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08103191
Small traditional cruising boat moored outside a chalet style house in the Norfolk Broads, UK 1995.

08103190
Corran Point Lighthouse on Loch Linnhe, a passing point for the Three Peaks Race in the Western Isles of Scotland. One of the competitors, a catamaran, can just be seen in the distance 1998.

08103189
The fleet closes in and spinnakers fly during close racing around the leeward mark. Key West, Florida 1997.

08103188
Spinnaker drop at the leeward mark, Key West Race Week, Florida, 1997.

08103187
Bowman setting the spinnaker pole ready for the hoist at the windward mark. Key West Race Week, Florida 1997.

08103186
Part of the Intercoastal Highway in Florida, viewed from a high tower. Fort Lauderdale, USA 1997.

08103185
Cruising boat tied up to a private dock on the Intercoastal Highway, Florida, USA 1997.

08103184
Part of the Intercoastal Highway, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA 1997.

08103183
Part of the Intercoastal Waterway in Florida, USA 1997

08103182
Part of the Intercoastal Waterway in Florida, USA 1997.

08103181
Boats, yachts and superyachts moored in marina at the Fort Lauderdale Boatshow, Florida, 1997. ^^^The boatshow can be seen to the left of the photo. It is one of the World's largest boat shows featuring more than 1.5 billion dollars worth of boats, yachts, superyachts and accessories, and covering more than 3 million square feet of space on land and water 1998..

08103180
Boats, yachts and superyachts moored in marina at the Fort Lauderdale Boatshow, Florida, 1997. ^^^The boatshow can be seen to the left of the photo. It is one of the World's largest boat shows featuring more than 1.5 billion dollars worth of boats, yachts, superyachts and accessories, and covering more than 3 million square feet of space on land and water 1998.

08103179
Boats, yachts and superyachts moored in marina at the Fort Lauderdale Boatshow, Florida, 1997. ^^^The boatshow can be seen to the left of the photo. It is one of the World's largest boat shows featuring more than 1.5 billion dollars worth of boats, yachts, superyachts and accessories, and covering more than 3 million square feet of space on land and water 1998..

08103178
Boats, yachts and superyachts moored in marina at the Fort Lauderdale Boatshow, Florida, 1997. ^^^The boatshow can be seen to the left of the photo. It is one of the World's largest boat shows featuring more than 1.5 billion dollars worth of boats, yachts, superyachts and accessories, and covering more than 3 million square feet of space on land and water 1998.

08103177
A cruising boat motoring through the narrow entrance to La Palais harbour on Belle Ile in Brittany, France, between two port-starboard lighthouses 1994.

08103176
The port and starboard lighthouses that mark the narrow entrance to Le Palais harbour on Belle Ile in Brittany, France 1994.

08103175
Local man digging for bait at low tide in Douarnenez, France 1994.

08103174
Two people in wet-weather gear sailing a small gaffer at Brest Festival in Brittany, France 1994.

08103173
Yachts and fishing boats tied to the harbour wall in Belle Ile en Mer, off the coast of Brittany, France 1994.

08103172
Local fishing boat pulled up on the beach for repairs in the Morbihan region of Brittany, France 1994.

08103171
Tied to the trees, a small fishing boat "Fend les Vagues" with tender rests on the mud at low tide in Brittany, France 1994.

08103170
Small boat resting on her mooring legs at low tide in Morbihan, Brittany 1994.

08103169
Small boat resting on her mooring legs at low tide in Morbihan, Brittany 1994.

08103168
Oyster boat moored near the river bank at La Trinité-sur-Mer, Brittany, France 1994.

08103167
Small yachts cast their reflections on the river at La Trinité-sur-Mer in Brittany, with the bridge in the background. France 1994.

08103166
Yachts moored in the the marina at La Trinité-sur-Mer, Brittany, France 1994.

08103165
The massive catamaran 'Explorer' moored on the marina at La Trinité-sur-Mer, Brittany, France 1994.

08103164
Oyster dredging boat and marina at La Trinité-sur-Mer in Brittany, France 1994.

08103163
Yachts moored in Port Miou Marina, near Marseilles in the South of France 1994.

08103162
Yacht entering harbour in the South of France. All around them people use every bit of space along the shore to sunbathe 1994.

08103161
Old anchor on the harbour wall of the famous medieval walled town of Concarneau in Brittany, France 1994.

08103160
Aerial view of cruising yacht "Sapphire" sailing close hauled 1998.

08103159
Josh Hall winching in the heavily loaded mainsheet during the Around Alone Race 1996.

08103158
In mast roller furling system aboard a yacht 1998.

08103157
Figurehead on the bow of a traditional yacht 1998.

08103156
Engine control, known as a chadburn, aboard an old ship. ^^^It was used on ships to transmit the orders from the passerelle to the blind engine chamber in the bottom of the ship, where the Chief mechanic could act directly on the steam pressure and gear box. The Commandant would move the handle to choose the speed, ahead or astern. There was a replica in the machine room to avoid confusion of orders at a time where there was no radio, phone and mobiles 1998..

08103155
Compass binnacle aboard a classic yacht 1998.

08103154
Traditional red and white life ring bearing the date 1931 aboard the classic yacht "Altair" 1998.

08103153
Traditional blocks and tackle tidied away at the end of the boom aboard a classic yacht 1998..

08103152
Polished steering wheel on the 1967 replica "America" 1998.

08103151
Polished steering wheel on the 1967 replica "America" 1998.

08103150
An immaculate tender on the deck of a classic yacht 1998.

08103149
A smartly coiled rope rests on a winch and the immaculate varnish work of a classic yacht 1998.

08103148
White rope secured around a self-tailing winch 1998.

08103147
Securing the sheet in a self-tailing winch 1998.

08103146
Ropes smartly flemished into circles on the teak decks of a classic yacht 1998.

08103145
Coiled ropes hanging from the boom of a sailing yacht 1998.

08103144
Woman sitting at the helm of 'Tenacity' at sunset 1998.

08103142
Two women in stripes waving from aboard the classic Harrison Butler design "Cora" in Antigua, Caribbean 1994

08103141
Sailing aboard the classic Harrison Butler design "Cora" in Antigua, Caribbean 1994.

08103135
A tiny but immaculate wooden dinghy is out for a sail by its proud owner 1994.

08103134
Yacht on river mooring off a large house on the Morbihan coast of Brittany, France 1994.

08103133
Ketch "Seashuttle" sailing into English Harbour in Antigua, Caribbean 1998.

08103132
'Wallygator' at the Inaugural Showboats International Cup, Fort Lauderdale, USA 1998.

08103131
"Camelia" at the Inaugural Showboats International Cup, Fort Lauderdale, USA 1998.

08103130
"Shantee" sailing at the Inaugural Showboats International Cup, Fort Lauderdale, USA 1998

08103129
Relaxing sailing aboard yacht "Sapphire" off the Florida Coast, USA 1998.

08103128
All crew working hard aboard a competing boat in the Clipper Round the World Race, South China Sea 1996.

08103127
Ocean Phoenix broad reaching towards Antigua, Caribbean 1996.

08103126
A classic schooner races round the Isle of Wight during the 1997 Atlantic Challenge. England, UK.

08103125
Aerial view of a gaff rigged schooner sailing at Antigua Classics, Caribbean 1998.

08103124
Aerial view of the bow of a classic yacht. Antigua Classics, Caribbean 1998.

08103123
A Viking 52 motoring off St Petersburg, Florida, USA 1998.

08103122
A Viking 50 motoring off St Petersburg, Florida, USA 1998.

08103121
A Viking 50 motorboat off Florida Keys, USA 1998

08103120
A Viking 50 motorboat off Florida Keys, USA 1998.

08103118
A Viking 50 motoring off Florida Keys, USA 1998.

08103117
A couple speed along in their speedboat "Donzi" off the West coast of Florida, USA 1999.

08103116
Three identical Performance Yamaha outboard engines at top speed 2001.

08103115
Aerial of a Viking 52 motoring off Key Largo in Florida, USA 1998.

08103114
A Viking 68 powers towards the sunset off Cat Cay in Bimini, Bahamas 1998.

08103113
Aerial of a sport fishing boat motoring into the sunset 1998.

08103112
Aerial of a sport fishing boat motoring into the sunset 1998.

08103111
Aerial of a sport fishing boat motoring into the sunset 1998.

08103110
Sunseeker motoryacht cruising under the sunset off the Maine coast, USA 1999.

08103109
Cranchi 39 motorboat underway off Fort Lauderdale, Florida 1997.

08103108
Cranchi 39 motorboat underway off Fort Lauderdale, Florida 1997.

08103107
A motorboat underway at sunset Off the FLorida coast 1998.

08103106
Princess 58 motoryacht motoring along the Solent, UK 1993.

08103105
Guests relax on the foredeck of a superyacht as it motors slowly off Green Island in Antigua, Caribbean. 1998.

08103104
Spray is thrown sideways as a motorboat powers through the sea at Florida Keys, USA. 2001

08103103
A Viking 68 motorboat off the coast of Cat Cay, one mile south-east of Bimini, Florida, USA. 1998

08103102
A huge bow wave is thrown forward as a motorboat powers along off Key Largo, Florida. 2001

08103101
Aerial view of a Viking 52 as it powers though the still water of Key Largo, Florida. 2001

08103100
Aerial view of a Viking 52 as it powers though the still water off St Petersburg, Florida. 2001

08103099
Aerial view of a Viking 52 as it powers though the still water off St Petersburg, Florida. 2001

08103098
Aerial view of a Viking 52 as it powers though the still water off St Petersburg, Florida, USA. 2001

08103097
Ocean 48 sport fishing motorboat on the Intercoastal Waterway, Florida, USA. 1999

08103096
Aerial view of an Ocean 48 sport fishing motorboat, Florida, USA. 1999

08103095
Aerial view of an Ocean 48 sport fishing motorboat, Florida, USA. 1999

08103093
Aerial view of an Ocean 48 sport fishing motorboat, Florida, USA. 1999.

08103092
Ocean 48 sport fishing boat motoring past luxury properties on the Intercoastal Waterway at sunset, Florida, USA. 1999.

08103091
Ocean 48 sport fishing boat motoring past luxury properties on the Intercoastal Waterway at sunset, Florida, USA. 1999.

08103090
Cockpit of the Ferretti 53 motorboat, built in Italy by the Cantieri Navali Ferretti yard. 1999.

08103089
View from the driver's position aboard a Formula 400 at sunset off Miami, Florida. Described as an 'express cruiser', the Formula 400 is capable of speeds up to 55mph. 1998

08103088
Motorboat powering along the Intercoastal Waterway in Florida, USA. 1998

08103087
Luxury waterfront homes on the Intercoastal Waterway in Florida, each with their own private mooring dock accommodating a boat or two. Florida, USA. 1998.

08103086
Two women in bikinis sunbathing at speed aboard Sunseeker Predator 80 "Xie Xie", Nassau, Bahamas. 1998.

08103085
Two women in bikinis sunbathing at speed aboard Sunseeker Predator 80 "Xie Xie", Nassau, Bahamas. 1998

08103084
Two women in bikinis sunbathing at speed aboard Sunseeker Predator 80 "Xie Xie", Nassau, Bahamas. 1998

08103083
Motoryacht anchored off the beach at Green Island, Antigua. 1998

08103082
Motoryacht anchored off the beach at Green Island, Antigua. 1998

08103081
Sport fishing boat "Hot Sparks" motoring slowly through the marked channel at Key Largo, the northern most island of the Florida Keys. 1998

08103080
Viking 55 sports fishing motorboat off Palm Beach, Florida. 1998

08103079
Ribovich sport fishing motorboat "Dixie" 1998

08103078
Ribovich sport fishing motorboat "Dixie" 1998

08103077
Ribovich sport fishing motorboat "Dixie" 1998

08103076
Ribovich sport fishing motorboat "Dixie" 1998

08103075
Ribovich sport fishing motorboat "Dixie" 1997

08103074
Bowmen line up at the start of a Swan regatta in Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK 1994.

08103073
Bowmen line up at the start of a Swan regatta in Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK 1994.

08103072
"Anse Chastanet" racing at a Swan regatta in Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK 1994.

08103071
Crew prepare to hoist the spinnaker as the fleet rounds the windward mark at the SORC regatta, Miami, Florida, 1997.

08103070
One-design racing at the SORC regatta, Miami, Florida 1997.

08103069
Crew sitting on the upside gunwale /rail of One Design 48 racing at the SORC regatta in Miami, Florida, 1997.

08103068
Crew hoisting the spinnaker at the windward mark, SORC regatta 1997, Miami, Florida.

08103067
Clipper Round the World Race, South China Sea. Long distance racing under spinnaker in the South China Sea. The Clipper round the world yacht race takes eight yachts, crewed by amateurs, 34,000 miles around the globe, starting and finishing in the UK 1996.

08103066
Crew raising the spinnaker onboard "Corum" at SORC 1997 regatta, Miami, Florida.

08103065
Crew gathering in the spinnaker after a spinakker drop, putting it through the forward deck hatch ready for repacking 1998.

08103064
Crew member is sent out on a halyard to trip the line on the clew of the spinnaker. Usually they would climb out along the spinnaker pole to do this. 1993.

08103063
Crewmember's shadow against the mainsail as he climbs the ratlines of a classic gaffer at Antigua Classics, 1997

08103062
Three strong crew members are needed to haul up the sails on an old classic during races at Antigua Classics 1997.

08103061
View from the bow of schooner "America" at Antigua Classics, 1997.

08103060
Man helming a classic yacht during the Big boat racing at Antigua Classics, 1997.

08103059
Crew winching in the jib aboard the classic yacht "Sunstone" 1998

08103058
Crew winching in the jib during racing at Antigua Classics, 1998.

08103057
Two crew members are winching in the large rope on this classic yacht during Antigua Classics, 1997.

08103056
Crew trimming the sail aboard "Tenacity" at Antigua Classics, 1995.

08103055
Lawrie Smith helming during a Swan regatta, Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK 1994.

08103054
Policeman signalling from a Police traffic point in Grenada, Caribbean 1993.

08103053
Local fishing boat pulled out on the beach in Grenada, Caribbean 1996.

08103052
Brightly painted fishing boat with its net stowed ready, moored in St George's harbor, the pretty capital of Grenada, Caribbean 1993.

08103051
Ketch moored stern to the seafront in St. George's, the capital of the Caribbean 'Spice Island', Grenada 1993.

08103050
St George's, the harbour and capital of Grenada, known in the Caribbean as the 'Spice Island' for its large scale production of nutmeg, mace, cinnamon, ginger and cloves 1993.

08103049
St George's, the harbour and capital of Grenada, known in the Caribbean as the 'Spice Island' ^^^for its large scale production of nutmeg, mace, cinnamon, ginger and cloves 1993.

08103048
Man standing on the bowsprit of a cruising yacht, Caribbean 1998.

08103047
A cruise ship and large yacht tied up to the dock in St George's, the capital of Grenada, Caribbean 1996.

08103046
Jetty and moored boats in Port Elizabeth, the main port on the island of Bequia in the Caribbean, a popular stopover for yachts cruising the Grenadines 1998.

08103045
Classic yacht sailing upwind in breezy conditions at Antigua Classics 1993.

08103044
A photographer gets up close to the action on a classic yacht in a small helicopter during Antigua Classics 1993.

08103043
Classic schooner sailing through the waves at a breezy Antigua Classics, 1993.

08103042
The low freeboard of Classic ketch "Alzavola" is nearly swamped by waves during the racing at Antigua Classics, 1993.

08103041
Classic ketch "Ticonderoga" sailing close hauled in the lee of the island, Antigua Classics 1993.

08103040
All crew to windward on classic ketch "Windigo", Antigua Classics 1993, Caribbean

08103039
All-female crew aboard the small classic "Cora" for Antigua Classics Regatta 1993.

08103038
Classic yacht "Flicka" racing at Antigua Classics, 1993.

08103037
Classic yacht "Flicka" racing at Antigua Classics, 1993.

08103036
Classic yacht "Flicka" racing at Antigua Classics, 1993.

08103035
Classic yacht "Moonshine" sailing close hauled during Antigua Classics, 1993.

08103034
Classic yacht "Moonshine" sailing close hauled during Antigua Classics, 1993.

08103033
Bowman aboard "Moonshine" can just be seen through the waves, sitting at the end of the bowsprit as the jib topsail is hoisted. Antigua Classics 1993.

08103032
Two masted gaff schooner "Lord Jim" racing at Antigua Classics, 1993

08103031
Two masted gaff schooner "Lord Jim" at Antigua Classics, 1993

08103030
Crew relaxing in the bowsprit safety netting of a Tall Ship during the racing at Antigua Classics, 1993. Another tall ship under full sail is in the background 1998.

08103029
Tongan fishing boat on the beach with home-made fishing rods. Tonga, South Pacific Islands 1994.

08103028
The Dockyard Museum in Antigua holds the story of English Harbour and Nelson's Dockyard from the time of the Arawak Indians to present. ^^^The harbour's first recorded use was in 1671 as a hurricane hole, and a short time later the dockyard was built starting in 1725 and finally abandoned by the Navy in 1889, now restored it stands as the only Georgian boatyard in the world 1998.

08103027
Tourists milling around on the harbourside, with the cruise ship "Mermoz" tied up at dock in Antigua's capital, St John's. Caribbean 1998.

08103026
Yacht tender pulled up onto the beach at Green Island, Antigua 1998.

08103025
Ketch lying at anchor off Green Island, Antigua 1998.

08103024
Superyacht "Seashuttle" sailing into English Harbour, Antigua. 1998

08103023
Superyacht "Seashuttle" sailing into English Harbour, Antigua 1994.

08103022
Yachts at anchor off the historic Nelson's Dockyard in English Harbour, Antigua 1994.

08103021
Yachts moored around the historical Nelson's Dockyard in English Harbour, Antigua 1994.

08103020
Superyachts lined up off St James's Club in Antigua for the Charter Show, Caribbean 1994.

08103019
Superyachts lined up in Antigua for the Charter Show, Caribbean 1994.

08103018
Swimming pool in the exclusive beachfront resort of St James's Club, renowned for being Antigua's most glamorous address 1998.

08103017
People in small boats in Antigua Yacht Club, Caribbean 1994.

08103016
View of yachts moored in English and Falmouth Harbours from Shirley Heights, Antigua, Caribbean 1993.

08103015
View of yachts moored in English and Falmouth Harbours from Shirley Heights, Antigua. Caribbean 1993.

08103014
Smiling local boy in Grenada 1993 .

08103013
The crew of a Swan haul in the large spinnaker during a spinnaker drop after rounding the leeward mark during Antigua Race Week, Caribbean 1994.

08103012
Action on the winch grinders onboard "Creightons Naturally". Antigua Race Week 1993.

08103011
Yacht near the shore during a race at Antigua Race Week, 1993.

08103010
"Double Jump" dismasting after a collision with "Equinox" at Antigua Race Week, 1993.

08103009
Yacht "Sarah-Jane" beating upwind near the rocks during Antigua Race Week, 1993.

08103008
"Donnybrook" and "Broomstick" racing near the rocks during IOR racing at Antigua Race Week, Caribbean 1993.

08103007
Palm tree and sandy beach, Tobago Cays, Caribbean, 1998.

08103006
Cannon looking over Gustavia harbour, capital of the French Caribbean island of St Barthélemy, also known as St Barts 1996.

08103005
Crane (Grus sp), Florida Keys USA 1998

08103004
80ft Sunseeker Predator "Xie Xie" anchored off Lyford Key, Bahamas, with a jetski off the stern 1998.

08103003
Two women sunbathing on the forward deck of "Xie Xie", an 80ft Sunseeker Predator motoryacht 1998 Nassau Bahamas.

08103002
85ft motoryacht underway of the coast of Florida USA 1996.

08103001
Sunseeker Predator "Xie Xie" cruising slowly past one of Florida's many waterside mansions, USA 1997.

08103000
Superyacht anchored off the Bahamas coast, Caribbean 1998.

08102999
Sunseeker Predator "Xie Xie" tied up at Lyford Key in the Bahamas, Caribbean 1996.

08102997
Sunset on a tropical beach on the west coast of Barbados, Caribbean, 1993.

08102996
Two local girls outside their local church in Tonga, South Pacific Islands 1993.

08102995
Person fishing beneath the starboard light of the two small lighthouses which mark the narrow entrance to Le Palais harbour on Belle Ile, Brittany, France 1993.

08102994
Cruising yacht at dusk in Le Golfe du Morbihan, Brittany, France. ^^^Meaning 'the little sea', Morbihan is a popular cruising ground, with numerous islands, beaches and coves to explore 1994.

08102993
View from Shirley Heights of yachts moored in English and Falmouth Harbour, Antigua, Caribbean 1995.

08102992
Mini car climbing the hill in Bathsheba Barbados, dwarfed by the tall palm trees. Caribbean 1997.

08102991
Local fishing boat pulled up onto the beach in Barbados 1996.

08102990
Waterfall, Croatia, 1996.

08102989
St George's, capital of the Caribbean island of Grenada, 1993.

08102988
St George's, capital of the Caribbean island of Grenada, 1993.

08102987
Palm-tree lined beach in Barbados, Caribbean, 1995.

08102986
Crew member looking through binoculars for landmarks whilst cruising 1995.

08102985
Yacht "Sapphire" cruising in a fresh breeze off Florida, USA 1998.

08102984
Church in Tonga, South Pacific Islands 1994.

08102983
Pacific swell breaks over rocks in Tonga, South Pacific Islands 1994.

08102982
Local fisherman in Tonga with his latest catch of two large fish. South Pacific Islands 1994.

08102981
Wave over the deck as the crew is winching in the sheet 1994.

08102980
Wooden yacht "Emeline" out of the water for some restoration in Faversham, UK 1993.

08102979
Man repairing a wind generator on the back of a yacht 1996.

08102978
Winchman working a self-tailing winch aboard yacht "White Wings" 1997

08102977
3-Bladed propeller on a classic long-keeled yacht 1993.

08102976
Steel Thames Barge 'Decima' in Faversham, UK 1993.

08102975
Shadow of the crew through the sails as they prepare the pole for a spinnaker hoist 1996.

08102974
Ship's cat (Felis catus) keeping watch from the rail of a classic yacht, 1993.

08102972
Bowman preparing the spinnaker before rounding the windward mark. SORC 1997, Miami.

08102971
The big one-off 102ft Swan "Garuda' racing at the St Maarten regatta 1994, Caribbean.

08102970
Two yachts rounding a close mark at Cowes Week, Isle of Wight, UK 1995.

08102969
All the crew are kept busy as Defiance puts in a tack, Antigua Race Week 1998.

08102968
Farr 40 class start at Key West Race Week, Florida 1998.

08102967
Yacht broaching, overpowered under spinnaker. SORC regatta 1997, Miami, Florida.

08102966
Winching the jib sheet onboard "Legacy", SORC regatta 1997, Florida, Miami.

08102965
Admiral's Cup Racing on the Solent. After rounding the windward mark the crew hoist the spinnaker for the run.

08102964
Bowman calling distance to the mark at Antigua Race Week, 1993.

08102963
The crew on an IOR boat sitting out on the rail upwind. Antigua Race Week, 1993.

08102962
Chaos on board as the crew haul in the spinnaker from the water. Antigua, Caribbean 1997.

08102961
All the crew aboard "Pigs in Space" working after dropping the spinnaker and rounding the leeward mark. Solent, UK 1995.

08102960
Bowmen line up for the start during a Swan regatta in Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK 1995.

08102959
Pile-up on the start line at Cowes Week, inevitable with strong tides and the sheer quantity of competing boats. Isle of Wight, UK 1995.

08102958
Full crew aboard "Sintra" for racing at Antigua Classics 1997.

08102957
A varnished hull Vertue racing at Antigua Classics, 1997.

08102956
Revellers wearing coconut bikinis at Antigua Race Week party 1994.

08102955
Grinding the sheets in aboard classic yacht "Outlaw" during La Nioulargue racing, St. Tropez, France. A John Illingworth and Angus Primrose design, built for the late Sir Max Aitken at the Souters boatyard 1997.

08102954
Classic yacht "Cintra" passing a marker buoy during the racing at La Nioulargue, St. Tropez, France 1997.

08102953
Cannon silhoutted in the sunset against a Tall ship off English Harbour, Antigua 1997.

08102951
Tall Ship "Astrid" sailing under full canvas out off Weymouth, Dorset, UK 1990.

08102950
Crew aboard the Tall Ship "Astrid" line the yardarms to unfurl the square rigger's sails. Weymouth, UK 1990.

08102949
Sunset reflections in the wash of a boat 1998.

08102948
Jetskis and a RIB tender on the aft deck of superyacht "Southern Cross" 1996.

08102947
The passarelle / walkway up onto the aft deck of a superyacht 1999.

08102946
Superyacht dressed overall in International Code Flags 1998.

08102945
Superyacht 'Camelia' competing in the Showboats International Cup, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 1998.

08102930
Couple cruising in Sweden. 1998

08102921
Crew helming yacht "Tenacity" at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean 1998.

08102920
Cruising yacht making a safe passage round a Southerly cardinal mark off the East Coast of the Isle of Wight, UK 1998.

08102913
Harbour entrance and lighthouse in Nassau, Bahamas, 1998.

08102906
Reed cutter Eric Edwards, the last working marshman left in the area, Norfolk Broads, UK. Eric gathers reeds and sedge for local thatchers or to make panels. 1990.

08102901
Crew member on bowsprit of 58 metre three-masted schooner "Creole" during the Nioulargue in Saint-Tropez, France 1993. ^^^ A Charles Nicholson design, she was ordered under the Vira name by Sir Alexander Cochran, who once owned the famous schooner Westward. She was launched in Gosport in 1927. The Greek billionnaire Stravos Niarchos acquired her in 1953, following a total refit in Kiel. Then Maurizzio Gucci bought her. She is still owned by the family 1995.

08102900
Shaking out a reef aboard a classic ketch at La Nioulargue, St Tropez, France 1993.

08102888
Approaching Falmouth Harbour in Antigua, a crewmember sits in the safety netting under the bowsprit aboard gaffer "Tree of Life", 1998.

08102886
Bowman keeping watch from the bowsprit of a competing gaffer, Antigua Classics, 1997.

08102885
Bowman of a classic yacht keeping a lookout for other boats during the racing at Antigua Classics 1997.

08102884
Crew member among the sails of the huge schooner 'Mariette', racing a much smaller yacht at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta 1997

08102882
Modern gaffer "Mary Bryant" at Antigua Classics Yacht Regatta, 1995.

08102879
Schooner 'Mariette' casts her shadow at Antigua Classics, 1998.

08102874
Shanty towns of Papua New Guinea's capital Port Moresby. The shacks sit out on the water on long stilts 1993.

08102873
Shanty towns of Papua New Guinea's capital Port Moresby. The shacks sit out on the water on long stilts 1993.

08102872
Small cove on Korcula island, Croatia 1994.

08102871
Small cove on Korcula island, Croatia, 1994.

08102870
Korcula, a town and port on the north-eastern coast of the island of Korcula, is situated on a small peninsula which is connected to the island by a narrow isthmus. Croatia 1994.

08102869
Waterfall in the Skradin National Park, Croatia 1994.

08102868
Davids Tower and the old city walls, which were built by Suliman the Magnificent in 1538. Jerusalem Old City, Israel 1994.

08102867
Mosaic on an ornate facade in Jerusalem Old City, Israel 1994.

08102866
Underwater Observatory Marine Park, a popular attraction in Eilat on the Red Sea, Israel, 1994.

08102865
Crowds of people bathing in the medicinal springs of Korbus, Tunisia 1994.

08102864
Crowds of people bathing in the medicinal springs of Korbus, Tunisia 1994.

08102863
Crowds of people bathing in the medicinal springs of Korbus, Tunisia 1994.

08102862
Goat herder portrait, Tunisia 1994.

08102861
Goat herder portrait, Tunisia 1994.

08102860
Busy beach in the Canary Islands full of people sunbathing and swimming, 1994.

08102859
Busy beach in the Canary Islands full of people sunbathing and swimming, 1994.

08102858
Onion pickers working in field, with bagged up produce ready for transporting. Gran Canaria, Canary Islands 1994.

08102857
Onion pickers in field, with bagged up produce ready for transporting. Gran Canaria, Canary Islands 1994.

08102856
Windmill on a stone well for pumping water, Lanzarote, Canary Islands. Being situated in the Trade Winds and with very limited resources of energy on the island, windmills are essential for pumping water and generating electricity 1994.

08102855
Vineyard, La Geria region, Lanzarote, Canary Islands. This unique method of cultivation is known as ‘enarenado naturál’. The Lanzarote farmers have dug thousands of small hollows into the 1½ metre thick layer of ‘picon’ (porous volcanic granules that trap moisture) and planted vines in the volcanic ash that lies beneath. 1994.

08102854
Superyachts lit up in the harbour, seen through an arch at dusk in Antigua, Caribbean 1995.

08102852
Children playing cricket with a homemade bat and wicket in Antigua, Caribbean 1994.

08102851
Small open motorboat anchored at a palm-fringed beach in Antigua, Caribbean 1994.

08102850
A cricket match between locals in Antigua, Caribbean 1994.

08102849
Cricket match between locals in Antigua, Caribbean 1994.

08102847
Crowds line the shore to watch the famous Henley Royal Rowing Regatta, as two rowers wave from their eight. Henley, UK 1994.

08102846
Rear view of a couple playing in the surf 1994.

08102845
Young boy, too small to see through the telescope, looks at the view, 1994.

08102844
Cartographer electronically adding a maritime chart to a computer 1993.

08102843
Cartographer electronically adding a maritime chart to the computer 1993.

08102842
Model boat builder demonstrates his craft in Bali, Indonesia 1993.

08102841
Men and women washing their clothes at the side of the river. Bali, Indonesia 1993.

08102840
Women in paddy field beating the rice harvest to loosen the grain which then falls out onto sheets laid on the ground. Bali, Indonesia 1993.

08102839
Balinese children line up to have their photo taken in a small village, Bali, Indonesia 1993.

08102838
Local fisherman sailing his traditional outrigger canoe towards the shore in Bali, Indonesia 1993.

08102837
Local fisherman sailing his traditional outrigger canoe towards the shore in Bali, Indonesia 1993

08102836
Traditional outrigger canoes lined up on the beach in Bali, Indonesia. One fisherman is carrying a bundle up the beach, 1993.

08102835
A fisherman motors his traditional outrigger canoe in Bali, Indonesia 1993.

08102834
Fisherman motors his traditional outrigger canoe around the small rocky islands off the coast of Bali, Indonesia 1993.

08102832
A fisherman motors his traditional outrigger canoe in Bali, Indonesia 1993.

08102831
Farmer with two oxen ploughing the fields in Bali, Indonesia 1993.

08102830
Farmer with two oxen ploughing the fields in Bali, Indonesia 1993.

08102829
Farmer with two oxen ploughing the fields in Bali, Indonesia 1993.

08102828
Farmer with two oxen ploughing the fields in Bali, Indonesia 1993.

08102827
Women and children gather on a beach in Kuwait with the Kuwait Towers across the water 1996.

08102826
Traditional dhows contrast with the modern office buildings behind, Kuwait 1996

08102825
Local women and children stand beside their homes in Vanuatu, South Pacific 1996

08102824
A stone arch in Tongatapu marks the first landing on Tonga, Pacific Islands 1996

08102822
Motorway junction with Shanghai city in the background. China 1996.

08102821
Motorway junction with Shanghai city in the background. China 1996.

08102820
Yacht and fishing boats moored in the harbour in St Georges, capital of the spice island, Grenada, in the Caribbean 1994.

08102819
St Georges, capital of the spice island, Grenada, in the Caribbean 1994.

08102818
St Georges, capital of the spice island, Grenada, in the Caribbean 1994.

08102817
Old men holding their boules behind their backs, awaiting their go at petanque in the square of St Tropez, France 1995.

08102816
Band playing outside a waterfront bar in St Tropez, France 1995.

08102815
Cruising yacht entering the narrow entrance to the harbour, between port and starboard lighthouses, on Ile de Groix, a small island off Lorient in Brittany, France 1995.

08102814
Seagulls lined up along gunwale of local fishing boat. Brittany, France 1995.

08102813
Bows of two colourful local fishing boats casting reflections in the water. Brittany, France 1995.

08102812
Colourful flags to mark lobster pots off the coast of Brittany, France 1995.

08102811
Local Creperie shop in Brittany, France 1995.

08102810
Man fishing from the harbour wall, between the two small port-starboard lighthouses that mark the narrow entrance to Le Palais harbour on Belle Ile, Brittany, France 1995.

08102809
Ferry leaving the narrow entrance to the harbour, between port and starboard lighthouses, on Ile de Groix, a small island off Lorient in Brittany, France 1995.

08102808
Oyster beds laid out in rows on the Belon River in Brittany, France 1995.

08102807
Ferry entering narrow entrance to harbour, between port and starboard lighthouses, on Ile de Groix, a small island off Lorient in Brittany, France 1995.

08102806
Flock of seagulls fight for scraps of fish from a fishing boat in Brittany, France 1995.

08102805
Flock of seagulls fight for scraps of fish from a fishing boat in Brittany, France 1995.

08102804
Flock of seagulls fight for scraps of fish from a fishing boat in Brittany, France 1995.

08102803
Local woman carrying a harvest of oil palm on her head, Ghana. Africa 1994.

08102802
Close-up of hand picking tea leaves (Camellia sinensis) in Kenya, Africa 1995.

08102801
Local woman picking coffee in Zambia, Africa 1995.

08102799
Car driving along a palm tree lined road near Bathsheba, Barbados 1995.

08102798
Car driving along a palm tree lined road near Bathsheba, Barbados 1995.

08102797
Car driving along a palm tree lined road near Bathsheba, Barbados 1995.

08102796
Car driving along a palm tree lined road near Bathsheba, Barbados 1995.

08102795
View from the bowsprit of a classic yacht 1998.

08102794
Two classics race each other upwind in breezy conditions in the Caribbean 1998.

08102793
The long bowsprit of a gaffer racing at Antigua Classics Regatta, Caribbean 1998.

08102792
Yacht cruising under spinnaker through silvery sea 1998.

08102791
Crewman caught out by a wave when the boat heels over in a gust during a race 1998.

08102790
Woman sitting on the rail, helming a yacht racing in the Caribbean 1998.

08102789
Yacht cruising through a silvery sea 1998.

08102788
The Solent coastguard practicing their rescue procedure on a yacht in the Solent. The helicopter has just lowered a crew member onto the deck of the yacht. Hampshire, UK 1995.

08102787
The Solent coastguard practicing their rescue procedure on a yacht in the Solent. The helicopter has just lowered a crew member onto the deck of the yacht. Hampshire, UK 1995.

08102786
The Solent coastguard practicing their rescue procedure on a yacht in the Solent. The helicopter has just lowered a crew member onto the deck of the yacht. Hampshire, UK 1995

08102784
Australian road sign warning of Kangaroos (Macropus sp) on road, 1994.

08102783
Australian road sign warning of koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) crossing 1994.

08102782
Australian road sign warning for wombats (Vombatus ursinus) crossing 1994.

08102781
Man fishing in front of Sydney Opera House, Australia 1994.

08102780
Man fishing in front of Sydney Opera House, Australia 1994.

08102779
Man fishing in front of the Sydney Opera House, Australia 1994.

08102778
Three playful eastern grey kangaroos (Macropus giganticus) on beach, Australia 1994.

08102777
Curious eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganticus) on a beach, Australia 1994.

08102771
Surf rescue speedboat RIB powers through the break on Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia 1994

08102770
Surf rescue speedboat RIB powers through the break on Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia 1994.

08102769
Surf rescue speedboat RIB powers through the break on Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia 1994.

08102768
Replica of Captain James Cooks's famous ship of discovery, "Endeavour", which takes tourists around Sydney Harbour, Australia 1994.

08102767
Replica of Captain James Cooks's famous ship of discovery, "Endeavour", which takes tourists around Sydney Harbour, Australia 1994.

08102766
'Dangerous rip' sign on a beach in Australia, warning swimmers of the strong rip tide or undercurrents that occur along the coast, 1994.

08102765
Couple admiring view of the Twelve Apostles limestone rock stacks on the Great Ocean Road, Port Campbell National Park, Victoria, Australia 1994.

08102764
Couple at viewpoint for the Twelve Apostles limestone rock stacks on the Great Ocean Road, Port Campbell National Park, Victoria, Australia 1994.

08102763
Wooden walkway to viewpoint for the Twelve Apostles limestone rock stacks on the Great Ocean Road, Port Campbell National Park, Victoria, Australia 1994.

08102762
Couple admiring view of the Twelve Apostles limestone rock stacks on the Great Ocean Road, Port Campbell National Park, Victoria, Australia 1994.

08102761
The Twelve Apostles limestone rock stacks on the Great Ocean Road, Port Campbell National Park, Victoria, Australia 1994.

08102760
Bottom of lifeguard, bearing the word "Bondi" on his trunks. Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia 1994.

08102759
Sea plane, a popular mode of transport along the the long stretches of the Australian coastline 1994.

08102755
Circular Quay, Sydney. It is the main terminal for the Sydney Ferries that transport locals and tourists around the famous harbour 1994.

08102754
85ft catamaran "Royale", skippered by Loic Caradec and Philippe Facque, at the start of the two-handed Liberty Race off Deauville, in Normandy, France. May 4th 1986. She has two reefs in the mainsail and the staysail in front. ^^^The eight strong multihull fleet have 3,000 miles in front of them before reaching the Statue of Liberty in New York.

08102753
Laurent Rivals, one of the six crew aboard catamaran "Royale", waving after setting the new Transatlantic record. 12 July 1986. ^^^Loic Caradec, Philippe Facque, Paul Vatine, Olivier Despaignes and Laurent demolished the previous "Jet Services II" record in 7d 21 h 5' and 42". Royale was fitted with the biggest carbon wingmast ever built. At 34,50m with a 2m chord, its surface area reached nearly 65 sq.met. Designed by Gregoire Dolto and Patrick Dubois, the mast was built by Hurel Dubois.

08102751
26m catamaran "Royale", skippered by the late LoÃ¯c Caradec and Philippe Facque, in front of the long Cap Frehel in Brittany, Bay of Saint-Malo, in fog. They have won the first transatlantic race Quebec-Saint-Malo race. ^^^After 3,000 milles of tough racing, "Charente Maritime" will finish 500 metres behind! Royale's time was 8d 19h and 57'. Two yachts broke for the first time the 500 mile/day barrier in that race: "Agricole" with Philippe Jeantot (508 miles) and "Formule Tag" with Michael Birch (517 miles).

08102749
Crews of "Royale", "Charente Maritime" and "Fleury-Michon VII" in the Bassin Vauban after the Quebec-St.Malo Transatlantic Race, 1984. To the left hand side, second row and smiling is Loic Caradec, the Royale skipper, winner. To his right, the bearded Jean FranÃƒÂ§ois Fountaine, the Charente Maritime skipper, who finished 2nd. Just under him, on first row, is Philippe Poupon, arrived third on Fleury-Michon VII. ^^^Sailing 85ft mega-catamarans, the first two yachts were just half a mile apart at the finishing line, after 3,000 miles of tough racing and with thick mist in the Channel.

08102748
Olivier Despaigne at the start of the final leg of the 1985 first Round Europe Race. Off Toulon Bay, France.

08102747
French skipper, LoÃ¯c Caradec, preparing a gybe aboard his 85ft catamaran "Royale" during the Round Europe Race, 1985.

08102746
Catamaran "VSD", in her first sailing trials off the Isle of Man in 1983. Designed by multihull designer Derek Kelsall for Nick Keig and the late Gilles Gahinet. 20 metres long, ^^^she dismasted at the start of the Lorient-Bermuda-Lorient race in the same year.

08102742
Loïc Caradec and Philippe Facque, co-skippers of the catamaran "Royale" enjoying their victory in the first Quebec to St. Malo race, on the Basin Vauban quay, St. Malo, France, 1984.

08102741
French sailor, Loïc Caradec, sailing the 25.90m catamaran "Royale", leaving Saint-Malo at the start of the 1986 Rum Race. It was fitted with the biggest ever-built carbon wing mast, 65 sq.metres. ^^^The catamaran was known to be difficult to control and three severe lows were scheduled for the race. Loic Caradec was taking enormous risks for his life in sailing this craft alone. Auto-pilots were useless and Loic was obliged to steer day and night until he became exhausted. The Argos beacon stopped its signal on November 14. Florence Arthaud later discovered the catamaran capsized with nobody aboard.

08102740
Strange seaweed on Riverton Beach, at the deep south of New Zealand.

08102739
Strange seaweed on Riverton Beach, at the deep south of New Zealand.

08102737
Fish-like driftwood on Gillespie Beach, South Island, New Zealand.

08102736
Twisted seaweed on the Riverton Beach, Stewart Island, New Zealand.

08102733
Close up of dried golden brown kelp on the rocky shore of Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand.

08102732
Dutch yachtbuilder Wolter Huisman ar the helm of "Whirlwind XII" during sailing trials in Holland.

08102731
Dutch yachtbuilder Wolter Huisman. ^^^After taking over from his own father in 1959, he expanded his yard from 4 carpenters to 345 in January 2005. The yard was awarded in 1984 with the Royal title bestowed by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands. He passed away on 24 December 2004.

08102730
Dutch yachtbuilder Wolter Huisman. ^^^After taking over from his own father in 1959, he expanded his yard from 4 carpenters to 345 in January 2005. The yard was awarded in 1984 with the Royal title bestowed by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands. He passed away on 24 December 2004.

08102728
Phil Weld, 63, in Saint Malo, France before the start of the first singlehanded Rum Race, November 1978. His 18.6m trimaran "Rogue Wave", a Dick Newick design, had been built by Made and Jan Goujeon using their patented Wood Epoxy Saturation technique (WEST System), ^^^using 50,000 pieces of wood of eight different species.

08102727
J-Class "Velsheda" on a close reach during the 1999 Antigua Classic Week Regatta. The Ronald de Waal-owned yacht was built in 1932 for William L. Stephenson.

08102725
Young boy in lifejacket with his father in a yacht's cockpit.

08102724
Young boy wearing a lifejacket in a yacht's cockpit, looking into the cabin.

08102723
Netting needles and knives stored on a fishing boat. South Brittany, France.

08102722
Old Dutch sign for "De Koophandel" (The Business), probably depicting smugglers.

08102721
Dharingbuys Dutch sign painted on steel, depicting herring fishing in the XVII century. The very high freeboard allowed tons of fish to be carried. The foreground ship is recovering its nets along the topsides.

08102719
Crew on spinnaker pole of 'Planetarium' spinnaker aboard J-Class "Endeavour" off Newport, Rhode Island, August 1989. ^^^The seventeen white stars decorating the 1,100 sq.met. spinnaker remember the year of the yacht launching in 1934 at Gosport, UK. (1 + 9 + 3 + 4 = 17). Here she is racing "Shamrock V".

08102718
Sailors who have capsized at sea join for a photo in Millbay Docks, Plymouth, UK, before the start of the 1984 Ostar. ^^^From left to right: Rorry Nuggent, who capsized with his Newick-designed proa Lady Godiva in 1980 during the crossing between Martha's Vineyard Island and UK. The young guy with curled blond hair is Frenchman Yves Le Cornec, who capsized with the previous Mike Birch's Olympus trimaran close to Nova Scottia during a winter crossing. The late Phil Weld, a famous American publisher, stands in the centre. In 1976, a rogue wave capsized his Gulf Streamer, a Newick design, en route for England. Following the experience, Newick made a new trimaran for him: Rogue Wave. On the right is the Manx Nick Keig who suffered a capsize with Three Legs of Mann, one of his several Kelsall trimarans, that he used to build in a sheepfold with the help of the very young Rick Tomlinson, then his apprentice photographer.

08102712
Reflections of brown sails in the water, Port Rhu, Douarnenez, Brittany, France.

08102705
Wind vane in the shape of the schooner "America". Maine, USA.

08102704
Vulture-like driftwood amongst marram grass on sand at a beach near Whakatene, North Island, New Zealand.

08102702
Driftwood on lawn in Paparoa National Park, South Island west coast, New Zealand. It has the appearance of a dragon.

08102701
Driftwood on a beach in the Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand. This one looks like a black-headed goose.

08102700
Driftwood on a beach in the Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand. The wood looks like an elephant calf.

08102699
Driftwood on a beach in the Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand. The wood looks like an elephant calf.

08102698
Endeavour steering wheel at sunset during the relaunching ceremony at the Royal Huisman Shipyard, Holland. 20 May 1989.

08102696
"Endeavour"'s 'Planetarium' spinnaker above crewman checking the sheets on deck. Narragansett Bay, off Newport, Rhode Island, USA, August 1989. ^^^Endeavour is racing against "Shamrock V", the oldest J-Class afloat, built in 1930.

08102695
Steering wheel pedestal of J-Class "Endeavour", 20 May 1989, Holland.

08102680
French windsurfer Yann Sune riding a wave at windsurfing championships in Hawaii, 2003.

08102679
French windsurfer Yann Sune riding waves at windsurfing championships in Hawaii, 2003.

08102678
French windsurfer Yann Sune riding waves at windsurfing championships in Hawaii, 2003.

08102677
French windsurfer Yann Sune at windsurfing championships in Hawaii, 2003.

08102675
Francisco "Sisco" Goya, the windsurfing wave riding world champion. Hawaii 2003.

08102674
Windsurfer riding waves in Hookipa. Maui, Hawaii 2003.

08102673
Jerome Bouldoire at windsurfing championships, Hawaii 2003.

08102672
Jerome Bouldoire at windsurfing championships, Hawaii 2003.

08102671
Jerome Bouldoire, at windsurfing championships, Hawaii 2003.

08102668
Windsurfing competition in Hawaii, 2003.

08102667
Francisco "Sisco" Goya, the windsurfing wave riding world champion. Hawaii 2003.

08102666
Windsurfer Kevin Pritchard in Hookipa for windsurfing training. Maui, Hawaii 2003.

08102665
Windsurfer riding waves at windsurfing championships in Hookipa, Maui, Hawaii 2003.

08102664
Francisco "Sisco" Goya, the windsurfing wave riding world champion. Hawaii 2003.

08102663
Jerome Bouldoire at the windsurfing championship, Hawaii 2003.

08102662
Windsurfing championship, Hawaii 2003.

08102661
Windsurfer Jerome Bouldoire, Hawaii 2003.

08102656
Fish-like driftwood on sand, Gillespie Beach, South Island, New Zealand.

08102655
Mosaic sign on the front of one of the oldest taverns in Portsmouth, during the '60s. It depicts probably George Anson's Centurion exploration ship. ^^^Commodore Anson was sent for a circumnavigation in September 1740 to counteract the Spanish domination overseas. The fleet was five ships strong, but the Centurion was the only ship to come back in June 1744. From the 1400 crew, 626 died from scurvy.

08102654
Sloop Inn pub sign on the Wootton Creek estuary, east Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK. A working cutter is entering the Solent by the Needles, towing her tender, with Alum Bay in the background.

08102653
Old, worn painting of a cutter and a lighthouse on a sign outside the store of The Mystic Seaport Maritime Museum in Massachusetts, USA.

08102652
Painting of the nearby King Harry chain ferry above a barn door on the River Fal, Cornwall, UK.

08102651
Pier View pub sign, painted on plywood, depicting people and horses and carriages on the Cowes Victoria Pier, Isle of Wight, UK.

08102650
The Steam Packet tavern sign depicting a packet ship. South east coast of England.

08102649
The Black Pearl pub sign in Newport, Rhode Island. The tall ship on the sign was painted by artist Jody Gibson in 1961 and photographed in the mid 80's.

08102648
Yacht Tavern pub sign in Greenwhich, UK. The artist has painted a gaff-rigged cutter under full sail.

08102647
Painting of a clipper under full canvas as the sign of the Narragansett Café, in Jamestown Island, Rhode Island, USA, 1980.

08102646
Pelican Inn in the San Francisco area, USA 1988.

08102645
Pier View pub sign, painted on plywood, depicting people and horses and carriages on the Cowes Victoria Pier, Isle of Wight, UK.

08102644
Buddle Inn pub sign on the Isle of Wight, UK. It shows smugglers under the cliffs.

08102643
The Ship Inn pub sign in Dartmouth, Devon, England.

08102640
Ship Ashore pub sign, Sark, Channel Islands. The sign, painted on plywood, probably depicts a ship wreck. The jib clew is broken and sheets are flying in the air.

08102639
Painting of a mermaid on a sheet of steel for "The Mermaid" pub sign. Rye village, South East England, UK.

08102638
Old English pub sign with a lifeboat on a wave, and an anchor. South coast of England.

08102637
The Safe Return pub sign depicting a lifeboat returning to harbour from a ship burning at sea. South Coast of England.

08102636
The Firefly pub sign, featuring the two-man Firefly dinghy, designed by Uffa Fox in 1946. This sign is painted on plywood, and signed L.R.S. February 1984, South coast of England. ^^^Firefly was first built of hot-moulded wood veneers and sailed in the first post-war Olympics in Torbay, England. She was used for the 1948 Olympics. The new singlehanded Finn replaced her for the Helsinki Olympics in 1952.

08102635
Cafe des Pecheurs sign in Saint Malo, Brittany, depicting a "Terre-Neuvas" fisherman.

08102634
Painted sign of "The Providence" pub depicting Noah's Ark and a white dove bringing a branch from an olive tree. Folkestone, South England, UK.

08102633
Armchair Sailor Bookstore sign in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08102632
Old worn painting of a cutter and a lighthouse on a sign outside The Mystic Seaport Maritime Museum in Massachusetts, USA.

08102630
The Ship pub sign, near Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK.

08102629
Pub sign depicting the return of a life-boat in heavy seas, south coast of England, UK.

08102628
Cafe des Pecheurs sign in Saint Malo, Brittany, depicting a "Terre-Neuvas" fisherman.

08102627
Buddle Inn pub sign on the Isle of Wight, UK. It shows smugglers under the cliffs.

08102626
Daniel Allisy, editor of yachting magazine Voiles & Voiliers and maritime photographer. Here he wears a teak bow-tie at the Royal Minquiers Yacht Squadron's annual party at the Fort National, in St.Malo, north Brittany, France.

08102625
Daniel Allisy, photographer and editor of yachting magazine 'Voiles & Voiliers'.

08102624
RNLI donation collection box and a painting of a lifeboat, Gurnard, Isle of Wight, UK.

08102623
Pier View pub sign, painted on plywood, depicting people and horses and carriages on the Cowes Victoria Pier, Isle of Wight, UK.

08102622
Sloop Inn pub sign on the Wootton Creek estuary, east Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK. A working cutter is entering the Solent by the Needles, towing her tender, with Alum Bay in the background.

08102621
Figurehead and sign on the Bembridge Maritime Museum, east Isle of Wight, UK.

08102620
The Safe Return pub sign depicting a lifeboat returning to harbour from a ship burning at sea. South Coast of England.

08102619
Painting of the nearby King Harry chain ferry above a barn door on the River Fal, Cornwall, UK.

08102618
Sailmaker's sign for his company, "Next Wave", featuring the famous image of a breaking wave by Japanese painter, HokusaÃ¯. Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands.

08102617
Painting of a schooner and a lighthouse on a "New England Cuisine Seafood" sign outside The Mystic Seaport Maritime Museum in Massachusetts, USA.

08102616
Llandoger Trow pub sign, Bristol, England, UK.

08102615
Kendor Holiday Flats on a flatfish-themed sign. Dartmouth, Devon, UK.

08102613
Clipper Cutty Sark door knocker at the entrance of "The Smugglers Restaurant", England.

08102609
Hand-shaped door knocker on an old house in high Provence, France.

08102608
Iguana door knocker on the wooden door of an old Spanish residence. XVII century. Cartagena. Colombia.

08102605
Fish door knocker in Cowes, Isle of Wight, England.

08102604
Bronze door knocker on an old 17th century Spanish residence in Cartagena, Colombia.

08102603
Bronze anchor door knocker in Cowes, Isle of Wight.

08102602
Bronze anchor door knocker in Cowes, Isle of Wight.

08102600
San Marco lion, a common motive appearing on the entrances of old Venetian palaces and houses, Venice, Italy.

08102599
San Marco lion, a common motive appearing on the entrances of old Venetian palaces and houses, Venice, Italy.

08102597
San Marco lion, a common motive appearing on the entrances of old Venetian palaces and houses, Venice, Italy.

08102596
Bronze door knocker, depicting a Venetian noble wearing a hat adorned with leaves, Venice, Italy.

08102595
Fish door knocker on "The Prospect", the house of the late Sir Max Aitken in Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK. ^^^Former Chairman of Express newspapers, the legendary Cowes Yachtsman bought the Prospect in 1947 and totally renovated the 200-year-old former sail loft Ratsey & Lapthorn. After his death in 1964, The Prospect became a Maritime Museum, housing the Sir Max Aitken's remarkable collection of nautical paintings, instruments, many fine memorabilia and artefacts, like one of the original dead-eye blocks of the schooner America.

08102593
Gilden plaque with the club burgee on the door of the Royal London Yacht Club. The Parade, Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK.

08102592
Neptune and two winged horses on a Renaissance-styled Venetian door knocker. Venice, Italy.

08102587
Classic schooners and cutters moored in Saint-Tropez harbour at dusk. France.

08102586
The first club-house of the New York Yacht Club, built in 1845. Today, the small building stands in the Mystic Seaport Museum. ^^^Some pieces of the schooner America, like the long and narrow rudder, can be seen inside.

08102584
Dutch steel-built schooner in the fog, approaching the entrance of Enkhuisen Harbour, Holland.

08102583
Stained glass window depicting a tall ship, on a door of a Cowes house, Isle of Wight, UK.

08102581
Private house sign "Palingrokerij Kon Er" in the shape of a fish, Holland.

08102580
Copper whale sign in New England, USA.

08102579
Old rudder and anchor used for "The Boathouse Seafood Restaurant" sign in Steep Hill Cove, Ventnor, south coast of the Isle of Wight, UK.

08102578
Sign of a boatbuilder, the Chantier Naval de Provence, France.

08102575
Fishing boat sign for house number 4, Shoreham-by-Sea. UK

08102573
Tall ship sign with welded steel sheets.

08102572
Sinagot sign on a private house in Morbihan, Brittany, France.

08102570
Harbour master's sign in Stolen, a small town in Holland.

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La Bisquine restaurant sign, painted by Dan Laillet, in Saint Malo, Brittany, France.

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Little steel sailing boat outside a private house in the town of Stolen, Holland.

08102567
Model gaff-rigged cutter of bent and welded steel sheets at the entrance of a private house in England.

08102566
Cordier de Berck, a traditional fishing boat from French Normandy, built for the Brest 1992 Tradition Maritime Festival. ^^^With few harbours in the area, these flat-bottomed boats were hauled every evening onto the beaches.

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Chaloupe de Plougastel replica at the Brest International Maritime Festival, 1992. ^^^These boats were used in the Brest Bay in the 1900's to carry strawberries to village markets.

08102564
Bisquine La Granvillaise, arriving in Cancale, Brittany, France.

08102562
Bisquine La Cancalaise at low tide on Cancale Beach, Mt. St. Michel Bay, north Brittany, France. ^^^The Bisquines were powerfully rigged fishing boats, in order to drag the oysters in the shallow waters of the bay.

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Bisquine La Granvillaise in Douarnenez Bay, Brittany, France.

08102557
Bac d'Arcachon replica, "President Pierre Mallet", during the Brest Traditional Maritime Festival, France 1992.

08102552
Schooner clipper replica "Pride of Baltimore II", with her raked masts and under full canvas, entering the tiny Rosmeur harbour in Douarnenez, Brittany, France.

08102551
On watch aboard Dutch modern clipper "Stad Amsterdam".

08102550
Crew on the yardarm furling the sails on French tall ship "Belem".

08102549
Tall Ship "Kaskelot" in Cowes Roads at sunset. Cowes Week 1968.

08102547
Halyard capstan aboard Dutch modern clipper "Stad Amsterdam". The conical shape prevents the steel halyards from jamming. ^^^The capstan is hand manned by several crew.

08102544
Bell of the 78m Dutch clipper "Stad Amsterdam".

08102543
La Recouvrance (back), L'Etoile (middle) and the cutter Maita (front) at the start of the Brest-Douarnenez 1996. ^^^La Recouvrance is a replica of a French warship and L'Etoile is an old replica of the cod fishing boats from the North French coast that used to fish on the Grand Banks off Newfoundland. Her twin is La Belle Poule and they are both used by the French Navy as training boats.

08102541
Modern Dutch clipper ship "Stad Amsterdam", 78 meters long, sailing on the Solent, UK, during the America's Cup Jubilee 2001.

08102540
Square rig sails being unfurled upon Russian four-masted tall ship "Sedov". At 117,50 m long, she is the biggest of all the existing tall-ships, with 34 different sails.

08102539
Crew on the yardarms of Colombian tallship "Gloria" approaching Monaco harbour, France.

08102538
Crew on the yardarms of Colombian tallship "Gloria" approaching Monaco harbour, France.

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Steamings have created interesting patterns on the copper sheeting of the clipper "Cutty Sark", in dry dock at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, UK.

08102535
Figurehead of 'The Star of India', the world's oldest active and fully rigged ship. The steel clipper ship was built at Ramsey shipyard and launched as the "Euterpe" in 1863. ^^^She began her working life as a cargo ship in the India trade and was nearly lost on her first two voyages surviving a mutiny, collision, cyclone and the death of her captain. In 1871 she embarked on a quarter century of hauling emigrants to New Zealand. She circumnavigated the globe 21 times during this service. She was sold to American owners in 1898 and renamed the "Star of India" in 1906. By 1923 steam power had replaced sails on merchant ships and the Star of India was laid up in Oakland. A group of San Diegans purchased the ship and had her towed to San Diego in 1927. Depression and war delayed the beginning of her restoration until the late 1950s. In 1976, with her restoration complete, she sailed on San Diego bay for the first time in 50 years. The Star of India is now the pride of the Maritime Museum of San Diego's fleet of historic ships.

08102534
Reflections in the hull of Dutch clipper "Stad Amsterdam", Douarnenez harbour, France, 1996.

08102533
Compass and steering wheel of the Dutch clipper "Stad Amsterdam", Douarnenez harbour, France, 1996.

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Belaying pins aboard 78m Dutch clipper tall ship "Stad Amsterdam".

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Belaying pins aboard 78m Dutch clipper "Stad Amsterdam", Douarnenez harbour, France, 1996.

08102529
Ripple texture on sand dunes, Pouto, Kaipara Gulf, North Island, New Zealand.

08102528
Sand dune with lone tree at Pouto, south Dargaville, North Island, New Zealand.

08102527
Sand dune with lone tree at Pouto, south Dargaville, North Island, New Zealand.

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Sand dunes with marram grass at Pouto, south Dargaville, North Island, New Zealand.

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Sand dunes with marram grass at Pouto, south Dargaville, North Island, New Zealand.

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Sand dunes at Pouto, south Dargaville, North Island, New Zealand.

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Sand dunes at Pouto, south Dargaville, North Island, New Zealand.

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Ripple texture on sand dunes, Pouto, Kaipara Gulf, North Island, New Zealand.

08102520
Sand dunes at Pouto, south Dargaville, North Island, New Zealand.

08102518
Renaissance-styled dolphin decorating the bow of tall ship "Amerigo Vespucci". The three-masted, 101m ship was built in 1930 in Castellamare (Italy), in the style of the 19th century type of a seventy-four-gun frigate. She belongs to the Academie Navale in Livorno. Her name comes from the Florentine sailor and cartographer who gave his first name to the new world.

08102517
Bow detail of Italian tall-ship "Amerigo Vespucci". Renaissance-styled acanthus leaves on the support of the bowsprit. ^^^The three-masted ship, 101 m long, was built in 1930 in Castellamare (Italy), in the style of the 19th century type of a seventy-four-gun frigate.

08102516
Yacht crews throwing water on other returning yachts at the end of the Nioulargue 1994 in Saint-Tropez, France. The local lifeboat "Bailli de Suffren" is using her fire hose!

08102515
Yacht crews throwing water on other returning yachts at the end of the Nioulargue 1994 in Saint-Tropez, France.

08102513
Yachtman and former US judge, Tom Ehman, legal adviser for the Oracle syndicate, 2003.

08102512
Russell Coutts at New America's Cup Protocol Press Conference, Auckland. March 2003.

08102511
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). 2003.

08102508
Co-owner Gerard Naigeon at the helm of the 105ft cutter "Moonbeam IV" in the Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand. ^^^The 1914 William Fife design classic yacht arrived in Auckland in November 2002, following a two year refit in Burma.

08102504
Kaipara Lighthouse in Pouto (built 1884), one of the oldest lighthouses in New Zealand. Northland, North Island. ^^^It is located on the last outcrop of sandstone, 278 feet above sea level. The Kaipara harbour, its infamous mouth and sandbar and the coast nearby were very treacherous. An area of Pouto is called the Graveyard because of the 150 ships which went down there between 1840 and 1940. In certain tidal and sand conditions the remains of wrecks may be partially exposed offshore or in the sand. The lighthouse was erected in 1884 by Mr D Scott and first operated on 1st December 1884. A three storey wooden lighthouse, it was built with kauri timber. The cost of building the lighthouse was 5571 pounds. It was automated on 17th November, 1947, on the day the harbour was closed to ships.

08102503
Kaipara Lighthouse in Pouto (built 1884), one of the oldest lighthouses in New Zealand. Northland, North Island. ^^^It is located on the last outcrop of sandstone, 278 feet above sea level. The Kaipara harbour, its infamous mouth and sandbar and the coast nearby were very treacherous. An area of Pouto is called the Graveyard because of the 150 ships which went down there between 1840 and 1940. In certain tidal and sand conditions the remains of wrecks may be partially exposed offshore or in the sand. The lighthouse was erected in 1884 by Mr D Scott and first operated on 1st December 1884. A three storey wooden lighthouse, it was built with kauri timber. The cost of building the lighthouse was 5571 pounds. It was automated on 17th November, 1947, on the day the harbour was closed to ships.

08102502
Kaipara Lighthouse in Pouto (built 1884), one of the oldest lighthouses in New Zealand. Northland, North Island. ^^^It is located on the last outcrop of sandstone, 278 feet above sea level. The Kaipara harbour, its infamous mouth and sandbar and the coast nearby were very treacherous. An area of Pouto is called the Graveyard because of the 150 ships which went down there between 1840 and 1940. In certain tidal and sand conditions the remains of wrecks may be partially exposed offshore or in the sand. The lighthouse was erected in 1884 by Mr D Scott and first operated on 1st December 1884. A three storey wooden lighthouse, it was built with kauri timber. The cost of building the lighthouse was 5571 pounds. It was automated on 17th November, 1947, on the day the harbour was closed to ships.

08102500
Rocks on Pouto beach at sunset, at the entrance to the Kaipara Gulf, North Island, New Zealand. ^^^More than 150 ships were wrecked in this area between 1840 and 1940.

08102498
Mediterranean open fishing boats drying their lateen sails while aground on the Douarnenez shore. Douarnenez Traditional boats Festival 1992.

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Open Bretagne fishing boats moored at the Brest International Festival of the Sea, Brittany, France 1992.

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Open Bretagne fishing boats moored at the Brest International Festival of the Sea, Brittany, France 1992.

08102489
Souvenirs of aboard cutter Lulworth, 1971. The yacht bell, a blueprint of the yacht sections and a book with photographs by Kirk. ^^^Crableck yard, Hamble River, UK.

08102488
Souvenirs of aboard cutter Lulworth, 1971. The yacht bell, a blueprint of the yacht sections and a book with photographs by Kirk. ^^^Crableck yard, Hamble River, UK.

08102476
Schooner "America" at the William H. Brown boatyard, New York, ready to be launched on May 3 1851. In the collection of Christian Fevrier.

08102475
Cover of rare book 'The Yacht America', one of the 375 copies published in 1925 by Winfield Thompson, William P. Stephens and William U. Swan. ^^^Blue gilt stamped morocco with color pictorial of the schooner, winner of the One Hundred Guineas Cup around the Isle of Wight. In collection Christian Fevrier.

08102474
Cover of rare book 'The Yacht America', one of the 375 copies published in 1925 by Winfield Thompson, William P. Stephens and William U. Swan. ^^^Blue gilt stamped morocco with color pictorial of the schooner, winner of the One Hundred Guineas Cup around the Isle of Wight. In collection Christian Fevrier.

08102469
Maori paddlers on a waka (war canoe) at the 2003 Waitangi Treaty celebrations, Bay of Islands, New Zealand. ^^^At 117ft (35.7m), the waka "Nga Toki Matawhaorua" is believed to be the largest war canoe ever built and can carry 80 paddlers plus 55 warriors.

08102468
Maori paddlers on a waka (war canoe) at the 2003 Waitangi Treaty celebrations, Bay of Islands, New Zealand. ^^^At 117ft (35.7m), the waka "Nga Toki Matawhaorua" is believed to be the largest war canoe ever built and can carry 80 paddlers plus 55 warriors.

08102462
Horse (Equus caballus) sharing field with rusty boat hull, North Island, New Zealand.

08102461
Tree-shaped streamlets, Pouto beach, North Island, New Zealand.

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Gull standing near a tree-shaped streamlet, Pouto beach, North Island, New Zealand.

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Footprint in wet sand, New Zealand, North Island.

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Footprint in the sand.

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Seaweed, Pouto beach, North Island, New Zealand.

08102453
Kaipara Lighthouse in Pouto, one of the two oldest lighthouses still existing in New Zealand. It is located on an outcrop of sandstone, 278ft above sea level. ^^^Kaipara harbour and the coast nearby were very treacherous areas for ships - 150 ships were wrecked between 1840 and 1940. Today, and in certain tidal and sand conditions, the remains of wrecks may be partially exposed offshore or in the sand. The three storey wooden lighthouse, built with kauri timber, was erected in 1884 by Mr D Scott and cost NZÂ£5,571. It first operated on 1 December 1884. The lighthouse was automated on 17 November 1947 and on that day the harbour was closed to ships. It is now under the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.

08102449
Flock of migrating birds silhouetted at sunset, Miranda Shorebird Centre, New Zealand. 16 March 2003.

08102448
"Dockside moonlight, San Francisco, 1885" Oil on canvas, 24" x 30". 1990. Private collection. Copyright © 1990. A.D Blake. All rights reserved. The whaler "Gay Head" lies alongside a dock in San Francisco on a calm moonlit evening. ^^^Many of her sails are still hoisted after an attempt to dry them during the day.

08102447
Fisting (furling) the canvas of a sail that has "blown out" in the strong wind and icy conditions was a seaman's most daunting task. Copyright © 1990. A.D Blake. All rights reserved.

08102446
"Commodore Charles Leighton Reviewing The Fleet. New York Yacht Club Sesquicentennial, Lay Day, 27th July, 1994". Oil on canvas, 18" x 26", 1996. Private collection. Copyright © 1996. A.D Blake. All rights reserved. Commodore Charles Leighton can be seen on the bow of the classic launch "Pam", raising his cap as the "Pam" approaches the two anchored ketches.

08102444
"Suhaili rounding Cape Horn, January 17th, 1969." Oil on canvas, 30" x 18", 1993. Private collection. Copyright © 1993. A.D Blake. All rights reserved. The painting depicts Robin Knox-Johnston in his ketch Suhaili rounding Cape Horn on January 17th, 1969. Dark clouds and rain squalls are evident to windward, although there was only a westerly wind of force one to two at the time. ^^^Robin Knox-Johnson, a 29 year old Merchant Navy officer, left Falmouth, England, in Suhaili on Friday June 14th, 1968, to embark on the first ever Round the World Yacht Race : the "Golden Globe Race". He won the race by being the first person to complete a solo, non-stop circumnavigation of the world. In fact he was the only competitor in the race to finish. He arrived back in Falmouth on Tuesday April 22, 1969, taking 313 days for the circumnavigation. Robin Knox-Johnston built Suhaili in the Colaba Workshops in Bombay, India and launched her on September 19th,1964. She is 32 feet 5 inches long, 11 feet 1 inch beam, 5 feet 6 inches draft and 9,72 tons gross.

08102443
"Gloriana at Marblehead, 1892." Oil on canvas, 30" x 40", 2001. Private collection. Copyright © 2001 A.D Blake. All rights reserved. "Gloriana" was designed by Nathanael Herreshoff and built by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, Bristol, Rhode Island, in 1891. Gloriana is shown sailing out of Marblehead Harbour, September 1892, closely followed by "Harpoon" and "Barbara" (just tacking), both also racers in the 46 foot class. ^^^Some of the Gloriana crew are at the bow manhandling the job-topsail in preparation to hoisting it. Nat Herreshoff revolutionized yacht design with Gloriana and under the ownership of Edwin D. Morgan, Vice-commodore of the New York Yacht Club, she won all of her eight races in the summer of 1891 in the newly established 46 foot (waterline) class. She was 71 feet overall, 13 feet beam and 46 feet on the waterline. At the end of the 1891 season, Gloriana was sold to W. B Hopkins of Philadelphia. During the 1892 season, although still one of the fastest in her class, Gloriana was beaten by Wasp, a new Nat Herreshoff design.

08102442
"Viking leads the First Class yachts in the Auckland Anniversary Regatta of 1894." Oil on canvas, 24" x 35", 2002. Private collection. Copyright © 2002. A.D Blake. All rights reserved. "Viking" is shown, shortly after the start, leading "Muritai" (to leeward) and "Volunteer" (astern) in the First Class Race which, that year, was for the 'Championship of the Colony'. In a hard fought race that was written and talked about for many years, Viking won by two minutes over Volunteer. In the painting the crew of Muritai are having trouble 'breaking out' the top of their spinnaker. ^^^Volunteer was late crossing the starting line and is following Viking down the harbour. A trading cutter, in cloud shadow on the left hand side, beats up the harbour together with a smaller racing yacht (astern of Volunteer). A fresh westerly is blowing and clouds cast shadows across the foreground water and background land. The paddle wheel ferry Victoria followed the First Class yachts carrying a crowd of sightseers. The Viking was designed by the famous New Zealand designer Charles Bailey Jnr, built at the yard of Charles Bailey Snr and was launched on 23 December 1893. She was built for the wealthy Bloomfield brothers, Jack, Harry and Ernest and for more than 40 years was the largest yacht in New Zealand. Viking is presently owned by Admiral Sir Gordon Tait of Auckland and is now rigged as a ketch. Volunteer, a 65 foot cutter, was built in Sydney, Australia, in 1888 and designed by the eccentric Scotsman Reeks. He declared that she should challenge for the America's Cup but she was too small of course. She was bought by Tom Henderson and sailed to Auckland in 1893. His hopes of dominating the First Class fleet were dashed with the launching of the Viking. Muritai was a 54 foot cutter designed and built in 1882 by another of New Zealand's renowned designers, Robert Logan.

08102441
"Moonlight arrival at Nantucket,1886. The schooner Fortuna, Commodore Henry S. Hovey, rounds Brandt Point." Oil on canvas, 36" x 48", 2000. Private collection. Copyright © 2000. A.D Blake. All rights reserved. The large 109ft schooner "Fortuna" ghosts into Nantucket under 'all sails' in calm moonlit conditions. A few 'catspaws' of wind ruffle the water on the right hand side while the outgoing tide around Brandt Point creates swirls in the water's surface on the left hand side. The local catboat "Lillian" rounds Brandt Point just ahead of Fortuna. Both are followed by a sailing dory, a typical means of island transport in the late 1800's. In the right hand background the lights of the Nantucket Hotel (built 1884 and removed 1905) reflect in the calm water. Behind the bowsprit of Fortuna is the Brandt Point lighthouse, nowadays a part of the Coastguard station. ^^^In the harbour, a three-master 'makes sail', but will have to wait for more breeze before she can leave. The steamer "Island Home", alongside Steamboat Wharf, is making steam in preparation for departure. Fortuna was built for Henry Hovey in 1883 and was his 'flagship' when he served as the Commodore of the Eastern yacht Club from 1884 to 1886. Due to his unprecedented popularity, he was again elected Commodore in 1899 (still with Fortuna) and was the first Commodore to die in office in 1900.

08102440
"The schooner Atlantic on her record breaking Transatlantic Race of 1905." Oil on canvas, 18" x 24", 1997. Private collection. Copyright © 1997. A.D Blake. All rights reserved. The 185 ft, three-masted schooner "Atlantic", designed by William Gardner for Wilson Marshall and built of steel at Townsend Downey yard, Shooter's Island, in 1903. Eleven yachts entered the "Emperor's Cup" transatlantic race of 1905. ^^^They ranged in size from the 108 ft schooner Fleur de Lys to the 245ft full rigged Valhalla. Atlantic took a mid northern great circle course from Sandy Hook to the Lizard of the English Channel, meeting icebergs on the way. Skippered by the professional Charlie Barr, Atlantic created a record of 12 days 4 hours one minute and 19 seconds which was to stand until broken in August 1980 by the foiler/trimaran Cote d'Or skippered by Eric Tabarly. From the noon to noon, beginning on May 23rd, Atlantic covered 341 nautical miles at an average of 14,2 knots. For the race she carried a square sail which was flown from the foremast, when the wind was well aft of the beam, as shown in the painting.

08102439
"Viking leads Ilex and Rawene past North Head. Auckland Anniversary Regatta, January 29th, 1914." Oil on canvas, 61 cm x 91 cm, 2002. Private collection. Copyright © 2002. A.D Blake. All rights reserved. With a fresh Northerly wind behind her, the large 64ft yawl "Viking" surges past North Head, closely followed by "Ilex" (52ft LOA) and "Rawene" (42.5ft LOA), on her way to the turning mark off Orakei, Auckland, New Zealand. ^^^The Viking has a water sail furled beneath the main boom and transparent patches on the lower mainsail show where the sea spray has hit. Her mainsail is the 'old fashioned' vertical cut whereas both Ilex and Rawene have the new cross cut mainsails. Viking had a close tussle with Ilex but finished second behind the Logan designed Iorangi, who led from start to finish. Rawene passed Ilex just before the finish to come third. In the background on the left hand side is the Devonport wharf with the Esplanade Hotel (built 1903) further to the right. Mt. Victoria,

08102438
"Nantucket evening, circa 1886." 20" x 30". Oil on canvas, 2002. Copyright © 2002 A.D Blake. All rights reserved. The paddlewheel steamer "Nantucket" raises steam as it readies to depart Steamboat Wharf. Astern of the "Nantucket", the large three masted schooner "Mary E. Crosby" hoists sail as it prepares to leave. Catboats lie at anchor in the foreground as the pilot schooner "Lizzie and Helen" sails slowly out in the very light breeze.

08102437
"The Constellation off Marblehead, 1892." Oil on canvas, 30" x 40", 2000. Private collection. Copyright © 2000. A.D Blake. All rights reserved. 136ft Eastern Yacht Club schooner "Constellation" (designed by Edward Burgess and built in 1889) sailing past the outside of Marblehead at sunset in summer. Passing just ahead of Constellation is the Herreshoff sloop "Gloriana", the winner of the 46ft waterline class of 1891. Further to windward is the 29 foot catboat "Harbinger". Astern of Constellation is the schooner "Dauntless". ^^^All three large yachts took part in the Eastern and New York Yacht Club's cruise of 1892 to Marblehead. The grand finale of the cruise was the firework display in Marblehead Harbour. Constellation was owned by Bayard Thayer of Boston from 1892 to 1895 and remained the 'queen' of the Eastern Yacht Club fleet for many years.

08102436
"Mayflower leaves Nantucket, 1904." Oil on canvas, 36" x 48", 2001. Private collection. Copyright © 2001. A.D Blake. All rights reserved. It is early in the morning just prior to sunrise, with the full moon casting a glow on Nantucket town and harbor. The large schooner "Mayflower" is making her way out of the harbour and around the new Brandt Point lighthouse. In the foreground, a small sailing dory heads into the harbour. ^^^The speed of the Mayflower, in the favorable breeze, will ensure she crosses ahead of the dory. The paddlewheel steamer Nantucket can be seen alonside the end of Steamboat Wharf. Coastal trading schooners and local catboats are anchored off the town. The tide has started to ebb around Brandt Point causing swirls on the waters and around the piles of the lighthouse. The Mayflower, designed by Edward Burgess and launched in 1886, successfully defended the America's Cup in 1886 against the British challenger Galatea. Mayflower was launched as a cutter and later changed to schooner rig, as shown in the painting. She was owned by W.A Gardner of Boston from 1890 to 1904 and sailed under the flag of the Eastern Yacht Club of Marblehead.

08102435
"America entering Marblehead Harbour after the combined Eastern Yacht Club / New York Yacht Club Regatta of August 11th, 1887." Oil on canvas, 30" x 40", 1999. Private collection. Copyright © 1999. A.D Blake. All rights reserved. ^^^ Having finished the Eastern Yacht Club's Regatta in fourth place in her class, America is shown entering Marblehead late in the afternoon. Just astern of America is the Mayflower, the successful America's Cup defender of 1886, closely followed by the Clara. Over by the point is the small Hilda, whose crew have been out watching the day's racing. A large banner has been hoisted to America's mainmast which some New York yachting journalists of the day referred to her as being dressed up "like an East River excursion barge". The increased attention would have delighted General Butler, a person who never shied from controversy. America is shown in her new rig configuration, as designed by Edward Burgess in 1885, and with white topsides, changed from the black at the beginning of the 1887 season. A cloud shadow darkens the foreground water and contrasts with the bright reflection, off the water, of America's sails. A cormorant, sitting on a floating log, watches the America pass.

08102434
"Regatta Day between the Eastern and the New York Yacht Clubs, Marblehead, August 11, 1902." Oil on canvas, 28" x 40", 1999. Private collection. Copyright © 1999. A.D Blake. All rights reserved. The large black 136 foot schooner "Constellation" (Frank Skinner) of the Eastern Yacht Club, is shown leading the fleets of the Eastern and New York Yacht Clubs out of Marblehead Harbor on the morning of August 11, 1902, for the day's racing. On Constellation's port side is the Eastern Yacht Club's Flagship, the 212 foot steamer "Pantooset" (Commodore Bigelow). Crossing astern of Constellation is the 124 foot Flagship of the New York Yacht Club, "Corona" (Commodore Lewis Cass Ledyard). ^^^Following astern of Corona is the 106 foot New York Seventy Rainbow, with other yachts of the combined fleets following astern. The paddle wheel steamer Gay Head was chartered for the day by the yacht clubs to take members out to watch the days racing. She is shown on the left hand side of the painting. A narrow fairway, marked by blue flagged buoys on the east side and red on the west side of the harbor, was required to allow movement of the 1000 strong fleet within Marblehead Harbor. The day started out beautifully fine, but clouds started to move in, as shown in the painting, and later on there were sudden downpours of rain. Yachts not taking part in the regatta have 'dressed ship' (flown flags from bow to stern and up to the mastheads) in celebration. Clouds cast shadows on some of the land in the background and create interesting patterns on the foreground water.

08102433
"The America at Newport, August 16th 1880" Oil on canvas, 18" x 30", 1995. Private collection. Copyright © 1995. A.D Blake. All rights reserved. The famous schooner "America", owned by Colonel Benjamin Franklin Butler, is sailing across Newport Harbor ^^^whilst other yachts of the New York, Eastern and New Bedford yacht clubs make sail in preparation for the race to New Bedford. Crossing America's wake and about to change tacks is Mischief. She was the successful defender of the America's Cup in 1881. Beyond America's bow is the white cutter Fanny and alongside her the New York Yacht Club Commodore's black schooner Rambler.

08102432
"Britannia and Vigilant race past Norris Castle, Isle of Wight, 1894". Oil on canvas, 26" x 40", 1998. Private collection. Copyright © 1998. A.D Blake. All rights reserved. "Britannia" is shown to windward of "Vigilant" heading for the finish line off Cowes. Astern of Britannia is the large schooner "Ariadne", and "Calluna" further astern. A gust has just hit Britannia and she has buried her lee rail as she thunders towards the finish. Britannia, Vigilant and Calluna were all launched in 1893. Britannia was designed by George Watson, Vigilant by Nathanael G. Herreshoff and Calluna by William Fife Jnr. Britannia sailed under the ownership of Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) ^^^won more races than Vigilant in the 1894 season, however all races were very closely contested. Vigilant successfully defended the America's Cup against Valkyrie II in 1893.

08102431
"Britannia leading the fleet up the Solent in 1893. Navahoe, Satanita and Iverna following." Oil on canvas, 24" x 40", 1997. Private collection. Copyright © 1997. A.D Blake. All rights reserved. "Britannia", with all canvas set, races up the Solent towards Cowes. Following close astern is the American yacht "Navahoe", "Satanita" on Navahoe windward quarter and "Iverna" astern in the distance. To windward of Britannia, a Thames barge can be seen, well loaded down, sailing to windward. Built by Henderson's on the Clyde in 1893 and designed by George L. Watson for the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII), "Britannia" had an extremely successful career spanning over 40 years. Out of 635 races she won 231 firsts out of a total of 360 prizes. She had an overall length of 121 ft 6 inches, waterline length of 87 ft 9 inches and a beam of 23 ft 4 inches. Navahoe, shown following second behind Britannia, was designed by Nathanael Herreshoff and also built in 1893. She arrived in England from Rhode Island in time for Cowes Week 1893. She was also very successful winning 6 out 18 starts during the 1893 season.

08102430
"Puritan passing Genesta in the second race for the America's Cup, September 16th 1885." Oil on canvas. 2003. 26" x 40". Copyright © 2003 A.D. Blake. All rights reserved. "Puritan" was designed by Edward Burgess and built for a Boston syndicate led by J. Malcolm Forbes and General Charles J. Paine. "Genesta" was designed by the Irish designer J. Beavor-Webb and owned by Sir Richard Sutton, representing the Royal Yacht Squadron. ^^^In a course consisting of a 20 mile run to leeward followed by a 20 mile beat back to windward the "Genesta" led by more than two minutes at the leeward mark. Both yachts had jack topsails up for the run. Puritan took down her topsail and housed her topmast for the beat back to the finish, whereas "Genesta" replaced her jack topsail with a working topsail. In winds gusting in excess of 30 knots on the beat, the "Genesta" was overcanvassed and her sails flogged at times in the gusts. In the painting "Puritan" can be seen passing "Genesta" to windward. There was a short steep sea running and both yachts were sending the spray flying. Most of the crews are positioned along the windward rail. To windward of "Puritan" is a chartered tug with members of the New York Yacht Club aboard and other spectator yachts. "Puritan" went on to win the race and thus successfully defended the America's Cup.

08102429
"Ranger leading Endeavour 2, Yankee and Endeavour past Gay Head, Martha's Vineyard, August 21, 1937". Oil on canvas, 30" x 40", 2000 Private collection. Copyright © 2000 A.D Blake. All rights reserved. ^^^In the race from Mattapoisett to Edgartown, on the New York Yacht Club cruise of 1937, "Ranger" led the J-Class fleet from start to finish. Ranger is shown racing past the Gay Head Lighthouse on her way up Vineyard Sound after rounding the Vineyard Sound Lightship. There was a fresh 25 knot breeze and large seas. Harold Vanderbilt, the owner and skipper of Ranger remarked in his book "On the Wind's Highway" that he had not often seen bigger seas in the Vineyard Sound than on that race to Edgartown. The sun's reflection is sparkling off the water and clouds cast shadows on the background land and on the Endeavour II. Following close behind Endeavour II is the Race Committee boat for the America's Cup Wilhelmina. She was also the Race Committee boat, which Ranger won convincingly sailing against Endeavour II, two weeks before. At Ranger's wheel is Harold Vanderbilt with Gertrude Vanderbilt close alongside.

08102428
"Columbia passes to windward of Shamrock I during the third race of the America's Cup, 1899." Oil on canvas, 30" x 40", 1999. Private collection. Copyright © 1999 A.D Blake. All rights reserved. Columbia was the third successfull America's Cup defender designed by the famous Nathanael Herreshoff. She was 131 ft long, 24 ft beam and carried 13,335 sq.ft. of sail. Shamrock I was designed by William Fife Jr. She was 137 ft long, 24 ft beam and carried 14,027 sq.ft. of sail. She was the first of five Shamrocks designed and built for Sir Thomas Lipton in his unsuccessful quest for the America's Cup. Here, both yachts have just taken in their spinnakers ^^^as they reach up to the leeward mark. There is a scramble on the foredecks of both yachts as the crews fight the spinnakers into submission in the fresh breeze. Columbia, starting a minute after Shamrock I (there being a two minute 'window' in which each yacht could choose to start) passed her just prior to rounding the leeward mark and went on to win by 6 minutes 34 seconds, on corrected time. In the background can be seen the black steamyacht Corsair, owned by the commodore of the New York Yacht Club, J. Pierpont Morgan. The white steamyacht behind Corsair bow is the Sir Thomas Lipton's (the owner of Shamrock) Erin.

08102427
"Vigilant and Valkyrie II. America's Cup, October 13th, 1893." Oil on canvas, 30" x 40", 2002. Copyright © 2002 A.D Blake. All rights reserved. One of the most exciting races in America's Cup history was sailed on a very fresh day, October 13th 1893, between the American defender "Vigilant", a Nathanael Herreshoff designed and built (by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Co.) and the British challenger "Valkyrie II". In the painting Vigilant and Valkyrie II are both shown with reefs in their mainsails as they start on the 'thrash' to the windward mark. The spray is flying as they plunge into and over the seas. Starting off the Sandy Hook Lightship (right hand background) ^^^Valkyrie II (to windward of Vigilant) led by 2 minutes after the 15 mile beat to the windward mark. On the run back to the finish, Vigilant shook out the reef in her mainsail, put up a club topsail and spinnaker and managed to pass and beat Valkyrie II by 40 seconds on corrected time after Valkyrie II blew her spinnaker to pieces in the 30 knot wind.

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"Jubilee leads Colonia and Pilgrim around the markboat, 1893." Oil on canvas, 24" x 40", 1998. Private collection. Copyright © 1998 A.D Blake. All rights reserved. Jubilee, built in 1893 for General Paine together with Colonia, built at Herreshoff's for a syndicate consisting of Archibald Rogers, J. Pierpont Morgan and J.E Brooks and Pilgrim, also built for a syndicate, were all contenders for the defence of the America's Cup in 1893. All three boats were approximately 124' long and 85' on the waterline. (Vigilant, also designed and built by Herreshoff's, was the successful defender). ^^^The painting depicts a race, held by the Eastern Yacht Club, with Jubilee leading Colonia, in cloud shadow, and Pilgrim around the markboat. The sun is low in the sky but in the fresh breeze Jubilee is carrying too much sail and her mainsail is luffing as she climbs over the swell. The crew on Colonia are still struggling on the foredeck trying to bundle the spinnaker down below. Pilgrim has left her spinnaker up too long and it is doubtful wether they will be able to get it down before rounding the markboat. Other yachts of the Eastern Yacht Club fleet follow behind, under cloud shadow.

08102415
"Resolute crosses Shamrock IV's bow during the third race for the America's Cup, 1920." Oil on canvas, 30" x 40", 1998. Private collection. Copyright © 1998 A.D Blake. All rights reserved. In the painting "Resolute" has just managed to cross ahead of "Shamrock IV" and take the lead. The crew of Shamrock IV are poised ready to tack onto port, should Resolute now tack on to starboard. Resolute was the last America's Cup defender designed by the great Nathanael G. Herreshoff. Shamrock IV was designed by Charles E. Nicholson and was an unusual 'scow' type of design with considerable 'tumblehome' in the topsides. On the left hand side of the painting is "Commodore J". Pierpont Morgan's 304 feet Corsair "III". Directly behind Corsair III is Sir Thomas Lipton's "Erin". ^^^Shamrock IV was the Sir Thomas Lipton's fourth challenge for the America's Cup. His fifth and final challenge was with Shamrock V in 1930. This America's Cup of 1920 was also the last to be sailed with gaff rigged yachts. As the wind freshened during the third race, a windward-leeward course of 30 miles, Resolute came from behind to pass Shamrock IV and led by nearly 2 minutes at the windward mark.

08102414
"Columbia leads Shamrock. America's Cup, October 20th 1899." Oil on canvas, 30" x 40", 2002. Copyright © 2002 A.D Blake. All rights reserved. The third and final race for the America's Cup of 1899 ^^^was a 15 mile leg to leeward followed by a return to windward to finish off the Sandy Hook Lightship. In the painting Columbia has just passed Shamrock in the fresh following breeze. Both yachts flew spinnakers on this downwind leg and Columbia has just taken in her topsail (furled against the topmast). Shamrock's crew are still clearing the spinnaker from the foredeck. In the beat back to the finish Shamrock continued to fall further behind Columbia finally finishing 6 minutes after Columbia. Columbia was designed by Nathanael Herreshoff and built at the Herreshoff's yard in Bristol, Rhode Island. Shamrock was designed by William Fife Jr. and built by Thornycroft at Woolston, near Southampton. Shamrock was the first of five yachts with which Sir Thomas Lipton challenged for the America's Cup. Columbia was owned by a New York Yacht Club syndicate headed by C. Oliver Iselin. Columbia successfully defended the America's Cup for a second time in 1901 against Lipton's Shamrock II.

08102412
"Volunteer" leads "Thistle" in the first race for the America's Cup, September 27th 1887. Oil on canvas, 30" x 40", 1999. Private collection. Copyright © 1999 A.D Blake. All rights reserved. The painting depicts the defender "Volunteer" crossing ahead of the Scottish challenger "Thistle" as they tack their way down New York Harbour, past Staten Island to the turning mark at the Southwest Spit Buoy. ^^^The huge spectator fleet, some of which can be seen in the background, continually got in the way of the two racing yachts, resulting in Volunteer hanging out a large sign off her stern, "KEEP ASTERN". Volunteer won this race by over nineteen minutes. She also won the second race by twelve minutes and thus the America's Cup. Volunteer was designed by Edward Burgess and was 106,5 ft long, 20,25 ft beam and carried 8,968 sq. ft. of sail.

08102411
Shamrock II racing Columbia in the America's Cup, New York, followed by spectators on excursion steamers. Illustration by Charles Dickson, R.I., in The Graphic magazine, 21 September 1901. Original magazine in collection of Christian Fevrier.

08102400
Interior of 12.2m "A Capella" built 1980-81 from a Walter Greene design by Spencer Merz and Charlie Capelle. ^^^After being damaged, she was abandonned in Camaret. She was then saved by Capelle, who spent 5,000 hours over seven years during the weekends, rebuilding the trimaran. Charlie finished 2nd in his class in the 1998 Rum race. With some bad luck, the crew sailing the trimaran back to Europe capsized near Nova Scotia. Finally, the drifting trimaran crossed the Atlantic alone, arriving in Galicia in 1999. Not discouraged, Capelle bought the wreck from the Spaniards.

08102399
British challenger "Genesta" rounding the Sandy Hook Light Vessel in the first race of the fifth Challenge for the America's Cup, on September 14, 1885. "Puritan", the leading defender, has already rounded the mark. She won the 32.6 mile long race by 16 minutes and 19 seconds. Engraving by Mrs. M.J. Burns and J.O. Davidson. Harpers Weekly, September 1885. Original in collection of Christian Fevrier. ^^^"Genesta" was a J. Beavor-Webb and George Watson design. A typical deep, narrow cutter, with loose-footed mainsail, she was beaten in two races by "Puritan", losing the second by 1' 38 seconds only, in thirty knots of wind. On "Genesta", the bow wave is sending spray very high. On the right, the crowded New-York tugs are watching the scene.

08102398
Dramatic rescue at sea, as published on the cover of an old magazine. It appears that the ship is aground on a shoal, and three sailors are awaiting rescue on the bow. In the collection of Christian Fevrier.

08102397
Artist Gilles Mallet crewing the Marc Lombard designed foiler "Ker Cadelac", Porto-Cervo, Italy.

08102396
Patrick Morvan, skipper of "Jet Services I" and "Jet Services II", heading to Kiel fot the 1985 Round Europe Race.

08102395
Patrick Morvan, 1985.

08102394
Florence Arthaud helming the newly launched "Jet Services II" off Concarneau (South Brittany), some months before the 1984 ^^^singlehanded Ostar, where the skipper, Patrick Morvan, hit a tree trunk and had to abandon the yacht at sea.

08102393
Sailors who have capsized at sea join for a photo in Millbay Docks, Plymouth, UK, before the start of the 1984 Ostar. ^^^From left to right: Rorry Nuggent, who capsized with his Newick-designed proa Lady Godiva in 1980 during the crossing between Martha's Vineyard Island and UK. The young guy with curled blond hair is Frenchman Yves Le Cornec, who capsized with the previous Mike Birch's Olympus trimaran close to Nova Scotia during a winter crossing. The late Phil Weld, a famous American publisher, stands in the centre. In 1976, a rogue wave capsized his Gulf Streamer, a Newick design, en route for England. Following the experience, Newick made a new trimaran for him: Rogue Wave. On the right is the Manx Nick Keig who suffered a capsize with Three Legs of Mann, one of his several Kelsall trimarans, that he used to build in a sheepfold with the help of the very young Rick Tomlinson, then his apprentice photographer.

08102392
Yacht designer, Marc Lombard, in front of a poster from artist Yannick Mannier. Brest Multihull Grand Prix 1985.

08102391
French yacht designer Guy Ribadeau-Dumas.

08102390
Canadian skipper Michael Birch securing the mainsail of his trimaran "Olympus", winner of the 1978 Singlehanded first Transatlantic Rum Race. Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe, French Caribbean.

08102388
Skipper Michael Birch aboard trimaran "Olympus", in the middle of the Channel before the singlehanded Rum Race, Summer 1978.

08102386
Ted Turner, the CNN tycoon and America's Cup winner in 1977 with "Courageous", Newport, USA, 1989.

08102385
In 1980, the Swedish challenge came to Newport with a wood carving representing the efforts of the Swedish team to catch the America's Cup. The carving was on display in Thames Street.

08102384
Pat Healey, the American ISAF judge.

08102383
Halsey C. Herreshoff, President of the Herreshoff Marine Museum and grandson of the great US designer, Nathanael Herreshoff.

08102382
Gary Jobson, America's Cup and sailing TV commentator. San Diego, 1992.

08102381
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, in the early 1800's. People are using a rope to help the boat face towards the waves and sail in the right direction. Two others in the foreground are repairing a capstan, used to haul the boats ashore. Engraving by Mrs. H.W. Bartlett and T.Barber. Published in the "Barber's Picturesque Illustrations of the Isle of Wight", Simpkin & Marshall, London. 1845. Original book in library of Christian Fevrier.

08102379
Watcombe Bay, Isle of Wight, 1845. Etching by Mrs. H. Bartlett and H. Winkles. Published in the "Barber's Picturesque Illustrations of the Isle of Wight", Simpkin & Marshall, London. Original in the collection of Christian Fevrier.

08102378
The Needles Rocks, Isle of Wight, in 1845. View from Scratchell's Bay. Local fishermen are gathering shells on the shore, and to the right of the middle rock, the remaining base of "Lot's wife", a 120 foot high pillar can be seen. Etching by Mrs. W.H. Bartlett and T. Barber. Published in the "Barber's Picturesque Illustrations of the Isle of Wight", Simpkin & Marshall, London. 1845. Original engraving in the collection of Christian Fevrier.

08102377
The Needles Rock and Scratchell's Bay with lighthouse on the cliff, Isle of Wight, circa 1800. Etching by Mrs. T. Barber. Published in the "Barber's Picturesque Illustrations of the Isle of Wight", Simpkin & Marshall, London. 1845. Original book in collection of Christian Fevrier.

08102376
Shanklin Chine, on the south-east coast of Isle of Wight, 1845. Engraving by Mrs. H. Bartlett and E. Radclyffe. In the "Barber's Picturesque Illustrations of the Isle of Wight", Simpkin & Marshall, London. Original book in of collection Christian Fevrier.

08102375
Shanklin Chine, on the southeast coast of Isle of Wight, 1845. Engraving by T. Barber. In the "Barber's Picturesque Illustrations of the Isle of Wight", Simpkin & Marshall, London. 1845. Original book in collection of Christian Fevrier.

08102374
Shanklin Chine, on the south-east coast of the Isle of Wight, 1845. A popular spot of the Victorian era. Engraving by Mrs. H. Bartlett and H. Winkles. In the "Barber's Picturesque Illustrations of the Isle of Wight", Simpkin & Marshall, London. 1845. Original book in collection of Christian Fevrier.

08102373
Scratchell's Bay on the Isle of Wight, 1845. To the left are some men with a basket and pole which may be for collecting eggs or feathers from the thousands of nesting holes in the cliff. On the hill top stands a lighthouse. Etching by Mrs. T. Barber and W. Wallis. In the "Barber'sPicturesque Illustrations of the Isle of Wight", Simpkin & Marshall, London. 1845. Original edition in collection of Christian Fevrier.

08102372
Ryde Pier, Isle of Wight, 1845. Etching by T. Barber. Published in "Barber's Picturesque Illustrations of the Isle of Wight", Simpkin & Marshall, London. 1845. Original in the collection of Christian Fevrier.

08102371
Puckaster Cove, near St.Lawrence and St. Catherine Point on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, circa 1845. Local fishermen are repairing their boats and nets while fish are dried between two poles. The hand-manned capstan was used to haul the heavy boats up onto the shore. Engraving by Mrs. W. Bartlett and W. Wallis. In the "Barber's Picturesque Illustrations of the Isle of Wight", Simpkin & Marshall, London. 1845. Original book in the collection of Christian Fevrier.

08102370
Medieval-styled Norris Castle, east Cowes, Isle of Wight, viewed from the Solent. Engraving by Mrs. H. Bartlett and T. Barber. Published in the "Barber's Picturesque Illustrations of the Isle of Wight", Simpkin & Marshall, London. In the collection of Christian Février. ^^^In 1833, Norris Castle was tenanted by the Duchess of Kent.

08102369
Freshwater Cave, one of the eleven caves between Freshwater Bay and The Needles that could be visited in the early 1800's. It was 120 feet in depth and its crude arch about thirty feet wide and the same high. Etching from Mrs. T. Barber and H. Winkles, first published inthe "Barber's Picturesque Illustrations of the Isle of Wight",Simpkin & Marshall, London. 1845. In collection Christian Fevrier.

08102368
Arched Rock and cliffs of Freshwater bay, Isle of Wight. Etching by T. Barber. Published in the "Barber's Picturesque Illustrations of the Isle of Wight", Simpkin & Marshall, London. 1845. In Collection of Christian Fevrier.

08102367
Freshwater Bay with Arch Rock, now disappeared, on the left, with a bark passing under it, Isle of Wight, circa 1845. Etching from Mrs. W. Bartlett and H. Winkles. Published in the "Barber's Picturesque Illustrations of the Isle of Wight", Simpkin & Marshall, London. 1845. In collection of Christian Fevrier.

08102365
Bonchurch, on the South East coast of the Isle of Wight, circa 1800. Engraving by Mrs. T. Barber and H. Winkles. Published in the "Barber's Picturesque Illustrations of the Isle of Wight", Simpkin & Marshall, 1845. Original book in library of Christian Fevrier.

08102363
Bembridge village on the east coast of the Isle of Wight, viewed from St. Helens, circa 1845. Etching from Mrs. W. Bartlett and T. Barber, Bonchurch, from the "Barber's Picturesque Illustrations of the Isle of Wight", Simpkin & Marshall, 1845. Original book in collection of Christian Fevrier.

08102362
Arched Rock on the Isle of Wight, 1845. The arch has since been washed away. Etching from Mrs. W. Bartlett and T. Barber, first published in the "Barber's Picturesque Illustrations of the Isle of Wight", Simpkin & Marshall, London. 1845. Original engraving in collection of Christian Fevrier.

08102361
Arched Rock on the Isle of Wight, 1845. The arch has since been washed away. Hand colored etching from Mrs. W. Bartlett and T. Barber. The original engraving, in black and white, was first published in the "Barber's Picturesque Illustrations of the Isle of Wight", Simpkin & Marshall, London. Original engraving in collection of Christian Fevrier.

08102360
Alum Bay and the Needles Rocks, Isle of Wight. On the hill top, the first west-built lighthouse. Etching by Mrs. W. Bartlett and T. Barber. In the "Barber's Picturesque Illustrations of the Isle of Wight", Simpkin & Marshall, London. 1845. Original book in collection of Christian Fevrier.

08102359
General Charles Paine managed what has become known as "the first modern America's Cup Defence Syndicate" in 1885. As published in "A Testimonial to Charles J. Paine and Edward Burgess from the City of Boston, for their successful defence of the America's Cup." 1887. In collection of Christian Fevrier.

08102353
Yacht "Oracle BMW" (USA-76) prepares the spinnaker during the Louis Vuitton Cup Final, Race 2, 13 January 2003. Auckland, New Zealand. ^^^ Alinghi (SUI-64) beat Oracle BMW by 4seconds.

08102352
Chris Dickson on "Oracle BMW" (USA-76) rounds the mark during the Louis Vuitton Cup Final, Race 2, 13 January 2003. Auckland, New Zealand. ^^^ Alinghi (SUI-64) beat Oracle BMW by 4seconds.

08102335
Team New Zealand training before the start of the America's Cup, February 2003, Auckland, New Zealand.

08102334
Team New Zealand training before the start of the America's Cup, February 2003, Auckland, New Zealand.

08102331
Team New Zealand training before the start of the America's Cup, February 2003, Auckland, New Zealand.

08102330
Team New Zealand training before the start of the America's Cup, February 2003, Auckland, New Zealand.

08102327
Ernesto Bertarelli's yacht, crowded with spectators at the Docking Ceremony in the Viaduct Basin, Auckland. Louis Vuitton Cup, January 2003. ^^^"Alinghi" have just beaten "Oracle" in the Louis Vuitton Cup and will go on to challenge Team New Zealand for the America's Cup 2003.

08102326
Crowds gathering in Viaduct Basin, Auckland, for the Docking Ceremony, 19 January 03. Louis Vuitton Cup 2002/03. ^^^"Alinghi" have just beaten "Oracle BMW" and will go on to challenge "Team New Zealand" for the America's Cup 2003.

08102325
Crowds gathering in Viaduct Basin, Auckland, for the Docking Ceremony, 19 January 03. Louis Vuitton Cup 2002/03. ^^^"Alinghi" have just beaten "Oracle BMW" and will go on to challenge "Team New Zealand" for the America's Cup 2003.

08102324
Bow of "Alinghi" at the docking ceremony of the Louis Vuitton Cup, January 2003.

08102322
"Oracle" at Louis Vuitton Cup Docking Ceremony, 19 January 2003, after having just been beaten ^^^by "Alinghi". Auckland, New Zealand.

08102320
Russell Coutts holding the Cup at the Louis Vuitton Cup 2002/03 Docking Ceremony, celebrating the "Alinghi" win. 19 January 2003, Auckland, New Zealand.

08102319
Ernesto Bertarelli uncorks the champagne as "Alinghi" celebrate their victory at the Louis Vuitton Cup Docking Ceremony 2002/03, 19 January 2003. Auckland, New Zealand.

08102318
Ernesto Bertarelli uncorks the champagne as "Alinghi" celebrate their victory at the Louis Vuitton Cup Docking Ceremony 2002/03, 19 January 2003. Auckland, New Zealand.

08102317
Chief Designer Tom Schnackenberg (right) and Skipper Dean Barker present the cigar-shaped bulb of "NZL-82" at the Team New Zealand compound for the 2nd Unveiling day of the Louis Vuitton Cup 2002/03. Auckland, New Zealand.

08102288
Yacht "Alinghi" racing during Louis Vuitton Cup 2002/03 Semi Final, Race 3 in Auckland, New Zealand. ^^^ Alinghi (SUI-64) beat Oracle BMW (USA-76).

08102285
Yacht "OneWorld" racing "Prada" in Louis Vuitton Cup 2002/03 Semi Final, Race 3, in Auckland, New Zealand. OneWorld (USA-67) beat Prada (ITA-74).

08102284
Yacht "Oracle BMW" racing in Louis Vuitton Cup 2002/03 Semi Final, Race 1, in Auckland, New Zealand. ^^^ Oracle BMW (USA-76) were beaten by Alinghi (SUI-64).

08102281
Yacht "Alinghi" racing in Louis Vuitton Cup 2002/03 Semi Final, Race 1, in Auckland, New Zealand. ^^^ Alinghi (SUI-64) beat Oracle BMW (USA-76).

08102272
America's Cup trophy in glass case, 2003.

08102271
Larry Ellison of "Oracle" (USA-76), Louis Vuitton Cup 2002/03.

08102211
Louis Vuitton Cup 2002/03. Final, Race 1. "Oracle" (USA-76) against "Alinghi" (SUI-64). Auckland, New Zealand. ^^^Alinghi won the start and rapidly took a good lead, later winning by 1' 24".

08102188
Louis Vuitton Cup 2002/03. Semi Final, Race 4. Ernesto Bertarelli and Russell Coutts of "Alinghi Challenge" (SUI-64). Auckland, New Zealand, ^^^after beating Oracle BMW (USA-76) and qualifying for the Finals.

08102119
Louis Vuitton Cup 2002/03, Quarter Final, Race 3. Lorenzo Mazza, Upwind Trimmer and Torben Grael, Tactician (black hat), Prada Challenge (ITA-74). Auckland, New Zealand.

08102068
Team "Alinghi" Challenge celebrating their victory in the America's Cup. Viaduct Basin, Auckland, New Zealand, 2 March 2003.

08102067
Ernesto Bertarelli and Team "Alinghi" Challenge celebrating their victory in the America's Cup. Viaduct Basin, Auckland, New Zealand, 2 March 2003.

08102066
After another race is cancelled (race 5), a spectators' charter boat is reducing their prices. America's Cup 2003, Auckland, New Zealand.

08102062
Surrounded by local women, the winners of the 1982 Singlehanded Transatlantic Rum Race: Winner Marc Pajot (left); 2nd place Bruno Peyron and Michael Birch (right). On the centre is Olivier Moussy, ^^^the real hero of the race in rescuing the capsized Australian sailor Ian Johnston. Contrary to the ocean international racing rules, the UNCL race committee deducted only 50 % of the time lost by Olivier for the rescue. This unfair decision created a national scandal at the time. Last to the right, Michael Birch - the 1978 winner-, finished third, two hours after Peyron. His boat, Vital, was a 15,60 catamaran designed by Nigel Irens.

08102061
Surrounded by local women, the winners of the 1982 Singlehanded Transatlantic Rum Race: Winner Marc Pajot (left); 2nd place Bruno Peyron and Michael Birch (right). On the front row, looking at Marc Pajot, Olivier Moussy, ^^^the real hero of the race in rescuing the capsized Australian sailor Ian Johnston.

08102058
Catamaran "Jean Stalaven", skippered by Dominique Marsaudon, at the start of the Singlehanded Transatlantic Rum Race, 1986. ^^^In the gale of 12 November, Dominique capsized and was rescued one day later by a ship. 22.65m long, but only 19.70m beam, the boat was a Michel Joubert design, which Dominique built himself.

08102056
Walter Greene at the start the 1986 Singlehanded Transatlantic Rum Race off Saint Malo, France. With his 13.72m long catamaran "Sebago", built with his wife Joan, he crossed the 3,500 miles in 23d 19h 14', finishing 13th.

08102055
Walter Greene at the start the 1986 Singlehanded Transatlantic Rum Race off Saint Malo, France. With his 13.72m long catamaran "Sebago", built with his wife Joan, he crossed the 3,500 miles in 23d 19h 14', finishing 13th.

08102054
Singlehanded Transatlantic Rum Race fleet in the Bassin Vauban, November 1986, under the stone walls of ancient city of French corsairs, St. Malo, France.

08102050
Artist painting the multihulls in Saint Malo harbour before the start of the 1994 Route du Rhum, the transatlantic single-handed yacht race. France.

08102049
LoÃ¯c Caradec leading the 1986 Rum Race, leaving Saint-Malo, France. His "Royale" catamaran was fitted with the biggest carbon wing mast ever-built, at 65 sq.m. ^^^In a gale and with a full crew, the 25,90 m catamaran was known to be difficult to control. Three severe lows were scheduled for the race. For everybody, Loic Caradec was taking enormous risks with his life in sailing this huge craft alone. Rapidly, the sleepless skipper was totally exhausted. Pilots were useless naturally and Loic was obliged to steer day and night. The Argos beacon stopped its signals on November 14. Florence Arthaud later discovered the giant capsized with nobody aboard. Loic was a man of wonderful character, full of humour and a great sailor. His loss was a heavy tribute paid to the sponsor's glory. He should have been prevented from starting in these conditions.

08102048
Catamaran "Royale", skippered by Loic Caradec, leading the 1986 Transatlantic Singlehanded Rum Race.

08102043
Roger Roland, in charge of development of the Argos safety beacon from the early seventies, with a beacon on his head. The Argos system was the first to use the early satellites, giving an hourly position. ^^^There was also a possibility for the sailor in trouble to push an emergency button. The distress signal was immediately detected at the Argos headquarters in Toulouse, France. Also, race organizers were able to deliver a full report of positions to the media. Alain Colas was the first to secretly try the device in 1972, when returning from Newport after the Ostar. The first beacon was waterproof but had a short life. Later ones use GPS.

08102040
Philippe Poupon after finishing 9th in the 1982 Rum Race with "Fleury Michon", which is painted on his t-shirt.

08102038
Florence Arthaud on 60ft trimaran "Pierre I" (a Van Peteghem & Lauriot Prevost design), one hour from the singlehanded Rum Race finishing line in Pointe a Pitre, Guadeloupe, French Carribean. 18 November 1990. ^^^Florence finished first, Philippe Poupon second, Laurent Bourgnon third and Michael Birch fourth. She crossed the Atlantic in 14 days 10 hours 8 minutes and 28 seconds, averaging 11, 32 knots along the 3,917 miles of the very tough winter race.

08102036
Florence Arthaud on 60ft trimaran "Pierre I" (a Van Peteghem & Lauriot Prevost design), one hour from the singlehanded Rum Race finishing line in Pointe a Pitre, Guadeloupe, French Carribean. 18 November 1990. ^^^Florence finished first, Philippe Poupon second, Laurent Bourgnon third and Michael Birch fourth. She crossed the Atlantic in 14 days 10 hours 8 minutes and 28 seconds, averaging 11, 32 knots along the 3,917 miles of the very tough winter race.

08102035
Philippe Poupon, winner of the 1987 new Transatlantic record with his trimaran "Fleury Michon VIII", in Sainte Marine, Brittany, ^^^after returning from the Cape Lizard finishing line in Cornwall.

08102034
Philippe Poupon, winner of the 1987 new Transatlantic record with his trimaran "Fleury Michon VIII", in Sainte Marine, Brittany, ^^^after returning from the Cape Lizard finishing line in Cornwall.

08102033
Phil Weld after finishing third on his trimaran "Rogue Wave" in the 1978 Rum Race in Guadeloupe, Caribbean. ^^^Phil crossed the Atlantic in tough winter conditions in 23d 15h 51' and 32 seconds, behind Michael Birch, the winner and Michel Malinovski.

08102031
The late Paul Vatine at the start of the 1986 Singlehanded Transatlantic Rum Race on "Nems Luang". Paul was lost at sea in ^^^1999 during the Two-handed Transat Jacques Vabre race. He was racing with Jean Maurel and his trimaran Chaussures Andre. They capsized at the end of a night of severe conditions. Jean Maurel was saved.

08102030
Marc Pajot taking the jib down on "Elf Aquitaine" after crossing the finishing line in Pointe a Pitre, Guadeloupe, French Caribbean. 25 November 1982. He has won the second singlehanded transatlantic Rum Race.

08102029
The late Paul Vatine at the 1986 Singlehanded Transatlantic Rum Race. Paul was lost at sea ^^^in 1999 during the Two-handed Transat Jacques Vabre. He was racing with Jean Maurel and his trimaran "Chaussures Andre". They capsized at the end of a night of severe conditions. Jean Maurel was saved.

08102026
Stylized seagull heads on the bows of Pascal Herold's Sylvestre Langevin designed trimaran "Dupon Duran" for the 1990 Singlehanded Transatlantic Rum Race.

08102024
Michael Birch and his 10m trimaran "Olympus" winning the first singlehanded Transatlantic Rum Race. Guadeloupe Island leeward coast, 28 November 1978. ^^^The main sheet is eased to depower the mainsail. Soon after, Birch won the race after 23 days 6 hours 59 minutes and 35 seconds. Michel Malinovski, on his 20 metres long, slim monohull "Kriter V", arrived just 98 seconds later.

08102021
Christening of trimaran "Olympus" in Deauville harbour in August 1978. Built by Walter Greene, this 35 foot trimaran ^^^won the Round the British Isles Race in 1978, skippered by Walter & wife Joan.

08102019
Stephane Ruais shows Michael Birch a painting of his trimaran "Olympus" on Le Gosier beach, near Pointe a Pitre, Guadeloupe Island, French Caribbean, November 1978. Michael has just won the first singlehanded transatlantic Rum Race.

08102018
Stephane Ruais shows Michael Birch a painting of his trimaran "Olympus" on Le Gosier beach, near Pointe a Pitre, Guadeloupe Island, French Caribbean, November 1978. Michael has just won the first singlehanded transatlantic Rum Race. Behind Ruais is Frank Page, a British yachting historian.

08102016
Paul Vatine at start of the 1986 Singlehanded Transatlantic Rum Race on trimaran "Nems Luang", a Philip Morrison design. ^^^On the first night he collided with a cargo-ship and had to withdraw.

08102015
Skipper Michael Birch aboard trimaran "Olympus", in the middle of the Channel before the Singlehanded Rum Race, Summer 1978.

08102012
Michel Etevenon presenting the Singlehanded Rum Race to the media at the Maison de la Radio, Paris, in 1998. ^^^In front of nearly 400 press, he explains how the boats will have to arrive by the north of Guadeloupe Island in Caribbean, after crossing the Atlantic from Saint-Malo in Bretagne. Michel Etevenon, an advertising man, became famous with the numerous Kriter yachts that he sponsored since the first Whitbread in 1973. Etevenon wanted to create something big in France. He wanted the professional sailors to be paid like in the other sports and have a more decent life. Florent de Kersauson, the Olivier's brother, put Michel in contact with the rum people in Guadeloupe in 1975. The Observer and the Royal Western Yacht Club decided at the end of 1976 to restrict drastically the boat's lenght in the Ostar. For Michel Etevenon and Florent de Kersauson, it was the green light to create the Rhum Race. Sadly, Michel passed away on Sunday 8 July 2001.

08102011
Marc Pajot, winner of the Singlehanded Transatlantic Rum Race 1982, reading the French newspaper l'Equipe, one day after winning the event ^^^with his aluminium-built catamaran "Elf Aquitaine" in 18d 1h and 38 minutes. The boat was designed by Sylvestre Langevin.

08102010
Marc Pajot, winner of the 1982 Singlehanded Transatlantic Rum race, swimming in Pointe a Pitre, Guadeloupe Island, Caribbean. ^^^With his aluminium-built catamaran "Elf Aquitaine", he beat the 1978 record in 18d 1h and 38 minutes. The boat was designed by Sylvestre Langevin.

08102008
Marc Pajot, winner of the 1982 Singlehanded Transatlantic Rum Race, delivering his first interview to the media in Pointe a Pitre, Guadeloupe Island, Caribbean. ^^^With his aluminium-built catamaran "Elf Aquitaine", he beat the 1978 record in 18d 1h and 38 minutes. The boat had been designed by Sylvestre Langevin.

08102007
Michel Malinovski after finishing 10th in the singlehanded transatlantic Rum Race, 1982.

08102006
Michel Malinovski aboard monohull "Kriter VIII", an Andre Mauric design, 23m long and 3.80m beamy, during the Rum Race, 1982. ^^^He was beaten by nine multihulls, arriving one day and 15 hours after the winner, the catamaran "Elf Aquitaine".

08102005
Michael Birch aboard his "Olympus" trimaran with Michel Malinovski, ^^^days after the finish of the Singlehanded Rum Race 1978. The Canadian skipper won the race 98 seconds ahead his rival Malinovski. Here, Birch has invited the French sailor for a friendly sail on the 9m long trimaran.

08102004
Marc Pajot, winner of the 1982 Singlehanded Transatlantic Rum Race, receiving his trophy from Michel Etevenon, the organizer of the race. ^^^With his aluminium-built catamaran "Elf Aquitaine", Pajot beat the 1978 record in 18d 1h and 38 minutes. The boat was designed by Sylvestre Langevin.

08102003
Michel Malinovski arrived second in the 1978 Transatlantic singlehanded Rum Race, ^^^sailing "Kriter V", a wooden-built, slim monohull, Andre Mauric design. He arrived 98 seconds after the much smaller trimaran "Olympus", skippered by the Canadian Michael Birch.

08102002
Michael Birch on "Fujichrome" in second place in north Guadeloupe in the 1990 Singlehanded Transatlantic Rum Race. ^^^All the boats had to round the island by the west before crossing the finishing line in Pointe a Pitre. Unfortunately, Fujichrome, his Nigel Irens trimaran, was trapped in a wind hole at the end of the day. Poupon and Bourgnon passed him of the shore. And Michael finished fourth, in 15d 6h 48 minutes, only three hours behind Philippe Poupon, second.

08102001
Michael Birch holding a flare at the end of the Rum Race 1986, arriving in Pointe a Pitre, Guadeloupe, French Caribbean. That year he was sailing "Formule Tag", a 24.50m catamaran ^^^built three years earlier at Canadair, Montreal, Canada, and backed by Mansour Ojjeh. He finished fourth in 17d 9h and 28m. Superbly built by the British designer and boat builder Nigel Irens, the catamaran had a very long career, winning the Jules Verne Trophy in 1994.