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Giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus), white morph, gliding over the Southern Ocean.

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Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) standing on rocks.

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Looking up the wooden mast of the 65 foot Hinckley yawl, "Nirvana".

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Crew member checking the rigging aboard a race yacht.

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Crew member checking the rigging aboard a race yacht.

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Tri-radial spinnaker and pole aboard a 33 foot race yacht.

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Tri-radial spinnaker heading towards the horizon at sunset. Property Released.

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Tri-radial spinnaker

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Foredeck crew gybing the spinnaker aboard a small race yacht.

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A crew member being hoisted up the mast of a race boat.

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Fairing the hull of a racing yacht to get a smooth hull shape.

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Using a suction handle, the crew of a yacht scrubbing the waterline at anchor.

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A crew member checking the engine oil level aboard a cruising yacht.

08107670
Rig maintenance, inspecting the inside of a megayacht mast from the bosuns chair.

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Rig maintenance, crew member checking the masthead.

08107668
A rolling hitch knot tied onto a sheet.

08107667
Robbie Doyle of Doyle sails helping with sail repairs aboard the J-Class "Velsheda" during Antigua Classics regatta, Antigua, Caribbean.

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A crew member hand stitching the sails of a superyacht on the dockside during Antigua Classics regatta, Antigua, Caribbean.

08107665
Pressure washing the slimy bottom of cruising yacht, "Solitaire".

08107664
Preparing to haul a yacht onto the marine railway in stormy weather, New England, USA.

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Preparing to haul a yacht onto the marine railway in stormy weather, New England, USA.

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A traditional Beetlecat builder caulking the bottom of a new boat at the International Yacht Restoration School in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

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Small cruising yacht dried out on the piles for antifouling at low-tide.

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Yacht propeller covered in barnacles.

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Navigation station aboard a cruising yacht showing instruments, weather fax maps, old sat nav and charts.

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Instrument lights glowing in the navigation station aboard superyacht "Gleam".

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Navigation on the deck of tall ship "Gazella" showing early GPS hand held model and VHF on charts.

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Navigation station of a 70ft yacht showing electronic navigation equipment.

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Bow section of a scale model of the classic 1915 Herreshoff Schooner "Mariette", made by Robert Eddy, Camden, Maine, USA.

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Scale model of the classic 1915 Herreshoff Schooner "Mariette", made by Robert Eddy, Camden, Maine, USA.

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Model boat builder, Robert Eddy, working on the bow section of a scale model of the 1915 Herreshoff schooner "Mariette" in his shop in Camden, Maine, USA.

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Model boat builder, Robert Eddy, working on the mast of a scale model of the 1915 Herreshoff schooner "Mariette" in his shop in Camden, Maine, USA.

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Model boat builder, Robert Eddy, adding detail to a scale model of the 1915 Herreshoff schooner "Mariette" in his shop in Camden, Maine, USA.

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Model of a ship above a door entrance in Nelson's Dockyard, Antigua, Caribbean.

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Swan yacht "Cargo" leading during a Swan regatta off Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08107573
Aerial of 12-metre "Easterner" sailing off Newport, Rhode Island, USA

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Aerial view of a Swan yacht racing in Newport, Rhode Island, USA

08107565
Two yachts racing at the Kenwood Cup in Hawaii

08107564
Aerial view of 12-metre "Easterner" sailing off Newport, Rhode Island, USA

08107562
12 metre yachts "Gleam" & "Northern Light" sailing past Rose Island lighthouse, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

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Thundery sky over 12 Metre "Columbia" during the Museum of Yachting's annual regatta with the Newport bridge in the background, Rhode Island, USA

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12 metres "Gleam" and "Heritage" sailing off Newport, Rhode Island, USA

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12 Metres "Northern Light" and "Gleam" off Newport with the Newport Bridge and the Rose Island lighthouse in the background, Rhode Island, USA

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12 metres "Northern Light" and "American Eagle" head under Newport Bridge, Rhode Island, USA

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12 metre yachts "Gleam" & "Northern Light" sailing past Castle Hill Lighthouse, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

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12 Metre yacht "Gleam" sailing past the Rose Island lighthouse, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

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12 Metre's "Heritage", "Nefertiti", "American Eagle" and "Weatherly" racing on Narragansett Bay late in the day, Rhode Island, USA.

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12 Metre yacht "Gleam" sailing past the Rose Island lighthouse, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

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12 metre yachts "Gleam" and "American Eagle" sailing on Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, USA

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Storm clouds over the 12 Metre yacht "Columbia" as she sails under the Newport Bridge during the Museum of Yachting Regatta, Rhode Island, USA

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W60 class boat and 12 Metre class "Gleam" cross tacks during the Newport Museum of Yachting's classic yacht regatta, Rhode Island, USA

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12 Metre "American Eagle" sailing in Newport Harbour, Rhode Island, USA

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Classic yacht during a race in the America's Cup Jubilee, Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK 2001.

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Classic yacht "Tomahawk" racing at Newport Museum of Yachting's classic yacht regatta under a stormy sky, Rhode Island, USA

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Crew aboard 12 metre "Onawa" preparing the spinnaker pole for the windward mark rounding at the America's Cup Jubilee, Isle of Wight, England 2001.

08107538
12 metre "Onawa" in the travel hoist at Newport Shipyard, USA.

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Round the World record holder Steve Fossett helming trimaran "Playstation".

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New York 30 "Amorita" sailing on Narragansett Bay beneath a stormy sky, Rhode Island, USA. Property Released.

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15 Metre Class gaff-rigged cutter "The Lady Anne", designed by William Fife, racing at the America's Cup Jubilee in Cowes, Isle of Wight, 2001.

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12 metre yachts "Gleam" and "American Eagle" sailing on Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, USA

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12 metre yacht "Australia II" during a race in the America's Cup Jubilee, held in Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, 2001. Skippered by John Bertrand, with Alan Bond aboard.

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12 Metre yacht "Weatherly" sailing in Newport Harbour, Rhode Island, USA

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Young family sailing a Vanguard Pram on Cape Cod, USA

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Optimist training school, Cape Cod, USA

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Sailing a friendship sloop at the Classic yacht regatta in Newport, Rhode Island, USA

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Sailing a friendship sloop at the Classic yacht regatta in Newport, Rhode Island, USA

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Herreshoff S-Boat "Sturdy Beggar" built in 1922 and restored by the International Yacht Restoration School (IYRS) in Newport, Rhode Island, USA

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Beetle Cats launched after restoration at the International Yacht Restoration School (IYRS) in Newport, Rhode Island, USA

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Young family sailing a Point Jude Daysailer off Bristol, Rhode Island, USA.

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Couple sailing a Point Jude Daysailer off Bristol, Rhode Island, USA.

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Couple sailing a Point Jude Daysailer off Bristol, Rhode Island, USA.

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Family sailing a lapstrake yawl dinghy on Cape Cod, USA.

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Beetle Cat racing during the NA's Mattapoisett, USA.

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Sailing a lapstrake yawl dinghy on Cape Cod, USA.

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1885 Camper and Nicholson classic "Partridge" competing in the Round the Island Race for the America's Cup Jubilee in 2001. Isle of Wight, England, UK. Restored in 1998 after 20 years of work by Alex Laird.

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Small gaffers racing on a sparkling sea in Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean 2005

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Nathaniel Herreshoff's schooner "Mariette", built in 1915, racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta 2005. Model Released (bowman only) and Property Released.

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Old steam-boat "Atlantide" sailing off Antigua, Caribbean. The yacht has been restored for Tom Perkins, ^^^ the San Franciscan owner of the Herreshoff schooner Mariette.

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Young woman drinking morning coffee while on watch aboard a cruising yacht from Bermuda to Newport.

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Crew member in bunk with the lee cloth up, which prevents them being rolled out of the bunk.

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Man laying on a folded kevlar sail whilst reading at sunset

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Young boy sailing an Optimist dinghy during training in Florida, USA

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Young boy mounting the rudder in an Optimist dinghy during training in Florida, USA

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Mother and children sailing a Vanguard Pram dinghy. Model released.

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Young boy sailing an Optimist dinghy during training in Florida, USA. Model Released.

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Young boy sailing an Optimist dinghy during training in Florida, USA

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Young boy sailing an Optimist dinghy during training in Florida, USA. Model Released.

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Children on the waterside at an Optimist sailing camp, Cape Cod, USA.

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Maxi Cat "Club Med" during sail trials off New York, USA

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The Maxi Cat "Club Med" lifts a hull during sail trials off New York, USA

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Maxi catamaran "Club Med" doing sail trials off New York, USA

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Maxi catamaran "Club Med" during sail trials off New York, USA

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The Maxi Cat "Club Med" lifts a hull during sail trials off New York, USA

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Maxi catamaran "Playstation" heading out for Bermuda from Newport on a breezy day.

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Maxi catamaran "Playstation" heading out for Bermuda from Newport on a breezy day.

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Maxi catamaran "Playstation" heading out for Bermuda from Newport on a breezy day.

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Maxi cat "Playstation" heading out to Bermuda on a windy day.

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Round the World record holder Steve Fossett winching on trimaran "Playstation".

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Round the World record holder Steve Fossett on trimaran "Playstation".

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Round the World record holder Steve Fossett on trimaran "Playstation".

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From the crenel of Fort de Windt a once active canon points Sariyah anchored in the clear blue waters of St Eustatius island in the Caribbean

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Cannon and superyacht, from the crenel of Fort de Windt, St Eustatius island, Caribbean.

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Grenada Sailing Festival workboat heeling close to the shore, Caribbean.

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Grenada Sailing Festival entry sails close along the Grand Anse beach shore, Caribbean.

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Grenada Sailing Festival workboats fleet racing, Caribbean.

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Grenada Sailing Festival race boat on Grand Anse Beach, Caribbean.

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Crew member on the weather rail during the Grenada Saling Festival, Caribbean

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Crews hauling boat ashore during the Grenada Sailing Festival, Caribbean

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Traditional workboats on the beach during Grenada Sailing Festival, Caribbean.

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Traditional 16ft workboats racing at Grenada Sailing Festival, Caribbean.

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Crew hiking-out aboard traditional workboats racing off Grande Anse Beach at Grenada Sailing Festival, Caribbean.

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Crew trapezing aboard a traditional workboat during a race off Grande Anse Beach at Grenada Sailing Festival, Caribbean.

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Crew member trapezing aboard a traditional workboat during a race at Grenada Sailing Festival, Caribbean.

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Rural boat building in Grenada, Caribbean.

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Sailing Festival boats on the lawn of St Georges Yacht Club, Grenada, Caribbean.

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Grenada Sailing Festival boats on Grande Anse beach, Grenada, Caribbean.

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Young boy tends to a competing workboat in the Grenada Sailing Festival, Caribbean.

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The winner of the final race for $1000 hits the beach running during the Grenada Sailing Festival, Caribbean

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Traditional workboat "Pink Gin" lie ashore between races, Grenada Sailing Festival, Caribbean.

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Boy sitting on the bow of a wooden dinghy during the Grenada Sailing Festival, Caribbean

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Boy sits on the bow of a wooden dinghy at the Grenada Sailing Festival, Caribbean

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Two men rigging their dinghy on the beach at the Grenada Sailing Festival, Caribbean

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Local man sells souvenirs at a market stall in St Georges, Grenada

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Local workboats round the windward mark during the Grenada Sailing Festival, Caribbean.

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Hiking-out during the Grenada Sailing Festival, Caribbean.

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Sailing boats on the beach during Grenada Sailing Festival, Caribbean.

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Dinghy "Boras" racing in the Grenada Sailing Festival workboat division.

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Dinghy "Rasta Goat" racing during the Grenada Sailing Festival, Caribbean.

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Three superyachts seen from Fort de Windt, St Eustatius island, Caribbean

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Two tall ships seen from Fort de Windt, St Eustatius island, Caribbean

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People working a sugar cane press from the 1800's, driven by water, for the Saint Antoine Rum distillery on Grenada, Caribbean.

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Boats moored in Falmouth Harbour during the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Antigua, Caribbean.

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Yachts moored in the harbour of Gustavia, Saint Barts, Caribbean.

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Yachts moored in the harbour of a town on the French side of Saint Martin in the Caribbean.

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Crowds running through the shallows to follow the winner of the day's racing at Grenada Sailing Festival, Caribbean.

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Locals hiking-out during the Grenada Sailing Festival, Caribbean.

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Locals racing in the Grenada Sailing Festival in their wooden workboat, Caribbean.

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Wrecked yacht washed ashore after a storm, New England, USA

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Three people explore a shallow lagoon in the islands of Vanuatu by inflatable boat, Pacific Islands

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A group of tourists cruise along the Matevulu river in an inflatable boat, Vanuatu, Pacific Islands

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Woman looking to land from the bow of a yacht, Vanuatu, Pacific Islands. Model and Property Released.

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People on branches of a fallen tree, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu

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Local man in an outrigger canoe chatting to a visiting yachtsman on his boat "Miz Mae". Vanuatu, Pacific Islands.

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Local woman preparing vegetables on Vanuatu's Espiritu Santo island, Pacific Islands

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The chief of Jenitovara village in the Vanuatu islands poses with his family. Pacific Islands.

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Local man sitting in front of his home in the small village of Matantas, Vanuatu, Pacific Islands. Most houses in the village are made of split bamboo and sago palm leaf roofs

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Local children in the small village of Matantas, Vanuatu, Pacific Islands. Most houses in the village are made of split bamboo and sago palm leaf roofs.

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Local children playing in the small village of Matantas, Vanuatu, Pacific Islands. ^^^ Most houses in the village are made of split bamboo and sago palm leaf roofs.

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Local woman weaving baskets in Hog Harbour, Vanuatu, South Pacific.

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A traditional tribal dance in Vanuatu, South Pacific.

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Men paddling a canoe off the coast of Ambrym Island, Vanuatu, South Pacific.

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Men paddling through foggy waters off the coast of Ambrym Island, Vanuatu, South Pacific.

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A man and a young boy paddling a small outrigger canoe off the islands of Vanuatu, South Pacific.

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Two men paddling their outrigger through calm blue waters off Ambrym Island, Vanuatu, South Pacific.

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Split-level view of a man paddling his outrigger through the clear waters of Espiritu Santo Island, Vanuatu, South Pacific.

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A yacht being transported overland on a trailer pulled by a red jeep, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA.

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A yacht being transported overland on a trailer pulled by a red jeep, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA.

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A yacht with a broken mooring chain washed ashore during a storm off Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

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A yacht with a broken mooring chain washed ashore during a storm off Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

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Tourist standing inside a life size shark's mouth, Florida Keys, USA.

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A tourist standing inside a life size shark's mouth, Florida Keys, USA.

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A man and his black labrador fly fishing, in Montana's Yellowstone National Park, USA.

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A man casting his line while fly fishing in shallow waters, Montana's Yellowstone National Park, USA.

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A deep sea Penn fishing reel, Bahamas.

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Salt water fly fishing in the Bahamas.

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Gybe Talk racing in the workboat division of the Grenada Sailing Festival, Grenada, Caribbean.

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Workboat crew hiking hard the island way during Grenada Sailing Festival, Grenada, Caribbean.

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Waterfront buildings on the hillside overlooking St Georges Harbour, Grenada, Caribbean.

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Motorboats moored in St Georges Harbour, Grenada, Caribbean.

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Waterfront buildings lining the curved shore of St Georges harbour, Grenada, Caribbean.

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Horned helmet (Cassis cornuta) and other seashells, corals and sponges, being cleaned by a man on the quayside ready for sale, St. Georges, Grenada, Caribbean.

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A local boat selling their crafts to the crew of a visiting yacht, Tonga, South Pacific.

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A local woman selling her crafts to the crew of a visiting yacht, Tonga, South Pacific.

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Traditional Hawaiian catamaran tourist boat off Honolulu, Hawaii.

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Traditional workboats lying ashore between races during the Grenada Sailing Festival, Grenada, Caribbean.

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Local child building sand castles on the beach with local workboats on the shore behind, Grenada Sailing Festival, Grenada, Caribbean.

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Workboat hard on the wind during the annual regatta, Grenada Sailing Festival, Grenada, Caribbean.

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Workboat crew hiking hard the island way during Grenada Sailing Festival, Grenada, Caribbean.

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Crew member of a local boat, resting during the Grenada Sailing Festival, Grenada, Caribbean.

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Crowds watching the fleet of traditional workboats preparing for the Le Mans start, Grenada Sailing Festival, Grenada, Caribbean.

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Traditional workboats at the weather mark, Grenada Sailing Festival, Grenada, Caribbean.

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Work boats on their downwind leg of the annual event held during the Grenada Sailing Festival, Grenada, Caribbean.

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Locals bringing their colourful workboat ashore after racing in the Grenada Sailing Festival, Grenada, Caribbean.

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View from neighbouring hills of tall masts in Falmouth harbour, Antigua, Caribbean.

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A young boy sitting on a dinghy watching the action during the Grenada Sailing Festival, Grenada, Caribbean.

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Traditional workboats lying on the beach between races during the Grenada Sailing Festival, Grenada, Caribbean.

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A colourful workboat lying on the beach during the Grenada Sailing Festival, Grenada, Caribbean.

08107350
A wooden rowing boat lying on a sandy beach in Grenada, Caribbean.

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A brightly painted boat, "Joshua", sitting in her cradle on the shore during the Grenada Sailing Festival, Grenada, Caribbean.

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A wooden fishing boat sitting on the shore of a white sandy beach, Antigua, Caribbean.

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Traditional workboats lying on a white sandy beach in a bay at the Grenada Sailing Festival, Grenada, Caribbean.

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Calm waters on sandy beach in Carriacou, Caribbean.

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Motor boats moored in the pretty harbour town of St George, Grenada, Caribbean.

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Traditional workboats lined along a perfect sandy shore during the Grenada Sailing Festival, Grenada, Caribbean.

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Colourful sails of sunfish dinghies on a deserted beach, Grenada, Caribbean.

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Nutmeg laid out on huge drying trays on rails. The trays can be pushed into the boucan building behind them at night, Dougaldston Spice Estate, near Gouyave, Grenada, Caribbean.

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Nutmeg (Myristicaeae) laid out on drying trays on rails. Dougaldston Spice Estate, near Gouyave, Grenada, Caribbean.

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A young girl riding on the bow of "Realite", off the shores of St Maarten, Caribbean.

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Wonderful cloud formations off the shores of St Maarten, Caribbean.

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Bamboo canes strapped to a traditional brightly coloured fishing boat on the beach at the Grenada Sailing Festival, Grenada, Caribbean.

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Masthead view of yachts moored in Falmouth marina during the Antigua Classics Race Week Regatta, 1998.

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Masthead view of yachts moored in Falmouth marina during the Antigua Classics Race Week Regatta, 1998.

08107325
Masthead view of yachts moored in Falmouth marina during the Antigua Classics Race Week Regatta, 1998.

08107324
Staff members of the Royal Yacht Squadron working the flagpole during Cowes Week, Isle of Wight, UK.

08107322
Aerial view of boats moored off one of the many deserted islands that dot the coast of Puerto Rico, Caribbean. ^^^Rich aquatic life and coral reef make these areas popular with snorkellers and scuba divers.

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Aerial view of boats moored off one of the many deserted islands that dot the coast of Puerto Rico, Caribbean. ^^^Rich aquatic life and coral reef make these areas popular with snorkellers and scuba divers.

08107320
Aerial view of a yacht moored off Cayo Diablo Island, Puerto Rico, Caribbean.

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Aerial view of a yacht moored off Cayo Diablo Island, Puerto Rico, Caribbean.

08107317
An aerial view of coral reef, Puerto Rico, Caribbean.

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Island and coral reef with channels under the water, Puerto Rico, Caribbean.

08107314
Aerial view of a coral reef and a tiny tropical island in the seas surrounding Puerto Rico, Caribbean.

08107313
Aerial view of the marina in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, Caribbean.

08107312
The high rises of San Juan towering over the city's long sandy shores, Puerto Rico, Caribbean.

08107311
An aerial view of moored cruising yachts and patches of coral reef, Puerto Rico, Caribbean.

08107310
Cruising yachts anchored off an island, Puerto Rico, Caribbean.

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Cruising yachts anchored off a hotel at the western end of Puerto Rico, Caribbean.

08107300
A windsurfer sailing in the bay at St Catherine's beach, overlooked by the imposing Fort St Catherine, Bermuda.

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A tiny islet lying just off a sandy beach, Bermuda.

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A shallow, sandy estuary scattered with rocks, Bermuda.

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Fisherman casting his net off the rocky coast, Bermuda.

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Great Guana Cay, Abacos Islands, Bahamas, Caribbean.

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Aerial view of a cruising yacht anchored in the Caribbean.

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Aerial view of high rise hotels and skyscrapers along Oahu's Waikiki Beach, all the way to the extinct volcano at Diamond Head, Honolulu, Hawaii.

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Dinghy dock and jetty in the Abacos, Bahamas.

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Open shutters on a Bahamian-style house in Great Guana Cay, Caribbean.

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A CQR anchor lying on the grassy seabed, Bahamas.

08107285
A small shop in the Abacos, Bahamas, Caribbean.

08107284
Boats moored at Hope Town, Abacos, Bahamas.

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Setting the anchor in Abacos, Bahamas.

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Evening sun shining on a row of yachts moored in the harbour of St Tropez, France.

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Evening sun shining on a row of yachts moored in the harbour of St Tropez, France.

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Evening sun shining on a row of yachts moored in the harbour of St Tropez, France.

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A line of boats moored in the sunny harbour of St Tropez, France.

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Boats moored in the sunny harbour of St Tropez, France.

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A line of boats moored in the sunny harbour of St Tropez, France.

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Fort above the harbour with classic yachts at the start of a day's racing in La Nioulargue regatta (Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez), St Tropez, France.

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Classic yachts beginning to hoist their sails at the start of a day's racing in La Nioulargue regatta (Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez), St Tropez, France.

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Classic yachts beginning to hoist their sails at the start of a day's racing in La Nioulargue regatta (Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez), St Tropez, France.

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Racing in La Nioulargue regatta (Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez), St.Tropez, France.

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Aerial view from the masthead of the 88 foot sloop "Shaman", swimmers can be seen below in the clear waters of the Vava'u Group, Tonga, South Pacific. Model and Property Released.

08107250
Penguins dot the shores of Deception Island, Antarctica.

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Skip Novak yacht "Pelagic" motorsailing down the Beagle Channel, Chile.

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A small coastal town clinging to the hillside on the island of Chiloé, Chile.

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A crew member wearing offshore foul weather gear and a safety harness.

08107243
A member of the crew on a commercial ship letting down the anchor using the ship's windlass.

08107241
A crossroads and fence in Patagonia marking the point where the Argentina and Chile borders meet.

08107240
An anchored yacht on the calm waters with picturesque views of a hillside harbour town on the island of Chiloé, Chile.

08107239
Flora clinging to the rocks on the shoreline of the Chilean waterway.

08107234
The 88 foot sloop, "Shaman", exploring Fiordland, South Island, New Zealand. Property Released.

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Dramatic scenery of mountains and glaciers, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, 1998.

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The 88 foot sloop "Shaman" anchored in calm seas, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, 1998. Property Released.

08107229
The superyacht "Sariyah" exploring the end of a glacier in the southern fjords of Chile. Property Released.

08107227
Superyacht "Sariyah" sailing under the Newport bridge, Rhode Island, USA. Boat is Property Released.

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Crew working on the deck of "Sariyah" in windy conditions in the southern Chilean channels.

08107221
A marker in the Beagle channel with snow covered mountain behind, Tierra del Fuego, South America.

08107219
A ship wreck lying abandoned on rocks in the Chilean waterway.

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A coast guard station on the shores of the Beagle Channel, Chile.

08107216
A snow capped mountain peak piercing a blue sky, Chile.

08107214
Wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) flying in 60 knot wind at Cape Horn, Chile.

08107213
Masthead view of ice from an 88 foot sloop, "Shaman", in the Norwegian Arctic region of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway. Model and Property Released.

08107211
Superyacht "Sariyah" preparing for anchoring in the Chilean channels.

08107210
Superyacht "Sariyah" motoring through glacial ice in the southern fjords of Chile.

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The 120ft superyacht "Sariyah" exploring the end of a glacier in the southern fjords of Chile.

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The superyacht "Sariyah" exploring the end of a glacier in the southern fjords of Chile.

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The superyacht "Sariyah" exploring the end of a glacier in the southern fjords of Chile.

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The superyacht "Sariyah" exploring the end of a glacier in the southern fjords of Chile.

08107203
A water skier braving the icy water near a glacier in Chile.

08107202
Yacht "Sariyah" exploring the foot of a glacier in the southern fjords of Chile.

08107201
A glacier fills in rock crevices in the Chilean waterway.

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One of the many glaciers in the southern fjords of Chile.

08107196
Super yacht "Sariyah" viewed across grass scrubs in a Fjord in the Chilean waterway.

08107191
88 foot sloop "Shaman", amongst icebergs and a pink cloudy sky in Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, 1998.

08107190
The 88 foot sloop "Shaman" motoring along the end wall of a glacier in Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, 1998.

08107188
Stone grave with a human skull in front of mountains, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, 1998.

08107187
White snow capped peaks and green forested slopes, Chilean waterway mountains, Chile.

08107186
An anchored boat sitting in the calm bay at Puerto Natales, Chile with snow covered mountain beyond.

08107184
A Chilean research station at the foot of snow covered mountains in the Antarctic Peninsula.

08107183
View from the bow of the Russian expedition cruise ship "Professor Molvanov", making progress through the icy Gerlache Strait, Antarctic Peninsula.

08107182
The 120ft superyacht "Sariyah", exploring the foot of a glacier in southern Chile.

08107181
A large glacier between the mountains of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway.

08107179
Looking across the sea from the beach at Blaauwberg Strand towards Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa.

08107178
Russian ice breaker "Professor Molchanov" cruising through the Antarctic Peninsula.

08107177
The Russian ice-breaker "Professor Molchanov" which serves as a cruise ship for tourists to Antarctica.

08107175
Russian ice breaking cruise ship "Professor Molchanov", Antarctica.

08107173
A landscape of ice seen from the deck of the ice breaker cruise ship "Professer Molchanov", Antarctica.

08107172
Russian icebreaker "Professor Molchanov" heading carefully through thick ice, Antarctic Peninsula.

08107171
Still evening waters with snow covered mountains in the Lemaire channel, Antarctica.

08107167
Snow covered mountains surrounding the icy waters of Paradise Bay, Antarctica.

08107166
Iceberg tip reaching above the water's surface in Paradise Bay, Antarctic Peninsula.

08107165
A seal sunbathing on an iceberg, Antarctic Peninsula.

08107164
A snow-covered mountain in Antarctica.

08107163
A low midnight sun reflecting off the snow covered mountains of the Antarctic Peninsula.

08107162
A snow capped mountain peak piercing a blue sky, Chile.

08107160
Puerto Williams in the Beagle Channel, Chile.

08107159
Research base surrounded by snow on the Antarctic Peninsula.

08107158
A former research station on Deception Island, Antarctic Peninsula.

08107155
A research crew's tents pitched on the snow covered shore in Antarctica.

08107154
Hikers viewing the dramatic snow covered cliff faces of Deception Island, Antarctic Peninsula.

08107151
Crew from the 88 foot sloop "Shaman" taking the tender ashore under the midnight arctic sun, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway. Property Released.

08107149
The 88 foot sloop, "Shaman", motoring through the mirror calm Arctic water in Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, 1998. Property Released.

08107148
Midnight sun over the mountains in Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, 1998.

08107147
Factory at Ny Ã…lesund with mountains behind, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway.

08107145
Dinghy dock at Ny Ã…lesund, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway.

08107143
Cape Town's smart foreshore area, rapidly establishing itself as the city's new financial district, South Africa.

08107141
Cape Town's Victoria and Alfred (V&A) Waterfront with Table Mountain in the background, South Africa.

08107139
View of Cape Town, Table Mountain and Lion's Head from Robben Island, 12km off the coast, South Africa.

08107138
Cable car ride to the top of Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa.

08107137
Cable car ride to the top of Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa.

08107136
Rugged cliffs below the cable car and station at the summit of Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa.

08107134
Cable car ride to the top of Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa.

08107133
View across the city of Cape Town and beyond to Table Bay, South Africa.

08107132
Cape Town and Table Bay from Oranjekloof, South Africa.

08107131
Table bay and Cape Town from the top of Table Mountain, South Africa.

08107130
Cable car station at the top of Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa.

08107128
Aerial view across Cape Town to Lion's Head and the Cape coast from the top of Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa.

08107126
View from Chapman's Peak Drive of Sentinal peak on the left of Hout Bay near Cape Town, South Africa.

08107122
Sunbathers on Camps Bay beach, Cape Town, South Africa.

08107121
A view across Clifton Bay at the foot of Lion's Head, Cape Town, South Africa.

08107120
Atlantic waves on shores of Clifton beach, with the Twelve Apostles mountain range in the background, Cape town, South Africa.

08107118
Twelve Apostles mountain range, a dramatic backdrop to the shores of Clifton beach, Cape Town, South Africa.

08107116
Colourful beach huts at St James beach in False Bay, Cape Town, South Africa.

08107115
Colourful beach huts at St James beach in False Bay, Cape Town, South Africa.

08107114
Colourful beach huts at St James beach in False Bay, Cape Town, South Africa.

08107113
Colourful beach huts at St James Beach, False Bay, Cape Town, South Africa.

08107112
Skyscrapers and motorway in downtown Cape Town, overlooked by Table Mountain behind, South Africa.

08107109
Children running along a beach at sunset on the western shores of South Africa.

08107107
A windsurfer taking a break on a sandy beach overlooking Cape town, Table Mountain and Lion's Head, South Africa.

08107103
The sandy windswept shores of Elands Bay, South Africa.

08107098
Skyscrapers and motorway in downtown Cape Town, overlooked by Table Mountain behind, South Africa.

08107097
Chapmans Peak Drive follows the rugged coastline near Cape Town, South Africa.

08107096
The bowman sending hand signals to helmsman while anchoring in Brenton Cove, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08107095
A crew member aboard a cruising yacht throwing the mooring line to shore.

08107093
Racing in Narragansett Bay with stormy skies, during the Museum of Yachtings annual regatta, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08107092
The bowman sending hand signals to helmsman while anchoring in Brenton Cove, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08107091
A rower passing yachts anchored in Cape Cod's river in the early morning sun, Massachusetts, USA.

08107087
Facing the Isle of Wight, Hurst Point Lighthouse marks the western entrance into the Solent, on England's south coast.

08107086
A Herreshoft boat anchored in still waters at Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA.

08107085
Aerial view of an elegant Cape Cod home with private mooring and a motorboat, Massachusetts, USA.

08107084
A classic dayboat moored in the lush green surroundings of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA.

08107083
A classic dayboat moored in the lush green surroundings of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA.

08107082
A small sailboat alongside the dock in Osterville, Cape Cod, USA.

08107081
A cat boat moored in still waters at Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA.

08107080
Cruising boats moored in the still dawn mist, Southwest Harbor, Maine, USA.

08107079
Moored boats in the early morning sun in a still harbour in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA.

08107078
A dawn mist surrounding moored boats in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA.

08107076
A motorboat moored in the early morning light in Osterville, Massachusetts, USA. Property Released.

08107075
An early morning fog around moored boats in a harbour in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA.

08107074
Hinckley yacht moored in the early morning fog, Maine, USA. Property Released.

08107068
A small boat moored of a beach.

08107067
A thick layer of snow resting on the deck of a small yacht moored at Bannister's Wharf, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08107066
Traditional wooden and fibreglass tenders tied to the dinghy dock, North East Harbor, Maine, USA.

08107065
Classic wooden boats moored in South West Harbor, Maine, USA.

08107064
Yachts moored in Watch Hill, Rhode Island, USA.

08107063
Herreshoff design NY 30 "Amorita" moored off Newport's point section, Rhode Island, USA.

08107061
A classic Herreshoff sloop moored in New England, USA.

08107060
Thomas Point Lighthouse, off Annapolis, Maryland, USA.^^^Built in 1875, it is the only screwpile light on the bay in its original location.

08107059
Thomas Point Lighthouse (built 1875), located at the mouth of the South River, Chesapeake Bay, just South of Annapolis, Maryland, USA.

08107058
Castle Hill Lighthouse (est. 1890) near Newport, Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, USA.

08107057
Castle Hill Lighthouse (est. 1890) near Newport, Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, USA.

08107055
Castle Hill Lighthouse (est. 1890) near Newport, Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, USA

08107054
Man fishing on rocks below the Castle Hill Lighthouse (est. 1890) near Newport, Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, USA

08107052
Schooner sailing past Watch Hill Lighthouse, on Watch Hill Point south of Westerly, at the entrance to Fisher's Island Sound, Rhode Island, USA.

08107050
Nobska Lighthouse, located on the southern mainland coast of Massachusetts, above Woods Hole harbour, Cape Cod, USA.

08107048
Mouille Point Lighthouse built in 1824, Cape Town, South Africa.

08107046
Hurst Point Lighthouse in front of Hurst Castle, marking the Northwest channel to the Solent, Hampshire, England.

08107044
The Sakonnet Point lighthouse off Rhode Island on a stormy winters day, February, USA

08107043
The Sakonnet Point lighthouse off Rhode Island on a stormy winters day, February, USA.

08107042
The Sakonnet Point lighthouse off Rhode Island on a stormy winters day, February, USA

08107041
Sakonnet Point Lighthouse, Rhode Island, USA

08107040
Graves light off Boston in a Winter gale, Massachusetts, USA

08107039
Boston Lighthouse, Massachusetts, USA.

08107038
Boston Light, Massachusetts, USA.

08107037
Beavertail Lighthouse stands near Jamestown on the South end of Conanicut Island, Rhode Island, USA

08107036
Lobster boat motoring past Rose Island Light, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

08107035
Yacht Anchored off Goat Island lighthouse, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08107033
Tall ship "Christian Radich" in fog. Sail Boston 1992, Massachusetts, USA

08107032
Tall ships lined up at the Newport Maritime festival on Bowens Wharf, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08107031
Tall Ship "Bounty" motoring in calm conditions off Newport, Rhode Island, USA

08107030
Tall Ship "Bounty" motoring in calm conditions off Newport, Rhode Island, USA

08107029
Tall Ship "Bounty" sailing off Newport, Rhode Island, USA

08107028
Tall ship "Bounty" motoring in calm conditions off Newport, Rhode Island, USA

08107027
The Russian four-masted barque "Kruzenshtern" in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. ^^^ She was built in 1926 by JD Tecklenborg, Wesermunde, Germany

08107025
Tall ships in fog during Boston tall ships parade, Massachusetts, USA. The bow of "Amerigo Vespucci" is in the foreground. ^^^ She is used by the Italian Navy to train the midships.

08107024
Smoke from a firing cannon on a tall ship.

08107023
Tall ship 'Bounty' sailing behind the Rose Island Lighthouse off Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08107020
Uniformed Russian salior on Tall Ship "Kruzernstern".

08107019
Tall ship masts, Sail Boston, Massachusetts, USA 1992

08107018
Tall ship masts and city buildings at Rose Wharf during Sail Boston 1992, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

08107017
Aerial view of Boston harbour with Tall Ship parade, Massachusetts, USA.

08107016
Tall Ship "Blue Nose" in Narragansett Bay with the Newport bridge behind. Rhode Island, USA

08107015
Tall ship "Amerigo Vespucci" in fog during the Boston Tall Ships Parade, Massachusetts, USA.

08107014
Tall Ship "Glorida" in fog during the Tall Ships Parade off Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

08107013
The bow of "Amerigo Vespucci" and a tall ship in fog during the Boston Tall ships parade, Massachusetts, USA

08107012
Chilean Tall Ship "Esmerelda" with the 12 Metre yacht "Gleam" in Newport Tall Ships Parade, Rhode Island, USA

08107011
Sails hanked onto the rigging at the bowsprit of a traditional sailing yacht.

08107010
Windsurfers racing in New England, USA.

08107000
Breaking wave in Hawaii.

08106999
Glowing sunset, southern ocean

08106997
Yachts moored under a grey sky in Rhode Island, USA.

08106991
Stormy Clouds over tropical seas.

08106985
Sunrise over trees in Tonga, Pacific Islands.

08106980
Half moon in a cloudless blue sky.

08106978
Sunset over coastline in Tonga, with mackerel sky. Pacific Ocean Islands.

08106977
Aerial view of tropical sea and cumulus clouds

08106975
Storm surf breaking on rocks in Vava'u, Tonga, Pacific Islands.

08106970
Pacific swell breaking on the coastline of Tonga, South Pacific.

08106969
Pacific swell breaking on the coastline of Tonga, South Pacific.

08106968
False Bay and Hottentots mountains, South Africa

08106967
Boats in thick fog near navigation mark, New England, USA.

08106966
Sailing boats racing in fog in New England, USA.

08106965
Underwater view of an anchored powerboat

08106964
Underwater view of an anchored powerboat

08106963
Reflections on the glossy topsides of a 140ft superyacht.

08106960
Yacht racing with approaching squall.

08106957
Dragonfly 1000 beating off Castle Hill lighthouse, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. Property released.

08106954
Couple sailing a cruising trimaran.

08106953
Steve Fossett sailing trimaran "Lakota" off Newport, Rhode Island, USA

08106952
Steve Fossett sailing trimaran "Lakota" off Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08106951
Steve Fossett sailing trimaran "Lakota" off Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08106950
Steve Fossett winching aboard trimaran "Lakota" off Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08106949
Steve Fossett aboard trimaran "Lakota" off Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08106948
Steve Fossett climbing out of the cabin of his trimaran "Lakota" off Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08106947
Steve Fossett helming his trimaran "Lakota" off Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08106946
Steve Fossett in the cabin of his trimaran "Lakota" off Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08106945
Steve Fossett helming his trimaran "Lakota" off Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08106944
Maxi-catamaran "Club Med" practices off New York, USA prior to a transatlantic record attempt.

08106942
BOC entrant, David Adams.

08106941
BOC entrant, Robin Davies

08106940
Italian BOC 1994 entrant, Giovanni Soldini.

08106939
American multihull sailor and BOC entrant, Dave Scully.

08106938
French multihull sailor and BOC winner Christophe Auguin.

08106937
Child running towards the water on a beach in South Africa.

08106935
Grassland on South Island, New Zealand.

08106934
French multihull sailor and BOC winner Christophe Auguin.

08106933
Betsy Alison, USA sailor.

08106932
Tom Schnackenberg, "Team New Zealand" designer, America's Cup.

08106931
French yacht designer, Jean-Marie Finot.

08106930
Isabelle Autissier, BOC sailor rescued off Australia.

08106929
New England seafood of lobster, clams and mussels, USA

08106928
New England seafood of lobster, clams and mussels, USA

08106927
New England seafood of lobster, clams and mussels, USA

08106909
Beached yacht at low tide in Fouesnant, South Brittany, France.

08106908
Daisies surround the ancient Byzntine ruins of Monemvasia, Greece.

08106904
Traditional Greek house on the corner of Old Harbour on Spetse Island, Greece.

08106903
Wooden fishing boats line the shore of the Old Harbour on Spetse Island, Greece.

08106902
Greek Orthodox church dome on Spetse Island, Greece.

08106899
Boats moored to the harbour wall on the island of Hydra in the Saronic Islands, Greece.

08106898
Man with fender, mooring a yacht to the harbour wall in Greece.

08106897
Two cruising yachts motoring out of the harbour on Hydra in the Saronic Islands, Greece.

08106895
Wild daisies surround a Byzantine church in Monemvasia, Greece.

08106894
Fishermen collecting their catch from the nets after a morning's work. Spetse Island, Greece.

08106890
Crew in wet-weather gear working aboard yacht "Flyer", Whitbread Round the World Race 1981-82.

08106888
Crew member in wet-weather gear and harness aboard yacht "Flyer" during the Whitbread Round the World Race 1981-82.

08106887
Dave Scully at navigation station on BOC challenge yacht.

08106886
Masthead service work.

08106885
Eric Tabarly sailing Pen Duick at La Nioulargue, St.Tropez, Southern France. A gaff-rigged cutter, she was designed by William Fife Jnr in 1898.

08106883
Auckland's Sky Tower, North Island, New Zealand

08106882
Auckland city, North Island, New Zealand

08106881
Crowds line Viaduct Basin during the Americas Cup, Auckland, New Zealand.

08106880
Maori carvings around Viaduct Basin during the America's Cup, Auckland, New Zealand.

08106879
Americas Cup flags in Auckland, New Zealand.

08106878
KZ1, known as "The Big Boat", in the America's Cup village, Auckland, New Zealand.

08106877
Crew members hoisted to the masthead of America's Cup IACC yachts to clip on the mainsail head before sailing.

08106876
Crew members hoisted to the masthead of America's Cup IACC yachts to clip on the mainsail head before sailing.

08106875
Yacht club burgees flying from mastheads.

08106874
Team NZ America's Cup supporter in Auckland, New Zealand.

08106873
Team New Zealand and GBR Challenge IACC class boats race in the Round the Island race during the America's Cup Jubilee regatta in Cowes, Isle of Wight, England

08106872
Pancake Rocks in the Punakaiki region, west coast of South Island, New Zealand.

08106871
Pancake Rocks in the Punakaiki region, west coast of South Island, New Zealand.

08106870
Yachts moored in Hauraki Gulf, with Rangitoto Island in the background, near Auckland, North Island, New Zealand.

08106867
Reflections on Lake Brunner, on the west coast of South Island, New Zealand.

08106866
Boats cruising along the North Shore, Whangarei, Auckland, New Zealand. In the foreground, sheep are grazing the coastal hills.

08106865
Two people fishing for brown trout in South Island, New Zealand.

08106864
Two people fishing for brown trout in South Island, New Zealand.

08106863
View across the water to downtown Auckland from Devonport, New Zealand.

08106862
Yacht with tender moored along the North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand.

08106859
People walking along the beach at North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand.

08106855
View across the water to downtown Auckland from Devonport, New Zealand.

08106854
Spinnaker drop aboard a Swan at Antigua Race Week 1990.

08106851
40m Schooner "Orion", a 1910 Charles Nicholson design, lowering her sails and luffing in the wind at sunset, Saint-Tropez Nioulargue, France.

08106850
Crew trimming the sails aboard classic "Candida".

08106849
Ronald de Waal on his "Velsheda" in 25 knots breeze during the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy. There is one reef in the mainsail. Solent, August 2001.

08106846
J-Class "Endeavour" beating during Race One of Antigua Classic Week 1999.

08106844
J-Class "Endeavour" on a reach during Race One of Antigua Classic Week 1999.

08106843
J-Class "Endeavour" on a reach during Race One of Antigua Classic Week 1999.

08106841
J-Class "Velsheda" on a reach under full canvas. 1999 Antigua Classic Week.

08106840
J-Class "Velsheda" during the third race of Antigua Classics Week, April 1998. Ronald de Waal, her Dutch owner, is steering. ^^^She soon after blew out her giant quadrilateral jib in a 12-14 knot wind-force.

08106836
Nippon IACC yacht dismasting at the San Diego first IACC World Championship, 1991, ^^^after a quick turn by skipper and helmsman Chris Dickson.

08106833
Three masted sailing ship anchored in front of Saint Tropez, France.

08106831
Michael Birch steering his 60ft Nigel Irens design trimaran "Fujicolor" during the Brest Multihulls Grand Prix, 1988.

08106830
Catamaran "Enza New Zealand", 60 miles from Ushant Island, France, on 1st April 1994, during the Jules Verne Trophy. Skippered by Sir Peter Blake and Robin Knox-Johnston, the boat established a new Jules Verne Trophy record during this second attempt - 74 days 22 hours 17 minutes and 22 seconds. ^^^The wind is still blowing at 45 knots, decreasing after the very strong gale that hit the yacht the day before. Enza is under storm jib only, towing the coiled chain behind to avoid pitchpoling in the steep running waves.

08106829
60ft trimaran "Primagaz" flying two hulls, 1997. Designed by Marc van Peteghem & Vincent Lauriot Prevost.

08106828
Trimaran "Primagaz" on a fast reach during the La Trinite Multihull Trophy, in south Brittany, France. The genoa has been depowered as the boat has to round a buoy to leeward. Laurent Bourgnon ^^^is giving orders from his seat upwind.

08106827
Laurent Bourgnon on "Primagaz" passing Francis Joyon upwind on "Banques Populaires". ^^^With his Primagaz trimaran, young skipper Laurent Bourgnon got an impressive set of records between 1994 and 1998.

08106826
Paul Vatine on "Chauss Europ", flying two hulls. 1998 Lighthouses Ocean Race start, Fecamp, Normandy, France.

08106824
Looking at the tops of cumulus congestus clouds, formed by extensive vertical development. Showers may soon develop.

08106823
Looking down on Tradewind clouds above the Atlantic ocean

08106822
Catamaran "Enza New Zealand", 60 miles from Ushant Island, France on 1st April 1994, during the Jules Verne Trophy. The wind is still blowing at 45 knots, and Enza is under storm jib only, ^^^towing the coiled chain behind to avoid pitchpoling in the steep running waves. Skippered by Sir Peter Blake and Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, the Kiwi boat established a new Jules Verne Trophy record during this second attempt - 74 days 22 hours 17 minutes and 22 seconds.

08106818
Sunlight on the America's Cup logo on 3DL sails.

08106817
Jib changes on the long bowsprit of a classic yacht in Cannes Bay during a race.

08106816
Fishermen's canvas sails at Port-Rhu, Douarnenez, France.

08106814
Wood, aluminium and carbon fiber masts and rigging in the Saint Tropez harbour, France, October.

08106813
North 3-DL mainsail on an IACC yacht (1999).

08106812
Compass card mosaic on the quay in Saint-Tropez, France, with wind names labelled in Provencal language.

08106811
Red Ensign flag at the stern of schooner "Shenandoah" moored in a Polynesian lagoon.

08106809
Pelican hook used for the runner of a classic yacht.

08106808
Classic wooden blocks aboard the 15 Metre Class "Tuiga".

08106806
Wooden block on a Classic yacht.

08106805
15 Metre Class "Tuiga" mainsail tack point.

08106803
Mud and sand at low tide on the banks of Wanganui River, South Island west coast, New Zealand.

08106802
Ketch "Ticonderoga" counter reflections.

08106798
Driftwood trunks on a beach in the Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, North Pacific.

08106797
Reflections on the float of a trimaran.

08106794
Sunset in San Diego harbour, with a seabird browsing on the shore. California, USA.

08106793
Mast reflections in harbour.

08106792
Yacht "Endeavor" name reflecting on teak deck.

08106791
Winches on deck of J-Class "Endeavour" awash as she reaches in a gust.

08106790
Halyard blocks arranged aboard J-Class "Endeavour".

08106789
View from the masthead of J-Class "Endeavour", 52 metres above the sea level.

08106788
J-Class yacht "Shamrock V" old steering wheel and compass in 1989 before her refit.

08106787
J-Class "Velsheda" steering wheel.

08106786
Woman reading a book in a hammock on a yacht off Marie Galante Isle, French Caribbean.

08106784
Guest relaxing aboard a classic yacht sailing in a Mediterranean race.

08106783
Crowded upwind mark during an inshore race of the 1993 Admiral's Cup on the eastern Solent, Isle of Wight, England. Golden Kevlar mainsails are shuttering.

08106782
1992 Italian America's Cup challenger "Il Moro di Venezia", rounding the Needles cliffs during the 2001 America's Cup Jubilee, Cowes, Isle of Wight.

08106781
Spectators watching the Nioulargue races beside the Pourtalet Tower in Saint Tropez, France. ^^^The race committee stands at the top of the tower.

08106780
1903 William Fife cutter "Moonbeam III" and modern "Luna Rossa" at the America's Cup Jubilee 2001. Isle of Wight, UK.

08106779
Yachts in Cowes Roads, racing around the Isle of Wight during the America's Cup Jubilee 2001. The liner in the background was used as a floating hotel to accomodate the numerous participants to the event.

08106774
Bowman getting wet aboard J-Class "Shamrock V", racing during Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, 1999.

08106725
Colourful fish, including blue parrotfish (Scaridae sp), at the fish market in Le Vauclin, Martinique Island, Caribbean.

08106724
Ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens) in flower. Anza Borrego Desert, California, USA.

08106714
Desert Lilly (Hesperocallis undulata), Anza Borrego Desert, California, USA.

08106692
From left to right, "Shamrock V", "Endeavour" and "Velsheda", moored in Falmouth Bay, Antigua, 1998.

08106691
Pencil Cholla (Opuntia ramosissima), Anza Borrego Desert, Southern California, USA.

08106687
Hoffman's Cholla cacti (Opuntia fosbergii), Anza Borrego Desert, California, USA.

08106678
Backlit teddy bear / jumping cholla cactus (Opuntia bigelovii), Anza Borrego Desert, Southern California, USA.

08106671
Remote island of "La Tete a l'Anglais" in the Kahowanna islet, north of Guadeloupe Island, Caribbean. ^^^It was also the way point for the competitors of the early Transatlantic Singlehanded Rum Race, arriving from Saint-Malo in France.

08106664
Smoke Tree (Dalea spinosa / Psorothamnus spinosus) in the Anza Borrego desert's dry canyons, California, USA.

08106655
Hoffman's Cholla cacti (Opuntia sp) and barrel cacti (Ferocactus acanthodes). Anza Borrego Desert, California, USA.

08106651
Beavertail Cactus flower (Opuntia Basilaris), Anza Borrego Desert, California. USA.

08106648
Barrel cactus {Ferocactus acanthodes} flowers in Anza Borrego NP, California, USA.

08106641
Barrel cactus {Ferocactus acanthodes} Anza Borrego NP, California, USA.

08106637
Creac'h Lighthouse on Ushant Island, Brittany, France.

08106636
Creac'h Lighthouse on Ushant Island, Brittany, France.

08106635
Creac'h Lighthouse on Ushant Island, Brittany, France.

08106634
Creac'h Lighthouse on Ushant Island, Brittany, France.

08106633
Creac'h Lighthouse on Ushant Island, Brittany, France.

08106632
Le Stiff Lighthouse, Ushant Island, Brittany, France.

08106631
Creac'h Lighthouse on Ushant Island, Brittany, France.

08106630
Ushant Island, Brittany, France. The island, four miles long by two miles wide, consists mainly of pastureland with stone walls.

08106629
Ushant Island, Brittany, France. The island, four miles long by two miles wide, consists mainly of pastureland with stone walls.

08106628
Ushant Island, Brittany, France. The island, four miles long by two miles wide, consists mainly of pastureland with stone walls.

08106627
Ushant Island, Brittany, France. The island, four miles long by two miles wide, consists mainly of pastureland with stone walls.

08106625
Ushant Island, Brittany, France. The island, four miles long by two miles wide, consists mainly of pastureland with stone walls.

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Ushant Island, Brittany, France. The island, four miles long by two miles wide, consists mainly of pastureland with stone walls.

08106610
Small island with cafe and a bar, on the eastern side of the British Virgin Islands, near Virgin Gorda. A well known rendez-vous for cuising sailors.

08106608
Spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) catch on deck. Anegada shoals, British Virgin Islands, Caribbean.

08106607
Lobsters (Panulirus argus) cooking on a barbeque. Anegada beach, British Virgin Islands, Caribbean.

08106606
Man cooking lobsters (Panulirus argus) on a barbeque. Anegada beach, British Virgin Islands, Caribbean.

08106604
Spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) catch on deck. Anegada shoals, British Virgin Islands, Caribbean.

08106603
Woman standing on the arm of an outrigger on a sailing pirogue during a race in the Bora Bora lagoon during Bastille Day festivities.

08106602
Polynesian sailing pirogue (pahi) during a race in the Bora Bora lagoon during Bastille Day festivities, beneath a rainbow.

08106601
Polynesian sailing pirogue (pahi) during a race in the Bora Bora lagoon during Bastille Day festivities.

08106600
Polynesian sailing pirogue (pahi) during a race in the Bora Bora lagoon during Bastille Day festivities. The crew are paddling in windless conditions.

08106599
Polynesian sailing pirogue (pahi) during a race in the Bora Bora lagoon during Bastille Day festivities, under a stormy sky. The crew are paddling in windless conditions.

08106597
Polynesian sailing pirogue (pahi) during a race in the Bora Bora lagoon during Bastille Day festivities.

08106596
Polynesian sailing pirogue (pahi) during a race in the Bora Bora lagoon during Bastille Day festivities.

08106595
Woman standing on the arm of an outrigger on a sailing pirogue during a race in the Bora Bora lagoon during Bastille Day festivities.

08106594
Double pirogue racing during the Bora Bora celebration of Bastille Day (July 14), known as Tiurai or Heiva in Tahitian.

08106592
Double pirogue racing near breaking waves on the west coast of Moorea Island, French Polynesia. Every August, Tahiti stages the Super Aito (Budweiser Channel Va'a race). ^^^The double pirogues start from Papeete, race around Moorea Island and return to Tahiti, a distance of 36kms.

08106591
Double pirogue racing near breaking waves on the west coast of Moorea Island, French Polynesia. Every August, Tahiti stages the Super Aito (Budweiser Channel Va'a race). ^^^The double pirogues start from Papeete, race around Moorea Island and return to Tahiti, a distance of 36kms.

08106588
Women's pirogues race during the Bora Bora celebration of France's Bastille Day (July 14), known as Tiurai or Heiva in Tahitian.

08106587
Locals racing solo outrigger canoes during the Bora Bora Bastille Day celebration, known as Tiurai or Heiva in Tahitian. French Polynesia.

08106586
Men paddling a double pirogue during a race on Bastille Day (La Féte, known as Tiurai or Heiva in Tahitian). Bora Bora, French Polynesia.

08106585
Men paddling a double pirogue during a race on Bastille Day (La Féte, known as Tiurai or Heiva in Tahitian). Bora Bora, French Polynesia.

08106584
Competitor jockeying before the start of the solo outrigger canoes race in Bora Bora, for the celebration of Bastille Day.

08106583
Woman during an outrigger canoe race during Bastille Day (known as Tiurai or Heiva). Bora Bora, French Polynesia.

08106582
Woman during an outrigger canoe race during Bastille Day (known as Tiurai or Heiva). Bora Bora, French Polynesia.

08106581
Woman during an outrigger canoe race during Bastille Day (known as Tiurai or Heiva). Bora Bora, French Polynesia.

08106579
View of the Bora Bora mountains, with Mount Otemanu (727m), also named Tai-manu or Temanu. French Polynesia.

08106578
View of the Bora Bora mountains, with Mount Otemanu (727m), also named Tai-manu or Temanu. French Polynesia.

08106574
Vahine Island Resort, on the Tuvahine Motu, in the eastern Tahaa lagoon, French Polynesia.

08106570
Pandanus tree trunk, Polynesia. ^^^Pandanus leaves were used for weaving by the Polynesians.

08106569
East lagoon of Bora Bora Island, French Polynesia.

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East lagoon of Bora Bora Island, French Polynesia.

08106565
Local woman plaiting palms for Bastille Day (La Féte, 'Tiurai' or 'Heiva') French Polynesia.

08106560
Lilies in the pond of an old colonial-style house neighbouring Vaitepe village in Bora Bora, French Polynesia.

08106547
Schooner "Shenandoah" anchored off Toopua Island, Bora Bora, French Polynesia.

08106544
Stern deck of schooner "Shenandoah" anchored off Toopua Island, Bora Bora, French Polynesia.

08106543
Crew standing on the crosstrees of schooner "Shenandoah", watching out for coral. French Polynesia.

08106542
Crew standing on the crosstrees of schooner "Shenandoah", watching out for coral. French Polynesia.

08106541
Schooner "Shenandoah" anchored off Toopua Island, Bora Bora, French Polynesia.

08106539
Motu (small island) in the Bora Bora west lagoon, viewed from aboard schooner "Shenandoah", French Polynesia.

08106533
Yachts moored off shallow sandy bars in the south-east Bora Bora lagoon, French Polynesia.

08106512
Aerial view of the southeast corner of the Bora Bora coral reef, French Polynesia, South Pacific.

08106510
Southeast coral reef of Bora Bora, French Polynesia.

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Aerial view of the southeast corner of the Bora Bora coral reef, French Polynesia, South Pacific.

08106508
Aerial view of the southeast corner of the Bora Bora coral reef, French Polynesia, South Pacific.

08106507
Coral reef on the west side of the Bora Bora lagoon, French Polynesia.

08106503
Coral reef, Bora Bora, French Polynesia, South Pacific.

08106500
Aerial view of the southeast corner of the Bora Bora coral reef, French Polynesia, South Pacific.

08106499
Cruising catamaran anchored off the palm-fringed tropical island of Motu Tapu, Bora Bora atoll, French Polynesia.

08106457
Cross at the supposed place where Christopher Columbus disembarked on San Salvador Island in the Bahamas.

08106455
Beach umbrella on San Salvador Island in the Bahamas. ^^^San Salvador was the first land reached by Christopher Columbus in 1492.

08106437
Two brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) standing on rocks near Falmouth Harbour, Antigua, Caribbean.

08106430
Hummingbird (Colibri) feeding on a flowering aloe plant, Antigua, Caribbean.

08106428
Aloe plant against a blue sky, Antigua, Caribbean.

08106427
Melon cactus (Melocactus inortus), Shirley Heights, Antigua, Caribbean.

08106420
Colourful bag on the back of a local onlooker in Falmouth Bay for Antigua Classics Week.

08106413
Nelson Harbour and Falmouth Harbour viewed from the old fortress on Shirley Heights, Antigua. The Officers' quarters are in the bottom left.

08106408
Nelson Harbour and Falmouth Harbour viewed from the old fortress on Shirley Heights, Antigua.

08106405
Aerial view of the old Nelson base in English Harbour, Antigua.

08106401
English Harbour, Antigua.

08106400
English Harbour, Antigua.

08106398
English Harbour, Antigua.

08106396
Officer's Quarters in the Georgian-style dockyard in English Harbour, Antigua. The

08106394
English Harbour, Antigua.

08106387
Columns of the sail loft pillars on the wharf near Tank Bay, English Harbour, Antigua. ^^^A waterway between the massive greenstone pillars was used for hoisting sails from boats through a trap door in the sail loft floor. The 17 massive stone pillars that flank the original boathouse were brought from England as ships' ballast in 1796. The building has been roofless since a hurricane in 1871.

08106385
Columns of the sail loft pillars on the wharf near Tank Bay, English Harbour, Antigua. ^^^A waterway between the massive greenstone pillars was used for hoisting sails from boats through a trap door in the sail loft floor. The 17 massive stone pillars that flank the original boathouse were brought from England as ships' ballast in 1796. The building has been roofless since a hurricane in 1871.

08106384
Sail Loft stone pillars, English harbour, Antigua, Caribbean. ^^^The sail loft pillars run back in two lines of eight columns each from the water's edge on the wharf nearest to Tank Bay. The waterway between the pillars was used for hoisting sails from boats through a trap door in the sail loft floor. The 17 stone pillars that flank the original boathouse were brought from England as ships' ballast in 1796.

08106383
Sail Loft, English harbour, Antigua, Caribbean. ^^^The sail loft pillars run back in two lines of eight columns each from the water's edge on the wharf nearest to Tank Bay. The waterway between the pillars was used for hoisting sails from boats through a trap door in the sail loft floor. The 17 stone pillars that flank the original boathouse were brought from England as ships' ballast in 1796.

08106380
Officer's Quarters, English Harbour, Antigua.

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Officer's Quarters, English Harbour, Antigua, Caribbean. ^^^The Officer's Quarters were built on an enormous water cistern with a capacity of 450 tons. In this building, officers from the ships lived during the hurricane season.

08106378
Hotel entrance, English Harbour, Antigua, Caribbean. ^^^The Copper & Lumber Store used to house the copper that protected the bottom of the wooden ships used by Nelson's Leeward Island fleet. However, when the Royal Navy left the harbour in 1889, the yard fell into disrepair and it was not until 1950 that an extensive restoration programme began and the 200-year-old stone building was restored to its former glory and is now a luxury hotel.

08106374
Sign for the historic Admiral's Inn in Nelson's Dockyard, English Harbour, Antigua, Caribbean. ^^^ Admiral's Inn is a holdover from the time when the main building served as an engineer's workshop for the Royal Navy under Admiral Nelson, for whom Nelson's Dockyard is named. In 1960, the site became the 14-room Admiral's Inn and is now a place to sleep before or after a yacht cruise.

08106373
St. James's Club, Antigua.

08106372
Sign for Engineers' House on a red brick wall in English Harbour, Antigua, Caribbean. ^^^English Harbour today is full of ruins and restorations of the only remaining Georgian-style dockyard in the world, constructed of sturdy native stone and red bricks that first reached the area as ballast in sailing ships.

08106371
Sign for the Engineers' Workshops, English Harbour, Antigua, Caribbean. ^^^English Harbour today is full of ruins and restorations of the only remaining Georgian-style dockyard in the world, constructed of sturdy native stone and red bricks that first reached the area as ballast in sailing ships.

08106369
Yachts moored alongside pontoons in Falmouth Harbour, Antigua.

08106368
Falmouth Harbour, Antigua. To the right, "Talitha G", built in 1930 at Friedrich Krupp Germania Werke. Specifications: Displacement 1,021 t; Length 226'; Beam 34' 11"; Draft 12' 8".

08106366
Nelson Harbour and Falmouth Harbour viewed from the old fortress on Shirley Heights, Antigua.

08106363
Nelson Harbour and Falmouth Harbour viewed from the old fortress on Shirley Heights, Antigua.

08106360
Nelson Harbour and Falmouth Harbour viewed from the old fortress on Shirley Heights, Antigua.

08106356
Nelson Harbour and Falmouth Harbour viewed from the old fortress on Shirley Heights, Antigua.

08106355
Nelson Harbour and Falmouth Harbour viewed from the old fortress on Shirley Heights, Antigua.

08106350
St. James's Club, on a 100-acre peninsula on Antigua's southeastern coast, Caribbean.

08106348
St. James's Club, on a 100-acre peninsula on Antigua's southeastern coast, Caribbean.

08106346
St. James's Club, on a 100-acre peninsula on Antigua's southeastern coast, Caribbean.

08106345
St. James's Club, on a 100-acre peninsula on Antigua's southeastern coast, Caribbean.

08106344
Nelson Harbour and Falmouth Harbour viewed from the old fortress on Shirley Heights, Antigua.

08106343
Nelson Harbour and Falmouth Harbour viewed from the old fortress on Shirley Heights, Antigua.

08106325
Pinnacles Desert in Naumbing National Park at sunrise. Western Australia.

08106312
Eucalyptus bark in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia.

08106311
Eucalyptus bark in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. The zigzags are made by the worms living under the bark.

08106305
Eucalyptus bark in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia.

08106285
Bird feeding on flowers of the Black bean (Castanospermum australe) tree in the Sydney Botanic Gardens, Australia.

08106110
Iceberg off the Canadian coast.

08106107
Three-masted, gaff-rigged schooner "Shenandoah" under full canvas during a race in the Solent, UK. Shenandoah was built in 1902 at the Townsend & Downey ^^^shipyard in New York. Naval architect Theodore E. Ferris designed her for Gibson Fahnestock, a Wall Street's banker. Built in steel, she is 40 metres long on deck and 54 metres overall. Upwind, she carries 950 sq.met. of sail area. Downwind, she can carries until 2000 sq.met, with the two gollywobblers and the assymetrical spinnaker. Beam is 8,60 metres and draft 4,70 metres.

08106105
Three-masted, gaff-rigged schooner "Shenandoah" under full canvas during a race in the Solent, UK. Shenandoah was built in 1902 at the Townsend & Downey ^^^shipyard in New York. Naval architect Theodore E. Ferris designed her for Gibson Fahnestock, a Wall Street's banker. Built in steel, she is 40 metres long on deck and 54 metres overall. Upwind, she carries 950 sq.met. of sail area. Downwind, she can carries until 2000 sq.met, with the two gollywoblers and the assymetrical spinnaker. Beam is 8,60 metres and draft 4,70 metres.

08106103
Three-masted, gaff-rigged schooner "Shenandoah" under full canvas during a race in the Solent, UK. Shenandoah was built in 1902 at the Townsend & Downey ^^^shipyard in New York. Naval architect Theodore E. Ferris designed her for Gibson Fahnestock, a Wall Street's banker. Built in steel, she is 40 metres long on deck and 54 metres overall. Upwind, she carries 950 sq.met. of sail area. Downwind, she can carries until 2000 sq.met, with the two gollywoblers and the assymetrical spinnaker. Beam is 8,60 metres and draft 4,70 metres.

08106102
Three-masted, gaff-rigged schooner "Shenandoah" under full canvas during a race in the Solent, UK. Shenandoah was built in 1902 at the Townsend & Downey ^^^shipyard in New York. Naval architect Theodore E. Ferris designed her for Gibson Fahnestock, a Wall Street's banker. Built in steel, she is 40 metres long on deck and 54 metres overall. Upwind, she carries 950 sq.met. of sail area. Downwind, she can carries until 2000 sq.met, with the two gollywoblers and the assymetrical spinnaker. Beam is 8,60 metres and draft 4,70 metres.

08106101
Bonifacio old village on cliffs at the southern tip of Corsica Island, France. ^^^It was built at the top of the high cliffs for protection against attack from North-African pirates.

08106100
Fishing boats at low tide on Nathon Beach at sunset, Koh Samui, Gulf of Thailand.

08106099
Lobster fishing boats and cages in South West Harbor, Maine, USA.

08106098
Waterside home on Vinalhaven, Maine, USA.

08106097
Downeast lobster boat in low mist off Mount Desert Island, Maine, USA.

08106095
Boat services and lobster fisheries at North Haven, Maine, USA.

08106094
Cabin cruisers and yachts moored at sunset in Rockport Harbour, Maine, USA.

08106092
Wooden tenders tied to a pontoon, New England, USA.

08106089
Man fly fishing in autumn with two dogs in Montana, USA.

08106088
Fly fishing during autumn in Montana, USA.

08106086
Cruising through low fog under the Newport Bridge, Rhode Island, USA.

08106085
Cruising through low fog under the Newport Bridge, Rhode Island, USA.

08106084
Cruising through thick fog under the Newport Bridge, Rhode Island, USA.

08106083
The small Starbuck cruises under the Newport Bridge, Rhode Island, USA with the Rose Island lighthouse in the background.

08106082
12 Metre Heritage, built in 1970 races under the Newport Bridge during the Wall Street Challenge, Rhode Island, USA

08106080
Classic Sea Sprite 23ft keelboat "Scot Free" sails towards the Bristol Bridge, Rhode Island, USA.

08106079
Strong wind blowing across moored yachts at Jamestown Island, with the Newport Bridge in the background, Rhode Island, USA.

08106077
Evening sail with the spinnaker up, under Newport Bridge, Rhode Island, USA.

08106076
12 metre Weatherly hard on the wind outrunning the approaching squall during the Museum of Yachtings annual regatta with the Newport bridge in the background, Rhode Island, USA.

08106075
Powerboat motoring under the Newport Bridge at sunset, Rhode Island, USA.

08106074
Cruising through thick fog under the Newport Bridge, Rhode Island, USA.

08106073
Superyacht sailing under the Newport Bridge, Rhode Island, USA.

08106072
Yachts racing under the shadow of the Rose Island Lighthouse and the Newport Bridge, Rhode Island, USA.

08106071
Evening sail under Newport Bridge, Rhode Island, USA.

08106070
The old and new Jamestown Bridges, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08106068
Sandbagger replica sails towards the Newport Harbour Bridge, Rhode Island, USA.

08106067
Dinghies racing under the Newport Bridge and a stormy sky, Rhode Island, USA.

08106066
Fort Adams and Brenton Cove at the South end of Newport Harbour, Rhode Island, USA.

08106065
Members on the lawn of the New York Yacht Club's clubhouse, Harbour Court, on Newport Harbour, Rhode Island, celebrate the club's centennial in 1986.

08106064
The New York Yacht Club's (NYYC) clubhouse, Harbour Court, on Newport harbour, Rhode Island.

08106063
The town of Tiverton on the Sakonnet River, Rhode Island, USA.

08106062
The New York Yacht Club's (NYYC) clubhouse, Harbour Court, on Newport harbour, Rhode Island.

08106061
Snow-covered Newport in Winter, Rhode Island, USA.

08106060
Newport Harbour, Rhode Island, USA, looking north over the New York Yacht Club (NYYC).

08106059
Downtown Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08106058
The New York Yacht Club's (NYYC) clubhouse, Harbour Court, on Newport harbour, Rhode Island, USA

08106057
Prudence Island, on Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, USA

08106056
Plaque and flagpole outside The New York Yacht Club's (NYYC) clubhouse, Harbour Court, on Newport harbour, Rhode Island.

08106055
The New York Yacht Club's (NYYC) clubhouse, Harbour Court, on Newport harbour, Rhode Island.

08106054
The New York Yacht Club's (NYYC) clubhouse, Harbour Court, on Newport harbour, Rhode Island.

08106053
Prudence Island, on Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, USA.

08106052
Tenders moored in the foreground, as crowds watch from the New York Yacht Club's (NYYC) clubhouse, Harbour Court, on Newport Harbour, Rhode Island.

08106051
Neat rows of boats protected by the man-made harbour at Fajardo, Puerto Rico, Caribbean.

08106050
Newport, Rhode Island waterfront wharves and the International Yacht Restoration School (IYRS).

08106049
Goat Island Marina and Newport Harbour and waterfront, Rhode Island, USA.

08106048
Antigua harbor and island with yachts at docks and at anchor.

08106047
Downtown Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08106045
Waterfront homes on Rhode Island, USA

08106044
Sakonnet Harbour, Rhode Island, USA.

08106043
Marina on the River Hamble, Hampshire, England.

08106042
The New York Yacht Club's (NYYC) clubhouse, Harbour Court, on Newport Harbour, Rhode Island, USA, 1999.

08106041
Goat Island in the foreground, and Newport Harbor, Rhode Island, USA.

08106038
Palm-fringed Bayahibe beach in the southeast of the the Dominican Republic, Caribbean.

08106009
Two fishing sailing boats moored close to the shore in Bayahibe, Dominican Republic.

08106007
Dugout, called a 'cayuco' on Sanchez beach, Samana peninsula, Dominican Republic. ^^^Oar manned, the boats can also use a small sail. Their low freeboard oblige fishermen to bail constantly.

08106006
Fisherman in dugout canoe (called a cayuco) off Sanchez on the Samana peninsula, Dominican Republic.

08106005
Dugouts, called 'cayucos' on Sanchez beach, Samana peninsula, Dominican Republic. ^^^Oar manned, the boats can use a small sail. Their low freeboard oblige fishermen to bail constantly.

08106004
Two girls selling fruits in a shop in Las Terrenas village, Dominican Republic.

08106001
Local family at the window of their colourful wooden house in the Dominican Republic, Caribbean.

08105991
Velvet tree (Miconia magnifica) leaves, in Dominica Island forest.

08105977
Boy sitting on the gunwale of a dugout, called a 'cayuco' on Sanchez beach, Samana peninsula, Dominican Republic. ^^^Oar manned, the boats can use a small sail. Their low freeboard oblige fishermen to bail constantly.

08105976
Dugouts, called 'cayucos' on Sanchez beach, Samana peninsula, Dominican Republic. ^^^Oar manned, the boats can use a small sail. Their low freeboard oblige fishermen to bail constantly.

08105975
Fishing boat being repaired at a boatyard in the Dominican Republic, Caribbean.

08105974
Old shipwright sawing wood on sailing fishing boat being constructed in Bayahibe, Dominican Republic.

08105972
Young boy with guinea pigs (Cavia sp) in a home-made wooden cage. Village of las Terrenas, Dominican Republic.

08105970
Market on a road in the Dominican Republic.

08105969
Chez Tony horse rental sign in the village of Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic.

08105968
Young children bathing with the family horse at las Terrenas beach, Dominican Republic.

08105967
Young children bathing with the family horse at las Terrenas beach, Dominican Republic.

08105966
Young children bathing with the family horse at las Terrenas beach, Dominican Republic.

08105965
Local couple getting wet beneath the "El Limon" double falls in the northeast of the Dominican Republic, Caribbean.

08105964
Local family at "El Limon" double falls in the northeast of the Dominican Republic, Caribbean.

08105963
Local family at "El Limon" double falls in the northeast of the Dominican Republic, Caribbean.

08105957
Woman painting her house blue, in the Domincan Republic, Caribbean.

08105956
Woman painting her house blue, in the Domincan Republic, Caribbean.

08105954
J-Class "Endeavour" moored close to the shore in Scott's Head Bay, in south Dominica Island, Carribean.

08105951
Blue corrugated iron at Scott's Head Bay, south Dominica Island, Caribbean.

08105949
Duck head-like shape in the planking of a dugout in Dominica Island, Caribbean.

08105946
Calabash / bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria), Caribbean.

08105945
Velvet tree (Miconia magnifica) leaves in Dominica Island forest.

08105938
Clever local tender pulled up on a pebbly beach with J-Class "Endeavour" moored close to the shore in Scott's Head Bay, in south Dominica Island, Carribean.

08105937
J-Class "Endeavour" moored close to the shore in Scott's Head Bay, in south Dominica Island, Carribean.

08105936
J-Class "Endeavour" is mooring close to the shore in Scott's Head Bay, in south Dominica Island, Carribean. A dugout is bringing the stern line to be tied around a coconut trunk.

08105935
J-Class "Endeavour" moored close to the shore in Scott's Head Bay, in south Dominica Island, Carribean.

08105934
J-Class "Endeavour" moored close to the shore in Scott's Head Bay, in south Dominica Island, Carribean.

08105933
J-Class "Endeavour" moored close to the shore in Scott's Head Bay, in south Dominica Island, Carribean.

08105928
Wooden pirogue builder carving a Carib dugout canoe from the trunk of the Gommier tree (Daeryoda hexandra), Dominica. The gommier tree is used for its qualities to form the bottom and the main part of the boat. Volcanic heated stones will be used later inside the hull to make the wood softer and increase the width of the original trunk. Planking is added later to obtain a higher freeboard.

08105927
Wooden pirogue builder carving a Carib dugout canoe from the trunk of the Gommier tree (Daeryoda hexandra), Dominica. ^^^The gommier tree is used for its qualities to form the bottom and the main part of the boat. Volcanic heated stones will be used later inside the hull to make the wood softer and increase the width of the original trunk. Planking is added later to obtain a higher freeboard.

08105925
Wooden pirogue builder carving a Carib dugout canoe from the trunk of the Gommier tree (Daeryoda hexandra), Dominica. The gommier tree is used for its qualities to form the bottom and the main part of the boat. Volcanic heated stones will be used later inside the hull to make the wood softer and increase the width of the original trunk. Planking is added later to obtain a higher freeboard.

08105924
Traditional fishing dugout canoe on Dominica island, Caribbean. The dugouts are named "gommiers" ^^^after the local tropical tree used to build the bottom and the main part of the boat.

08105920
Internal frames of a traditional fishing dugout canoe on Dominica island, Caribbean. The dugouts are named "gommiers" ^^^after the local tropical tree used to build the bottom and the main part of the boat.

08105919
Leaves used by Dominica Island fishermen to cover their dugout canoes and protect them ^^^from the very hot sun, Caribbean.

08105916
Internal frames of a traditional fishing dugout canoe on Dominica island, Caribbean. The dugouts are named "gommiers" ^^^after the local tropical tree used to build the bottom and the main part of the boat.

08105914
Traditional fishing dugout canoe on Dominica island, Caribbean. The dugouts are named "gommiers" ^^^after the local tropical tree used to build the bottom and the main part of the boat.

08105911
Two lobsters traps used by fishermen at Scott's Head, Dominica Island, Caribbean. Each one has two entrances.

08105909
Lobsters traps used by fishermen at Scott's Head, Dominica Island, Caribbean.

08105905
Creac'h lighthouse, Ushant Island, Brittany, France.

08105903
Local "yacht club" at Scott's Head, in the southwest corner of Dominica Island in the Caribbean.

08105883
Coastal village on Scott's Head Bay, Dominica Island.

08105881
Roseau, the capital and chief town of Dominica Island, Caribbean. It was rebuilt after almost total destruction by Hurricane David in 1979.

08105880
Roseau on the southwest coast of Dominica Island.

08105878
Roseau on the southwest coast of Dominica Island.

08105877
Roseau on the southwest coast of Dominica Island.

08105873
Art Deco facade of the Jolliffe house, on the High Street, Cowes, Isle of Wight. ^^^The Jolliffe family were shoemakers. They made some shoes for Queen Victoria and boasted a Royal Warrant.

08105872
Hamble River near Moodys boatyard. Hampshire, England.

08105871
Couple on pontoon in Cowes marina, Isle of Wight, UK.

08105870
Historical yachts in Cowes Marina. Chay Blyth's "British Steel" and Derek Boyer's "Clarionet" designed by Olin Stephens.

08105869
Crowded marina during Cowes Week and the Admiral's Cup, Isle of Wight, UK.

08105868
Crowded marina during Cowes Week and the Admiral's Cup, Isle of Wight, UK.

08105859
Gunfire and smoke at the start of a yacht race in the Solent given from the Royal Yacht Squadron.

08105858
Ocean fishing vessel moored in Lorient harbour, France.

08105857
Fleet of yachts under spinnaker passing in front of the Royal Yacht Squadron during the annual Cowes Week. Solent, Isle of Wight, England.

08105853
Ladies playing tug-of-war against the men during a day-off from ^^^crewing the Admiral's Cup fleet in Cowes, Isle of Wight.

08105852
Boys giving their friend the bumps on the green in Cowes, during a day-off from ^^^crewing the Admiral's Cup.

08105850
A woman arranges the produce on her fruit and vegetable stall at Pointe-a-Pitre market in Guadeloupe, Caribbean.

08105847
Royal Yacht Squadron, Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK. ^^^The Club was founded on June 1st 1815, under the title of "The Yacht Club" in London.

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Royal Yacht Squadron, Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK. ^^^The Club was founded on June 1st 1815, under the title of "The Yacht Club" in London.

08105843
Commodore House and the Sir Max Aitken Museum. Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK.

08105842
Fleet of X-Boats racing in the Solent off the Isle of Wight, UK. Since 1909, these wooden-built yachts have been racing every season. Designed by J. Westmacott, nearly 170 yachts have been built, most of them still racing. ^^^Originally gaff-rigged, the X-Boat is 6.3m long, 1.8m wide and carries 17.6 sq.meter of sail area.

08105839
Tourists outside Beken of Cowes maritime photography shop/gallery. Isle of Wight, during Cowes Week.

08105838
Yachts participating in Cowes Week moored in the Roads at Sunset. Solent, Isle of Wight, UK.

08105836
Red Falcon ferry (Southampton to East Cowes), Isle of Wight, UK.

08105835
Red Falcon ferry (Southampton to East Cowes), Isle of Wight, UK.

08105834
Princess Ann at a Royal Yacht Squadron party. She talks with the late Mary Pera, an eminent member of the Royal Ocean Racing Club ^^^and a worldwide respected guardian of the racing rules.

08105831
Entrance gate of the Royal Yacht Squadron, Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK.

08105830
Entrance gate of the Royal Yacht Squadron, Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK.

08105829
Entrance gate of the Royal Yacht Squadron, Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK.

08105828
Spectators at the Royal Yacht Squadron during Cowes Week, Isle of Wight, UK.

08105826
Spectators dangling their legs over the sea wall at the Royal Yacht Squadron during Cowes Week, Isle of Wight, UK.

08105824
Spectators dangling their legs over the sea wall at the Royal Yacht Squadron during Cowes Week, Isle of Wight, UK.

08105823
Spectators dangling their legs over the sea wall at the Royal Yacht Squadron during Cowes Week, Isle of Wight, UK.

08105822
Spectators at the Royal Yacht Squadron during Cowes Week, Isle of Wight, UK.

08105821
Sir Max Aitken Museum, Cowes, in the 200-year-old former sail loft of Ratsey & Lapthorn. Isle of Wight, England.

08105820
Sir Max Aitken Museum, Cowes, in the 200-year-old former sail loft of Ratsey & Lapthorn. Isle of Wight, England.

08105819
Aerial of Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK.

08105816
Facade of the summer club house of the Royal London Yacht Club on the Parade in Cowes, Isle of Wight.

08105815
Gilden plaque with the club burgee on the door of the Royal London Yacht Club. The Parade, Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK.

08105814
Detail of the Art Deco facade of the Jolliffe house in High Street, Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK. ^^^The Jolliffe family were shoemakers. They did some shoes for Queen Victoria and boasted a Royal Warrant.

08105813
Beken takes great photos! sign at Cowes Week, Isle of Wight, UK.

08105812
Commodore House and the Sir Max Aitken Museum. Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK.

08105811
Aerial view of Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK. The Royal Yacht Squadron is at the bottom.

08105810
Royal Osborne Castle, the summer residence of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in the Isle of Wight, UK.

08105809
Spectators on the public lawn close to the Royal Yacht Squadron at the start of the Fastnet race.

08105802
Victorian fountain at Egypt Point on Princess Green to the westward side of the Royal Yacht Squadron in Cowes. ^^^To commemorate the marriage of the Prince of Wales to Princess Alexandra of Denmark, George Stephenson presented it to the town in 1864. It is made of cast iron and lavishly decorated with baroque designs. The fountain was restored in 1987.

08105801
Yacht sailing past the Victorian fountain at Egypt Point on Princess Green to the westward side of the Royal Yacht Squadron in Cowes. ^^^To commemorate the marriage of the Prince of Wales to Princess Alexandra of Denmark, George Stephenson presented it to the town in 1864. It is made of cast iron and lavishly decorated with baroque designs. The fountain was restored in 1987.

08105800
Victorian fountain at Egypt Point on Princess Green to the westward side of the Royal Yacht Squadron in Cowes. ^^^To commemorate the marriage of the Prince of Wales to Princess Alexandra of Denmark, George Stephenson presented it to the town in 1864. It is made of cast iron and lavishly decorated with baroque designs. The fountain was restored in 1987.

08105799
Victorian fountain on Princess Green in Cowes. ^^^To commemorate the marriage of the Prince of Wales to Princess Alexandra of Denmark, George Stephenson presented the cast iron fountain to the town in 1864. It was restored in 1987.

08105796
Harbour Lights pub sign on the High Street in Cowes, Isle of Wight, England.

08105795
Anchor Inn pub sign with yacht and anchor, in Cowes, Isle of Wight, England.

08105794
Royal Southern Yacht Club in Hamble, Hampshire. One of the oldest Yacht Clubs in England, founded in 1837.

08105793
The Royal Yacht Squadron, Cowes, Isle of Wight. ^^^The Club was founded on June 1st, 1815 under the title of "The Yacht Club", at a meeting at the Thatched House Tavern, St. James's Street, London. The club were established in the West Castle only in 1857, 42 years later. The first castle was built under King Henry VIII in 1539 and increased in size in the following centuries, to protect the island from the attacks of the French ships.

08105792
The Royal Yacht Squadron, Cowes, Isle of Wight. ^^^The Club was founded on June 1st, 1815 under the title of "The Yacht Club", at a meeting at the Thatched House Tavern, St. James's Street, London. The club were established in the West Castle only in 1857, 42 years later. The first castle was built under King Henry VIII in 1539 and increased in size in the following centuries, to protect the island from the attacks of the French ships.

08105791
The Royal Yacht Squadron, Cowes, Isle of Wight. ^^^The Club was founded on June 1st, 1815 under the title of "The Yacht Club", at a meeting at the Thatched House Tavern, St. James's Street, London. The club were established in the West Castle only in 1857, 42 years later. The first castle was built under King Henry VIII in 1539 and increased in size in the following centuries, to protect the island from the attacks of the French ships.

08105790
Royal Yacht Squadron White Ensign flag flying. ^^^In June 1829, the Lord of the Admiralty issued warrants for yachts of the Royal Yacht Club to carry the St. George's ensign, and, in consequence, a white burgee, with a red cross and a yellow crown in the centre of it was adopted.

08105789
Royal yacht "Britannia" anchored in Cowes Roads. Only the Royals and the Royal Yacht Squadron are authorized to use this private pier, located at the entrance of the Medina River, Isle of Wight.

08105788
Club guests watching Cowes Week regatta from the top of the Royal Yacht Squadron lawn, Isle of Wight.

08105785
Row of Royal Yacht Squadron starting guns. These small-scale artillery pieces have served as signal canons on the front of the Castle facing the Solent, since the frigate "Royal Adelaide", from whence they came, was dismantled in 1877.

08105784
Row of Royal Yacht Squadron starting guns. These small-scale artillery pieces have served as signal canons on the front of the Castle facing the Solent, since the frigate "Royal Adelaide", from whence they came, was dismantled in 1877.

08105782
Pertusato Lighthouse at Bonifacio, on the most southern point of Corsica, France.

08105781
Royal Yacht Squadron gun, Isle of Wight, England.

08105779
23.50m "Hallowe'en", designed and built by William Fife in 1926, sailing along the Bonifacio coast, Corsica, France.

08105777
Pertusato Lighthouse light at Bonifacio, on the most southern point of Corsica, France.

08105776
Pertusato Lighthouse light at Bonifacio, on the most southern point of Corsica, France.

08105775
Pertusato Lighthouse at Bonifacio, on the most southern point of Corsica, France.

08105771
Silhouette of mausoleums and crosses at the marine cemetery in Bonifacio, Corsica. ^^^The cemetery, built on the ruins of a Franciscan monastery, is like a miniature city, with roads and squares. Given the rocky ground, it is Corsican custom not to bury the dead, but rather to place them in mausoleums.

08105747
Topua Island, on the western coast of Bora Bora.

08105746
Double pirogues race during the Bora Bora celebration of Bastille Day (July 14), known as Tiurai or Heiva in Tahitian. French Polynesia.

08105742
Silver fern (Cyathea dealbata) frond unfurling, New Zealand. The fern is New Zealand's official national symbol.

08105741
Coral fan on beach in the British Virgin Islands.

08105740
Bonifacio old village on cliffs at the southern tip of Corsica Island, France. ^^^It was built at the top of the high cliffs for protection against attack from North-African pirates.

08105728
Bonifacio old village on cliffs at the southern tip of Corsica Island, France. ^^^It was built at the top of the high cliffs for protection against attack from North-African pirates.

08105727
Classic yacht "Karenita" sailing under the Bonifacio cliffs in Corsica, Mediterranean.

08105723
Bonifacio old village on cliffs at the southern tip of Corsica Island, France. ^^^It was built at the top of the high cliffs for protection against attack from North-African pirates.

08105722
Bonifacio old village on cliffs at the southern tip of Corsica Island, France. ^^^It was built at the top of the high cliffs for protection against attack from North-African pirates.

08105719
Bonifacio old village on cliffs at the southern tip of Corsica Island, France. ^^^It was built at the top of the high cliffs for protected against attack from the North-African pirates.

08105718
Bonifacio old village on cliffs at the southern tip of Corsica Island, France. ^^^It was built at the top of the high cliffs for protected against attack from the North-African pirates.

08105708
Brown pelican (Pelecanus sp) cleaning its feathers in Cartagena harbour, Colombia.

08105705
Cartagena's Cathedral dome, begun in 1575 and completed in 1612. Colombia, South America.

08105701
Bonifacio old village on cliffs at the southern tip of Corsica Island, France. ^^^It was built at the top of the high cliffs for protected against attack from the North-African pirates.

08105700
Bonifacio old village on cliffs at the southern tip of Corsica Island, France. ^^^It was built at the top of the high cliffs for protected against attack from the North-African pirates.

08105698
Painting on Cafe St Domingo sign in Cartagena, Colombia.

08105696
Colombian coffee fruits (Coffea sp).

08105695
Bronze seahorse door knocker on an old Spanish residence from the 17th century. Cartagena, Colombia.

08105689
Bonifacio old village on cliffs at the southern tip of Corsica Island, France. ^^^It was built at the top of the high cliffs for protection against attack from North-African pirates.

08105685
Palms fronds in Guadeloupe, French Caribbean.

08105683
Palm fronds in Guadeloupe, French Caribbean.

08105626
Calabash / bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria), Caribbean.

08105605
Full moon over mountains at dawn in the Anza Borrego Desert, California.

08105604
Full moon over mountains at dawn in the Anza Borrego Desert, California.

08105601
Italian classic yacht "Agneta" during a race along Cannes beach, France.

08105600
Palm trees on the waterfront of Cannes, France.

08105598
Yacht motoring into Cannes old harbour, France.

08105597
Yacht motoring into Cannes old harbour, France.

08105596
Yachts moored in the old harbour marina at Cannes, France.

08105595
11th Century fortified monastery of Saint Honorat Island, the smaller of the two LÃ©rins islands in Cannes Bay.

08105590
Port La Galare, near Théoule-sur-Mer and Cannes, on the Mediterranean coast. The futuristic houses were created after 1971 by Hungrian-born architect Antti Lovag.

08105585
Port La Galare, near ThÃ©oule-sur-Mer and Cannes, on the Mediterranean coast. The futuristic houses were created after 1971 by Hungrian-born architect Antti Lovag.

08105583
Yachts sailing off Port La Galare, near ThÃ©oule-sur-Mer and Cannes, on the Mediterranean coast. The futuristic houses were created after 1971 by Hungrian-born architect Antti Lovag.

08105580
Silhouette of a solo tree against a sunset, Otago Bay, South Island, New Zealand.

08105579
Otago Bay at sunset, South Island, New Zealand.

08105576
Spear-fisherman with his spear and a fish, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu, South Pacific Islands, 1993. Model Released.

08105574
A strangely shaped dead tree in the Paparoa National Park, South Island, New Zealand.

08105573
A strangely shaped dead tree in the Paparoa National Park, South Island, New Zealand.

08105572
A strangely shaped dead tree in the Paparoa National Park, South Island, New Zealand.

08105566
Shape, form and texture on a beach in New Zealand.

08105558
People on a fallen tree on Espiritu Santo Island in Vanuatu, South Pacific. 1993

08105557
Exploring in an inflatable boat around Espiritu Santo Island, Vanuatu, South Pacific, 1993.

08105553
Crew from a visiting yacht are met by friendly local children on Espiritu Santo Island, Vanuatu, South Pacific, 1993.

08105552
Local women walking along the beach, Vanuatu, Pacific Islands, 1993.

08105550
A dead tree trunk looking like the profile of a human face, Paparoa National Park, South Island, New Zealand.

08105545
Stones and pebbles, South Island, New Zealand.

08105544
Young seagull feeding on a fish carcass, South Island, New Zealand.

08105543
Close up of the coloured limestone in Paparoa National Park, South Island, New Zealand.

08105542
Close up of the coloured limestone in Paparoa National Park, South Island, New Zealand.

08105541
Close up of the coloured limestone in Paparoa National Park, South Island, New Zealand.

08105540
Close up of the coloured limestone in Paparoa National Park, South Island, New Zealand.

08105530
Female mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) on water, Germany.

08105527
Gull perched on mooring rope in front of a red boat.

08105525
Reflections on rippling water.

08105524
Reflections on rippling water.

08105522
Wake from a boat on a lake, Canada.

08105514
Fishing boats at low tide on Nathon beach at sunset, Koh Samui Island, Thailand.

08105513
La Cancalaise oyster boat lugger resting on the mud at low tide. Brittany, France.

08105511
J-Class "Velsheda" heeling during the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy, before the America's Cup Jubilee in Cowes, Solent, UK, August 2001.

08105506
Summit of the Fox Glacier created 18,000 years ago. West Coast, South Island, New Zealand. ^^^Its name was given in 1872, following a vist of the New Zealand Prime Minister, Sir William Fox.

08105505
Coconut trees (Cocos nucifera) reflecting in a pool in Koh Samui Island, Thailand.

08105504
Motoryachts moored at sunset in the old Provencal harbour, St. Tropez, France.

08105500
Silhouette of the three masts of tall ship "Kaskelot", anchored in Cowes Roads at sunset, Cowes Week, 1968.

08105498
Palm trees reflecting in a pool, Koh Samui Island, Thailand.

08105497
Close crossing of two classic schooners during the starting procedure at the Nioulargue in Saint-Tropez, France.

08105496
15 Metre Class gaff-rigged cutter "The Lady Anne", designed by William Fife, during the Nioulargue. Launched in 1912, she was restored in 1992-93 at Fairlies Restorations shipyard.

08105495
Tricky change of headsail on the bowsprit of William Fife 10m JI gaff cutter "Tonino" during the 1994 Nioulargue in Saint-Tropez, France. She was wooden-built in 1911 at the Astilleros de Nervon shipyard. LOA: 17,97 m. Beam: 2,78 m. Draft: 1,95m. Sail area : 166 sq.met.

08105494
J-Class "Endeavour" sailing upwind of the 1930s "Shamrock V" during Antigua Classic Week, 1999. ^^^John Williams, the American owner of the super yacht "Georgia" and the "Ranger" replica, had chartered "Endeavor" to Elizabeth Meyer. With a nearly complete crew of New Zelanders, they had a good competition against "Velsheda" and "Shamrock V", the two other remaining J-Class yachts from the thirties.

08105493
Replica of "Roastbeef", built in 1996, sailing at Chatou, on the Seine River, France. ^^^The original 30 sq.metre Class was built in 1891, by Gustave Caillebotte. She was 8 metres long, only 5,28 metres at the waterline. Her beam was 1,63 metres and the weight 1,4 ton.

08105492
Designed by William Fife III, "Moonbeam" was launched in 1903 as a cruiser-racer. ^^^From 1987, two years of painstaking work were necessary for the London doctor John Poncia to refit this great classic yacht at the Camper & Nicholson shipyard in Southampton.

08105490
25.6m William Fife cruising ketch "Kentra" approaching St.Tropez quay, France. Built in 1923, she was refitted at Fairlie Restorations shipyard.

08105489
Man weaving a traditional Arawak hat from soft parts of Pandanus tree leaves, Guadeloupe, French Caribbean.

08105486
Rakaia River, near Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand. The turquoise colour is caused by mineral deposits

08105485
Silhouette of a fisherman in his boat, on Nathon Bay beach at sunset, Koh Samui, Thailand.

08105483
40m J-Class yacht "Endeavour" knifing along on the southeast of the Queen Charlotte Islands, north Pacific, July 1996.

08105481
Fishermen paddling in the Papeete lagoon at sunset, in front of Queen Pomare grave, Tahiti.

08105480
Palm-fringed beach on Vahine Island in the south of the Apataki atoll in the Tuamotu's, French Polynesia, viewed from classic schooner "Shenandoah".

08105479
Campfire in De la Beche inlet, with J-Class yacht "Endeavour" moored offshore. Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada.

08105478
Yachts moored off Phi Phi Don Island, Thailand. An isthmus, with beaches on each side, separates the island in two parts.

08105476
Woman in hammock relaxing aboard the J-Class "Endeavour", anchored off the coast of Marie Galante, in the French Caribbean.

08105340
Sunset over yachts moored in a peaceful bay of Marie Galante Island, Caribbean.

08105339
Yacht anchored in Tahaa lagoon, seen through palm trees, French Polynesia.

08105338
Clouds in the tradewinds, viewed above.

08105336
Full moon setting behind a hill, South Island, New Zealand.

08105328
Three-masted, gaff-rigged schooner "Shenandoah" racing in Saint Tropez Bay under full canvas. Shenandoah was built in 1902 at the Townsend & Downey shipyard. Theodore E. Ferris designed her for Gibson Fahnestock. Built in steel, she is 40 metres long on ^^^deck and 54 metres overall. Upwind, she carries 950 sq.met. of sail area. Downwind, she can carries until 2000 sq.met, with the two gollywoblers and the assymetrical spinnaker. Beam is 8,60 metres and draft 4,70 metres.

08105326
Rear-view of three-masted, gaff-rigged schooner "Shenandoah" during a race in St. Tropez Bay under full canvas, France.

08105325
Rear-view of three-masted, gaff-rigged schooner "Shenandoah" during a race in St. Tropez Bay under full canvas, France.

08105324
Three-masted, gaff-rigged schooner "Shenandoah" racing in Saint Tropez Bay under full canvas. Shenandoah was built in 1902 at the Townsend & Downey shipyard. Theodore E. Ferris designed her for Gibson Fahnestock. Built in steel, she is 40 metres long on ^^^deck and 54 metres overall. Upwind, she carries 950 sq.met. of sail area. Downwind, she can carries until 2000 sq.met, with the two gollywoblers and the assymetrical spinnaker. Beam is 8,60 metres and draft 4,70 metres.

08105323
Three-masted, gaff-rigged schooner "Shenandoah" during a race in Saint Tropez Bay under full canvas. Shenandoah was built in 1902 at the Townsend & Downey shipyard. Theodore E. Ferris designed her for Gibson Fahnestock. Built in steel, she is 40 metres long on ^^^deck and 54 metres overall. Upwind, she carries 950 sq.met. of sail area. Downwind, she can carries until 2000 sq.met, with the two gollywoblers and the assymetrical spinnaker. Beam is 8,60 metres and draft 4,70 metres.

08105322
Three-masted, gaff-rigged schooner "Shenandoah" during a race in Saint Tropez Bay under full canvas. Shenandoah was built in 1902 at the Townsend & Downey shipyard. Theodore E. Ferris designed her for Gibson Fahnestock. Built in steel, she is 40 metres long on ^^^deck and 54 metres overall. Upwind, she carries 950 sq.met. of sail area. Downwind, she can carry up to 2000 sq.met, with the two gollywoblers and the assymetrical spinnaker. Her beam is 8,60 metres and draft 4,70 metres.

08105319
Modern navigation station instruments aboard 54metre classic schooner "Shenandoah", hidden behind wooden doors. On the top, the old brass compass.

08105317
Detail of old copper hinge on the deckhouse of 54metre classic schooner "Shenandoah".

08105315
Old copper skylight hinges aboard the classic schooner "Shenandoah".

08105311
Bronze deckhouse porthole aboard classic schooner "Shenandoah".