranée" in Toulon. 15 February 1976. Â© Photo Patrice Roynette.

08120790
Jean-Pierre Dick's Open 60 "Virbac" starting The Transat 2004 singlehanded transatlantic race, 31st May 2004, Plymouth, England. For EDITORIAL use only.

08120789
Mike Golding aboard his Open 60 "Ecover" starting The Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race, 31st May 2004, Plymouth, England. For EDITORIAL use only.

08120788
Giovanni Soldini aboard his trimaran "Tim" at the start of The Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race, 31st May 2004, Plymouth, England. For EDITORIAL use only.

08120787
Karine Fauconnier aboard "Sergio Tacchini", Thomas Coville aboard "Sodebo", and Franck Cammas aboard "Groupama" racing past at the start of The Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race, 31st May 2004, Plymouth, UK. For EDITORIAL use only.

08120786
Karine Fauconnier aboard "Sergio Tacchini" starting The Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race, 31st May 2004, Plymouth, UK. For EDITORIAL use only.

08120785
Karine Fauconnier aboard "Sergio Tacchini" and Franck Cammas aboard "Groupama" racing past at the start of The Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race, 31st May 2004, Plymouth, UK. For EDITORIAL use only.

08120784
Open 60 "VMI" starts The Transat singlehanded transatlantic race. 31st May 2004. For EDITORIAL use only.

08120783
Trimarans "Sodebo" and "Groupama" sailing past a warship at the start of The Transat 2004, singlehanded transatlantic race, Plymouth, England, 31st May 2004. For EDITORIAL use only.

08120781
Thomas Coville racing aboard his trimaran "Sodebo" at the start of The Transat singlehanded transatlantic race, Plymouth, England, 31st May 2004. For EDITORIAL use only.

08120777
Yves Parlier racing aboard his catamaran "Hydraplaneur" at the start of The Transat singlehanded transatlantic race, Plymouth, England, 31st May 2004. For EDITORIAL use only.

08120776
"Crepes Whaou" racing at the start of The Transat singlehanded transatlantic race, Plymouth, England, 31st May 2004. For EDITORIAL use only.

08120774
Trimaran "Sopra" skippered by Philippe Monnet, at the start of The Transat singlehanded transatlantic race, Plymouth, England, 31st May 2004. For EDITORIAL use only.

08120772
Startline at the 2004 Finn European Championship. La Rochelle, France.

08120770
Dawn Riley, General Manager of the K-challenge team for the America's Cup 2007.

08120769
Dawn Riley, General Manager of the K-challenge team for the America's Cup 2007.

08120768
Kite-surfer Bruno Sroka at a world event where windsurfers and kitesurfers try to beat the world speed record. Leucate, France. April 2004

08120765
Kite-surfer at speed. Leucate, France. April 2004.

08120763
Jean Yves Terlain and Christian Février on "Gautier II" during the 1981 Twostar transatlantic race. Designed by Sylvestre Langevin, and built at Leguen & Hemidy, the 13.45m yacht had ^^^inverted T-foils under the floats. The experimental mainsail broke in a squall, four days after the start, when they were in 3rd position of the 103 starters. They swapped their mainsail with the genoa, but two days later, the rudder shaft broke. Gautier waited a week in bad weather for a Canadian container-ship leaving Le Havre with a new rudder and a spare mainsail. They finally arrived in Newport 27 days after the start. Photo by Daniel Allisy.Â© Photo from Daniel Allisy

08120762
Jean Yves Terlain and Christian Février on "Gautier II" during the 1981 Twostar transatlantic race. Designed by Sylvestre Langevin, and built at Leguen & Hemidy, the 13.45m yacht had ^^^inverted T-foils under the floats. The experimental mainsail broke in a squall, four days after the start, when they were in 3rd position of the 103 starters. They swapped their mainsail with the genoa, but two days later, the rudder shaft broke. Gautier waited a week in bad weather for a Canadian container-ship leaving Le Havre with a new rudder and a spare mainsail. They finally arrived in Newport 27 days after the start. Photo by Daniel Allisy.

08120760
Jean Yves Terlain and Christian Février on "Gautier II" during the 1981 Twostar transatlantic race. Designed by Sylvestre Langevin, and built at Leguen & Hemidy, the 13.45m yacht had ^^^inverted T-foils under the floats. The experimental mainsail broke in a squall, four days after the start, when they were in 3rd position of the 103 starters. They swapped their mainsail with the genoa, but two days later, the rudder shaft broke. Gautier waited a week in bad weather for a Canadian container-ship leaving Le Havre with a new rudder and a spare mainsail. They finally arrived in Newport 27 days after the start. Photo by Daniel Allisy.

08120757
Marie Tabarly, daughter of French sailing legend Eric Tabarly, sailing "Pen Duick VI" to Plymouth to watch the start of the Transat 2004, celebrating 40 years of her father's first win in the singlehanded transatlantic race. For EDITORIAL use only. ^^^In 1964, Eric Tabarly won the second Observer single-handed transatlantic race aboard "Pen Duick II", finishing ahead of Sir Francis Chichester. He then went on to win the 1976 race in "Pen Duick VI" despite suffering a series of strong depressions.

08120756
Skippers line up for a photo before the start of The Transat, singlehanded transatlantic race, Plymouth, 2004. For EDITORIAL use only.

08120755
Marie Tabarly, daughter of French sailing legend Eric Tabarly, sailing "Pen Duick VI" to Plymouth to watch the start of the Transat 2004, celebrating 40 years of her father's first win in the singlehanded transatlantic race. For EDITORIAL use only. ^^^In 1964, Eric Tabarly won the second Observer single-handed transatlantic race aboard "Pen Duick II", finishing ahead of Sir Francis Chichester. He then went on to win the 1976 race in "Pen Duick VI" despite suffering a series of strong depressions.

08120754
Marie Tabarly, daughter of French sailing legend Eric Tabarly, sailing "Pen Duick VI" to Plymouth to watch the start of the Transat 2004, celebrating 40 years of her father's first win in the singlehanded transatlantic race. For EDITORIAL use only. ^^^In 1964, Eric Tabarly won the second Observer single-handed transatlantic race aboard "Pen Duick II", finishing ahead of Sir Francis Chichester. He then went on to win the 1976 race in "Pen Duick VI" despite suffering a series of strong depressions.

08120753
Marie Tabarly, daughter of French sailing legend Eric Tabarly, sailing "Pen Duick VI" to Plymouth to watch the start of the Transat 2004, celebrating 40 years of her father's first win in the singlehanded transatlantic race. For EDITORIAL use only. ^^^In 1964, Eric Tabarly won the second Observer single-handed transatlantic race aboard "Pen Duick II", finishing ahead of Sir Francis Chichester. He then went on to win the 1976 race in "Pen Duick VI" despite suffering a series of strong depressions.

08120752
Marie Tabarly, daughter of French sailing legend Eric Tabarly, sailing "Pen Duick VI" to Plymouth to watch the start of the Transat 2004, celebrating 40 years of her father's first win in the singlehanded transatlantic race. For EDITORIAL use only. ^^^In 1964, Eric Tabarly won the second Observer single-handed transatlantic race aboard "Pen Duick II", finishing ahead of Sir Francis Chichester. He then went on to win the 1976 race in "Pen Duick VI" despite suffering a series of strong depressions.

08120751
Marie Tabarly, daughter of French sailing legend Eric Tabarly, sailing "Pen Duick VI" to Plymouth to watch the start of the Transat 2004, celebrating 40 years of her father's first win in the singlehanded transatlantic race. For EDITORIAL use only. ^^^In 1964, Eric Tabarly won the second Observer single-handed transatlantic race aboard "Pen Duick II", finishing ahead of Sir Francis Chichester. He then went on to win the 1976 race in "Pen Duick VI" despite suffering a series of strong depressions.

08120750
Marie Tabarly, daughter of French sailing legend Eric Tabarly, sailing "Pen Duick VI" to Plymouth to watch the start of the Transat 2004, celebrating 40 years of her father's first win in the singlehanded transatlantic race. For EDITORIAL use only. ^^^In 1964, Eric Tabarly won the second Observer single-handed transatlantic race aboard "Pen Duick II", finishing ahead of Sir Francis Chichester. He then went on to win the 1976 race in "Pen Duick VI" despite suffering a series of strong depressions.

08120749
Marie Tabarly, daughter of French sailing legend Eric Tabarly, sailing "Pen Duick VI" to Plymouth to watch the start of the Transat 2004, celebrating 40 years of her father's first win in the singlehanded transatlantic race. For EDITORIAL use only. ^^^In 1964, Eric Tabarly won the second Observer single-handed transatlantic race aboard "Pen Duick II", finishing ahead of Sir Francis Chichester. He then went on to win the 1976 race in "Pen Duick VI" despite suffering a series of strong depressions.

08120748
Racing downwind during Key West Race Week, Florida, 2004

08120747
Yachts racing upwind at Key West Race Week, Florida, 2004.

08120746
Cross tacking with close racing in the fleet at Key West Race Week, Florida, 2004.

08120745
Farr 40 dropping their spinnakers as they near the leeward mark, Key West Race Week, Florida, 2004.

08120744
The jib trimmer aboard 'Pendragon' winds in the jib upwind during Key West Race Week, Florida, 2004.

08120743
One design Farr 40 fleet tightly packed on the downwind leg at Key West Race Week, Florida, 2004.

08120742
Assymetric spinnakers in Key West Race Week, Florida, 2004

08120741
Crew weight on the rail of 'Impetuous' during racing in Key West Race Week, Florida, 2004.

08120740
Farr 40 'Bambakou' has a close call with 'Joe Fly' during Key West Race Week, Florida, 2004.

08120739
Farr 40 'Mean Machine' racing downwind at Key West Race Week, Florida, 2004.

08120738
Yachts racing upwind at Key West Race Week, Florida, 2004.

08120737
Yachts racing upwind at Key West Race Week, Florida, 2004.

08120736
One design racing downwind at Key West Race Week, Florida, 2004.

08120735
Close-up of neatly flaked dacron sails of a classic yacht. Antigua, 2004.

08120734
A classic yawl racing during Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Antigua, 2004

08120733
A classic yawl racing during Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Antigua, 2004.

08120732
A local boat racing during Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Antigua, 2004.

08120731
A classic yawl racing during Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Antigua, 2004.

08120730
A classic yawl racing during Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Antigua, 2004.

08120729
Yachts cross tacking up wind during a regatta. Antigua, 2004.

08120728
The new J-Class "Ranger" racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Antigua, 2004.

08120727
The classic Fife yawl 'Mariella' racing during Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Antigua, 2004.

08120726
The classic Fife yawl 'Mariella' racing during Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Antigua, 2004.

08120725
A classic yawl racing during Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Antigua, 2004.

08120724
A classic yawl racing during Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Antigua, 2004.

08120723
W-Class 'White Wings' steaming past a tiny gaffer during Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Antigua, 2004.

08120722
A classic yawl racing past the schooner, 'Windrose', during Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Antigua, 2004.

08120721
The new J-Class "Ranger" racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Antigua, 2004.

08120720
Crew trim while during a race off Falmouth harbours, Division A, Ocean Race. Friday April 30th, Antigua Race Week, 2004.

08120719
Reichel/Pugh's 80 foot sloop "Morning Glory" (ZX86) racing at Antigua Race Week with the caning keel visible, 2004.

08120718
Reichel/Pugh's 80 foot sloop "Morning Glory" (ZX86) racing at Antigua Race Week, 2004.

08120717
Racing off Falmouth Harbour Division A, Ocean Race. A crew member hangs off a spinnaker pole. Friday April 30th, Antigua Race Week, 2004.

08120716
Reichel/Pugh's 80 foot sloop "Morning Glory" (ZX86) racing a Antigua Race Week, 2004.

08120715
Mike Slade's "Leopard of London" Thursday April 29th, Antigua Race Week 2004. Falmouth Harbour Division A, windward leewards.

08120714
Bow damage to "Mari-Cha IV" after a collision at the start line, Antigua Race Week, 2004.

08120713
W-Class "White Wings" during Antigua Race Week, 2004.

08120712
Roy Disney's "Pyewacket" (ZX86) designed by Reichel/Pugh, during Antigua Race Week, 2004.

08120711
Reichel/Pugh's 80 foot sloop "Morning Glory"(ZX86) racing at Antigua Race Week, 2004.

08120710
Helicopter hovering over Richard Mathews' "Flirt" during Antigua Race Week, 2004.

08120709
Bowman at he end of the spinnaker pole aboard the Reichel/Pugh 78 "All Smoke", Antigua Race Week, 2004.

08120708
"Mari-Cha IV" sailing alongside two smaller boats during Antigua Race Week, 2004.

08120707
Bowman attending to the jib on "Mari-Cha IV" during Antigua Race Week, 2004.

08120706
Reichel/Pugh's 80 foot sloop "Morning Glory" (ZX86), during a race off Falmouth Harbour Division A, Windward during Antigua Race Week, April 29th, 2004.

08120705
Racing off Falmouth Harbour Division A, Ocean Race, Antigua Race Week, April 30th, 2004.

08120704
Robert Miller's record-breaking, 140 foot carbon super-maxi, "Mari Cha IV", thrashes upwind in breezy conditions at Antigua Race Week, 2004.

08120703
Bowman at the end of the spinnaker pole aboard the ZX86 "Morning Glory", Antigua Race Week, 2004.

08120702
"Atalanta ll" (Italian) at Antigua Race Week, 2004.

08120701
"Mari-Cha IV" sailing downwind of two smaller boats during a race at Antigua Race Week, 2004.

08120700
"Mari-Cha IV" during Antigua Race Week, 2004.

08120699
Crew gather in the massive spinnaker after rounding the leeward mark aboard "Morning Glory" during Antigua Race Week, 2004.

08120698
The bowman aboard ZX86 "Morning Glory" pops the spinnaker from the pole end, Antigua Race Week, 2004.

08120697
ZX86 "Morning Glory" during a race at Antigua Race Week, 2004.

08120696
Mike Slade's "Leopard of London" is framed by the ketch rig of Peter Harrison's Farr 115 "Sojana" during Antigua race week, 2004.

08120695
Peter Harrison's Farr 115 "Sojana" under full sail at Antigua Race Week, 2004.

08120694
Mike Slade's "Leopard of London" during a race at Antigua Race Week, 2004.

08120693
Crew hike out aboard Roy Disney's ZX86 "Pyewacket" at Antigua Race Week, 2004.

08120692
Crew hike out aboard Roy Disney's ZX86 "Pyewacket" at Antigua Race Week, 2004.

08120691
Aerial view of superyacht "Aspiration" sailing during Antigua Race Week, 2004.

08120690
"Mari-Cha IV" under full sail, during Antigua Race Week, 2004.

08120689
The MaxZ86, "Morning Glory", races at Antigua Race Week, 2004.

08120688
Yachts racing in the Ocean Race, part of Antigua Race Week, 2004.

08120687
Roy Disney's ZX 86 "Pyewacket" races at Antigua Race Week, 2004.

08120686
Crew memebers lowering the jib aboard the MaxZ86, "Morning Glory", at Antigua Race Week, 2004.

08120685
The enormous 32 foot beam of the 140 foot super-maxi "Mari-Cha IV", Antigua Race Week, 2004.

08120684
"Mari-Cha IV" continues racing after colliding with the Volvo 60 Venom at Antigua Race Week, 2004.

08120683
Roy Disney's ZX 86 "Pyewacket" races at Antigua Race Week, 2004.

08120682
Yachts cross the start line during Antigua Race Week, 2004.

08120681
"Atalanta 11" racing at Antigua Race Week, 2004.

08120680
Mike Slade's "Leopard of London" racing at Antigua Race Week, 2004.

08120679
"All Smoke" the Reichel/Pugh 78 at Antigua Race Week. A crewman is at the end of the spinnaker pole having popped the kite. 2004.^^^Jochen Schuemann skippers the boat.

08120678
Mike Slade's "Leopard of London" racing at Antigua Race Week, 2004.

08120677
Peter Harrison's Farr 115 "Sojana" races at Antigua Race Week, 2004.

08120676
"Mari-Cha IV" under full sail at Antigua Race Week, 2004.

08120675
The MaxZ86, "Morning Glory", races at Antigua Race Week, 2004.

08120674
"All Smoke" the Reichel/Pugh 78, sails downwind with a crewman at the end of the spinnaker pole preparing to pop the kite. Antigua Race Week 2004. ^^^Skippered by Jochen Schuemann

08120673
The MaxZ86, "Morning Glory" racing at Antigua Race Week, 2004.

08120672
"Mari Cha IV" under full sail racing off Falmouth Harbour during Antigua Race Week, 2004.

08120671
"Mari-Cha IV" races through the sea under full sail, Antigua Race Week, 2004.

08120670
Wild spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) mother and calf on Little Bahama Bank, Bahamas, Caribbean. May 2006

08120663
Motoryachts anchored at sunset in the old Provencal harbour, Saint Tropez, South of France.

08120662
Sand dunes of Sossusvlei, Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia.

08120651
Team New Zealand successfully defending the America's Cup, winning 5-0 over "Prada". 30th America's Cup 2000, Auckland, New Zealand. Here the boats are on a split tack.

08120646
"Prada" reaching downwind at the 2000 America's Cup. Auckland, New Zealand.

08120624
British challenger for the 2003 America's Cup, "GBR Challenge". Auckland, New Zealand.

08120622
"GBR Challenge" at the Louis Vuitton Cup 2002. Auckland, New Zealand.

08120620
Start manoeuvres between "GBR Challenge" and "Alinghi". America's Cup, February 2002. Auckland, New Zealand.

08120618
Pre-start manoeuvres for "GBR Challenge" and "Alinghi" in the Louis Vuitton Cup 2002-3. Auckland, New Zealand.

08120615
Crew on board the Italian America's Cup Challenger "Prada". Louis Vuitton Cup, Auckland, New Zealand, 2000.

08120614
"Nippon Challenge", the Japanese entry into the Louis Vuitton Cup, the challenger series for the 2000 America's Cup, New Zealand.

08120613
Broken transom aboard America's Cup challenger "Stars & Stripes" (USA77). She broke a rudder during training for the 2002-3 Louis Vuitton and America's Cup, just outside Long Beach Harbour, California. ^^^The boat sank in 55 feet of water. It was later raised and raced again.

08120607
Shape, form and texture on wet sand, New Zealand.

08120596
J-Class "Ranger" racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004.

08120595
J-Class "Ranger" racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004.

08120594
The 1934 44ft Alfred Westmacott design "Flicka" racing in breezy conditions at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004.

08120593
Aerial view of the 44 foot Breton "St Briac" racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004.

08120591
J-Class "Velsheda" racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004.

08120589
The fleet of schooners racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004.

08120588
The 23 foot Kaufman "Grace" beating upwind at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004.

08120587
The 23 foot Kaufman "Grace" beating upwind at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004.

08120585
The 44 foot Breton "St Briac" racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004.

08120584
The 23 foot Kaufman "Grace" beating upwind at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004.

08120583
The new replica of J-Class "Ranger" racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004.

08120581
The 23 foot Kaufman "Grace" beating upwind at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004. Property Released.

08120579
Close racing between the schooner "Windrose", and the two J-Class yachts "Ranger" and "Velsheda" (from left) at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004. Property Released (Ranger and Velsheda).

08120578
The 152-foot schooner "Windrose" racing at the, Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004.

08120577
J-Class "Velsheda" and the new replica of "Ranger" (top) racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004.

08120576
The new J-Class "Ranger" racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004.

08120570
J-Class "Velsheda" and the new replica of "Ranger" (top) racing beside a smaller yacht at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004.

08120568
J-Class "Velsheda" and the new replica of "Ranger" (top) racing beside a smaller yacht at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004.

08120566
J-Class "Velsheda" and the new replica of "Ranger" (top) racing beside a smaller yacht at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004.

08120564
J-Class "Velsheda" and the new replica of "Ranger" (top) racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004. Both yachts are Property Released.

08120563
J-Class "Velsheda" and the new replica of "Ranger" (top) racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004.

08120562
J-Class "Velsheda" and the new replica of "Ranger" (top) racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004.

08120561
J-Class "Velsheda" and the new replica of "Ranger" (top) racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004.

08120560
J-Class "Velsheda" and the new replica of "Ranger" (top) racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004.

08120559
J-Class "Velsheda" and the new replica of "Ranger" (top) racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004.

08120558
Aerial view of J-Class "Velsheda" racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004.

08120557
The new replica J-Class "Ranger" racing against "Velsheda" in breezy conditions at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004. Both yachts are Property Released.

08120556
The new replica J-Class "Ranger" racing round the mark against "Velsheda" in breezy conditions at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004.

08120555
The new replica J-Class "Ranger" racing against "Velsheda" in breezy conditions at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004.

08120553
The new replica J-Class "Ranger" racing in breezy conditions at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004.

08120551
Aerial view of the new replica J-Class "Ranger" racing in breezy conditions at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004.

08120549
Close racing between the J-Class yacht "Velsheda" sailing upwind of the new replica "Ranger" at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004.

08120548
Close racing between the schooner "Windrose", and the two J-Class yachts "Ranger" and "Velsheda" (from left) at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004. Property Released (Ranger and Velsheda).

08120545
Close racing between the schooner "Windrose", and the two J-Class yachts "Ranger" and "Velsheda" (from left) at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004.

08120544
Close racing between the schooner "Windrose", and the two J-Class yachts "Ranger" and "Velsheda" (from left) at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004. Ranger and Velsheda are Property Released.

08120543
Close racing between the schooner "Windrose", and the two J-Class yachts "Ranger" and "Velsheda" (from left) at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004.

08120542
Close racing between the schooner "Windrose", and the two J-Class yachts "Ranger" and "Velsheda" (from left) at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004.

08120541
Velsheda and the new replica J-Class Ranger, racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004.

08120540
Close racing between "Velsheda", "Ranger" and "Windrose" (from left) at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004.

08120539
The new replica J-Class "Ranger" racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004.

08120538
The new replica J-Class "Ranger" racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004.

08120537
J-Class "Velsheda" thrashing upwind at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004. Property Released.

08120536
The new replica J-Class "Ranger" thrashing upwind at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004. Property Released.

08120535
The new replica J-Class "Ranger" racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004.

08120534
The new replica of J-Class "Ranger" racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004.

08120532
J-Class "Velsheda" thrashing upwind at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004.

08120531
Velsheda chasing the new J-Class replica, Ranger, at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004.

08120529
The new J-Class replica "Ranger" racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004. Property Released.

08120528
J-Class "Velsheda" and the new replica of "Ranger" (top) racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004. Both yachts are Property Released.

08120527
J-Class "Velsheda" racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004.

08120525
J-Class "Velsheda" and the new replica of "Ranger" (top) racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004. Both yachts are Property Released.

08120524
J-Class "Velsheda" and the new replica of "Ranger" (top) racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta 2004.

08120523
J-Class "Velsheda" and the new replica of "Ranger" (top) racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta 2004.

08120522
Close racing among the classics. From left: "Windrose", "Ranger" and "Velsheda" at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta 2004.

08120521
Close racing among the classics. From left: "Ranger", "Windrose" and "Velsheda" at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta 2004.

08120519
Close racing among the classics. From right; "Ranger", "Windrose" and "Velsheda" at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean 2004. Ranger and Velsheda are Property Released.

08120518
From left; "Ranger", "Windrose" and "Velsheda" chase a couple of smaller boats at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean 2004. Ranger and Velsheda are Property Released.

08120517
Ranger, Cambria and Velsheda race along the coast at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean 2004.

08120516
Ranger, Cambria and Velsheda in pursuit of the 152ft Windrose during Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean 2004. Ranger and Velsheda are Property Released.

08120515
Yawl during a race at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean 2004.

08120513
Yawl during a race at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean 2004.

08120512
Yawl during a race at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean 2004.

08120511
Two schooners racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean 2004.

08120510
Fleet of schooners racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean 2004.

08120509
Fleet of schooners racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean 2004.

08120508
Fleet of schooners racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean 2004.

08120507
Fleet of schooners racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean 2004.

08120506
Fleet of schooners racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean 2004.

08120505
Fleet of schooners racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean 2004.

08120504
Carriacou sloop "Summer Cloud" beating upwind at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean 2004.

08120503
The 23 foot Kaufman "Grace" beating upwind at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean 2004.

08120502
Winch and teak deck detail on the heeling 152ft schooner "Windrose" at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean 2004.

08120500
J-Class "Velsheda" in choppy seas at the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean 2004.

08120499
Crew aboard J-Class "Velsheda" preparing the spinnaker pole for the windward mark at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean 2004.

08120498
J-Class "Velsheda" racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean 2004.

08120497
J-Class "Velsheda" racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean 2004.

08120496
Crew working the sails of J-Class "Velsheda" during a race at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean 2004. Property Released.

08120495
J-Class "Velsheda" racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean 2004.

08120494
Water washes over the decks of the heeling schooner "Windrose" at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean 2004.

08120493
J-Class "Velsheda" powers through the water at Antigua Classics, Caribbean 2004.

08120492
The J-Class replica "Ranger" racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean 2004.

08120491
J-Class classic "Ranger" and tall ship sailing off Newport during the Tall Ships Parade, Rhode Island, USA

08120490
The new replica of "Ranger" racing against "Velsheda" at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004. Property Released (Ranger and Velsheda).

08120486
The new J-Class replica "Ranger" chasing "Velsheda" at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004. Property Released (Ranger and Velsheda).

08120485
The new replica of "Ranger" chasing "Velsheda" at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004.

08120484
J-Class "Velsheda" and the new replica of "Ranger" (top) racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, 2004.

08120482
J-Class "Velsheda" racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004. Property released.

08120481
Small boat class beats upwind at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean 2004.

08120480
Bowman aboard the new J-Class "Ranger" checking the sail trim during racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean 2004.

08120478
The new J-Class replica "Ranger" chasing "Velsheda" at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004.

08120477
The new J-Class replica "Ranger" racing against "Velsheda" at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004.

08120476
Racing in windy conditions in Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004.

08120475
Square rigged tall ship "Sea Cloud" sails at the Antigua Classics Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004

08120474
J-Class "Velsheda" thrashing upwind at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004. Property Released.

08120473
Racing in windy conditions in Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004.

08120470
Square rigged tall ship "Sea Cloud" with crew aloft during the Antigua Classics Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004.

08120469
The new J-Class replica "Ranger" racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2004.

08120468
Grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos), Hawaii.

08120467
Grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos), Hawaii.

08120466
Whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus), Hawaii.

08120465
Two whitetip reef sharks (Triaenodon obesus) Hawaii.

08120463
Whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus), resting on coral reef, Hawaii.

08120462
Close-up of the head of a Whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus), Hawaii.

08120461
Close-up of the head of a Whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus), Hawaii.

08120460
Close-up of the head of a Whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus) showing detail of the eye, Hawaii.

08120458
Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi), Bahamas.

08120457
School of Caribbean reef sharks (Carcharhinus perezi) on seabed, Bahamas.

08120456
Whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus) on reef, Hawaii.

08120454
Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) off Gaansbaii, South Africa.

08120450
Oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) Hawaii.

08120449
Fisher's seastar (Mithrodia fisheri), likely endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.

08120447
Schooling bannerfish / pennantfish (Heniochus diphreutes), Hawaii.

08120444
Coral grouper / hind (Cephalopholis miniata), Thailand.

08120439
Red lip parrotfish (Scarus rubroviolaceus) resting on coral, Thailand.

08120430
Honey bee on water lily flower, Rarotonga, Cook Islands.

08120429
Cook Island dancer, Rarotonga, Cook Islands.

08120428
Cook Island dancer, Rarotonga, Cook Islands.

08120427
Cook Island dancer, Rarotonga, Cook Islands.

08120426
Coconut crab (Birgus latro) on coconut plant, Aitutaki Atoll, Cook Islands.

08120425
Coconut crab (Birgus latro) beside tree, Aitutaki, Cook Islands.

08120424
Storm approaching jetty on the turquoise Aitutaki lagoon, Aitutaki Atoll, Cook Islands.

08120423
Black footed penguin (Spheniscidae demersus), in burrow, South Africa.

08120421
Black footed penguin (Spheniscidae demersus) hunkering down behind rock, False Bay, South Africa.

08120419
Signs warning people to stay out of the dangerous surf that pounds the North Shore of Oahu each winter, Hawaii.

08120413
Small plane landing on Mana Island, Mamanucas Group, Fiji.

08120412
Close up of tail of Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), near Biak, Irian Jaya, Indonesia.

08120410
Lava flow reaching the ocean in a spectacle of molten rock and steam, Fernandina Island, Galapagos Islands, 1995.

08120409
New Zealand fur seals (Arctocephalus forsteri) on rock, juveniles, Neptune Islands, South Australia.

08120408
Young boy meeting Brown stingray (Dasyatis latus) and Sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus) through the glass at Maui Ocean Centre, Hawaii.

08120407
Conch shells and a rain squall over the Carribean, Nassau, Bahamas.

08120406
Black footed penguin (Spheniscidae demersus) mother and chick in burrow, False Bay, just outside of Cape Town, South Africa.

08120404
Blue marlin (Makaira mazara / nigricans) fighting with fishing line out of the water, with the island of Lanai in the background, Hawaii.

08120401
Wave washing away footprints in sand on a beach, Lanai, Hawaii.

08120400
Couple in 'The Garden Of The Gods', Lanai, Hawaii, with the island of Molokai in the background.

08120399
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), female, laying eggs on beach at night, Florida.

08120395
Aerial view looking directly into the lava lake inside Pu'u O'o Crater, Kilauea, Hawaii.

08120386
Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus).

08120382
Rough-toothed dolphin (Steno bredanensis), with fish in its mouth, Hawaii.

08120377
Rough-toothed dolphin (Steno bredanensis), adult and calf, Hawaii.

08120374
Ripples on a shallow sandy bottom and palm tree shadow, Maui, Hawaii.

08120373
Early morning view with shadows of palm trees on deserted beach in Kihei on the island of Maui, Hawaii. The West Maui Mountains can be seen in the background.

08120372
Couple take an early morning stroll in Kihei on the island of Maui, Hawaii. The West Maui Mountains can be seen in the background.

08120371
Couple take an early morning stroll in Kihei on the island of Maui, Hawaii. The West Maui Mountains can be seen in the background.

08120370
Couple hiking at waterfall on the island of Maui, Hawaii.

08120364
Rough-toothed dolphin (Steno bredanensis) adult and calf, Hawaii.

08120356
Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus).

08120355
Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus).

08120353
Spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris) leaping, Hawaii.

08120349
Three Spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris), Hawaii.

08120348
Spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris) jumping, with circular scar from cookie cutter shark on underside and small remora fish attached beside wound, Hawaii.

08120347
Spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris) jumping, Hawaii.

08120345
Pod of Spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris), Hawaii.

08120340
Pregnant Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, centre (Tursiops truncatus), with two companions, Bahamas.

08120339
Pregnant Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, centre (Tursiops truncatus), with companion, Bahamas.

08120338
Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), pregnant, Bahamas.

08120337
Mature Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis / plagiodon), Bahamas.

08120336
Pod of Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis / plagiodon), from above, Bahamas

08120334
Pair of Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis / plagiodon), Bahamas.

08120333
Pair of Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis / plagiodon), Bahamas. The individual in the foreground has a remora attached to its side.

08120332
Pair of Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis / plagiodon), Bahamas. The individual in the foreground has a remora attached to its side.

08120331
Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis / plagiodon) and Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), Bahamas.

08120330
Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis / plagiodon), Bahamas.

08120329
Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis / plagiodon), Bahamas.

08120316
Spectators watching pair of killer whales (Orcinus orca) at Sea World in San Deigo, California, USA

08120311
Young boy looking through glass at killer whale (Orcinus orca) at Sea World in San Diego, California, USA.

08120307
Family of short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus), in open ocean several miles off the Big Island of Hawaii.

08120306
Tail of short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus), Hawaii.

08120305
Family of short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) several miles off the Big Island of Hawaii.

08120304
Close-up of head of adult male short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus), off the Kona Coast of Hawaii.

08120303
Close-up of dorsal fin of adult male short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus), several miles off the Kona Coast of Hawaii.

08120302
Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), Hawaii.

08120301
Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) surfacing, Hawaii.

08120300
Tail of female sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), Hawaii.

08120295
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) spyhopping, Hawaii.

08120294
Barnacles attached under chin of humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Hawaii.

08120293
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), adult female, Hawaii.

08120291
Tail fluke of a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Hawaii.

08120290
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) blowhole expelling air, Hawaii.

08120289
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), lying upside down at the surface and displaying her ventral pleats or throat grooves, Hawaii.

08120288
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), visible just under the surface, Hawaii.

08120287
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breathing at surface, Hawaii.

08120286
'Footprint' of humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) tail on the sea's surface after diving, Hawaii.

08120285
Breaching humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Hawaii.

08120282
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), adult female, Hawaii.

08120281
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), adult female, Hawaii.

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Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), adult female, Hawaii.

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Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), adult female, Hawaii.

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Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), adult female, Hawaii.

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Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), adult female, Hawaii.

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Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), adult female, Hawaii.

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Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) and oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus), several miles off the Kona Coast of Hawaii.

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Beluga / white whales (Delphinapterus leucas), in captivity, Canada. Digitally enhanced.

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Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus), California. Digitally enhanced.

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Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) mother and calf, Mexico. Digital Composite.

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Young boy learning to swim off Maui, Hawaii.

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Diver photographing great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) from shark cage, off Guadalupe Island, Mexico. Digital composite.

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Diver with grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos), Hawaii. Digital Composite.

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Diver with lionfish (Pterois volitans), Wakaya Island, Fiji.

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Pair of colourful jellyfish, Truk Lagoon, Micronesia.

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Millions of jellyfish (Mastigias papua, and the less common Aurelia sp.) reside in this land-locked body of salt water, known as "Jellyfish Lake", Palau, Micronesia.