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08105166
The island of St Eustatius, also known as Statia, in the north-eastern Caribbean.

08105164
Goat Island and Newport Harbor, Rhode Island, looking southeast. East coast USA. 1999

08105163
Coastal scene on the island of St Eustatius, also known as Statia, in the north-eastern Caribbean.

08105162
Sunfish dinghy on beach in Grenada, Caribbean. Property Released.

08105161
Sunrise aboard the 54 metre long, three-masted schooner "Shenandoah" reaching, between the Marquesas and the Tuamotu's, Pacific. ^^^The two front mainsails have been doused to avoid fatigue to the booms as to the rigging. Two powerfull, huge fishermen sails, also named gollywoblers, have replaced them.

08105160
Three-masted schooner "Shenandoah" close-hauled, beating in the Pacific Tradewinds.

08105158
Crew hoisting the sails at night aboard the classic three-masted schooner, "Shenandoah", reaching in the Pacific.

08105157
Crew hoisting the sails at night aboard the classic three-masted schooner, "Shenandoah", reaching in the Pacific.

08105156
Crew hoisting the sails at night aboard the classic three-masted schooner, "Shenandoah", reaching in the Pacific.

08105154
Hoisting the sails aboard three-masted schooner "Shenandoah" in the Marquesas.

08105153
Filipino sailor, Felix, hoisting the sails aboard schooner "Shenandoah".

08105152
Crew lowering the jibs on the bowsprit of three-masted schooner "Shenandoah" during a squall off Bora Bora island in French Polynesia.

08105150
Topsails aboard schooner "Shenandoah".

08105149
Sunrise on sails aboard three-masted schooner "Shenandoah", reaching between the Marquesas and the Tuamotu Islands, Pacific.

08105147
Three Halsey-Lidgard jibs of schooner "Shenandoah". Hanks are connected to a rope of the luff.

08105145
The Red Arrows display team visit Cowes Week in August on the Isle of Wight, UK. August 2003

08105144
The Red Arrows display team visit Cowes Week in August on the Isle of Wight, UK. August 2003

08105132
Swallow-tailed gull {Creagrus furcatus} silhouetted on rocks at sunset, Galapagos Islands.

08105126
Frigate bird (Fregata minor) chick, Galapagos Islands. ^^^Frigate Birds are one of the oldest species of bird, with a development ranging back 50 million years.

08105123
General stores in Puerto Ayora, Academy Bay on the Island Santa Cruz, Galapagos. The sign says "Welcome to Galapagos".

08105119
Wooden clinker-built boat on a wooden jetty beside a creek. Suffolk, UK.

08105118
Old wooden boats moored in a creek at low tide. UK.

08105117
Old wooden boat with a rusty transom reading "Lowestoft". UK.

08105116
Metal fish on the rudder stock of a wooden boat. River Alde, Suffolk, UK.

08105115
Clinker cabin boat moored on the River Alde, Suffolk, England.

08105112
Clinker built cruising yacht in a waterway.

08105111
Boats moored alongside the 12th century Tide Mill at Woodbridge, Suffolk, England.

08105109
Boats moored at low tide on the East Coast, England.

08105108
Boats moored alongside a jetty in the harbour at Woodbridge, Suffolk, England.

08105107
Boats moored alongside the 12th century Tide Mill at Woodbridge, Suffolk, England.

08105105
Classic boats moored alongside the 12th century Tide Mill at Woodbridge, Suffolk, England.

08105104
The 12th century Tide Mill at Woodbridge, Suffolk, England.

08105103
Yachts and houseboats moored at Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK.

08105102
Sign "To be restored" on boat "l'Atlanta" in Woodbridge, Suffolk

08105101
Boatmen on pontoon beside their boats. Woodbridge, Suffolk.

08105100
Please take your litter home sign beside yacht and bridlepath sign towards Early Creek.

08105094
Oyster boat in Brittany, France.

08105093
Low tide in Brittany, France,

08105088
Yachts moored at low tide in Brittany, France.

08105087
Traditional Breton striped shirts on racks in Brittany, France.

08105086
Cruising yacht moored at low tide beside a whitewashed, shuttered house in Brittany, France.

08105085
Hotel Atlantique and Le Grand Cafe signs. Brittany, France.

08105077
Artist exhibition / shop sign "Exposition F. Verrimst". Brittany, France.

08105075
Man sketching beside the harbour. Brittany, France.

08105074
Man relaxing outside a cafe with a beer. Brittany, France.

08105073
Two fishermen on a boat in Brittany, France.

08105072
Fisherman tending to his mooring lines in Brittany, France.

08105071
Fisherman tending to his mooring lines in Brittany, France.

08105070
Fisherman tending to his mooring lines in Brittany, France.

08105069
Two people wading from a sailing dinghy in Brittany, France.

08105068
Small yacht moored beside a harbour wall in Brittany, France.

08105066
Tender moored on a beach at low tide in Brittany, France.

08105061
Open boats moored at low tide in Brittany, France.

08105060
Punt moored at quayside in Brittany, France, with a pallet tied to the wall.

08105059
Cruising yacht in Brittany, France.

08105058
Open boat and yacht moored at low tide in Brittany, France.

08105056
Old fishing boat moored at low tide in Brittany, France.

08105052
Old sea-side house in Brittany, France.

08105051
Old fishing boat moored in Brittany harbours, France.

08105047
Ferry passing between the two small lighthouses that mark the narrow entrance to Le Palais harbour on Belle Ile, Brittany, France.

08105046
Ferry passing between the two small lighthouses that mark the narrow entrance to Le Palais harbour on Belle Ile, Brittany, France.

08105043
Palm trees, Tonga, Pacific Islands, 2000.

08105042
Windswept tree beside the ocean, Tonga, Pacific Islands 2000

08105041
Coastline of Vava'u, Tonga, Pacific Ocean Islands as seen from the masthead of an 88' sloop. 2000

08105040
People on a deserted island in the Vava'u Group, Tonga, Pacific Ocean, 2000.

08105039
Anchor chain underwater.

08105038
Tongan church in the northern Vava'u group, Tonga, Pacific Islands 2000

08105037
People rafting in caves on South Island, New Zealand.

08105036
Anchor chain stretching into the blue sea

08105035
Local children on the beach at sunset in the Vava'u group, Tonga, Pacific Ocean Islands. 2000

08105034
Isolated arctic community in Spitsbergen, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, 1998.

08105033
Exploring a cave by inflatable tender, Vava'u group, Tonga, Pacific Ocean Islands, 2000.

08105032
Old wooden whaling boat on beach in Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, 1998.

08105029
Seal meat hung to dry as dog meat outside a hut in Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, 1998.

08105028
88ft sloop "Shaman" anchored in Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway 1998

08105027
Seal meat hung to dry as dog meat outside a hut in Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, 1998.

08105025
Driftwood on a beach in Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway 1998.

08105024
88ft sloop "Shaman" anchored in Spitsbergen under midnight sun light at 2.00am, Svalbard, Norway 1998.

08105021
88ft sloop "Shaman" anchored in Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, 1998.

08105020
Herreshoff Sloop, NY 30 "Amorita" during a squally day at the Museum of Yachting's annual regatta in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. 2000

08105019
Clipper ship "Flying Cloud" beneath stormy skies during Antigua Classics Week, Caribbean.

08105018
Aerial view of cruise ships docked in Key West, Florida, USA

08105017
Aerial view of the town of Key West, Florida, USA 1990s

08105013
Close up of sailing boat's compass looking North.

08105012
Mother and son play in a tidal rock pool near Cape Town, South Africa. Model released.

08105010
Yacht "Pamina" slides under the lee of the smaller "X Cargo" at a Swan regatta in Newport.

08105008
Tornado catamarans racing on the Savannah River at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, Georgia, USA

08105007
Workboats leaving the beach during the Grenada Sailing Festival, Caribbean.

08105006
Photographer Onne van der Wal. Model released.

08105004
Fleet of 12 Metre classics racing at sunset on Narragansett Bay, Newport, Rhode Island.

08105002
International Yacht Restoration School (IYRS) in Newport, Rhode Island, USA

08105001
Wooden boat rudder detail, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. 1993

08104999
Anchor chain raised through the hawser pipe on a large ship.

08104996
A Bodyboarder catches a wave in Hawaii

08104994
Bodyboarder kneeling the wave, Hawaii.

08104990
Windsurfers on Table Bay, with Table Mountain in the background. Cape Town, South Africa.

08104989
Man skimboarding off the beach in Cape Town, South Africa.

08104982
Boston Harbor, Massachussetts, USA

08104980
Windsurfing off Oahu, Hawaii.

08104979
Bodyboarding at Sandy Beach, Hawaii.

08104978
Surfer riding a wave on the North shore, Oahu, Hawaii.

08104977
Surfing in the tube, Llandudno, Cape Town, South Africa.

08104974
A bodyboarder catches a wave in Hawaii

08104973
A bodyboarder catches a wave in Hawaii

08104971
Body surfer at Sandy Beach, Hawaii.

08104969
Tall ship and stormy skies in Antigua.

08104968
Bow of wooden boat at the Wooden Boat Show, 1993.

08104966
Beetle Cats racing off Padanaram, Massachusetts. Designed in 1921 by Carl Beetle in MA, these colourful gaff-rigged dinghies continue to be built and remain an active and popular one-design fleet.

08104963
Two wooden skiffs tied up at Maine, USA

08104958
A lighthouse on the Beagle Channel, Tierra del Fuego, southern Chile

08104957
Lighthouse on Beagle Channel, Tierra del Fuego, southern Chile.

08104956
Chilean tall ship "Esmeralda" in Newport fog, Rhode Island, USA.

08104955
Tall ship cadets lined up in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08104953
Crew climbing the rigging aboard the Canadian schooner "Blue Nose II".

08104952
The uniformed crew of a Tall Ship line the decks and rigging under full sail.

08104951
A US nuclear submarine surfacing off Hawaii, Pacific Islands 1994

08104950
Cruise ship "Royal Princess" anchored off Grenada.

08104949
Cruise ship anchored in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island

08104948
Tanker "Amanda", with pilot boat in attendance, leaves Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, USA. passing Castle Hill Lighthouse in Newport.

08104947
Cruise ship anchored in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, USA

08104946
Cruise ship "Crystal Harmony" leaving Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.

08104945
A new cruise ship docked in the Caribbean

08104944
Raising the anchor on a commercial ship

08104938
Flock of Gulls (Larinae) landing on a fjord, Alaska.

08104937
Kodiak Island viewed from a sea plane, Alaska. 2001

08104936
88ft sloop "Shaman" beneath a glacier in Alaska. 2001

08104935
Black bear (Ursus americanus) amongst foliage, Alaska, USA, 2001.

08104933
Two young Kodiak bears (Ursus arctos middendorffi) playing at a weir in Alaska, USA, 2001.

08104931
88ft sloop "Shaman" beneath a glacier in Alaska, USA 2001

08104927
Driftwood on the shores of Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. 2001

08104926
Glacier with glacial cave, Alaska. 2001

08104925
Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), being held by a man, caught by rod and line from a cruising sailboat, Alaska, 2001.

08104924
Kayaks on shore, Bear Glacier, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. 2001.

08104922
Aerial view of a meandering river on Kodiak Island, Alaska. 2001

08104915
Crew of "Shaman" preparing for a kayak trip on Bear Glacier beach, Alaska.2001

08104912
Full moon

08104911
Sunset in Disko Fjord, Greenland

08104907
Thunder clouds build over the Laser dinghy fleet at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, Savannah, Georgia. USA 1996.

08104906
Thunder cloud and rain squall over the ocean, with a small yacht.

08104901
A strong wind blows across yachts on their moorings in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. The Newport bridge is in the background.

08104900
A strong northeasterly wind blows across yachts on their moorings In Brenton Cove, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

08104898
Coral reef near Puerto Rico, Caribbean.

08104894
Sun setting in The Bahamas, Caribbean, June 2001.

08104893
Sunset at sea, May 1997.

08104892
Sunset over an estuary in Bimini, The Bahamas, Caribbean.

08104890
Island Expedition students jumping off the Polyxeni wreck at sunset on the Silver Banks, Caribbean, March 1992.

08104887
Bright orange sky at sunset. The Bahamas, Caribbean, December 1998.

08104886
Motor vessel silhouetted at sunset on the Silver Bank, Caribbean, March 1996.

08104885
Two sailing boats at sunrise on a calm morning. The Bahamas, Caribbean, January 1997.

08104877
Young girl. The Bahamas, Caribbean, July 1986.

08104876
Old couple in the small hamlet of True Blue in Crooked Island. The Bahamas, Caribbean, March 1997.

08104870
Two boys in shirts and ties after a church service. Turks and Caicos Islands, Caribbean, July 1988.

08104869
Children in the outer islands of the Turks and Caicos, Caribbean, July 1988.

08104845
Marine debris on a beach. The Bahamas, Caribbean, May 2003.

08104844
Rock Iguana (Cyclura nubila) amongst leaf litter. The Bahamas, Caribbean.

08104841
Rock Iguana (Cyclura nubila) tracks in the sand. The Bahamas, Caribbean.

08104837
Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis). The Bahamas, Caribbean.

08104832
Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) and smaller fish. The Bahamas, Caribbean.

08104827
Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi). The Bahamas, Caribbean.

08104826
Two Island Expedition students showing conch shells (Strombus gigas). The Bahamas, Caribbean, March 2000.

08104824
Queen conch shell (Strombus gigas) meat. The Bahamas, Caribbean.

08104823
Diver surfacing with a spear full of Nassau Groupers (Epinephelus striatus). The Bahamas, Caribbean.

08104822
Diver surfacing with a spear full of Nassau Groupers (Epinephelus striatus). The Bahamas, Caribbean.

08104820
Shoal of grunts (Haemulon) on a shipwreck. Bahamas, Caribbean.

08104816
Student from the Island Expedition School holding the anchor of the Polyxeni wreck on the Silver Banks, Caribbean. March 1997.

08104813
Large star coral (Montastrea sp).

08104812
Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) with small fish.

08104811
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) underwater on the Silver Banks, Caribbean.

08104809
Humpback whale (Megaptera Novaeangliae) underwater on the Silver Banks, Caribbean.

08104805
Two students on the Island Expedition School at Sea observing humpback whales from the bow of the Polyxeni wreck located 100 nautical miles North of the Dominican Republic. February 1995.

08104800
Two resident Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) alongside a diver from the Island Expedition team. The Bahamas, Caribbean.

08104799
Mother and calf Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenellis frontalis). The Bahamas, Caribbean.

08104798
Pod of Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis). The Bahamas, Caribbean.

08104797
Two Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) alongside a female diver. The Bahamas, Caribbean.

08104796
Pod of Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis). The Bahamas, Caribbean.

08104795
Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis). The Bahamas, Caribbean.

08104794
Jo Jo the 'ambassador' Bottle nosed dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) with a student from the Island Expedition School at Sea. Turks and Caicos islands, Caribbean.

08104792
Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis). The Bahamas, Caribbean.

08104789
Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis). The Bahamas, Caribbean.

08104788
Pod of resident Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis). The Bahamas, Caribbean.

08104785
Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) alongside a diver from the Island Expedition School at Sea. The Bahamas, Caribbean.

08104783
Two Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis). The Bahamas, Caribbean.

08104778
Three-masted schooner "Shenandoah" beating in the Pacific Tradewinds.

08104777
Schooner topsails ^^^are difficult aboard the big schooners when tacking. Crew have to climb aloft to change the clew in order to have the sail working nicely on the other tack.

08104774
Gaff-rigged, three-masted schooner "Shenandoah", beating in the Pacific Tradewinds under full sails.

08104772
1902 gaff-rigged, three-masted schooner "Shenandoah", reaching in the Pacific Tradewinds under full sails, a total of 950 sq.met of canvas.

08104771
Boom detail of gaff-rigged, three-masted schooner "Shenandoah", beating in the Pacific Tradewinds under full sails.

08104770
Gaff-rigged, three-masted schooner "Shenandoah" beating in the Pacific Tradewinds under full sails, a total of 950 sq.met of canvas.

08104768
Sunrise aboard the 54 metre long, three-masted schooner "Shenandoah" reaching, between the Marquesas and the Tuamotu's, Pacific. ^^^The two front mainsails have been doused to avoid fatigue to the booms as to the rigging. Two powerfull, huge fishermen sails, also named gollywoblers, have replaced them.

08104767
Sunrise aboard the 54 metre long, three-masted schooner "Shenandoah" reaching, between the Marquesas and the Tuamotu's, Pacific. ^^^The two front mainsails have been doused to avoid fatigue to the booms as to the rigging. Two powerfull, huge fishermen sails, also named gollywoblers, have replaced them.

08104764
1902 three-masted schooner "Shenandoah" motoring along one of the Marquesas islands, French Polynesia, Pacific.

08104763
Three-masted schooner "Shenandoah" beating at sunset, approaching the Tahiti eastern coast, Pacific.

08104762
Sunrise aboard the 54 metre long, three-masted schooner "Shenandoah" reaching, between the Marquesas and the Tuamotu's, Pacific. ^^^The two front mainsails have been doused to avoid fatigue to the booms as to the rigging.

08104761
Sunrise aboard the 54 metre long, three-masted schooner "Shenandoah" reaching, between the Marquesas and the Tuamotu's, Pacific.

08104760
Upper sails of a replica of "Endeavour", the ship that Captain James Cook used for exploring the Pacific.

08104759
J-Class "Endeavour" moored in Scott's Head Bay at sunset, south Dominica Island, Carribean.

08104758
88ft sloop "Shaman" on calm waters in Fjordland, South Island, New Zealand. 2001. Property Released.

08104757
A pair of otters playing in the water, Alaska. 2001

08104755
Photographer Onne van der Wal perched on a rock with camera and tripod, on location in South Island, New Zealand, 2001

08104751
Whale fin near Kodiak Island, Alaska. 2001

08104750
Shaman crew around a beach camp fire near Bear Glacier, Kenai Pensula, Alaska. 2001

08104745
Silvery sea under dark, stormy sky.

08104742
Dark, stormy sky over turquoise sea. Key West, Florida, USA.

08104737
88ft sloop "Shaman" enters Pickersgill Harbour where Captain James Cook landed with the "Resolution" in 1773. South Island, New Zealand. 2001

08104736
88ft sloop "Shaman" enters Pickersgill Harbour where Captain James Cook landed with the "Resolution" in 1773. South Island, New Zealand. 2001

08104735
New Zealand Fur Seals (Arctocephalus forsteri), on rocks with 88ft yacht "Shaman" moored in background, South Island, New Zealand 2001.

08104734
Two men in wet-weather gear helming 88ft sloop "Shaman" as she motors through Fjordland, South Island, New Zealand 2001

08104733
Nosing up to a waterfall in Alaska on 88ft sloop "Shaman" 2001

08104730
Kayaking beneath mountains, Bear Glacier, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska. 2001.

08104729
Kayaking beneath mountains. Bear Glacier, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska. 2001.

08104728
Aerial view of Kodiak island, Alaska and wing of airplane. 2001

08104727
88ft sloop "Shaman" at anchor in a foggy Kodiak Island inlet, Alaska. 2001. Property Released.

08104723
People exploring a glacier cave in an inflatable tender, Alaska. 2001

08104722
Seaplane on water at Kodiak Island, Alaska. 2001

08104721
Kayaking among bright turquoise icebergs at the foot of Bear Glacier in the Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska. 2001

08104719
Man exploring a natural arch in weathered icebergs off a glacier in Alaska. 2001

08104717
Kayaking amongst turquoise icebergs at the foot of Bear Glacier, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska. 2001.

08104714
Paddling an inflatable tender through ice off a glacier in Alaska's Kenai Peninsula. 2001

08104713
Abacos islands, Bahamas, Caribbean.

08104712
Arctic flowers with Bear Glacier in the background, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. 2001

08104711
88ft sloop "Shaman" anchored at the foot of a glacier, Kenai peninsula, Alaska, 2001.

08104710
88ft sloop "Shaman" anchored at the foot of a glacier, Kenai peninsula, Alaska. 2001. Property Released.

08104702
Katabatic winds with strong gusts of up to 40-60 knots hitting the water.

08104701
Katabatic winds with strong gusts of up to 40-60 knots hitting the water.

08104700
Calm summer day in Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, 1998.

08104695
Kayaking off Bear Glacier, Alaska, USA, 2001

08104692
Three people exploring shore of Magdalena Fjord, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, 1998.

08104688
88ft sloop "Shaman" motoring through Fjordland, South Island, New Zealand, 2001.

08104687
Crew member standing on the bow of 88ft sloop "Shaman" to communicate with the skipper when approaching a large iceberg Spitsbergen, viewed from the masthead. Svalbard, Norway 1998.

08104686
Ripples on smooth water as 88ft sloop "Shaman" motors around the coast of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway 1998.

08104685
Crew of 88ft sloop "Shaman" returning to their boat in an inflatable tender at 2am. Summertime in Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway 1998.

08104684
Aerial view of a Spitsbergen glacier, Svalbard, Norway 1998.

08104683
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) skull on yacht "Shaman". Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, 1998.

08104682
88ft sloop "Shaman" anchored in Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway 1998.

08104680
Mountains and glaciers provide a backdrop for cottages in Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen. Svalbard, Norway 1998.

08104679
Antlers, bear skull, walrus skull and other skeleton remains of Arctic animals found while exploring, aboard "Shaman" in Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway 1998.

08104677
Old hunter's hut and whaling boat in Spitsbergen, preserved by the cold Arctic climate. Svalbard, Norway, 1998.

08104676
Aerial view of a Spitsbergen glacier, Svalbard, Norway, 1998.

08104675
The 88ft sloop "Shaman" anchored beneath the mountains of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway

08104674
Cruising past icebergs in Spitsbergen aboard 88ft sloop "Shaman". Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, 1998.

08104673
Crew of 88ft sloop "Shaman" returning to their boat in an inflatable tender at 2am. Summertime in Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, 1998.

08104672
The 88ft sloop "Shaman" anchored in calm waters beneath the mountains of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, 1998. Property Released.

08104671
Woman in warm clothing steering 88ft sloop "Shaman" through the islands of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, summer of 1998.

08104670
Two people exploring a glacier in Spitsbergen, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, 1998.

08104669
Helming 88ft yacht "Shaman" through the islands of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, 1998.

08104667
Yacht crew carrying a bear rifle and looking at the remains of a whale skeleton at an old whaling station in Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, 1998.

08104664
View of clear waters of the Vava'u group in Tonga from the masthead of the 88ft sloop "Shaman", South Pacific, 2000. Property Released.

08104663
Armed with a bear rifle, a man explores a Hunter's cabin, well preserved by the cold Arctic conditions of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, 1998.

08104662
Relaxing aboard 88ft yacht "Shaman" in the South Pacific islands of Tonga.

08104660
88ft yacht "Shaman" anchored in Doubtful Sound, the second largest of Fiordland's fiords, South Island, New Zealand.

08104659
88ft yacht "Shaman" anchored among the islands of Fiordland, South island, New Zealand.

08104657
The crew of yacht 'Shaman' explore the Fjordland area by inflatable boat. South Island, New Zealand. Model Released.

08104656
Crew of 88ft yacht "Shaman" watching New Zealand fur seals (Arctocephalus forsteri), Fjordland, South Island, New Zealand.

08104655
Crew aboard 88ft yacht "Shaman" motoring through fjords of South Island, New Zealand.

08104654
88ft yacht "Shaman" anchored among the islands of Fiordland, South island, New Zealand. Property Released.

08104653
88ft yacht "Shaman" motoring through fjords of South Island, New Zealand. Property Released.

08104651
Crew on yacht motoring through the fjords of New Zealand on a rainy day, watching a playful dolphin off the bow. Model Released.

08104650
Helming 88ft sloop "Shaman" through the calm waters and mountains of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, 1998.

08104649
Person peering into the depths of a narrow crevasse on glacier, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, 1998.

08104647
Ivory gull (Pagophila eburnea / alba) perched on a boat in Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, 1998.

08104646
88ft sloop "Shaman", anchored near mountains in Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, 1998. Property Released.

08104645
Underwater view of an anchored motorboat, with two children dangling their legs over the side, Bahamas.

08104644
Underwater view of a motorboat and anchor chain, Bahamas.

08104642
Underwater view of a motorboat bow and anchor chain, Bahamas.

08104639
Crew aboard 88ft sloop "Shaman" navigating with map and pointing. Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, 1998.

08104638
Breakfast and thermal clothing for the helmsman of 88ft sloop "Shaman", during summer, Svalbard, Norway, 1998

08104637
Crew of 88ft sloop "Shaman" make their way back to the yacht in an inflatable tender at a light 2 o'clock in the morning. Summertime on Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, 1998.

08104636
Man preparing to anchor aboard 88ft sloop "Shaman" with Spitsbergen's mountains and glaciers in the background on a calm day. Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, 1998.

08104635
Man at the helm steering 88ft sloop "Shaman", in a fjord. Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, 1998.

08104634
Two walruses {Odobenus rosmarus} on ice floe, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, 1998.

08104632
88ft sloop "Shaman", anchored near a glacier whilst the crew explore Magdalena Fjord, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, 1998.

08104631
88ft sloop "Shaman" anchored in a deserted bay in Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, 1998.

08104630
Dangerous conditions for 88ft sloop "Shaman", cruising through ice and fog in Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, 1998.

08104628
An old abandoned hunter's hut in Spitsbergen, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, 1998.

08104627
People on an inflatable boat using binoculars to search for polar bears in Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, 1998.

08104625
Cockpit of 88ft sloop "Shaman", with a cloudless sky reflected in calm water in Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, 1998.

08104624
Sportsfishing boat at speed, USA

08104622
A Grand Banks leisure-trawler and Eastbay motorboat pass under the Statue of Liberty in New York, USA

08104621
A Grand Banks leisure-trawler and Eastbay motorboat pass under the Statue of Liberty in New York, USA

08104620
Family cruising aboard a Pearson 38 True North motorboat, with the transom doors open. Anchored in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, New England, USA. Model released.

08104619
Father and son on the bow while cruising with family aboard a Pearson True North 38 motorboat in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, New England, USA.

08104616
Family cruising aboard a Pearson True North 38 motorboat in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, New England, USA. Model released.

08104615
Boston based pilot boat surfs through swell near Boston harbour during a NE gale, USA

08104614
Kids sitting on the bow of a Pearson True North 38 motorboat while out cruising with their family. Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, New England, USA. Model released.

08104612
Anchored with the transom doors open on a Pearson True North 38 motorboat in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, New England, USA. Model released.

08104611
Pearson True North 38 powerboat underway in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, New England, USA.

08104610
Pearson True North 38 motorboat in choppy seas, motoring out of Naragansett Bay past the Castle Hill Light, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. Property Released.

08104609
A Boston pilot boat surfs through swell near Boston harbour during a NE gale, USA

08104608
Powerboat returning to port in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, with stormy clouds overhead, USA.

08104607
Young boy bodyboarding in the shallow breakers, Hawaii, USA.

08104606
Jetskiing off Rhode Island, USA.

08104604
Girls trapezing on 420 dinghies, racing in a light breeze off Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA.

08104603
Two people trapezing on a One Design 14 foot dinghy.

08104602
Three crew of a capsized 21 foot Viper one-design keelboat, balancing on the keel in an attempt to right the boat.

08104600
Laser sailing, Cape Cod, USA.

08104598
12 metres, "Heritage" and "Weatherly", sailing though the moorings in Newport Harbor, Rhode Island, USA.

08104597
Beetle Cats racing off Padanaram, Massachusetts, USA. ^^^Designed in 1921 by Carl Beetle in MA, these colourful gaff-rigged dinghies continue to be built and remain an active and popular one-design fleet. In Nantucket they are also known as Rainbows, a nickname given for their brightly coloured sails.

08104596
Beetle Cats racing off Padanaram, Massachusetts, USA. Designed in 1921 by Carl Beetle in MA, ^^^ these colourful gaff-rigged dinghies continue to be built and remain an active and popular one-design fleet. In Nantucket they are also known as Rainbows, a nickname given for their brightly coloured sails.

08104595
Beetle Cats racing off Padanaram, Massachusetts, USA. Designed in 1921 by Carl Beetle in MA, ^^^ these colourful gaff-rigged dinghies continue to be built and remain an active and popular one-design fleet. In Nantucket they are also known as Rainbows, a nickname given for their brightly coloured sails.

08104593
Storm force winds of 60 knots whipping up the sea off the coast of South Africa.

08104586
Light air drifting conditions during the Eggemoggin Reach Regatta, Brooklin, Downeast Maine, USA.

08104584
View from a masthead of 88ft yacht "Shaman" of a small deserted island in the Northern Vava'u group, Tonga, South Pacific, 2000.

08104582
Evening light on a tree lined beach in the Vava'u group of islands, Tonga, South Pacific.

08104581
Navigating 88ft yacht "Shaman" through the shallow waters of the Vava'u group of islands, Tonga, South Pacific.

08104578
In breezy conditions, the bowman of the Swan "Highland Fling" calls the time to the start of the Southern Ocean Racing Conference (SORC) regatta in Miami, Florida, USA. Property Released.

08104577
Lasers racing to the leeward mark during the Miami Olympic Classes regatta, Florida, USA.

08104575
Yachts moored in the harbor in front of Bannister's Wharf in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08104574
The 12 metre "Gleam", sailing through the harbour and moorings in front of Bannister's Wharf in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08104573
Tall ships lined up at the Newport Maritime Tall Ships festival on Bowen's Wharf, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08104572
The Newport Yachting Center Marina full of yachts in downtown Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08104571
A lobster boat working its traps off the Rose Island Lighthouse, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08104570
The Newport waterfront and Christies restaurant, Rhode Island, USA.

08104569
Brigadoon VI sailing past the Castle Hill Lighthouse near Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08104566
The Bass Harbor Lighthouse on Mount Desert Island, Maine, USA.

08104565
Three 12 meter yachts heading into the sunset, Narragansett Bay, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08104564
Snorkeling off the back of an 88 foot Tripp designed sloop, "Shaman", in the Vava'u group of islands, Tonga, South Pacific.

08104563
A yacht anchored in front of the shore, Vava'u group of islands, Tonga, South Pacific, 2000.

08104562
A wooden jetty in front of the restaurant dock in the Vava'u group of islands, Tonga, South Pacific, 2000.

08104561
Photographer Onne van der Wal crouching on a beach with his camera, Mamiya medium format. Model released.

08104560
Photographer, Onne van der Wal, sitting in a helicopter on the ground during the America's Cup in Auckland, New Zealand, 2000. Model released.

08104559
Farr 40's cross tacking upwind while fleet with spinnakers flying heads downwind in the background during Key West Race Week, Florida, USA

08104557
Peeling the spinnaker on a calm day onboard the 60 foot "Rima", during the Newport to Bermuda ocean race. Model and Property Released.

08104556
A crew member tending to the sheet aboard "Sariyah", in strong onshore winds and a heavy swell the staysail alone is sufficient to keep the boat moving whilst heading down the coast of Chile towards Cape Horn.

08104555
A crew member tending to the sheet aboard "Sariyah", in strong onshore winds and a heavy swell the staysail alone is sufficient to keep the boat moving whilst heading down the coast of Chile towards Cape Horn.

08104554
Sariyah, in strong onshore winds and a heavy swell, the staysail alone is sufficient to keep the boat moving whilst heading down the coast of Chile towards Cape Horn.

08104553
A large sport fishing boat heading out to sea from Key West, Florida Keys, Florida, USA.

08104550
A fleet of Shields racing under the Newport Bridge during the weekly Thursday night series, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08104548
Swan's "Highland Fling" and "Hissar" beating towards the windward mark during the Swan rendezvouz held off Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08104547
A local lobster fisherman heading out in his boat in Newport Harbour, Rhode Island, USA.

08104546
A local lobster fisherman with a gull standing on the bow of his boat, heading out in Newport Harbour, Rhode Island, USA.

08104545
Ellen MacArthur at the navigation station on board "Kingfisher" in which she made the record-breaking voyage from Plymouth, UK to Newport, Rhode Island, USA in 2000.

08104544
A full harbor and yachts moored in the marina at Bannister's Wharf beside the harbourside shopping centre, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08104543
Tall ship "Bounty" sailing by the Rose Island Lighthouse off Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08104541
Underwater view of the hull and keel of "Shaman," an 88 ft yacht anchored in Tonga, part of the Vava'u Group of islands, South Pacific, 2000.

08104540
Small tropical island and clear water in the Vava'u group, Tonga, South Pacific.

08104539
Snorkeling in the crystal clear water of the Vavu'a group of islands, Tonga, South Pacific, 2000.

08104538
Snorkeling in the crystal clear water of the Vavu'a group of islands, Tonga, South Pacific, 2000.

08104537
The lighthouse on Cape Agulhas, the southern most point of South Africa.

08104536
An underwater view of an anchor in a seagrass bed in the Abacos Islands, Bahamas, Caribbean.

08104533
The 12 metre class beating upwind during the Round the Island race held during the America's Cup Jubilee, Cowes, Isle of Wight, 2001.

08104532
Aerial view of "Frenesi of Clynder" taking part in the Round the Island Race for the America's Cup Jubilee celebrations, Cowes, Isle of Wight, 2001.

08104531
A record number of 12 metre yachts starting the Round the Island race during the America's Cup Jubilee held off Cowes, Isle of Wight, 2001.

08104527
A snorkeller holding a starfish underwater, Vava'u group of islands, Tonga, South Pacific.

08104526
A tender off the stern of an 88 foot Tripp designed sloop, "Shaman", anchored in the Vava'u group of islands, Tonga, South Pacific.

08104524
Late afternoon light on a tree lined beach in Tonga, part of the Vava'u Group of islands,South Pacific.

08104522
Rose Island Lighthouse, now restored and running as a bed & breakfast, in Narragansett Bay off Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08104521
Bowens Wharf, the heart of Newport's tourist shopping center on a snowy winters day, Rhode Island, USA.

08104520
A wintery frozen shore at Dutch Harbour, Jamestown, Rhode Island, USA.

08104519
Aerial view of Ocean Drive just after a fresh snow fall, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08104518
Boats moored in Watch Hill Harbor in the summertime, near Nappatree Point, Rhode Island, USA.

08104516
Warwick Neck Lighthouse, Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, USA.

08104515
A J90 sailboat catching the breeze with an asymmetric spinnaker off Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08104512
A private house in Little Compton converted from an old lighthouse, Rhode Island, USA.

08104511
Aerial view of Block Island in Rhode Island, USA.

08104510
Fort Adams and the south end of Newport Harbour, Rhode Island, USA.

08104509
Aerial view of Trinity Church in the center of downtown Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08104508
The New York Yacht Club's clubhouse, Harbour Court, on Newport harbour, Rhode Island, USA.

08104507
Newport Harbour with Goat Island in the foreground, the Newport waterfront and in the distance, Middletown, Rhode Island, USA.

08104503
A 12 metre yacht "K10" starting a race off St.Tropez, South France.

08104501
A young family sailing near Mackerel Cove, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08104498
A J90 sailing fast on a tight reach with the asymmetric spinnaker off Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08104497
Aerial view of a J90 racing downwind under asymmetric spinnaker, near Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08104494
A J90 speeding downwind and surfing the waves with an asymmetric spinnaker off Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08104493
Beavertail Lighthouse near Jamestown on the south end of Conanicut Island, Rhode Island, USA.

08104491
The Hinckley sloop "The Golden Argosy" anchored in bay with the crew rowing ashore in the tender, Somes Sound, Maine, USA.

08104490
The Hinckley sloop "The Golden Argosy" on the wind during a late afternoon sail on Somes Sound, Maine, USA.

08104489
The Hinckley sloop "The Golden Argosy" on the wind during a late afternoon sail on Somes Sound, Maine, USA.

08104488
Perfect sailing conditions for day sailing on "Victoria of Duxbury" off Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08104480
A J-90 with her spinnaker up speeding along with crew on the rail, off Newport's Brenton Reef, Rhode Island, USA.

08104479
A J-90 with her spinnaker up reaching, off Newport's Brenton Reef, Rhode Island, USA.

08104478
The sunset reflecting on the bow of a 140ft ketch anchored off Antigua, Caribbean.

08104477
A yacht anchored near Goat Island Lighthouse on a calm morning, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08104475
Castle Hill Lighthouse and the Inn at Castle Hill standing at the entrance to Narragansett Bay, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08104473
The Beavertail Lighthouse standing near Jamestown on the south end of Conanicut Island, Rhode Island, USA.

08104472
A Morris 46 sailing into Narragansett Bay under spinnaker, passing the Castle Hill Lighthouse, near Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08104471
Two classic 12 metre yachts racing upwind in front of the Rose Island Lighthouse and the Newport Bridge, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08104469
A Shield (in the foreground) and cruising boat at sunset, heading into Newport Harbor from under the Newport Bridge, Rhode Island, USA.

08104468
The crew of a Morris 46 gybe the spinnaker in front of the Castle Hill Lighthouse which marks the East Passage into Narragansett Bay, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08104467
Aerial view from the top of a 140 foot mast, of the downtown Newport area and Newport Yachting Center marina, Rhode Island, USA.

08104466
Castle Hill Lighthouse (established in 1890) marking the East Passage into Narragansett Bay, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08104465
The Newport Harbor Light (Goat Island Light) standing framed by the giant Newport Bridge, Rhode Island, USA.

08104464
Fishing from the rocks beside Castle Hill Lighthouse (established in 1890), Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08104463
Tall ships lined up at the Newport Maritime festival on Bowens Wharf, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08104461
Yachts moored in Boothbay Harbor at sunset, Maine, USA.

08104458
A couple out for a day sail on a Vanguard 15 in the beautiful surroundings of a Cape Cod estuary, Massachusetts, USA.

08104457
Brant Point Lighthouse, the second lighthouse that the US established, it has been rebuilt several times, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA

08104456
Aerial view of an estuary on the Cape Cod peninsula, southeast Massachusetts, USA

08104454
15 metre class gaff-rigged cutter, "The Lady Anne", racing off Cowes, in the Solent, during the America's Cup Jubilee, Isle of Wight, 2001. Designed by William Fife, she is one of the last yachts of this great class. Launched in 1912, she was restored in 1992-93 at Fairlies Restorations shipyard in Hamble, UK. Property Released. ^^^ Her mast is carbon fibre, painted with wood imitation. She belongs to the Spanish owner of schooner "Adix".

08104452
15 metre long Victorian gaff-rigged cutter, "Partridge", the America's Cup Jubilee, Isle of Wight, 2001. Initially launched on 22 June, 1885, built at Camper & Nicholsons shipyard in Gosport. ^^^ Young Alex Laird, from the Isle of Wight, decided in 1980 to save the old hull. The plum stem and long bowsprit give a strong character to the yacht, as well as a high topsail for medium and light winds. It carries 232 sq. metres of sail, displacing 28 tons.

08104447
Galapagos Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus wollebake) resting head on a rock, Galapagos Islands.

08104445
Galapagos Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus wollebake) on rock, Galapagos Islands.

08104443
Partrige (left) and other yachts before the start of a race during the Cannes Regates Royales, France. The gaff-rigged cutter is one of the oldest sailing yachts afloat. A very early design from J Beavor Webb, ^^^she was launched in 1885 in Gosport, UK

08104442
Sunrise aboard the 54 metre long, three-masted schooner "Shenandoah" reaching, between the Marquesas and the Tuamotu's, Pacific. ^^^The two front mainsails have been doused to avoid fatigue to the booms as to the rigging. Two powerfull, huge fishermen sails, also named gollywoblers, have replaced them. Their big size allows to sustain constant speed between 12 and 13 knots. Shenandoah was built in 1902 at the Townsend & Downey shipyard in New York, beside a nearly identical yacht, the new Meteor III built for the German Kaiser. 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. Under her long German ownership, the last survivor of the big schooners from early 1900's did two circumnaviga

08104441
Palm-fringed Bayahibe beach, Dominican Republic.

08104439
Sunset over yachts moored off a beach in the north-east of Marie Galante Island, Caribbean.

08104436
1931 William Fife schooner "Altair" catching little "Billy Jane" near the St. Tropez finishing line, France. Both have a similar gaff-rig.

08104434
Helmsman on the steering wheel gaff-rigged cutter "Moonbeam III", racing schooner "Altair", behind. ^^^It took two years of painstaking work for the London-based doctor John Poncia to refit the old yacht. Designed by William Fife III, Moonbeam III was launched in 1903. She was relaunched in 1989 after the long refit at Camper & Nicholson shipyard in Southampton,UK.

08104432
1885 gaff-rigged cutter "Partridge" (left) and other yachts before the start of a race during the Cannes Regates Royales, France. She is one of the oldest sailing yachts afloat, a very early design by J Beavor Webb.

08104431
Gaff-rigged Victorian cutter "Partridge" (1885). ^^^Built at Camper & Nicholsons shipyard in Gosport, UK, from a Charles E. Nicholson design.

08104430
Detail of classic gaff rig aboard "Tuiga", designed and built in 1909 by William Fife for the Duke of Medinacelli. ^^^Tuiga was saved from a wreck state by Albert Obrist, a Swiss admiror of the Fife legacy. She was carefully rebuilt at Fairlie Restorations shipyard, in Hamble. UK. Her hull is built with alternate steel and steamed wood frames with mahogany planking fastened with bronze. Tuiga is one of the last survivors of the 20 yachts built under the 15-Metre Class rules between 1909 and 1912. The yacht is remarkable for her graceful sheerline and long low counter, just rising a little bit at the stern. The true William Fife Junior trademark. His huge sail area (372 sq.met.) including a topsail jackyard of 58 sq.met. makes Tuiga very fast in spite of her near century of existence. She is 22,50 metres long on deck and 28 metres overall. The boom length, at 16,76 metres long, is also quite impressive. Tuiga is owned nowadays by the Yacht Club de Monaco and remains a queen of the Classic Annual Circuit.

08104428
1909 William Fife 15 Metre class "Tuiga" during a Nioulargue race in Saint Tropez Bay, France.

08104427
Detail of classic gaff rig aboard "Tuiga", designed and built in 1909 by William Fife for the Duke of Medinacelli. ^^^Tuiga was saved from a wreck state by Albert Obrist, a Swiss admiror of the Fife legacy. She was carefully rebuilt at Fairlie Restorations shipyard, in Hamble. UK. Her hull is built with alternate steel and steamed wood frames with mahogany planking fastened with bronze. Tuiga is one of the last survivors of the 20 yachts built under the 15-Metre Class rules between 1909 and 1912. The yacht is remarkable for her graceful sheerline and long low counter, just rising a little bit at the stern. The true William Fife Junior trademark. His huge sail area (372 sq.met.) including a topsail jackyard of 58 sq.met. makes Tuiga very fast in spite of her near century of existence. She is 22,50 metres long on deck and 28 metres overall. The boom length, at 16,76 metres long, is also quite impressive. Tuiga is owned nowadays by the Yacht Club de Monaco and remains a queen of the Classic Annual Circuit.

08104425
1909 William Fife 15 Metre class "Tuiga" during a Nioulargue race in Saint Tropez Bay, France.

08104424
1909 William Fife 15 Metre class "Tuiga" during a Nioulargue race in Saint Tropez Bay, France.

08104422
Crew downwind on the "Tuiga" bowsprit during a Nioulargue race in Saint Tropez Bay. Designed and built in 1909 by William Fife, ^^^Tuiga was saved from a wreck state by Albert Obrist, a Swiss admiror of the Fife legacy. She was carefully rebuilt at Fairlie Restorations shipyard, in Hamble, UK. Her hull is built with alternate steel and steamed wood frames with mahogany planking fastened with bronze. Tuiga is one of the last survivors of the 20 yachts built under the 15-Metre Class rules between 1909 and 1912.

08104417
Long tail boat bow with colourful decorations, Ko Phi Phi Don, Thailand.

08104416
Long tail boat bow with colourful decorations, Ko Phi Phi Don, Thailand.

08104415
Elaborately painted high-bowed fishing boat on Phi Phi Don Island beach, Thailand. ^^^They are thought to have originated from Phoenician and Persian merchant vessels, only existing in a few villages in southern Thailand. Most of them come from the fishing village of Hua Thanon, the only Muslim community on Koh Samui island. The people here migrated from Pattani, which borders Malaysia in Thailand's far south.

08104414
Elaborately painted high-bowed fishing boat on Phi Phi Don Island beach, Thailand.

08104405
Eleven challengers before the start of the Louis Vuitton Cup 1999-2000, Auckland, New Zealand. On the bottom row, from left to right: James Spithill (at 19 yrs), Pedro Campos, Bertrand Pacé, Dawn Riley and John Kolius. On the upper row: Dennis Conner, Ed Baird, Peter Gilmour, Francesco de Angelis, Paul Cayard and Marc Pajot.

08104401
Original "Atlantic" schooner's bell, today at the Saint Francis Yacht Club.

08104400
Original "Atlantic" schooner's bell, today at the Saint Francis Yacht Club.

08104399
Painting of Winston Marshall's three masted schooner "Atlantic" in a gale during the transatlantic record (1905) which lasted 75 years ^^^before being beaten by Eric Tabarly in 1980.

08104394
Two southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) lying together on the shore, South Georgia.

08104392
Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) sleeping at the foot of a hill in Ocean Harbour, South Georgia

08104388
A young elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) lying on its back on a beach, South Georgia.

08104387
Male and female elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) with king penguin chicks behind, Gold Harbour, South Georgia.

08104381
Giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus) spreading its wings while on water, South Georgia.

08104379
Snowy sheathbill (Chionis alba), a scavenging Antarctic bird that feeds on bird's eggs and carrion, Ocean Harbour, South Georgia.

08104377
Abandoned radio station at Grytviken whaling station, South Georgia

08104375
The wreck of the 'Bayard', a three-masted iron rivetted ship. She was moored on the coaling jetty on the north side of the harbour when she broke loose in a storm and was blown onto the rocks on the southern side of the harbour, Ocean Harbour, South Georgia

08104374
Smooth edge of an iceberg weathered by the sea, South Georgia

08104372
The crew on board the yacht, 'Kotick', as they pass a large iceberg, South Georgia

08104371
Arch formed by whale ribs outside Christ Church Cathedral. It was erected in 1933 to celebrate a century of British rule, Port Stanley, Falkland Islands.

08104369
The Whalers Church and old cinema in Grytviken, South Georgia ^^^ The little Norwegian Church, established by C A Larsen, was dismantled from its original site at Strommen in Norway and re-erected in Grytviken in time for Christmas day 1913. It was restored in the 1990's by Tim Carr, who along with his wife, Pauline, are the soul residents of South Georgia.

08104366
Young Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) high up on the hill at Elsehul, near Stromness, with cruising yacht 'Kotick' anchored below, South Georgia.

08104365
'Kotick' yacht anchored in Drygalski Fjord, with the snow-covered, jagged volcanic peaks of the Salvesen Range behind, South Georgia

08104363
Doubtful Bay, originally named Smaaland Cove (it was renamed in error by the Discovery Investigations of 1927) in the far south of South Georgia

08104362
Doubtful Bay, originally named Smaaland Cove (it was renamed in error by the Discovery Investigations of 1927) in the far south of South Georgia

08104360
Aerial view across Doubtful Bay, originally named Smaaland Cove (it was renamed in error by the Discovery Investigations of 1927) in the far south of South Georgia

08104358
Looking into Prince Olav Harbour from the sea, South Georgia

08104357
Rusting buildings at an abandoned whaling station at Prince Olav Harbour, South Georgia

08104356
The Antarctic cruising yacht 'Kotick' anchored in snow-covered Cooper Bay, South Georgia

08104355
Antarctic cruising yacht 'Kotick' anchored behind giant petrels (Macronectes giganteus), brown skuas / antarctic skuas (Catharacta antarctica) and southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) on the shore of Cooper Bay, South Georgia

08104354
View across to Cooper Island from Cooper Bay on the south east corner of South Georgia

08104353
Snow covered Cooper Bay, South Georgia

08104350
Huge rusted links of an anchor chain aboard a wrecked whaling boat, South Georgia

08104349
View of Grytviken whaling station through the window of the Whalers Church, South Georgia ^^^ The little Norwegian Church, established by C A Larsen, was dismantled from its original site at Strommen in Norway and re-erected in Grytviken in time for Christmas day 1913. It was restored in the 1990's by Tim Carr, who along with his wife, Pauline, are the soul residents of South Georgia.

08104348
The half-sunk wreck of an old whaling ship 'Petrel', with the wooden varnished mast of the engineless 'Curlew' moored next door at the abandoned whaling station at Grytviken, South Georgia

08104345
A harpoon gun on the bow of the wreck of 'Petrel', a whaling ship built in 1928 now abandoned in Grytviken Harbour, South Georgia

08104338
Fishing boat on the beach at Baia Blanca, Patagonia, Argentina

08104332
Fishing boat on the beach at Baia Blanca, Patagonia, Argentina

08104327
Yacht anchored in Caleta Horno, Patagonia, Argentina

08104321
Headland near Rawson in Patagonia, Argentina

08104320
Cruising yacht in Patagonia, Argentina

08104318
Patagonian landscape near Rawson, Argentina

08104317
Fishing boat pulled up on bank in Saint Pierre harbour, Saint Pierre et Miquelon, Newfoundland, Canada

08104315
Lighthouse at entrance to Saint Pierre harbour, Saint Pierre et Miquelon, Newfoundland, Canada

08104313
Entrance to Saint Pierre harbour in mist, Saint Pierre et Miquelon, Newfoundland, Canada

08104312
A sign in the harbour of Renews, Newfoundland, Canada. This is where the Mayflower stopped to pick up supplies during its voyage to present day Massachusetts in 1620.

08104309
Church and houses on the shore of L'Ile aux Marins, Saint Pierre et Miquelon, Newfoundland, Canada

08104307
Small hut with jetty and fishing boat in Placentia Bay, David Island, Newfoundland, Canada

08104305
Small hut on the coastline of the gulf of Burin, Newfoundland, Canada

08104304
Fishing village on the Burin Peninsula, Newfoundland, Canada

08104303
Fishing boat on slipway, and houses in the fishing town of Burin, Newfoundland, Canada

08104302
Church and houses of Trinity with a cruising yacht entering the harbour on the North West side of Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Canada

08104300
The small fishing town of Trinity on the North West side of Trinity Bay in Newfoundland, Canada

08104299
Rickety fishing cabin and boat on shore of Burin, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, Canada.

08104298
Rickety fishing cabin on the shore of Burin in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, Canada

08104295
Houses on the coastline in Burin Harbour, Burin Peninsula, Newfoundland, Canada

08104294
Seaweed and rocks on the shore of Burin Harbour in mist, Newfoundland, Canada

08104293
A misty morning in Burin Harbour, Newfoundland, Canada

08104292
Mist hanging over Burin Harbour, Newfoundland, Canada

08104291
Small fishing boat motoring through islands of the Gulf of Burin, Newfoundland, Canada

08104290
Harbour authority life ring on the dock, Newfoundland, Canada

08104289
Thick snow covering the derelict whaling station at Grytviken, South Georgia

08104288
Thick snow covering the derelict whaling station at Grytviken, South Georgia

08104286
View of the deck of the wreck of 'Brutus', a three-masted iron hulled sailing vessel, used as a coaling hulk until she was abandoned in 1931, lying close to the entrance of Prince Olav Harbour, South Georgia

08104282
Derelict buildings at the whaling station at Prince Olav Harbour. Norwegian whalers gave the station its current name after the birth of Prince Olav of Norway in 1903, South Georgia

08104281
Derelict buildings at the whaling station at Prince Olav Harbour. Norwegian whalers gave the station its current name after the birth of Prince Olav of Norway in 1903, South Georgia

08104275
The debris of an abandoned whaling station with rusting buildings in the background, Leith Harbour, South Georgia

08104273
Debris left behind when the last whalers abandoned the whaling station, South Georgia

08104272
Rusting debris left behind when the last whalers abandoned the whaling station at Leith Harbour, South Georgia

08104268
Derelict trypots at an abandoned whaling station, South Georgia

08104267
Rusting buildings and debris left behind at the abandoned whaling station at Leith Harbour, South Georgia

08104264
Rusting machinery at the abandoned whaling station in Husvik, South Georgia

08104263
Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) resting among the rusting propellers from the old whaling boats at the abandoned whaling station in Husvik, South Georgia

08104262
The rusting remnants of the abandoned whaling station in Husvik, South Georgia

08104261
The rusting remnants of the abandoned whaling station in Husvik, South Georgia

08104260
Yachts moored in Leith Harbour, South Georgia

08104258
Barrels and machinery left to rust when the last whalers abandoned the whaling station at Leith Harbour, South Georgia

08104257
Rusty roofs of the broken down and abandoned whaling station in Leith Harbour, South Georgia

08104255
Abandoned wooden boat on the shore of Leith Harbour, South Georgia.

08104254
Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) nesting beside abandoned whaling station at Leith Harbour, South Georgia.

08104253
View of abandoned whaling station at Leith Harbour, South Georgia.

08104252
Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) amongst rusty remains of old whaling station in Leith Harbour, South Georgia.

08104251
Headstone in Leith Cemetery for Anders Olsen who died in 1924 on South Georgia

08104250
Leith Cemetery, a graveyard for whalers and sealers near the whaling base at Leith Harbour, South Georgia

08104249
A person walking up the slipway with yachts moored at the old whaling base in Grytviken, South Georgia

08104248
Yachts moored at the old whaling base in Grytviken, South Georgia

08104229
Fluffy brown king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) chicks, St Andrews bay, South Georgia.

08104226
Moulting king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) at St Andrew's Bay, South Georgia.

08104215
Moulting king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) standing on the shore with yacht in the background, Cumberland Bay, South Georgia.

08104209
A southern ocean swell washing against the rugged cliffs of Staten Island, Argentina

08104208
Signs made by soldiers inhabiting the islands at different times, Plaza de Armas, Staten Island, Argentina

08104202
A religious shrine built from an old oil drum and drinks cans, Puerto Parry, Staten Island, Argentina

08104200
Driftwood on the shore with rugged peaks overlooking Basil Hall cove, Staten Island, Argentina

08104196
Thick kelp and seaweed on the shore at Bahia Basil Hall, Staten Island, Argentina

08104188
King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) with the yacht 'Kotick' in the background, St Andrew's Bay, South Georgia

08104186
King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) with cruising boat 'Kotick' behind. St Andrew's Bay, South Georgia.

08104180
Tobermory Whisky Distillery, Isle of Mull, Scotland, UK

08104179
Whisky drums outside Tobermorey Distillery on the Isle of Mull, Scotland, UK

08104178
A washback at Tobermory Distillery, where the alcohol content of whisky is produced through fermentation, Isle of Mull, Scotland, UK

08104177
Mash Tun at Tobermory Distillery, a part of the whisky-making process where the crushed malt is soaked with hot water which then feeds through into the wash-backs for fermentation, Isle of Mull, Scotland, UK

08104176
Whisky stills at the Tobermory Distillery on Mull, Western Isles, Scotland, UK

08104174
Silhouette of a small sailing boat with thick clouds blocking out the sun, Oban Harbour, Scotland, UK

08104173
The hexagonal basalt cliffs of the island of Staffa, located 5 miles off the west coast of Mull in the Western Isles, Scotland, UK

08104171
Ulva ferry life ring leaning against wood with the small island of Ulva across the water, off the coast of the Isle of Mull, Western Isles, Scotland, UK

08104168
Trawlers moored against the quay in the old fishing town of Tobermory on the Isle of Mull, Western Isles, Scotland, UK

08104167
Yachts moored in the harbour of the colourful fishing town of Tobermory on the Isle of Mull, Western Isles, Scotland, UK

08104162
Yachts moored off shore from a castle on the Isle of Mull, Western Isles, Scotland, UK

08104156
Yachts moored off the Isle of Mull, Western Isles, Scotland, UK

08104152
A cruising yacht sails past an isolated house on the Isle of Mull, Western Isles, Scotland, UK

08104151
The small ferry from the private island of Ulva, off the West coast of Mull. The Boathouse now operates as a tea room and museum for the island, Ulva, Western Isles, Scotland, UK

08104150
Whisky stills at the Lagavulin Distillery on Islay, Western Isles, Scotland, UK

08104148
Whisky stills at the Lagavulin Distillery on Islay, Western Isles, Scotland, UK

08104147
Whisky stills at the Lagavulin Distillery on Islay, Western Isles, Scotland, UK

08104146
Whisky barrels at Lagavulin Distillery, one of the oldest distilleries in Scotland dating back to around 1742, Port Ellen, Islay, Scotland, UK

08104145
Whisky barrels at Lagavulin Distillery, one of the oldest distilleries in Scotland dating back to around 1742, Port Ellen, Islay, Scotland, UK

08104142
Lagavulin Distillery, one of the oldest distilleries in Scotland, dating back to around 1742, Port Ellen, Islay, Scotland, UK

08104141
Lagavulin Distillery, one of the oldest distilleries in Scotland, dating back to around 1742, Port Ellen, Islay, Scotland, UK

08104140
The ruins of Dunyvaig Castle on Lagavulin Bay, Islay, Western Isles, Scotland, UK

08104139
The ruins of Dunyvaig Castle on Lagavulin Bay, Islay, Western Isles, Scotland, UK

08104137
Coastline of Islay in the Western Isles, Scotland, UK

08104136
Bunnahabhain Distillery, Islay, Scotland, UK

08104135
Barrels of whisky at Lagavulin Distillery on Islay, Scotland, Western Isles, UK

08104134
Lagavulin distillery, one of the oldest distilleries in Scotland, dating back to around 1742. Port Ellen, Islay, Scotland, UK

08104133
Red fishing trawler with nets out, Port Askaig, Islay, Scotland, UK

08104132
Fishing boats anchored in Port Ellen, Islay, Scotland, UK

08104131
An old wooden schooner in the small harbour at Port Askaig on Islay, Western Isles, Scotland, UK

08104130
Yacht anchored off Tides Point, Newfoundland, Canada

08104126
Fishing hut on David Island in Placentia Bay. Newfoundland, Canada. ^^^In the 1950's the fishing population was reduced because of the high cost of public services. Some houses were brought ashore by boat, the remaining ones are now holiday homes.

08104125
Fishing boat resting among flowers, David Island in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, Canada

08104124
Small fishing hut, jetty and boat on the shores of David Island in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, Canada

08104123
Fishing jetties, shacks and houses on the shores of David Island in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, Canada

08104122
Cruising yacht anchored off David Island in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, Canada

08104117
Small fishing town of Trinity on the North West side of Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Canada

08104116
St. Paul's Anglican Church and cemetery, Trinity, Trinity Bight, Newfoundland, Canada

08104108
Passenger ferry by pontoon in the town of Fortune, Newfoundland, Canada

08104107
Passenger ferry by pontoon in the town of Fortune, Newfoundland, Canada

08104105
Fisherman's cottage in mist, on L'Ile aux Marins in the French islands of Saint Pierre et Miquelon, Newfoundland, Canada

08104103
Fisherman's cottages on L'Ile aux Marins in the French islands of Saint Pierre et Miquelon, Newfoundland, Canada

08104102
Fisherman's cottages with lighthouse in the distance, on L'Ile aux Marins in the French islands of Saint Pierre et Miquelon, Newfoundland, Canada

08104101
Blue fisherman's cottage on the shore of L'Ile aux Marins in the French islands of Saint Pierre et Miquelon, Newfoundland, Canada

08104100
Blue fisherman's cottages on the shore of L'Ile aux Marins in the French islands of Saint Pierre et Miquelon, Newfoundland, Canada

08104099
Blue fisherman's cottages on L'Ile aux Marins in the French islands of Saint Pierre et Miquelon, Newfoundland, Canada

08104097
Fishing hut and slipway, L'Ile aux Marins in the French islands of Saint Pierre et Miquelon, Newfoundland, Canada

08104096
Houses along the seafront of Port Ellen, Islay, Western Isles, Scotland, UK

08104095
The popular Laphroaig whisky distillery on Islay, Western Isles, Scotland, UK

08104094
The ruins of Dunyvaig Castle on Lagavulin Bay, Islay, Western Isles, Scotland, UK

08104092
Lighthouse on the coast of Islay, Western Isles, Scotland, UK

08104091
View from the Island of Luing, Western Isles, Scotland, UK

08104089
Cruising yacht motoring with the tide through the Sound of Luing, Western Isles, Scotland, UK

08104088
Cruising yacht motoring through the Sound of Luing, Western Isles, Scotland, UK

08104082
Control room at the Craighouse Whisky Distillery, Jura, Scotland, UK

08104081
Close-up of whisky stills at the Craighouse Whisky Distillery. Combined with the peaty water, these tall stills create a light and soft whisky, they are also known to be the largest in Scotland, Jura, Western Isles, Scotland, UK

08104080
Whisky stills at the Craighouse Whisky Distillery. Combined with the peaty water, these tall stills create a light and soft whisky, they are also known to be the largest in Scotland, Jura, Western Isles, Scotland, UK

08104079
Barrels of whisky at Lagavulin Distillery on Islay, Western Isles, Scotland, UK

08104075
Cruising boat motor-sailing through the Crinan Canal. Scotland, UK.

08104074
Trawlers moored in Crinan Harbour reflecting in the still water, Western Isles, Scotland, UK

08104073
A clear day looking across the Sound of Jura. The lighthouse marks the entrance to the Crinan Canal, west coast of Scotland, UK

08104072
Clear day looking across the Sound of Jura. The lighthouse marks the entrance to the Crinan Canal where a yacht is approaching. West Scotland, UK.

08104071
A clear day looking across the Sound of Jura. The lighthouse marks the entrance to the Crinan Canal where a yacht in entering, west coast of Scotland, UK

08104070
A clear day looking across the Sound of Jura. The lighthouse marks the entrance to the Crinan Canal, west coast of Scotland, UK

08104069
A clear day looking across the Sound of Jura. The lighthouse marks the entrance to the Crinan Canal, west coast of Scotland, UK

08104066
Yachts moored in Crinan Harbour, the entrance from the sea into the Crinan Canal, with the hills of the Sound of Jura in the background, west coast of Scotland, UK

08104065
A yacht moored in Crinan Harbour, the entrance from the sea into the Crinan Canal, with the hills of the Sound of Jura in the background, west coast of Scotland, UK

08104064
Fishing boats moored in Crinan Harbour, the entrance from the sea into the Crinan Canal. The canal starts at Ardrishaig on Loch Fyne and ends nine miles away in Crinan on the Sound of Jura, west coast of Scotland, UK

08104063
Fishing boats moored in Crinan Harbour, the entrance from the sea into the Crinan Canal. The canal starts at Ardrishaig on Loch Fyne and ends nine miles away in Crinan on the Sound of Jura, west coast of Scotland, UK

08104062
Yachts moored outside the Waterside Cafe, Crinan Harbour, the entrance from the sea into the Crinan Canal, west coast of Scotland, UK

08104061
Yachts moored outside the Waterside Cafe, Crinan Harbour, the entrance from the sea into the Crinan Canal, west coast of Scotland, UK

08104060
Lock gates into the Crinan Canal. The canal starts at Ardrishaig on Loch Fyne and ends nine miles away in Crinan on the Sound of Jura, west coast of Scotland, UK

08104059
Lock gates into the Crinan Canal. The canal starts at Ardrishaig on Loch Fyne and ends nine miles away in Crinan on the Sound of Jura, west coast of Scotland, UK

08104058
Fishing trawlers and their reflections on the peaceful water in Crinan Harbour, west coast of Scotland, UK

08104056
Jagged peaks overlooking Puerto Cook, Staten Island, Argentina.

08104054
Heavy weather sailing aboard 'Kotick' off Staten Island, Argentina.

08104049
White wooden crosses in the cemetery for the village of Sioraq at the end of Kangerdluarssuk Fjord on Disko Island, Greenland

08104048
Cemetery for the village of Sioraq at the end of Kangerdluarssuk Fjord on Disko Island, Greenland.

08104047
The village of Kangerdluarssuk on Disko Island, Greenland.

08104046
Yacht anchored in Disko Fjord, Greenland

08104037
Yacht cruising off Kangerdluarssuk on Disko Island, Greenland.

08104036
Exploring Disko Fjord in an inflatable dinghy, Greenland.

08104034
Sunset in Disko Fjord, Greenland.

08104033
'Kotick' yacht at sunset in Disko Fjord, Greenland.

08104031
Cruising aboard 'Kotick' in Disko Fjord, Greenland

08104030
Cruising aboard 'Kotick' in Disko Fjord, Greenland

08104029
An iceberg lies grounded near the small fishing settlement of Rode Bay, Disko Fjord, Greenland

08104028
Fish drying racks at the fishing settlement of Rode Bay, Greenland

08104027
Cruising yacht anchored off the small fishing settlement at Rode Bay, Disko Fjord, Greenland

08104025
Small fishing settlement at Rode Bay, Disko Fjord, Greenland

08104024
Cruising yacht anchored off small fishing settlement at Rode Bay, Disko Fjord, Greenland.

08104023
Icebergs floating near Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), Disko Bay, Greenland.

08104021
Patterns in an iceberg, Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), Disko Bay, Greenland.

08104014
Traditional wooden sledges stacked in a pile, Disko Bay, Greenland.

08104012
Two men cruising through the ice aboard 'Kotick', off Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), Disko Bay, Greenland

08104011
Drying cod on racks, Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), Disko Bay, Greenland.

08104010
Fishing fleet in the harbour at Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), Disko Bay, Greenland.

08104008
Fishing fleet, one boat with sharks' teeth painted on, Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), Disko Bay, Greenland.

08104007
Fisherman's houses on shore, Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), Disko Bay, Greenland.

08104005
Fishermen's houses and church with boats on the shore, Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), Disko Bay, Greenland.

08104004
Fisherman's houses and fishing nets, Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), Disko Bay, Greenland.

08104003
Shadow of a seagull on a weathered iceberg, Greenland

08104000
A small iceberg and local fishing doreys lined up on the pontoon at Qeqertarssuat, Disko Bay, Greenland.

08103998
Giant iceberg stranded on rocks dwarfs tiny corrugated houses of Qeqertarssuaq, Disko Bay, Greenland.

08103997
Fishing village and harbour of Qeqertarssuaq, Disko Bay, Greenland.

08103996
Men repainting the museum at Qeqertarssuaq with an old fishing boat lying on the grass in front, Disko Bay, Greenland.

08103995
Sunset over icebergs off Qasigiannguit, Disko Bay, Greenland

08103987
Weathered iceberg standing out against dark mountains beyond, Fortune Bay, Greenland.

08103985
Fisherman's huts on a foggy morning, Kitsigsunguit village, Disko Bay, Greenland

08103983
Yacht anchored in the distance, Kitsissuarsuit, Disko Bay, Greenland

08103980
Simple graves scattered over the hillside at Kitsissuarsuit, Greenland

08103979
Two whale bones making a majestic arch at the edge of Disko Fjord, Greenland

08103975
Sunlight shining through smoked fish hanging on a rack, Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), Disko Bay, Greenland

08103973
Men repainting the museum at Qeqertarssuaq with an old fishing boat lying on the grass in front, Disko Bay, Greenland.

08103970
Fisherman's cottages with old fishing boat in front, Kitsissuarsuit, Disko Bay, Greenland

08103969
Antlers adorning the roof of a house, Saqqaq, Greenland.

08103968
Fisherman's cottage with old fishing boat, Kitsissuarsuit, Disko Bay, Greenland

08103967
Close-up of smoked fish drying on the racks in Disko Bay, Greenland

08103966
Smoked fish drying on racks in Disko Bay, Greenland.

08103965
A sledge lying beside fish drying on fish racks in Disko Bay, Greenland

08103964
Seal skin hanging up, Greenland

08103963
Smoked fish on racks at Kitsissuarsuit, a small town in the southern part of Disko Bay, Greenland

08103962
Fish drying on racks at Kitsissuarsuit, a small town in the southern part of Disko Bay, Greenland

08103959
A bright blue patch in the Eqip Sermia Glacier where ice has recently fallen away, Disko Bay, Greenland

08103955
Deck of a yacht breaking a path through the ice off the Eqip Sermia Glacier near Ilulissat, Greenland

08103946
Small fishing dory speeding along the glacial coastline near Saqqaq, Disko Bay, Greenland.

08103945
Flock of gulls in in front of icebergs, Disko Bay, Saqqaq, Greenland

08103942
Icebergs at Saqqaq, Greenland.

08103941
Equipment, books, tins of food and board games still lie in their original state in Wordie House at the Ukranian Vernadsky Station (previously British Faraday), Antarctic.

08103940
An abandoned whaling boat, Enterprise Island, Antarctica

08103937
Melchior Islands, Antarctic Peninsula.

08103936
A pair of tall, rounded snow-capped peaks known as Una's Tits (Una was a barmaid from South Georgia during the whalers' days), Lemaire Channel, Antarctica. ^^^ The channel was first navigated by Belgian explorer de Gerlach during his 1898 expedition aboard 'Belgica'. It was somehow named after another Belgian explorer, Charles Lemaire, who explored parts of the Congo.

08103932
Men standing on the ice with yacht moored in the distance, Pleneau Island, Antarctica

08103931
An abandoned whaling boat, Enterprise Island, Antarctica

08103930
People standing on the shore of the volcanic crater of Deception Island. Steam can be seen rising from the ground. A few buildings and bits of machinery still remain half buried after a landslide on the island in 1921, Antarctica.

08103929
The volcanic crater of Deception Island with the entrance, Neptune's Bellows, visible to the left of the snowy mountains. A few buildings and bits of machinery still remain from the former whaling station, after a landslide on the island in 1921, Antarctica.

08103928
Buildings in an abandoned whaling station, Deception Island, Antarctica

08103927
Flock of seabirds flying above water's surface, Antarctica

08103923
Seals lying on the ice beside a lagoon in a giant iceberg which has grounded on the sea floor, Antarctica

08103917
A yacht tied to the dock at a small outpost containing communication transmitters, Melchior Islands, Antarctica.

08103914
Brown skua / Antarctic skua (Catharacta antarctica lonnbergi) circling overhead, protecting its nesting ground. A cruising yacht is anchored behind in the bay at Pleneau, near Lemaire Channel, Antarctica.

08103913
Abandoned whaling boats, Enterprise Island, Antarctica

08103911
Abandoned whaling boats partly buried in snow, Enterprise Island, Antarctica

08103905
Snow covered glacier and a dark cloudy sky, Antarctic Peninsula.

08103904
Weathered iceberg, Antarctica.

08103900
128ft J-Class yacht "Velsheda" powers upwind during the 1998 Antigua Classic Week. ^^^Named after first owner W L Stephenson's three daughters Velma, Sheila and Daphne, Velsheda was the second of four legendary J-class yachts built.

08103897
Eric Tabarly's mother in Newport, Rhode Island, for the arrival of her son, winner of the 1976 Singlehanded Transatlantic Race. ^^^The Tabarly name doesn't come not from Brittany, but from the south-west of France. More precisely from the Tarn et Garonne department, where all families could be located there before 1871, and only there. At this time, and according a national survey, there was not a single Tabarly living in Brittany. Eric's great-grandfather left the south of France around the late 1800s to establish in the Nantes area. More interesting, Daniel Charles, the French yachting historian, after years of careful research, thinks the name comes from a British warrior named Tabarly, who came with the Black Prince from England in 1365 to raid the Aquitaine province. He liked the country very much and decided to stay there. There is some irony in the fact that the French sailing legend, who has been often penalized by the British sailing rules, had probably a British ancestor!

08103896
Alain Colas, skipper of the giant four-masted schooner "Club Mediterranee" with his Tahitian wife Teura and their nearly two year-old daughter Vaimiti in the navigation room before the start of the singlehanded Ostar 1976. Milbay Docks Plymouth, England. ^^^Well ahead of his time, Colas had installed radar detectors to avoid collisions with ships on the 72 m long yacht. The Royal Western YC Race Committee ordered Colas to disconnect the alarms.

08103894
Happy French skipper Eric Tabarly checks his rig for the last time in Newport harbour, Rhode Island, after winning the 1976 OSTAR (Observer Singlehanded Transatlantic Race) with his 24 metre long Pen Duick VI monohull, ^^^at the time painted black.

08103893
French skipper Eric Tabarly, winner of the 1976 Ostar (Ocean Singlehanded Transatlantic Race) meeting the media soon after his arrival in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. On his 24 metres long, heavy monohull "Pen Duick VI", ^^^needing normally a crew of 15, the French sailor won that tough race battered by three severe gales. Alain Colas, on his giant "Club Mediterranee", 72 metres long, finished second but suffered a penalty from the Race Committee. So, the final second was the smallest boat of the fleet, the trimaran "The Third Turtle", skippered by Canadian yacht conveyor Michael Birch.

08103892
Eric Tabarly's first telephone call to his parents at Goat Island, Newport, Rhode Island, after winning the 1976 OSTAR (Observer Singlehanded Transatlantic Race) with his 24 metres long "Pen Duick VI" monohull. ^^^This was his second victory in the 3,000 miles tough race battered by three severe gales. His first win was happened in 1964, the second Ostar, with his plywood -built Pen Duick II.

08103890
Cruising yacht is entering in the mouth of the Beaulieu River on the Solent with three reefs in the main sail and a small jib, during a storm.

08103875
Yachts moored on the Solent at sunset, Isle of Wight, England. The gaff-rigged cutter is the 1892 "Marigold", one of the early Charles Nicholson designs. She was totally rebuilt by woodcarver Greg Powlessland then by R. Glen Allan. Marigold is 29,30 m long overall with a beam of only 3.71m.

08103870
Young girls carefully getting out of a tender at the Seaview Yacht Club sailing school on the Isle of Wight, UK.

08103868
Children's optimist course at the Seaview Yacht Club on the Solent, Isle of Wight, UK.

08103866
Mast of gaff-rigged cutter "Pen Duick", designed by William Fife Jnr in 1898 and built at Gridiron & Workers.

08103863
Gaff-rigged cutter "Pen Duick" returning to St. Tropez harbour at sunset during the Nioulargue, France. She was designed by William Fife Jnr in 1898 and built at Gridiron & Workers. ^^^Eric's father bought the yacht in 1938 but later wanted to sell the boat, which Eric loved. In 1946, a buyer came home. Then 15 years old, and defying his father, Eric said to him : 'Don't buy the boat. She is a wreck!'. Guy Tabarly gave a trashing to Eric, but finally gave him the yacht. A gaff-rigged cutter, Pen Duick was designed by William Fife Jnr in 1898 and built at Gridiron & Workers, in Carrigaloe, nearby Crosshaven, Ireland. Yum was her first name given by her owner, Adolphus Fowler, a member of the Royal Cork Yacht Club. Her racing career begun at Cowes in 1889, as a 20-Rater. Andre Hachette, a French yachtman bought her in 1902. She had then 12 different owners and new names until Jean Lebec acquired her in 1935 and named her Pen Duick. Guy Tabarly, the Eric's father bought the yacht in 1938 and didn't changed the name. Eric grew on the yacht, during the familial cruises and loved her a lot. But her father wanted to sell the boat. In 1946, a buyer came at home. Eric, then 15 year-old, and defying his father, said to him : 'Don't buy the boat. She is a wreck !'. Guy Tabarly gave a trashing to Eric, but finally, gave him the yacht. In 1952, Eric Tabarly spent months at the Gilles and Marc Constantini boatyard in La Trinite to mold a plastic hull on the totally rotten yacht. That was the only solution to save the beautiful Fife's lines. Pen Duick was seen often racing in the Solent, around the Fastnet or in Santander. After 1962, Eric Tabarly had little time to care the yacht which was abandonned during 20 years. Raymond Labbe, a well known boat-builder in St.Malo, accepted to rebuild the totally wrecked Pen Duick in 1983. Six years later, Pen Duick was launched again and Eric Tabarly sailed her until his sad lost in the Irish Sea on June 13, 1998. He had made a donation to his daughter Marie before and she is now the skipper. Pen Duick is 15,10 m long with a beam of 2,93 m with a 10 ton displacement.

08103861
Marie Tabarly on "Pen Duick", double-reefed, in Brest. A gaff-rigged cutter, Pen Duick was designed by William Fife Jnr in 1898 and built at Gridiron & Workers.

08103860
Eric Tabarly on gaff-rigged cutter "Pen Duick" during a Nioulargue in St.Tropez, France. She was designed by William Fife Jnr in 1898 and built at Gridiron & Workers. ^^^Eric's father bought the yacht in 1938 but later wanted to sell the boat, which Eric loved. In 1946, a buyer came home. Then 15 years old, and defying his father, Eric said to him : 'Don't buy the boat. She is a wreck!'. Guy Tabarly gave a trashing to Eric, but finally gave him the yacht.

08103859
Eric Tabarly on gaff-rigged cutter "Pen Duick" entering the Rosmeur lock, in Douarnenez, South Britanny, France. She was designed by William Fife Jnr in 1898 and built at Gridiron & Workers.

08103857
Eric Tabarly on Pen Duick during Brest Maritime Festival in Britanny, France. A gaff-rigged cutter, Pen Duick was designed by William Fife Jnr in 1898 and built at Gridiron & Workers. ^^^Her racing career begun at Cowes in 1889, as a 20-Rater.

08103856
Eric Tabarly on gaff-rigged cutter "Pen Duick" during a Nioulargue in St. Tropez, France. She was designed by William Fife Jnr in 1898 and built at Gridiron & Workers. ^^^Eric's father bought the yacht in 1938 but later wanted to sell the boat, which Eric loved. In 1946, a buyer came home. Then 15 years old, and defying his father, Eric said to him: 'Don't buy the boat. She is a wreck!'. Guy Tabarly gave a trashing to Eric, but finally gave him the yacht.

08103855
Norris Castle on East Cowes heights, Isle of Wight. ^^^Sir J. Wyattville (then Mr. Wyatt) erected this singular structure for Lord Henry Seymour. In 1833, Norris Castle was tenanted by the Duchess of Kent.

08103853
Clinker-built old dinghies moored at sunset on Lymington River, Hampshire, UK.

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Catamaran "Kriter III" at the start of the singlehanded Ostar race off Plymouth, Devon, 5 June 1976. Jean Yves Terlain was the skipper. ^^^During a gale on 14th June, the fore and aft crossbeams broke and the catamaran began to see-saw herself apart. Terlain had to abandon his boat and was rescued by a Russian tug, who saved also the injured Yvon Fauconnier, skipper of ITT Oceanic (ex-Vendredi 13).

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Zadar, in the Kornati archipelago along the Croatian coast. Many of the limestone islands form part of a national park.

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J-Class "Velsheda" crossing ahead of rival "Endeavour" during the 1999 Antigua Classic Week. As the yacht is 40 metres long, crew members watch the headsails and give hand signals to the helmsman.

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Stern of a yacht in Cowes, with the Royal Ocean Racing Club seahorse-logo.

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Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK. The Royal Yacht Squadron can be seen in the bottom.

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Start of the Emperor Cup in 1905 across the Atlantic. This illustration of the start appeared in Scientific American magazine and in French yachting magazine "Le Yacht", dated 29 April 1905. ^^^"Atlantic", skippered by Charlie Barr, is the fourth yacht at right. (Illustration in the Collection of Christian Fevrier).

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Kaiser William II, born on 27 January, 1859, was the last German Emperor, ^^^and the grandson of Queen Victoria of England. ^^^Keen to match England's supremacy in yachting, he decided to build his own Cowes in Kiel. In 1887, he bought "Thistle", the British challenger for the America's Cup, renaming her "Meteor". In 1905, the Kaiser decided to create his own race (The Emperor Cup) across the Atlantic. "Meteor" finished 2nd behind schooner Atlantic.

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Skipper Charlie Barr, photographied circa 1900 by the Brown Brothers. ^^^Born in 1865 in Gourock, Scotland, he migrated to the US aboard Fife design "Clara", at the age of 20 with his elder brother John. He won the America's Cup three times: with Columbia in 1899 and 1901, then in 1903 with Reliance. Two years later, he bettered the Atlantic record, skippering the three-masted schooner Atlantic. The new record, 12d 4h 1 minute and 19 seconds lasted 75 years until Eric Tabarly's "Paul Ricard" set a new record in 1980. Reproduced by Christian FevrierReproduced by Christian Fevrier

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Skipper Charlie Barr, photographied circa 1900 by the Brown Brothers. ^^^Born in 1865 in Gourock, Scotland, he migrated to the US aboard Fife design "Clara", at the age of 20 with his elder brother John. He won the America's Cup three times: with Columbia in 1899 and 1901, then in 1903 with Reliance. Two years later, he bettered the Atlantic record, skippering the three-masted schooner Atlantic. The new record, 12d 4h 1 minute and 19 seconds lasted 75 years until Eric Tabarly's "Paul Ricard" set a new record in 1980. Reproduced by Christian Fevrier.

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Reflection of light in the sea.

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Eric Tabarly, a little exhausted at the end of the 1997 two-handed transatlantic Jacques Vabre race. ^^^Eric and Yves Parlier won the monohull category on "Aquitaine Innovations". The race started from Le Havre (France) and finished in Cartagena. Eric Tabarly was lost in Irish Sea, on 13 June 1998, sailing his prefered William Fife cutter Pen Duick.

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Bow of a varnished puparin boat on water in Venice, Italy. ^^^Her bow feature is totally different from the public gondolas.

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Decorative sterns of a Venetian gondolas, with small curling aluminium decorations named "pinzo di poppa", Venice, Italy.

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Venetian gondolas, all with a "ferro" to decorate the bow. Venice, Italy. ^^^This was often an iron masterpiece in the XVII century, but is now a simple aluminium sheet with six teeth. The larger flat blade on top represents the Dodge's hat. The ferro allows the gondolier (oarsman) to judge from the stern platform if he can make it under a bridge at high tide.

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Renaissance style carvings on a Venetian wedding gondola under construction by Domenico Tramontin in his "squerro" (gondola yard), Venice, Italy.

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Triton-like sculptures fitted amidship of Venetian gondolas to secure the silk string, Venice, Italy.

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Decorative stern of gondola, with a small curling aluminium decoration named "pinzo di poppa". Venice, Italy.

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Decorative stern of a Venetian gondola, with a small curling aluminium decoration named "pinzo di poppa", Venice, Italy.

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Flowers on a gondola, Venice, Italy.

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Building of a gondola in one of the few "squerro" (gondola boatyards) still existing in Venice, Italy. ^^^One can see the slightly twisted longitudinal movement, which allows the flat bottomed boat to counteract the power of the oarsman (gondolier) and progress in a straight line.

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Two gondolas at different stages of building, in one of the few "squerro" (gondola boatyards) still existing in Venice, Italy. ^^^Usual overall length is 10.87m but the left beam is longer than the right by 24cm. Gondolas are not symmetrical but slightly twisted in order to sail straight when only one oar is used on the right side.

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Building of a gondola in one of the few "squerro" (gondola boatyards) still existing in Venice, Italy. ^^^One can see the slightly twisted longitudinal movement, which allows the flat bottomed boat to counteract the power of the oarsman (gondolier) and progress in a straight line.

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Domenico Tramontin in his "squerro" (gondola yard), working on a costly wedding gondola, with delicate Renaissance-style carvings, Venice, Italy. ^^^By the end of the fifteenth century, there was as many as 10,000 gondolas in Venice. Today, there are only around 500. They were so decorated that the Venice Republic ordered in 1663 that all gondolas should be painted black only. The flat-bottomed gondola is built assymetrical to compensate for the gondolier pushing on one side only.

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Fleet of gondolas moored in Venice, Italy.

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Venetian gondola being built on a mould (cantiere), Venice, Italy.

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Wooden Venetian forcola (a rowlock, oarlock or oarpost) on a gondola in Venice, Italy. ^^^Forcole have been carved from walnut, cherry or pear trees by skilled remeri (oar builders) for generations. The shape depends on the size and weight of the gondolier. They are taller for the racing gondolas.

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Gondola forcola wood carver from the Venetian Spaza Legno company, one of the last to sculpt the tortured shapes of forcolas (rowlocks) for the gondoliers. The tools have not changed in five centuries. Venice, Italy.

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View from the top of the Campanile, the 96m high brick tower on Venice Piazza, Italy. ^^^Bottom right, the Clock Tower with the two Moors at the top. These giant bronze statues have hit the bell with their hammers to give the time for 400 years.

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Detail of the Clock Tower on the Piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy. Decorated with zodiac symbols, the clock was built in 1499, and indicates hours, months, and the sun and moon phases.

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Golden stupa totally covered with pure gold leaves, inside the Wat Phra Keo Temple in Bangkok, Thailand.

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NZL-60, winner of the America's Cup 2000, in sailing trials in the Hauraki Bay, Auckland, New Zealand. ^^^The number 57 on the mainsail is wrong - the Kiwis liked to swap their numbers to confuse the opposition.

08103755
Elizabeth Meyer at the helm of her J-Class yacht "Endeavour", during the launching party at the Royal Huisman Shipyard, Vollenhove, Holland. 20 May 1989.

08103754
Elizabeth Meyer under the hull of her J-Class yacht "Endeavour", ready to be launched in the Solent. Calshot Castle, Southampton, UK. 9 August 1986.

08103753
Elizabeth Meyer at the launching party of her J-Class yacht "Endeavour", after a five year-long refit. Royal Huisman Shipyard, Vollenhove, Holland. 20 May 1989.

08103752
Elizabeth Meyer, owner of the J-Class "Endeavour", lying inside the 51m aluminium mast in the Rondal factory, Vollenhove, Holland, March 1989.

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Australian lifesavers during a race in the Iron Man competition off Manly beach, Sydney, Australia. The light wooden boats are 26ft long and powered by four strong oarsmen, plus the steerman, called the Sweep. His vital task is to steer the boat with a six meter sweep oar from the back of the boat. ^^^Although they are still a mainstay of the surf carnival, the traditional boats are now being replaced in most areas by the faster inflatable rubber boats, known as "rubber duckies".

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Paul Cayard's IACC challenger "AmericaOne" dousing spinnaker in Race 2 of the Louis Vuitton Challengers Finals. Hauraki Gulf, Auckland, New Zealand 2000.

08103744
Sunrise over prickly bear / cholla cactus (Opuntia), Anza Borrego Desert, Southern California, USA.

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Canadian river canoes turned upside down in Quebec, France.

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Freshly cut lime leaves, "Tout Frais". Apt free weekly market, Luberon, Provence, South of France.

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Wild lavender bunches for sale at the Apt village weekly market in Provence, South of France.

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Sea-fan washed up on Necker Island beach, near Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands.

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Pine driftwood in the shape of a dinosaur on a beach in the Madeleine Islands, St. Lawrence Gulf, Quebec, Canada.

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Boat-shaped ventilation opening on a barn door in Cape Cod, Maine, USA.

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17th century discovery ship "Pelican" replica under construction on the banks of the Saint-Laurent River, Quebec, Canada 1988.

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Brass capped rudder head of the pilot cutter "Jolie Brise", built by Paumelle for Mr. Davier, Le Havre, France, in 1913. ^^^Her Pilot number in the mainsail was No. 6. She won the first Fastnet race in 1925 under George Martin ownership and won again in 1929 and 1930, this time skippered by Robert Somerset. "Jolie Brise" is the only yacht ever to have won the Fastnet three times.

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Worker pouring dye onto a canvas sail used on traditional fishing boats, Douarnenez, Brittany, France. ^^^To waterproof the sails, the French fishermen use a special gum from African trees, which is boiled with water then poured on the sails on the ground and spread out with brushes.

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Workers spreading dye with brushes on a canvas sail used on traditional fishing boats, Douarnenez, Brittany, France. ^^^To waterproof the sails, the French fishermen use a special gum from African trees, which is boiled with water then poured on the sails on the ground and spread out with brushes.

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Dyeing cotton sails for a traditional boat in Douarnenez, south Brittany, France. ^^^To protect the sails, the French fishermen, like their British colleagues, used a special gum from African trees, which is boiled with water, then poured on the sails on the ground and spread out with brushes.

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Close up of canvas sails getting dyed for traditional fishing boats, Douarnenez, Brittany, France. ^^^To waterproof the sails, the French fishermen use a special gum from African trees, which is boiled with water then poured on the sails on the ground and spread out with brushes.

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Worker spreading dye with a brush on a canvas sail used on traditional fishing boats, Douarnenez, Brittany, France. ^^^To waterproof the sails, the French fishermen use a special gum from African trees, which is boiled with water then poured on the sails on the ground and spread out with brushes.

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Close up of canvas sails getting dyed for traditional fishing boats, Douarnenez, Brittany, France. ^^^To waterproof the sails, the French fishermen use a special gum from African trees, which is boiled with water then poured on the sails on the ground and spread out with brushes.

08103668
Close up of canvas sails getting dyed for traditional fishing boats, Douarnenez, Brittany, France. ^^^To waterproof the sails, the French fishermen use a special gum from African trees, which is boiled with water then poured on the sails on the ground and spread out with brushes.

08103666
Man dyeing cotton sails for a traditional boat in Douarnenez, south Brittany, France. ^^^To protect the sails, the French fishermen, like their British colleagues, used a special gum from African trees, which is boiled with water, then poured on the sails on the ground and spread out with brushes.

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54m three-masted schooner "Shenandoah" sailing along the north-west coast of the Bora Bora atoll in French Polynesia. ^^^Shenandoah was built in 1902 at the Townsend & Downey shipyard in New York, beside a nearly identical yacht, the new "Meteor III" built for the German Kaiser. Naval architect 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.

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Gerry Roufs (middle), Loic Caradec (right) & Paul Vatine on catamaran "Royale". All have been lost at sea.

08103655
Colin Archer-styled cruising yacht with canoe stern in Brest Bay, Brittany, France.

08103652
Freshly caught Tuna fish (Thunnus sp) in Bora Bora, French Polynesia.

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Pacific dorade fish, also called Mahi-Mahi, Dorado or Dolphin-fish (Coryphaena hippurus). Old Market in Papeete, Tahiti.

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People on the rocks of Saint-Tropez in the early morning, near La Ponche harbour, France.

08103634
Fishermen in the Papeete lagoon at sunset, Tahiti.

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Owner of 22.56m marconi ketch "Karenita", Patrick Kayat, sitting on the stern during a race in the Nioulargue of Saint Tropez, France, October 1990. This John Alden design, No. 422, was built in 1929 at George Lawley & Sons.

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Luc Pillot

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Flock of Black-headed seagulls (Larus ridibundus) in Flevoland polder, Netherlands.

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Preparations for the June 12th traditional parade (Marchas populares, celebrating St Anthony) in the Alfama area, Lisbon, Portugal.^^^ In the old days, every area had its own story, costumes and songs. There were the bread-makers, the fishermen, etc. Every family has been preparing the celebration for weeks, buying Chinese lanterns and garlands to decorate the streets of the old and popular areas like Alfama, Castelo, Mouraria and Gracia. Restaurants are improvised in the streets and huge crowd come here to taste the grilled sardines ( sardinhadas), drink white wine or the local "ginginha" spirit, made with cherries. There are dances and singing all night. Tortuous narrow streets are filled with barrels of wine & beer, huge bags of fresh bread and boxes of fish.

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Monument of the Discoveries in Lisbon, Portugal. Carved by Leopoldo de Almeida, Antonio Santos and Soares Branco in pink stone from the Leiria quarry in 1960 under Salazar regime for the 500th-year anniversary of Henry the Navigator's birth. The monument symbolizes the front part of a caravel facing The Tage river. Henry the Navigator founded the Portuguese tradition of maritime discoverers and is the main figure holding a caravel in hand. ^^^Behind him is a procession of 32 personalities connected to the discovery of India and the new world: saints, kings, captains, monks, scientists, cartographers. This includes Vasco da Gama and Christopher Columbus.

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Lisbon quays, Portugal. ^^^The biggest celebration of the capital happens on the night of June 12. The Portuguese celebrate St. Anthony, the capital patron saint. The night before is reserved for the traditional parade (Marchas populares) in the Alfama and other popular areas. The following night, the religious procession is more solemn. People follow the saints statues in the streets singing hymns. From the balconies, flowers and petals are thrown to the procession.

08103581
Skipper Ted Turner, wearing hat, aviator sunglasses and white-zinc on his nose. He skippered America's Cup defender "Courageous" in Newport, Rhode Island 1977. The New York Yacht Club badge can be seen on his cap, and reflections of the 12 Meter yacht in his sunglasses.

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Person eating a Polynesian grapefruit (Citrus sp) with a spoon. Tahaa Island, French Polynesia.

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Person eating a Polynesian grapefruit (Citrus sp) with a spoon. Tahaa Island, French Polynesia.

08103575
Yachting photographer Stanley Rosenfeld shooting the Enterprise crew in a Newport mansion before the 1977 America's Cup, Rhode Island, USA.

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Wall painting in St. GwenolÃ© fishing harbour, west Brittany, France. It depicts the return of the open sardine fishing boats.

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Wall painting in St. GwenolÃ© fishing harbour, west Brittany, France. It depicts the return of the open sardine fishing boats.

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Russell Coutts, three time skipper-helmsman winner of the America's Cup in a row (1995, 2000 under Team New Zealand banner and 2003 for the Swiss Alinghi challenge).

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Old puppets in the window on an antique shop house in Brittany, France.

08103566
Happy father Corentin Poupon welcomes his son Philippe, new winner in of the Atlantic record. Sainte Marine, Brittany, France. June 1987. ^^^His 22.95m long trimaran "Fleury Michon VIII" bettered the previous Royale record (1986) with a time of 7d 12h 49' 34". The average speed was 17,29 kts on the 3.126 miles sailed.

08103565
Philippe Poupon at the christening of his new Nigel Irens designed trimaran "Fleury-Michon VIII". August 23, 1986. ^^^With that yacht, Poupon won the transatlantic Rum Race some months later, then the Atlantic record in 1987.

08103562
Philippe Poupon after finishing 9th in the 1982 Rum Race with "Fleury Michon", which is painted on his t-shirt.

08103561
Patrick Morvan, the winning skipper of Jet Services I, II, and IV catamarans (also the monohull Jet Services III) between 1982 and 1986.

08103560
Philippe Poupon, winner of the 1987 new Transatlantic record with his trimaran "Fleury Michon VIII", in Sainte Marine, Brittany. He is greeted by the two oldest ladies of the village, wearing the traditional Bigouden head dress. He has just returned from ^^^Cape Lizard finishing line in Cornwall, UK.

08103559
Philippe Poupon, winner of the 1987 new Transatlantic record with his trimaran "Fleury Michon VIII" is welcomed in his home-town of Sainte Marine, Brittany, France.

08103558
Philippe Poupon after winning the transatlantic singlehanded Rum Race 1986, swimming with an inflatable rubber duck at Gosier beach in Guadeloupe, French Caribbean.

08103557
Philippe Poupon in 1985, ^^^when he was skippering the 25.85m catamaran "Fleury-Michon VII", a Michel Joubert and Bernard Nivelt design.

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Twelve training off Newport, Rhode Island, at sunset before the 1977 America's Cup. Â© Photo Denis Gliksman/ Bluegreen Pictures

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Michael Birch in 1982. ^^^In November of that year, he finished third in the Rum Race with "Vital", in 18d 13h 44' 6", only twelve hours behind two bigger catamarans. Marc Pajot won with "Elf Aquitaine I", Bruno Peyron finished 2nd with "Jaz".

08103553
US designer legend Olin Stephens in 1977, back from a sail off Newport, during the America's Cup trials, with his boots in hands. Rhode Island, USA.

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Catamaran "Jet Services II" just arrived in Concarneau, south Bretagne, France, after beating the Atlantic record in 8d 16h 36', April 1984. Skipper Patrick Morvan is in discussion with Eric Tabarly (middle) who had previously beaten the record in 1980. Marc Pajot stands to right and chats with Marc Guillemot who has been offered a bunch of flowers. Jean Le Cam is at right. ^^^Behind Morvan, Roger Caille (with spectacles), Chairman of the Jet Services courrier and Jean Viret.

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Catamaran "Jet Services II" has just arrived in Concarneau, south Bretagne, France, after beating the Atlantic record in 8d 16h 36', April 1984. Skipper Patrick Morvan is in discussion with Eric Tabarly (middle) who had previously beaten the record in 1980. Marc Pajot stands to right and chats with Marc Guillemot who has been offered a bunch of flowers. Jean Le Cam is at right. ^^^Behind Morvan, Roger Caille (with spectacles), Chairman of the Jet Services courrier and Jean Viret.

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Designer Olin Stephens in Newport during the 1977 America's Cup trials.

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Designer Olin Stephens arriving at the Williams & Manchester pier for a sail during the 1977 US America's Cup trials.

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28 year-old French sailor Olivier de Kersauson de Pennendreff in the dry dock of Saint Nazaire, France, 1972.

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February 13, 1990. Just arrived in London after 67 days 10 hours and 36 minutes, French singlehanded sailor Philippe Monnet offers a Chinese tea case to his sponsor. On his trimaran "Elle & Vire", Monnet made a new Tea Race record.

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Ted Hood's 12 metre "Independence" off Newport, Rhode Island, 1977. It was one of the possible defenders competing against the Ted Turner's "Courageous" in the America's Cup of that year.

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Frangipani flower (Plumeria rubra), Polynesia.

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Malin Burnham, a former Star champion, in the rain. Newport, Rhode Island 1977.

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Michel Bonnefous, team member of "Alinghi", the America's Cup defender.

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Ed du Moulin of the "Enterprise" America's Cup syndicate, 1977.

08103533
Dennis Conner and his crew aboard "US-1" entering the San Diego Yacht Club marina after winning the America's Cup in 1988, with a fleet of spectator boats. A Pelican is in flight in the foreground. ^^^The team beat New Zealand's KZ-1.

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Fish eye at the market on Marie-Galante Island, French Caribbean.

08103531
Ed du Moulin and Lowell North of the 1977 America's Cup Defence. Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

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Filets bleus (blue nets) historically used by Breton sardine fishermen. Every year, Douarnenez celebrates this history by hanging the old blue nets to windows. Brittany, France.

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Ernesto Bertarelli, chairman of the "Alinghi" Team.

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12 Metre "Courageous", skipper Ted Turner, winner of the America's Cup 1977. Moored off a jetty in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

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Dennis Conner and his crew aboard "US-1" entering the San Diego Yacht Club marina after winning the America's Cup in 1988. On board: Tom Whidden, Cam Lewis, Duncan MacLane and Pierre Le Maout. ^^^The team beat KZ-1, the giant monohull of Sir Michael Fay, challenging the America's Cup for New Zealand.

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Brad Butterworth, Navigator for the Alinghi Swiss America's Cup Challenge in 2003, ^^^won 15 America's Cup Final races in a row since 1995 (one more than Russell Coutts who didn't race the fifth match in 2000 and gave the helm to Dean Barker).

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12 Metres "Enterprise" and "Courageous" in a close race around the now disappeared Brenton Tower during the America's Cup, off Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08103523
Olivier de Kersauson, Round Europe Race 1987. ^^^He was skippering Poulain, a Van Peteghem & Lauriot-Prevost trimaran, with which he finished second.

08103522
Marc Pajot, winner of the 1982 Singlehanded Transatlantic Rum Race, and his wife Corine, receiving the award and flowers from Michel Etevenon, the creator of the race at Basse-Terre Townhall, Guadeloupe Island, Caribbean. A young local girl is standing in the foreground. ^^^With his aluminium-built catamaran "Elf Aquitaine", Pajot bettered the 1978 record in 18d 1h and 38 minutes. The boat had been designed by Sylvestre Langevin.

08103521
Serge Madec (right), Atlantic record holder until 1990 with catamaran "Jet Set Services V". He and Marc Guillemot (left) are hoisting the mainsail of "Jet Services IV", a 25.85m catamaran launched in 1985.

08103520
Halvard Mabire and Michael Birch, multihull skippers, at the arrival of the 1990 Singlehanded Rum Race in Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe Island, Caribbean. ^^^Birch, winner of the first event in 1978, finished 4th on the trimaran "Fujichrome" in 15d 9h and 49'. Mabire finished 7th, skippering the old catamaran "Jamet". He was 22 hours behind the Canadian sailor.

08103519
French multihull sailor Yves Le Cornec, then 23, relaxing in The Sants Islands with friend Florence Sotto in 1982. He had just raced trimaran "Le Telegramme de Brest" across the Atlantic, finishing 11th in the 1982 singlehanded Transatlantic Rum Race. Le Cornec sailed the 3500 miles between St. Malo and the Guadeloupe Island in 19 days 18h 57' and 22".

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French skipper, Lionel Pean at the start of the 1984 Rota del Descubrimiento. ^^^Pean was skippering the monohull "Esprit d'Equipe". With the same boat, a Philippe Briand design, 58.6 ft long, he won the 1985-86 second Whitbread Race in handicap order.

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Karine Fauconnier, supporting her father Yvon for the start of the 1984 Quebec to Saint-Malo transatlantic race. She was then only 12 years old. ^^^In 2003, aged 31, she became a star of the ocean multihulls circuit, skippering her "Sergio Tacchini", one of the latest designs from British designer Nigel Irens. Born in La Rochelle, on March 11th, 1972, she grew up in Martinique where her father Yvon was skippering the giant monohull "Vendredi 13"" for the Club Mediterranee guests. "The boat was my school and my house" she said. Diving on the coral reefs was her natural element. In 1980, she followed her family in Maine, where Yvon and Walter Greene were building the trimaran "Roaring Forties" for a fiction movie on the Donald Crowhurst sad story. Top guns sailors like Michael Birch, Phil Weld, Eric Loizeau, Paolo Martinoni, Philippe Poupon, Charlie Capelle and Phil Stegall were also building racing multihulls in this area. She learned a lot with all of them. Her first race was Le Figaro in 1994. She was only 24 and finished 28th. In 1995, she finished 20th, and 8th in 2000. But it was her victory with Lionel Lemonchois in the twohanded Transat AG2R in 2000 was decisive for her Italian sponsor. Her trimaran was launched on September 2001. In June 2003, she won her first Grand Prix in Cagliari. In 2004, she competed in "La Transat" (formerly the Ostar).

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Vendee Globe organizer, Philippe Jeantot, aboard catamaran "Credit Agricole", designed and built by Gilles Ollier at Multiplast in 1983-84. ^^^It was the first all carbon-built catamaran and Philippe was one of the two to break the 500 mile barrier that year. In the Quebec-St.Malo transatlantic race, he achieved 508.6 miles between the 25 and 16 August 1984.

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French skipper Jean Le Cam at La Foret Fouesnant, South Brittany, France, 1986. He was skippering "Biscuits Cantreau".

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Jean-Luc Nelias at La Foret-Fouesnant in 1987, when he was crewing "Biscuit Cantreau" ^^^with Jean Le Cam.

08103513
Steve Fossett, ^^^chairman of Lakota Trading, Inc., a Chicago based options market making company with 55 members on the floor of the exchanges. Fossett, is also president of Marathon Securities, Inc., a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange. Fossett is a member of the Board of Trustees of Washington University and was a recipient of the school's Distinguished Alumni Award in 1995. He also sits on the National Advisory Council of the Boy Scouts of America Adventures. Steve Fossett is among the world's greatest adventurers. His First Solo balloon flight Round The World is a milestone in aviation story. Steve is also one of the world's most accomplished sailors. On early 2004, he holds 9 of the 12 fastest World Record passages in sailing as certified by the World Sailing Speed Record Council.

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Steve Fossett, ^^^chairman of Lakota Trading, Inc., a Chicago based options market making company with 55 members on the floor of the exchanges. Fossett, is also president of Marathon Securities, Inc., a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange. Fossett is a member of the Board of Trustees of Washington University and was a recipient of the school's Distinguished Alumni Award in 1995. He also sits on the National Advisory Council of the Boy Scouts of America Adventures. Steve Fossett is among the world's greatest adventurers. His First Solo balloon flight Round The World is a milestone in aviation story. Steve is also one of the world's most accomplished sailors. On early 2004, he holds 9 of the 12 fastest World Record passages in sailing as certified by the World Sailing Speed Record Council.

08103511
Eric Tabarly in the early sixties.

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Eric Tabarly in the early sixties.

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British sailor Emma Richards before the start of the Jacques Vabre Transatlantic Race 2001. Le Havre, France.

08103508
Multihull designer Dick Newick (right) congratulating young French sailor Yves Le Cornec in Newport for third place in his class with trimaran "Idenek" in the Ostar 1984. ^^^Idenek (ex-Heliode) was a Native design from Dick Newick, 12.90m long.

08103507
Skipper and boatbuilder Dominique Marsaudon. He was Jean Stalaven catamaran's skipper in the 80's, and President of Catana-Catlantech boatbuilders in Lorient.

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American weather forecaster Bob Rice, who retired in Florida in 2003.

08103504
Prince Agha Khan presenting the Class Trophy to Loick Peyron, winner of the Round the Europe Race 1985, with his 15.24m long catamaran Lada Poch. Porto-Cervo. Sardegna.

08103503
Detail of the wing of "Wingmill" at the January 1989 Little America's Cup. McCrae Beach, Victoria, Australia. The 10 metre-long see-saw wing had been designed by a group including Paul McCready and Jim Ross. The light carbon structure was covered by a polyfilm cloth.

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Detail of the wing of "Wingmill" at the January 1989 Little America's Cup. McCrae Beach, Victoria, Australia. The 10 metre-long see-saw wing had been designed by a group including Paul McCready and Jim Ross. The light carbon structure was covered by a polyfilm cloth.

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Water spout off Guadeloupe Island, French Caribbean. There is a marlin fishing boat on the left of the base.

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The Black Pearl pub sign in Newport, Rhode Island, The ship on the sign was painted by artist Jody Gibson in 1961 and photographed in 1986.