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08127559
View from the mast of yacht "Shaman" off the northern Vava'u islands, Tonga, Pacific Islands.

08127558
The midnight sun glowing through a flag on a cruising yacht towing a tender in Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, 1998. Property Released.

08127557
Crew member aboard "Shaman" wearing warm clothes as he stands watch near Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, 1998.

08127556
The sun reflecting off the horizon at midnight, from aboard the superyacht "Shaman", Norway, 1998.

08127555
The anchor ball is raised as the anchor is being dropped in a fjord, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, 1998.

08127554
Children playing chess on board a boat. Model released.

08127553
The crew of a cruising catamaran snorkeling over a nearby reef at Sapodilla Cays, Belize. Model and Property Released.

08127552
Islands off Puerto Rico, Caribbean.

08127551
Cruising yacht at anchor, the Bahamas. Property Released.

08127550
Seaplane on the surface of the water, Alaska.

08127549
A gentle close reach under spinnaker during an evening cruise on Lake Erie, Great Lakes, USA.

08127548
Couple sailing an Escape dinghy on a calm day.

08127547
Young girl riding the waves on an Escape dinghy.

08127546
Aerial view of Goat Island and Newport harbour, Rhode Island, USA.

08127545
Aerial view of Newport harbour, Rhode Island, USA.

08127544
Aerial view of Newport harbour and bridge, Rhode Island, USA.

08127543
Fishing skiffs moored at Bernard, Maine, USA.

08127542
Young girl snorkeling, Belize. Model released.

08127541
Young child snorkeling over seagrass bed, holding a starfish, Belize. Model released.

08127540
A fleet of one-design Farr 40's heading downwind at Key West Race Week, Florida, USA.

08127538
Sailing school children gathering round a boat on the shore at Sail Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08127537
Fly fishing in the fall, Montana, USA.

08127536
Fly fishing with a dog, Montana, USA.

08127535
Man holding a freshly caught barracuda (Sphyraena sp).

08127534
Holding a freshly caught barracuda (Sphyraena sp)with a fishing hook through its mouth.

08127533
Freshly caught fish lying on pebbles, Cuba.

08127532
Cuban fisherman displaying his catch of the day, Cuba.

08127531
Squall over a racing yacht off Grenada, Caribbean.

08127530
Low tide at dawn on Provincetown salt marshes, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA.

08127529
Bannister's Wharf at Christmas time, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08127528
Wiew from under the wingsail of the "Stars and Stripes" (USA-1) catamaran used for the America's Cup 1988, in San Diego, California, USA. The mechanisms at the bottom allow the cambering of the wing.

08127527
Wingsail of the "Stars and Stripes" (US-1) catamaran used for the America's Cup 1988, in San Diego, California, USA. The triangular piece allows cambering of the wing. ^^^American designers Dave Hubbard and Duncan MacLane, well known with their long reign in the Little Americas's Cup, were chosen to design this 32.6m tall wing, the biggest ever built. Total weight was 910 kilos for a sail area of 173 sq.met. Racing Team New Zealand, US-1 beat KZ-1 by 18 minutes and 15 seconds. Two days later in the second race, an equilateral, 13-mile triangle, US-1 won by 21 minutes and ten seconds.

08127526
Wingsail of the "Stars and Stripes" (US-1) catamaran used for the America's Cup 1988, in San Diego, California, USA. ^^^American designers Dave Hubbard and Duncan MacLane, well known with their long reign in the Little Americas's Cup, were chosen to design this 32.6m tall wing, the biggest ever built. Total weight was 910 kilos for a sail area of 173 sq.met. Racing Team New Zealand, US-1 beat KZ-1 by 18 minutes and 15 seconds. Two days later in the second race, an equilateral, 13-mile triangle, US-1 won by 21 minutes and ten seconds.

08127525
Wingsail of the "Stars and Stripes" catamaran used for the America's Cup 1988, in San Diego.

08127506
Crowned crane (Balearica regulorum) in Umflozi Game Reserve, South Africa.

08127504
Reed boat on the Island of the Uros, north of the bay of Puno, on Lake Titicaca, Peru. The island is made almost entirely of "totora" (marsh reeds).

08127501
Reed boat and tender on the Island of the Uros, north of the bay of Puno, on Lake Titicaca, Peru. The island is made almost entirely of "totora" (marsh reeds).

08127499
Dug-out outrigger and Dhow in the shallows off a beach in Eastern Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa.

08127498
Fishing feluccas leaving the east coast of Zanzibar at dawn. Tanzania, Africa.

08127495
Swayambhunath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal. It is the most ancient holy shrine in Kathmandu valley, and on each of the four sides of the main stupa are a pair of big eyes. ^^^These eyes are symbolic of God's all-seeing perspective. The shrine's worshippers include Hindus, Vajrayana Buddhists of northern Nepal and Tibet, and the Newari Buddhists of central and southern Nepal. Pilgrims circumambulate the stupa.

08127483
Workers walking along pathways between rice terraces in Tirtaganga, Bali, South East Asia.

08127481
Person paddling a dug-out canoe on Lake Phewa near Pokhara, Nepal. ^^^The boats trail long fishing nets behind them.

08127469
Fisherman shading himself with an umbrella while out fishing on Lake Phewa, bordered by paddy fields. Pokhara, Nepal, Asia.

08127465
Beached outrigger starting to refloat as the tide rises on the East coast of Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa.

08127464
Beached outrigger at low tide, with a squall approaching. East coast of Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa.

08127463
Dug-out outrigger and Dhow in the shallows off a beach in Eastern Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa.

08127461
Fisherman in outrigger boat sifting through their catch after a day at sea. Pangandaran, Java, Indonesia.

08127457
Local woman amongst seaweed plantations, Eastern Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa. ^^^The women cultivate their crop by attaching small sprigs of seaweed to strings, which are then pegged out in rows just beneath the tide line. These plots require a great deal of work and attendance, although the crop can increase ten-fold in a couple of weeks.

08127456
Beach huts on the northern coast of Ko Pha Ngan, Surithani, Thailand, South East Asia.

08127455
Water spout over the coast of Eastern Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa.

08127454
Dug-out outrigger canoe in the shallows on a beach in Eastern Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa.

08127453
Local fishermen on bicycles on a beach in Eastern Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa.

08127452
Local walking past an outrigger canoe, on the beach at low tide. Eastern Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa.

08127451
Sea star (Protoreaster lincki) on beach at low tide. Prison Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa.

08127450
Seaweed farming in Eastern Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa. ^^^This agriculture provides an important economic income for local women, who are responsible for the plantations. They cultivate their crop by attaching small sprigs of seaweed to strings, which are then pegged out in rows just beneath the tide line. These plots require a great deal of work and attendance, although the crop can increase ten-fold in a couple of weeks.

08127449
Wooden boats hauled out of the water in Zanzibar at sunset. West beach, Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa.

08127448
Wooden boat hauled out of the water at sunset. West beach, Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa.

08127446
Paul Elvstrom in Palma Majorca, on day 2 of the Elvstrom Sobstad super yacht cup. October 2004.

08127445
1720 "Murphy & Nye", during Cowes Week, UK, August 2004.

08127443
Beached outrigger at low tide on a palm-fringed beach. East coast of Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa.

08127442
Wooden boat hauled out of the water at sunset. West beach, Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa.

08127441
Seaweed farming in Eastern Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa. ^^^This agriculture provides an important economic income for local women, who are responsible for the plantations. They cultivate their crop by attaching small sprigs of seaweed to strings, which are then pegged out in rows just beneath the tide line. These plots require a great deal of work and attendance, although the crop can increase ten-fold in a couple of weeks.

08127440
Seaweed farming in Eastern Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa. ^^^This agriculture provides an important economic income for local women, who are responsible for the plantations. They cultivate their crop by attaching small sprigs of seaweed to strings, which are then pegged out in rows just beneath the tide line. These plots require a great deal of work and attendance, although the crop can increase ten-fold in a couple of weeks.

08127439
Red Gum trees (Eucalyptus sp.) and Uluru (Ayers Rock), in the Northern Territory, Australia.

08127438
Red Gum trees (Eucalyptus sp.) and kata Tjuta (The Olgas), which consists of 36 rock domes and deep gorges of iron rich arkose sandstone. Northern Territory, Australia.

08127436
Silhouette of man and long prop fishing boat moored off Railay beach at sunrise, near Krabi, Thailand, South East Asia.

08127433
Worker walking along pathway between paddy fields in Tirtaganga, Bali, South East Asia.

08127432
Coconut (Cocos nucifera) sapling emerging from shell on Ko Pha Ngan island off Surithani, Thailand, South East Asia.

08127429
Labourers picking tea leaves (Camellia sinensis), equipped with boxed-in shears and wicker backets. Boh tea estates in The Cameron Highlands, Malaysia, South East Asia.

08127427
Labourers picking tea leaves (Camellia sinensis), equipped with boxed-in shears and wicker backets. Boh tea estates in The Cameron Highlands, Malaysia, South East Asia.

08127425
Paddy fields / rice terraces flooded by the monsoon rains on a hillside in Nepal, off the Ghorepani trek.

08127423
Beached outrigger at low tide, being prepared for use by a fishermen prior to fishing. East coast Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa.

08127422
Seaweed farming in Eastern Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa. ^^^This agriculture provides an important economic income for local women, who are responsible for the plantations. They cultivate their crop by attaching small sprigs of seaweed to strings, which are then pegged out in rows just beneath the tide line. These plots require a great deal of work and attendance, although the crop can increase ten-fold in a couple of weeks.

08127414
Close-cropped tea plants (Camellia sinensis) on the Boh Tea estate, Cameron highlands, Malaysia, South East Asia.

08127412
Fisherman wading out to fishing boat moored off Pra-Ngan beach at sunset, near Krabi, Thailand, South East Asia.

08127411
Silhouette of fishing boat moored off Pra-Ngan beach at sunset, near Krabi, Thailand, South East Asia.

08127410
Silhouetted long prop boat on its way home at sunset off of Pra-Ngan beach, Krabi, Thailand, South east Asia.

08127408
Fishing feluccas leaving the east coast of Zanzibar at dawn. Tanzania, Africa.

08127407
Fishing feluccas leaving the east coast of Zanzibar at dawn. Tanzania, Africa.

08127404
Red Chilli peppers (Capsicum annum acuminatum) growing at Pangandaran, Java, Indonesia.

08127398
Sunset over fishermen mooring their boats at Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa.

08127397
People walking with umrellas along a footpath through Padi fields / rice terraces flooded by the monsoon rains on a hillside in Nepal, off the Ghorepani trek.

08127388
Piles of stones on the GR20 trail, a route considered by many to be the most challenging long distance hiking route in all of Western Europe. It climbs some of the highest mountains in Corsica, ^^^including Mount Ritondu at 8,600 feet, and goes through beautiful forests of pine, oak, and chestnut.

08127387
Horses drinking from glacial Lake Ninu, Corsica. The lake is at an altitude of 1,700 metres and is part of the route of the famous GR20 hiking trail that crosses the mountains of Corsica.

08127386
Hikers trekking the GR20 trail, a route considered by many to be the most challenging long distance hiking route in all of Western Europe. It climbs some of the highest mountains in Corsica, ^^^including Mount Ritondu at 8,600 feet, and goes through beautiful forests of pine, oak, and chestnut.

08127385
Horses on the edge of the glacial Lake Ninu, Corsica. The lake is at an altitude of 1,700 metres and is part of the route of the famous GR20 hiking trail that crosses the mountains of Corsica.

08127384
Horse on the edge of the glacial Lake Ninu, Corsica. The lake is at an altitude of 1,700 metres and is part of the route of the famous GR20 hiking trail that crosses the mountains of Corsica.

08127383
Glacial Lake Ninu, Corsica. The lake is at an altitude of 1,700 metres and is part of the route of the famous GR20 hiking trail that crosses the mountains of Corsica.

08127382
View over mountains, Corsica.

08127379
Tradtional hill-top town in Corsica.

08127377
Cacti above tropical coastline.

08127376
Woman looking out over yachts moored in a bay. Les Saintes island, Caribbean.

08127375
The wind festival at Calvi, Corsica.

08127374
Cruising yacht sailing past an ash cloud rising above Montserrat Volcano in February 1999. Sailing vessels had to bypass the island on its windward side.

08127372
View over Lipari, Lipari Islands, Italy.

08127371
Beach at Pointe des chateaux, Guadeloupe, Caribbean.

08127370
Pointe des chateaux, Guadeloupe, Caribbean.

08127369
Cross on the Pointe des chateaux, Guadeloupe, Caribbean.

08127368
Chapel of Famille Paulin Patrice Stephanopoli (1901) in Corsica.

08127367
The ancient town SartÃ¨ne, Corsica.

08127366
Yacht cruising off the Mediterranean coastline.

08127365
Waves breaking on the Porto coastline in Corsica.

08127364
The village of Nonza in Corsica.

08127363
Catamaran sailing off the Mediterranean coastline.

08127362
Yachts anchored off a coastline.

08127360
Woman on rocks beside a fortress in the Sanguinaires Islands, Corsica.

08127359
Yacht with tender moored off rocky coastline.

08127358
Classic yachts moored in the harbour at Calvi, Corsica.

08127357
Hilltop village, Mediterranean.

08127356
Woman standing at the base of Carbet Falls (Chutes de Carbet) in the mist. Parc National, Guadeloupe.

08127355
Woman helming a cruising yacht, watching a cloud of ash rise above Montserrat Volcano in February 1999. Sailing vessels had to bypass the island on its windward side.

08127354
Harbour beneath a fort on the Mediterranean coast.

08127352
Bonifcaio coastline, Corsica.

08127351
Yachts moored off a small bay on a rocky coastline.

08127350
Cruising yacht with tender moored off a rocky coastline.

08127349
Woman helming a cruising yacht, watching a cloud of ash rise above Montserrat Volcano in February 1999. Sailing vessels had to bypass the island on its windward side.

08127348
Boats moored in the harbour at Tino Rossi, Ajaccio, Corsica.

08127347
Paraglider being towed behind a boat from a beach in Calvi, Corsica.

08127346
Ash eruption ftom the SoufriÃ¨re Hills Volcano on the Island of Montserrat in the Caribbean, during a major eruption in July 2003.

08127343
Couple on cruising yacht, watching Montserrat ash eruption, Caribbean.

08127342
Rusty harbour railings in Bastia Harbor, Corsica, Mediterranean.

08127341
Fisherman working with nets on a rocky beach.

08127340
Two cruising yachts moored off a rocky coastline.

08127339
Lone cruising yacht with tender, anchored off a craggy rock formation.

08127335
Woman looking over a bay with moored cruising yachts on "Les Saintes" island, Caribbean.

08127334
Strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo) with flowers and fruits, Corsica.

08127333
Yachts moored off a quiet beach in Corsica in August.

08127332
Dog walking along a path towards a sandy beach.

08127331
Yachts moored off a quiet beach in Corsica in August.

08127330
Yachts moored off the coast, with palm trees in the foreground.

08127329
Yacht moored amongst craggy rocks on the Mediterranean coastline.

08127327
Lion Rock (Rocher du Lion de Roccapina), Corsica.

08127326
Mediterranean fort.

08127325
Yachts moored off a quiet beach in Corsica, August.

08127324
Lobster fisherman and his catch in the village of Porto, on the west coast of Corsica.

08127323
Yacht-shaped weather vane on a roof top in the Mediterranean.

08127322
Boats pulled up on a Mediterranean beach.

08127321
Aeolian Islands.

08127319
Yacht anchored off the little volcanic island of Strombolicchio, near Stromboli Island.

08127318
View of Aeloian Islands from high up on the volcanic island of Vulcano.

08127316
Classic wooden yachts moored in a Mediterranean harbour.

08127315
Yacht cruising through the Gargalu Passage, Corsica, France.

08127314
Fisherman working on traditional fishing boats moored in Harbor Tino Rossi, Ajaccio, Corsica

08127313
Ancient hilltop town of SartÃ¨ne, on the French island of Corsica.

08127312
Yachts at the entrance of Bonifacio, a well sheltered port on the Mediterranean island of Corsica.

08127311
Waterfront town in the Aeolian Islands, Mediterranean.

08127310
The rocky coast that lines the west of Corsica, France.

08127309
The village of Nonza in Corsica.

08127308
Aerial view of the coast of Lipari, an island in the Aeolian Islands of Italy's Mediterranean sea.

08127307
A pumice quarry on the island of Lipari, in the Aeolian Islands, Italy.

08127305
Tourists taking a mud bath on the volcanic island of Vulcano, in Italy's Aeolian Islands. The baths are naturally heated by sulphuric gas.

08127302
Tourists on the caldera of Vulcano, a small volcanic island in the Aeolian Islands. The volcano continuously expels sulfuric smoke.

08127299
Whirlwind over the Thyrenian Sea, north of Sicily, between the Aeolian Islands and Palermo. The warm waters often produce whirlwinds at the end of the summer or beginning of autumn.

08127296
Volcanic island of Stromboli, Aeolian Islands, north of Sicily. This is a view from 2,000m.

08127295
Two smoking vents on the volcanic island of Stromboli, Aeolian Islands, north of Sicily. Stromboli is a very active volcano. The villages of Scari and Ficogrande can be seen on the left.

08127294
Tourists wearing gas masks visiting the caldera of Vulcano, a small volcanic island in the Aeolian Islands. This volcano continuously expels sulfuric smoke.

08127293
Smoking crater on the volcanic island of Stromboli, Aeolian Islands, north of Sicily. Stromboli is a very active volcano.

08127291
Aerial view into the caldera of Vulcano, a small volcanic island in the Aeolian archipelago. From here we can see Lipari on the horizon, and Stromboli, the island furthest away and on the right.

08127290
Tourists crowding around a ferry on the rocky Lavezzi Island, situated in the channel between Corsica and Sardinia.

08127289
Yacht anchored off the little volcanic island of Strombolicchio, near Stromboli Island, Aeolian Islands, Italy.

08127286
Barrettinelli lighthouse viewed from Isola Corcelli (in the Archipelago Maddalena), facing towards the south of Corsica.

08127285
Yacht anchored amongst craggy rocks of Isola Razzoli, a small island that makes up part of the Maddalena islands, off the coast of Sardinia, Italy.

08127284
Classic wooden yachts moored in a harbours, Mediterranean.

08127283
Yacht cruising past the cliffs of Bonifacio, a cliff top village in the south of Corsica.

08127282
Mediterranean coastal village of Bonifacio clings to the cliff top, Corsica.

08127281
Small yacht and tender moored in a bay in the Mediterranean.

08127279
Woman paddling through reeds and weeds from the stern of a dug-out canoe on Lake Phewa near Pokhara, Nepal, Asia.

08127278
Woman paddling from the stern of a dug-out canoe on Lake Phewa near Pokhara, Nepal, Asia.

08127275
Fisherman shading himself with an umbrella while out fishing on Lake Phewa, bordered by paddy fields. Pokhara, Nepal, Asia.

08127273
Tourist boats flooded by monsoon rains on the edge of Lake Phewa. Pokhara, Nepal, Asia.

08127272
Dug-out canoe, trailing a long fishing net behind it, on Lake Phewa near Pokhara, Nepal.

08127271
Paddy fields / rice terraces flooded by the monsoon rains on a hillside in Nepal, off the Ghorepani trek.

08127269
Seaweed farming in Eastern Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa. ^^^It provides an important economic income for local women, who are responsible for the plantations. They cultivate their crop by attaching small sprigs of seaweed to strings, which are then pegged out in rows just beneath the tide line. These plots require a great deal of work and attendance, although the crop can increase ten-fold in a couple of weeks.

08127266
Silhouette of long prop fishing boat moored off Railay beach at sunrise, near Krabi, Thailand, South East Asia.

08127261
Fishermen in their boat sifting through the catch after a day at sea. Pangandaran, Java, Indonesia.

08127260
Onion terraces and farmers' shelter on the Dieng Plateau, at an altitude of 2000m, in Central Java, Indonesia. ^^^This is a wet, misty and cold mountainous area with fertile soil.

08127258
Onion terraces on the Dieng Plateau, at an altitude of 2000m, in Central Java, Indonesia. ^^^This is a wet, misty and cold mountainous area with fertile soil.

08127255
Moored long prop boats silhouetted against the street lights of Krabi at twilight. They are used as water taxis to Railay and Pra-Ngan beach nearby. Krabi, Thailand, South East Asia.

08127252
Fishing long prop, powered by a Volkswagon Beetle engine mounted on a gimble, moored amongst lobster pots on the island of Ko Pha Ngan, Surithani, Thailand, South East Asia.

08127248
Fishing feluccas leaving the east coast of Zanzibar at dawn. Tanzania, Africa.

08127247
Labourers picking tea leaves (Camellia sinensis), equipped with boxed-in shears and wicker backets. Boh tea estates in The Cameron Highlands, Malaysia, South East Asia.

08127244
Tiny white spiral shells cases on beach at Cape Reinga. North Island, New Zealand.

08127241
Auckland skyline and marina at sunset. North Island, New Zealand.

08127239
Low angle view of a palm tree (Palmae) with a twisted trunk. Raratonga, Cook Islands, South Pacific.

08127238
Palm tree overhanging the coast, with a small palm-covered island accross the water. Raratonga, Cook Islands, South Pacific.

08127229
Abandoned bothy with its rusty red roof beside a narrow road accross a small bridge. Kinloch Hourn, Glen Garry, Highlands, Scotland.

08127223
Frozen peat hags and pools atop the heather moors on the foothills of snowcapped An Teallach. Dundonnell, Northwest highlands, Scotland.

08127222
Frozen peat hags and pools atop the heather moors on the foothills of snowcapped An Teallach. Dundonnell, Northwest highlands, Scotland.

08127221
Frozen peat hags and pools atop the heather moors on the foothills of snowcapped An Teallach. Dundonnell, Northwest highlands, Scotland.

08127215
Old battered boat sheds and reeds at the edge of Loch Ard in mid summer. Aberfoyle, East Lomond, Strathclyde, Scotland.

08127214
Red brick boat house and wooden gate at the edge of loch Arklet in winter. East lomond, Strathclyde, Scotland.

08127213
Red brick boat house and wooden gate at the edge of loch Arklet in winter. East lomond, Strathclyde, Scotland.

08127212
Trapped stones eroding pots in the bedrock over thousands of years as the water continually scours its surface. Glen Orchy falls, Highlands, Scotland.

08127210
Boat shed amongst trees on the shores of Loch Ard in mid-summer. Aberfoyle, Strathclyde, Scotland.

08127209
Avarua Cook Islands Christian Church, built in 1855 of coral and lime. Raratonga, Cook Islands, South Pacific.

08127208
Coconut in its green husk on a beach in Raratonga, Cook Islands, South Pacific.

08127207
Avarua Cook Islands Christian Church, built in 1855 of coral and lime. Raratonga, Cook Islands, South Pacific.

08127203
Javanese people inspecting their fishing haul of silver sprats. Pangandaran, Java, Indonesia.

08127202
Javanese fishermen and women rinsing their catch of small sprats after returning from a dawn fishing trip in Pangandaran, Java, Indonesia.

08127200
Crowds of tourists trekking the volcanic National Park of Bromo Tengger Semeru, at sunrise. East Java, Indonesia.

08127191
Javanese fisherwoman collecting remains of a fishing haul from the beach at sunrise. Pangandaran, Java, Indonesia.

08127190
Beached outrigger at sunrise in Pangandaran, Java, Indonesia.

08127187
Outrigger boats motoring out of Pangandaran to go fishing at sunrise. Java, Indonesia.

08127186
Tethered outrigger boats moored at Pangandaran, Java, Indonesia.

08127182
Red gum trees (Eucalyptus ficifolia) and kata Tjuta (The Olgas), which consists of 36 rock domes and deep gorges of iron rich arkose sandstone. Northern Territory, Australia.

08127180
Sydney harbour ferry steaming past the Sydney Opera House, New South Wales, Australia.

08127179
Silhouetted hiker on a rock ledge overlooking the Kings canyon gorge, Northern Territory, Australia.

08127177
Australian pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) on beach in Cairns harbour, Queensland, Australia.

08127174
Spinifex pigeon (Petrophassa plumefera) in Ormiston Gorge, Northern Territory, Australia.

08127172
Australian pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) on beach in Cairns harbour, Queensland, Australia.

08127160
Clouds covering the Peak in Hong Kong, China, with Star Ferries in the foreground.

08127155
Silver gull (Larus novaehollandiae) on a wooden mooring post in Sydney harbour, with the yellow and green livery of a Sydney harbour ferry behind. Sydney harbour, New South Wales, Australia.

08127126
Traditional lateen-rigged feluccas silhouetted at sunset, River Nile, Luxor, Egypt, March 2004.

08127120
Traditional lateen-rigged felucca silhouetted at sunset, River Nile, Egypt, March 2004.

08127108
Fishing boats made from old battle ships lining a jetty on Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia, July 2003

08127105
Ducks racing across a still pond, France

08127100
Row of fish hanging on a line at Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia. Most fish are smoked so that they will keep longer. July 2003.

08127096
Classic wooden yacht moored in a creek in Brittany, France. August 2004. For editorial use only.

08127091
Sunset over boat masts on the River Nile, Luxor, Egypt, March 2004

08127088
Fishing boat moored on the banks of Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia, July 2003

08127084
Door handle of a classic car, St Martin, Caribbean. February 2006.

08127082
Groynes on a sandy beach, northern France. February 2006.

08127081
Fishing nets entangled in groynes on a sandy beach, northern France. February 2006.

08127075
Flemished rope, Brittany, France. August 2004.

08127070
Yachts moored in Port du Grimaud, French Riviera, France, May 2004.

08127064
Ferry passenger crossing Lake Baikal, reflected in a porthole window, Siberia, Russia, July 2003

08127063
Cacti and rocky outcrops on the coast near Colombier beach, St Barthélémy (St Barths), Caribbean. February 2006.

08127062
Ferry docked on the banks of Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia, July 2003.

08127058
Groynes on a sandy beach, northern France. February 2006.

08127057
Fishing nets entangled in a row of groynes on a sandy beach, northern France. February 2006.

08127056
A pillbox (military defence post) on the shores of a French beach, northern France. February 2006.

08127053
Tree beside coast of the French Riviera, France. May 2004.

08127052
Fishing nets drying on the harbour wall in the coastal town of Le Crotoy, France

08127037
Four-masted cruise ship "Wind Surf" in Corrosol bay, off the coast of St Barthélémy, Caribbean. February 2006. For editorial use only.

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Fishing nets drying in Le Crotoy, France

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Line and hawsehole on moored boat, Loctudy, Brittany, France. August 2004.

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Head lamp of a classic car, St Martin, Caribbean. February 2006.

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Reflections of brightly coloured buildings in the head lamp of a classic car, St Martin, Caribbean. February 2006.

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A stack of sun loungers, St Martin, Caribbean. February 2006.

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Pair of sun loungers on a sandy beach with yachts moored in the distance, St Martin, Caribbean. February 2006.

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A sandy beach lined with sun loungers, St Martin, Caribbean. February 2006.

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The Old Courthouse, built in 1793, on Wathey Square in the heart of Philipsburg, St Martin, Caribbean. February 2006.

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View from a doorway of yachts moored in the harbours, St Martin, Caribbean. February 2006.

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Whitewashed church, St Martin, Caribbean. February 2006.

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Red chairs on a stone terrace beside a beach, St Martin, Caribbean. February 2006.

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Shuttered windows of a traditional wooden home, St Martin, Caribbean. February 2006.

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Neat rows of tiles on a roof top, St Aygulf, French Riviera, France, May 2004

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Moored yachts and reflections at sunset, St Aygulf marina, French Riviera, France, May 2004.

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Superyachts moored in Gustavia harbour for the St Barts Bucket regatta, St Barthélémy, Caribbean. February 2006.

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Two catamarans moored in a turquoise bay on St Martin Island, Caribbean. February 2006.

08127002
Two traditional lateen-rigged feluccas on the River Nile at sunset, Egypt, March 2004

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Grande Saline nudist beach, St Barthélémy, Caribbean. February 2006.

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Abandoned fishing boats with gulls on the banks of Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia, July 2003

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View of church steeple and Port de Gustavia with a large luxury yacht and sailing boats moored in the harbours, St Barthélémy (St Barths), Caribbean. February 2006.

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Grande Saline nudist beach, St Barthélémy (St Barths), Caribbean. February 2006.

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Local woman with a freshly smoked fish from a rudimentary smoking oven, Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia, July 2003

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Groynes line a sandy beach, northern France. February 2006.

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Groynes line a sandy beach, northern France. February 2006.

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Traditional fishing boat in the turquoise bay of Colombier beach, St Barthélémy (St Barths), Caribbean. February 2006.

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Large luxury yacht and sailing boats moored in Gustavia harbour during the annual St Barths Bucket regatta, St Barthélémy, Caribbean. February 2006.

08126969
Solitary motor boat at St Jean's beach, St Barthélémy (St Barths), Caribbean. February 2006.

08126968
Sun setting over rocks off the island of St Barthélémy (St Barths), Caribbean. February 2006.

08126967
A brightly painted, traditional wooden building used as a surf shack, St Barthélémy (St Barths), Caribbean. February 2006.

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Chapel in Gustavia, St Barthélémy (St Barths), Caribbean. February 2006.

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Traditional brightly painted wooden house with shutters, port of Gustavia, St Barthélémy (St Barths), Caribbean. February 2006.

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Commercial container terminal, Valencia, Spain. June 2005.

08126955
Megayacht "Christina O", the infamous 325ft superyacht that was created and once owned by the legendary Aristotle Onassis. ^^^Spiritual founder of the "jet set", Onassis entertained guests that included Maria Callas, John Paul Getty, Eva Peron, Elizabeth Taylor, Sir Winston Churchill, Prince Rainier and Princess Grace, Frank Sinatra, Jackie Kennedy, Greta Garbo, Marilyn Monroe and John Wayne. The "Christina O" is now chartered to those who can afford her. In August 2005 it cost US$605,000 per week.

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Megayacht "Christina O", the infamous 325ft superyacht that was created and once owned by the legendary Aristotle Onassis. ^^^Spiritual founder of the "jet set", Onassis entertained guests that included Maria Callas, John Paul Getty, Eva Peron, Elizabeth Taylor, Sir Winston Churchill, Prince Rainier and Princess Grace, Frank Sinatra, Jackie Kennedy, Greta Garbo, Marilyn Monroe and John Wayne. The "Christina O" is now chartered to those who can afford her. In August 2005 it cost US$605,000 per week.

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Megayacht "Christina O", the 325ft superyacht that was created and once owned by Aristotle Onassis. Marseilles, August 2004. ^^^Spiritual founder of the "jet set", Onassis entertained guests that included Maria Callas, John Paul Getty, Eva Peron, Elizabeth Taylor, Sir Winston Churchill, Prince Rainier and Princess Grace, Frank Sinatra, Jackie Kennedy, Greta Garbo, Marilyn Monroe and John Wayne. The "Christina O" is now chartered to those who can afford her. In August 2005 it cost US$605,000 per week.

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"K-Challenge" racing in Louis Vuitton Act 1, Marseille, France, September 2004. ^^^The pre-regatta for the America's Cup, 2007.

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La Ciotat dry dock, one of the biggest in France until it was closed a few years ago. August 2004.

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International America's Cup Class (IACC) yachts ready for unloading from the cargo ship for the Louis Vuitton Act 1, Marseille, France, September 2004.

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International America's Cup Class (IACC) yachts ready for unloading from the cargo ship for the Louis Vuitton Act 1, Marseille, France, September 2004.

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International America's Cup Class (IACC) yachts being unloaded from the cargo ship for the Louis Vuitton Act 1, Marseille, France, September 2004.

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"K-Challenge" skipper, Thierry Peponnet, and helmsman, Sydney Gaviney, back at the team's base. "K-Challenge" was the French challenger for the America's Cup 2007. Marseilles, France, August 2004.

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Tanguy Cariou back at "K-Challenge" base. Cariou is part of team France that competed in the America's Cup and Louis Vuitton Cup. Marseilles, France, August 2004.

08126944
Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) mother and pup. Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, England, UK.

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Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus). Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, England, UK.

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Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup. Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, England, UK.

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Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup. Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, England, UK.

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Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup suckling its mother. Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, England, UK.

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Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup suckling its mother. Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, England, UK.

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Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup. Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, England, UK.

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Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup. Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, England, UK.

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Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus), Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, England, UK.

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Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) mother and pup. Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, England, UK.

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J-24 yachts racing under the Newport Bridge, Rhode Island, USA.

08126919
Spinnaker drop while rounding the leeward mark at the Kenwood Cup.

08126918
Deck block and tackle on the deck of schooner "Blue Nose".

08126917
Crew member up the rig of a race yacht.

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Under a deep yellow sunset, a Shield keelboat passes Rose Island Lighthouse off Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08126915
Cape Elizabeth Lighthouse marking the entrance to Casco Bay, Maine, USA.

08126914
Two fifty foot yachts racing off Key West, Florida, USA.

08126913
Lone rower making way under the Newport Bridge in Jamestown, Rhode Island, USA.

08126912
Reflections of trawler "Little Lady" at Menemsha, Massachusetts, USA.

08126911
Full sails from the booms of the classic 115ft schooner "Mariette".

08126910
Bow of a traditional clinker dinghy with taught rope.

08126909
Aerial view of Newport Bridge in the fog, Rhode Island, USA.

08126908
115ft Schooner "Mariette", with her tender "Atlantide" alongside, seen from the tip of the bowsprit, Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2005. Property Released.

08126906
Martini glasses on the back deck of a sailboat.

08126905
Snow surrounding Jamestown Windmill, Rhode Island, USA.

08126904
The Statue of Liberty with the Twin Towers in the background, New York, USA.

08126903
The fleet rounding the Needles, during the America's Cup Jubilee in 2001, Isle of Wight, UK.

08126902
A cruising yacht sailing in front of the Twin Towers in New York, USA. Yacht is Property Released.

08126901
Rigging of the classic schooner "Mariette".

08126900
Fleet of 12m classics racing at sunset on Narragansett Bay, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. Property Released (four yachts).

08126899
HMS Rose during the tall ships parade under the Newport Bridge, Rhode Island, USA. Property Released.

08126898
Underwater view of the bow and anchor chain of a cruising yacht.

08126897
A magnificent archway formed in an iceberg through years of weathering, Antarctica.

08126896
Gybing the spinnaker at sunset on one of the great lakes, USA.

08126895
Boom detail of the classic schooner "Mariette".

08126894
12 meter yachts racing under the Newport Bridge with fog behind them, during the Newport Classic Yacht Regatta, Rhode island, USA. Property Released ("Freedom" and "Chips").

08126893
Throat detail of block and tackle on schooner "Blue Nose".

08126892
Owl pounding her way upwind while racing off Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA.

08126890
Looking up the wooden mast of the 65ft Hinckley yawl "Nirvana". Property Released.

08126889
New York 30 "Amorita" sailing on a stormy day on Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, USA.

08126888
Farr 40's upwind crossing tacks, Key West Race Week, Florida, USA.

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Laser gybe resulting in a capsize.

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View from the leeward rail of "Nirvana", sailing off Antigua, Caribbean. Property Released.

08126884
A windy spinnaker drop at Key West Race Week, Florida, USA.

08126883
Foredeck crew aboard J-Class "Velsheda" lowering the jib as the yacht races downwind under asymmetric spinnaker, Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean. Property Released.

08126882
One Design 35 (OD35) fleet at the startline at Key West Race Week, Florida, USA.

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Sunlight reflecting off the rudder of a Tall Ship.

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View of yachts and Newport Bridge from Jamestown at sunrise, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08126879
Trap boats heading for fishing grounds at sunrise, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08126878
A yellow tail and mullet (Mugilidae) on a fisherman's selling table in Kalkbay, South Africa.

08126877
Wooden dinghy lying on shoreline at Hope Town harbour, Abacos Islands, Bahamas.

08126876
Marblehouse Mansion through the trees in winter, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08126875
The North Light at sunrise on Block Island, Rhode Island, USA.

08126874
A fiery sunset from the deck of a 140ft superyacht.

08126873
A pile of wooden oars stacked for winter storage, Maine, USA.

08126872
Autumn leaves in a Vermont River, New England, USA.

08126871
Yachts moored in a foggy sunrise over South West Harbor, Maine, USA.

08126870
Crew member climbing up the rig of the classic schooner "Mariette". Property Released.

08126869
Old jetty leading to a tropical beach in the Vava'u Group of islands, Tonga, South Pacific.

08126868
Lone fisherman fishing off the rocks by the Beavertail Lighthouse, Jamestown, Rhode Island, USA.

08126867
Castle Hill Light house surrounded by snow under a wintery sunset. Established in 1890, the lighthouse marks the East Passage into Narragansett Bay, near Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08126866
Trinity Church and Queen Anne Square on a snowy day in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08126864
Sailing aboard schooner "Mariette", Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, 2005.

08126863
Aerial view across Ocean Drive near Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

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The jetty at Jamestown boatyard dock, Rhode Island, USA.

08126861
Castle Hill Lighthouse surrounded by snow under a wintery sunset. Established in 1890, the lighthouse marks the East Passage into Narragansett Bay, near Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

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Conanicut farmlands in autumn, Rhode Island, USA.

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An idyllic bay with palm trees in the Tuamotu's, French Polynesia, South Pacific.

08126858
Winter waves at Newport 1st Beach also known as Easton's Beach, Rhode Island, USA.

08126857
Yachts moored with lights shining across the harbour at Watchill, Rhode Island, USA.

08126856
Newport Harbour looking south-west, Rhode Island, USA.

08126855
View across Newport Harbour looking north-west, Rhode Island, USA.

08126854
Heavy Pacific Ocean storm surf on the weather side of an island in the Vava'u group, Tonga.

08126853
Castle Hill Lighthouse surrounded by snow under a wintery sunset. Established in 1890, the lighthouse marks the East Passage into Narragansett Bay, near Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08126852
The boom of NY 30 "Amorita" with "Wild Horses" in the background during the Museum of Yachting's Classic Yacht Regatta, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. Amorita is Property Released.

08126851
An NY 30 "Amorita", racing on Naragansett Bay, Rhode Island, USA. Property Released.

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Shields keelboats racing on Thursday night off Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

08126849
The Beavertail Lighthouse near Jamestown on the south end of Conanicut Island, Rhode Island, USA.

08126848
Boats beside the Newport bridge at sunset as seen from Jamestown, Rhode Island, USA.

08126847
Chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) jumping out of the water onto an iceberg to rejoin the colony, South Georgia Island, March 2003.

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Chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) ontop of an iceberg, South Georgia Island, March 2003.

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A chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica)contemplating the leap from an iceberg into the sea, South Georgia Island, March 2003.

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A chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica)contemplating the leap from an iceberg into the sea, South Georgia Island, March 2003.

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Chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) jumping out of the water onto an iceberg to rejoin the colony, South Georgia Island, March 2003.

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Chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) jumping out of the water onto iceberg to rejoin the colony, South Georgia Island, March 2003.

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A group of chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) on the edge of an iceberg off South Georgia Island, March 2003.

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Group of chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) on iceberg off South Georgia Island, March 2003.

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Chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) on an iceberg with some jumping into the sea, off South Georgia Island, March 2003.

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A group of chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) on an iceberg off South Georgia Island, March 2003.

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A group of chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) on an iceberg off South Georgia Island, March 2003.

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Chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) on iceberg off South Georgia Island, March 2003.

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Chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica)crowded on an iceberg off South Georgia Island, March 2003.

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Chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) crowded on an iceberg off South Georgia Island, March 2003.

08126825
Chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) on an iceberg off South Georgia Island, March 2003.

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Chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) on an iceberg off South Georgia Island, March 2003.

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Chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) on an iceberg off South Georgia Island, March 2003.

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Chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) on an iceberg off South Georgia Island, March 2003.

08126819
Rivermouth at Gruinard Bay overlooking Gruinard Island. The island was contaminated with Anthrax in 1942, by government sanction. it was so contaminated that it was deemed out-of-bounds for almost 50 years. Gruinard Bay, Western Highlands, Scotland.

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Barnacle encrusted black boulders at dawn in Gruinard Bay, Western Highlands, Scotland.

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Old boat moored in Loch Hourn at sunset. Glen Garry, Highlands, Scotland.

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Rivermouth at Gruinard Bay overlooking Gruinard Island. The island was contaminated with Anthrax in 1942, by government sanction. it was so contaminated that it was deemed out-of-bounds for almost 50 years. Gruinard Bay, Western Highlands, Scotland.

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Barnacle encrusted black boulders at dawn in Gruinard Bay, Western Highlands, Scotland.

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Barnacle encrusted black boulders at dawn in Gruinard Bay, Western Highlands, Scotland.

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Isolated cabin in winter twilight on the shores of Gruinard Bay, Western Highlands, Scotland.

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Paraglider catching the thermals rising above Apollo Bay, Victoria, Australia.

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Moonrise over the silhouetted shell of a ruined stone hut on the snow covered heather moors in the foothills of An Teallach. Northwest Highlands, Scotland.

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Abandoned house with a rusted iron roof at the edge of the A832 Braemar juction to Dundonnell road with the An Teallach mountains behind. Summer in the Northwest highlands, Scotland.

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Snow on the An Teallach ridge, also known as "the forge". Viewed across a heather plateau from a footpath that leads to Dundonnell, Northwest Highlands, Scotland.

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Sydney Showboat Paddle steamer in Sydney harbour, New South Wales, Australia.

08126787
Tourists climbing to the summit of Uluru / Ayers Rock. Uluru holds deep Aboriginal significance to the Anangu people and they request tourists not to climb the rock. Northern Territory, Australia.

08126778
Paraglider catching the thermals over Apollo Bay, Victoria, Australia.

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Paraglider filling his canopy with air in preparion for launch. Apollo Bay, Victoria, Australia.

08126774
Loch Ard limestone gorge, Port Campbell Coast, Victoria, Australia.

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Split point lighthouse in summer at Airleys inlet, Victoria, Australia. The lighthouse was featured on childrens television programme 'Round the Twist'.

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Split point lighthouse in summer at Airleys inlet, Victoria, Australia. The lighthouse was featured on childrens television programme 'Round the Twist'.

08126768
Paraglider catching the thermals over Apollo Bay, Victoria, Australia.

08126767
Handglider preparing to take off from Mariners Outlook, Apollo Bay, Victoria, Australia.

08126766
Twelve Apostles limestone sea stacks, Port Campbell coast, Victoria, Australia.

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Twelve Apostles limestone sea stacks, Port Campbell coast, Victoria, Australia.

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Twelve Apostles limestone sea stacks, Port Campbell coast, Victoria, Australia.

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Twelve Apostles limestone sea stacks, Port Campbell coast, Victoria, Australia.

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Moeraki Boulders, Oamaru, South island, New Zealand. ^^^According to the Maori folklore "the Kai" (food) hinaki (baskets) were washed ashore at Moeraki from the canoe Arai - uru, which was wrecked off the coast on a voyage south in search off the precious stone. The less romantic version, the Moeraki Boulders consist mainly of carbonate of lime, silica, alumina and peroxide of iron. Formed around a central core of lime crystals which appear to have the power of attracting and consolidating the above ingredients from the adjacent soil. The shape of the boulders is not due to the action of the sea. The boulders are 60 million years old.

08126750
Red spiked discs of farm machinery used for picking up freshly cut hay attached to a tractor in a field in Queenstown, South Island, new Zealand.

08126749
Tractor and machinery for picking up freshly cut hay, parked in a field near Queenstown, South Island, New Zealand.

08126748
Sea stacks below Nugget point lighthouse, Curio Bay, South Island, New Zealand.

08126747
Tidal inlet filled with giant kelp at Nugget point, Curio Bay, South Island, New Zealand.

08126746
Sea stacks below Nugget point lighthouse, Curio Bay, South Island, New Zealand.

08126744
Moeraki Boulders, Oamaru, South island, New Zealand. ^^^According to the Maori folklore "the Kai" (food) hinaki (baskets) were washed ashore at Moeraki from the canoe Arai - uru, which was wrecked off the coast on a voyage south in search off the precious stone. The less romantic version, the Moeraki Boulders consist mainly of carbonate of lime, silica, alumina and peroxide of iron. Formed around a central core of lime crystals which appear to have the power of attracting and consolidating the above ingredients from the adjacent soil. The shape of the boulders is not due to the action of the sea. The boulders are 60 million years old.

08126743
Moeraki Boulders, Oamaru, South island, New Zealand. ^^^According to the Maori folklore "the Kai" (food) hinaki (baskets) were washed ashore at Moeraki from the canoe Arai - uru, which was wrecked off the coast on a voyage south in search off the precious stone. The less romantic version, the Moeraki Boulders consist mainly of carbonate of lime, silica, alumina and peroxide of iron. Formed around a central core of lime crystals which appear to have the power of attracting and consolidating the above ingredients from the adjacent soil. The shape of the boulders is not due to the action of the sea. The boulders are 60 million years old.

08126742
Moeraki Boulders, Oamaru, South island, New Zealand. ^^^According to the Maori folklore "the Kai" (food) hinaki (baskets) were washed ashore at Moeraki from the canoe Arai - uru, which was wrecked off the coast on a voyage south in search off the precious stone. The less romantic version, the Moeraki Boulders consist mainly of carbonate of lime, silica, alumina and peroxide of iron. Formed around a central core of lime crystals which appear to have the power of attracting and consolidating the above ingredients from the adjacent soil. The shape of the boulders is not due to the action of the sea. The boulders are 60 million years old.

08126741
Moeraki Boulders, Oamaru, South island, New Zealand. ^^^According to the Maori folklore "the Kai" (food) hinaki (baskets) were washed ashore at Moeraki from the canoe Arai - uru, which was wrecked off the coast on a voyage south in search off the precious stone. The less romantic version, the Moeraki Boulders consist mainly of carbonate of lime, silica, alumina and peroxide of iron. Formed around a central core of lime crystals which appear to have the power of attracting and consolidating the above ingredients from the adjacent soil. The shape of the boulders is not due to the action of the sea. The boulders are 60 million years old.

08126740
Sand patterns in dunes at Dunedin, Otago peninsula, South Island, New Zealand. ^^^The beach is inhabited by rare Yellow eyed penguins.

08126737
Steps up the cliffs to Cape Palliser lighthouse, in the south of North Island, New Zealand.

08126736
Moon over Cape Palliser lighthouse, on cliffs in the south of North Island, New Zealand.

08126735
Moon over Cape Palliser lighthouse, on cliffs in the south of North Island, New Zealand.

08126731
Twelve Apostles limestone sea stacks, Port Campbell coast, Victoria, Australia.

08126730
Red sand engrained in a piece of dried scrub. Ayers rock, Northern Territory, Australia.

08126722
Twelve Apostles limestone sea stack, Port Campbell coast, Victoria, Australia.

08126721
Twelve Apostles limestone sea stacks, Port Campbell coast, Victoria, Australia.

08126719
Twelve Apostles limestone sea stacks, Port Campbell coast, Victoria, Australia.

08126715
Birch trees with their last remaining leaves coated in frost beside Loch Achanalt, with Scuir Vuillen in Strathconon behind. December in the Highlands, Scotland.

08126713
Wet Bladder wrack seaweed (Fucus vesiculosus) on the tideline at Gruinard Bay, Western Highlands, Scotland.

08126712
Wet Bladder wrack seaweed (Fucus vesiculosus) on the tideline at Gruinard Bay, Western Highlands, Scotland.

08126711
Boulder on the hills above Gruinard Bay, Western Highlands, Scotland. In the background are the Summer Isles and the mountains of the Inverpolly reserve.

08126707
Rainbow over Loch Maree in autumn. Beinn Eighe reserve, Highlands, Scotland.

08126706
Rainbow over Loch Maree in autumn. Beinn Eighe reserve, Highlands, Scotland.

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Rainbow over Loch Maree in autumn. Beinn Eighe reserve, Highlands, Scotland.

08126699
Two oak trees amongst a pine forest in autumn on the banks of Ladybower reservoir, Dark Peak. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, England.

08126695
Mountain stream near Loch Clair, with snow-capped Liathach behind. The mountain consists of Torridonian sandsone topped with quartzite. Torridon, Highlands, Scotland.

08126692
Castle Stalker reflected in the rising tide at sunset. Highlands, Scotland.

08126691
Boulder on hill above the south side of Gruinard Bay, with Ben Goleach behind. Western Highlands, Scotland.

08126688
Fields seperated by flint drystone walls, and punctuated by stone barns. Castleton, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, England.

08126682
Autumn landscape in Glen Falloch, with a Rowan tree in the foreground. Crianlarich, Strathclyde, Scotland.

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Autumn landscape in Glen Falloch, with a Rowan tree in the foreground and snow capped Stob a Chroin behind. Crianlarich, Strathclyde, Scotland.

08126677
Cluster of old Scots Pine trees in autumn in Glen Falloch near Crianlarich, Strathclyde, Scotland.

08126676
Cluster of old Scots Pine trees in autumn in Glen Falloch near Crianlarich, Strathclyde, Scotland.

08126674
Hydroelectric power at Inveruglas in autumn. Loch Lomond, Strathclyde, Scotland.

08126673
Twin stone arches of a road bridge crossing a river outlet draining from the snow-covered peak of Ben Vorlich, in late November. Inveruglas, Loch Lomond, Scotland.

08126668
Birch tree on the banks of Loch a Chroisg in November, with the snowcapped peaks of Strathconon behind. Highlands, Scotland.

08126666
Boulder on hill at the south side of Gruinard Bay, with Ben Goleach in the distance. Highlands, Scotland.

08126665
Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) and beech (Fagus sp.) leaves on the banks of the river at clappersgate Bridge, near ambleside, Lake District, Cumbria, England.

08126664
Young girl fishing in licensed waters near the Clappersgate Bridge in June. Clappersgate, near Ambleside, Lake district, Cumbria, England.

08126662
Three birch trees in autumn, beside Loch Achanalt, with Scuir Vuillen in Strathconon in the background. A832 Garve to Achnasheen road, Highlands, Scotland.

08126648
Sandstone archway of Turret Arch at sunrise, with the moon behind. Arches National Park, Utah, USA. Here the sun is shining onto the arch through North Window.

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Sandstone archway of Turret Arch at sunrise, with the moon behind. Arches National Park, Utah, USA.

08126642
Person standing in the sandstone arch of North Window at sunrise, with the moon behind. Arches National Park, Utah, USA.

08126638
Dead Mopane trees (Colophospermum mopane) partially submerged in Lake Kariba at sunset. Matusadona National Park, Zimbabwe, Africa.

08126635
Crowned crane (Balearica regulorum) in Umflozi Game Reserve, South Africa.

08126627
Waterfall upstream of the Falls of Falloch downstream, above Loch Lomond, Strathclyde, Scotland.

08126626
Waterfall at the lower end of Glencoe valley, Highlands, Scotland.

08126624
Autumn trees near Ladybower reservoir, below the rocks known as the Saltshaker. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, England.

08126623
Flintstone barn and walled fields dotted with sheep near Castleton in The Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, England.

08126619
Waterfall through autumn woodland. Fort Augustus, Glen Morriston, Highlands, Scotland.

08126617
Corgarff at twilight. The castle is thought to have been built in about 1550 by John Forbes of Towie. Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

08126615
Hoar frost on birch trees in Fort Augustus. Highlands, Scotland

08126614
Hoar frost on birch trees in Fort Augustus. Highlands, Scotland

08126613
Rolls of straw bales in fields at Foyers, Loch Ness, Highlands, Scotland.

08126612
Oak trees losing their leaves around Ladybower reservoir, in the Dark Peak. Autumn in the Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, England.

08126610
'Wagon wheel' fairground big wheel at twilight on Blackpool's pier. Lancashire, England.

08126608
Clouds reflecting in the calm waters of Tarn Howes at sunset. Lake District, Cumbria, England.

08126607
Winter sunrise at Fintry churchyard at the foot of the Campsie Fells. Fintry, Strathclyde, Scotland.

08126606
'Wagon wheel' fairground big wheel at twilight on Blackpool's pier. Lancashire, England.

08126601
Bowfiddle rock arch with daisies in the foreground. Portknockie, Moray, Scotland.

08126600
Bowfiddle Rock sea arch reflected in rock pools. Portknockie, Moray, Scotland.

08126599
Tree, allegedly struck by lightning, on the shore of Loch a Chroisg, Highlands, Scotland.

08126597
Rusty-roofed old abandoned house with snow capped Ben Wyvis, in spring. Garve, North west highlands, Scotland.

08126596
Scots pine tree (Pinus sylvestris) trees on the northern shore of Loch a Chroisg in summer. Highlands, Scotland.

08126595
Scots pine tree (Pinus sylvestris) trees on the northern shore of Loch a Chroisg in summer. Highlands, Scotland.

08126593
St Serf's island on Loch Leven, looking towards the gloomy Paps of Glencoe and Kinlochleven, Highlands, Scotland.

08126584
Corgarff castle at twilight. The castle is thought to have been built in about 1550 by John Forbes of Towie. Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

08126583
Shoreline trees reflected in Loch Tummel. Perth, Highlands, Scotland.

08126582
Waterfall over dark black granite rock in Ullapool, Scotland.

08126580
Snow melting around a disused manganese mine. The Lecht, Tomintoul, Moray, Scotland.

08126579
Disused manganese mine in snowy valley. The Lecht, Tomintoul, Moray, Scotland.

08126578
Disused manganese mine in snowy valley. The Lecht, Tomintoul, Moray, Scotland.

08126574
Carrbridge, built in 1717 as a packhorse bridge to cross the River Dulnain. ^^^The Dulnain flows into the River Spey downstream of Dulnain Bridge, which is too fragile to allow people to walk over nowadays.

08126568
Frost covered graveyard with a Celtic gravestone at Fintry churchyard. Campsie Fells, Fintry, Strathclyde, Scotland.

08126567
Forth Rail bridge, Scotland. This solid cantilever bridge, built by Sir William Arrol, was opened in 1890. The bridge crosses the River Forth between South Queensferry and North Queensferry, ^^^and still carries the East Coast mainline railway north from Edinburgh to Perth and Dundee.

08126562
Stone pack Ashness Bridge above Derwent Water, with Skiddaw in the background. Lake district, Cumbria, England.

08126560
Stone pack Ashness Bridge above Derwent Water, with Skiddaw in the background. Lake district, Cumbria, England.

08126559
River Langdale and Chapel Stile, Lake District, Cumbria, England.

08126557
Eilean Donan castle at twilight. Loch Duich, Highlands, Scotland.

08126556
Curving walkway over bridge to Eilean Donan castle at twilight. Loch Duich, Highlands, Scotland.

08126555
Eilean Donan castle at twilight. Loch Duich, Highlands, Scotland.

08126553
Eilean Donan castle in spring. Loch Duich, Highlands, Scotland.

08126527
Nugget Point lighthouse, on its rocky promontory overlooking limestone sea stacks. Nugget point, Curio Bay, South Island, New Zealand.

08126509
Church of the Good Shepherd on the shores of Lake Tekapoe, with the Southern Alps behind. South Island, New Zealand.

08126507
Limpets on pock-marked limestone rocks in Kaikoura Bay, South Island, New Zealand.

08126506
Pied cormorant (Phalacrocorax varius) on limestone rocks in Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand.

08126503
Little white wooden chapel amongst agapanthus (Agapanthaceae sp) flowers on a cliff top East of Wellington, North Island, New Zealand.

08126502
Dawn at Castle Point lighthouse, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand. Wooden steps descend a rocky promontory down to the lighthouse.

08126501
Castle Point lighthouse, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand.

08126499
New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) asleep on limestone rocks near Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand.

08126498
New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) asleep near Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand.

08126497
Tourist sign post under stormy skies at the very end of the Otago Peninsula, South Island, New Zealand.

08126494
Aoraki (Mount Cook) and daisy. Mount Cook National park, South Island, New Zealand. At 3,754m, Mt Cook is the highest mountain in New Zealand.

08126488
Abandoned farm machinery rusting in a field in Dunedin, Otago peninsula, South Island, New Zealand.

08126485
Bivalve beside tidal stream on Cathedral cove beach, Coromandel peninsula, North Island, New Zealand.

08126481
Woman on path near Nugget Point lighthouse, Curio Bay, South Island, New Zealand.

08126465
Pied cormorant (Phalacrocorax varius) in Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand.

08126461
Southern black backed gull (Larus dominicanus) sitting on a mooring post at the quayside in Auckland harbour, North Island, New Zealand.

08126458
Decorated steeple of Christchurch cathedral at twilight. Christmas on South Island, New Zealand.

08126455
Sea thistle on a Cathedral cove, Coromandel peninsula, North Island, New Zealand.

08126430
Galley Head lighthouse. Co Cork, Munster, Ireland.

08126428
Stormy skies over Ireland.

08126424
Valentia Island lighthouse. Co Kerry, Munster, Ireland.

08126422
Valentia Island lighthouse. Co Kerry, Munster, Ireland.

08126418
Low cloud over a lone house on the Beara Peninsula. Munster, Ireland.

08126415
40 metre schooner "Altair" during the Regates Royales off Cannes, South France. She was designed by William Fife in 1931.

08126414
Schooner "Lelantina" sailing in la Baie de St Tropez, South of France. Lelantina was built in 1936 to a John Alden design.

08126412
Morning dew on a classic boat.

08126410
Classic schooner "Shenandoah" thrashing upwind in a rising mistral off St Tropez, South France.

08126409
Drumsand ferry and the Forth Rail bridge, Scotland. This solid cantilever bridge, built by Sir William Arrol, was opened in 1890. The bridge crosses the River Forth between South Queensferry and North Queensferry, ^^^and still carries the East Coast mainline railway north from Edinburgh to Perth and Dundee.

08126408
Drumsand ferry and the Forth Rail bridge, Scotland. This solid cantilever bridge, built by Sir William Arrol, was opened in 1890. The bridge crosses the River Forth between South Queensferry and North Queensferry, ^^^and still carries the East Coast mainline railway north from Edinburgh to Perth and Dundee.

08126407
Forth Rail bridge, Scotland. This solid cantilever bridge, built by Sir William Arrol, was opened in 1890. The bridge crosses the River Forth between South Queensferry and North Queensferry, ^^^and still carries the East Coast mainline railway north from Edinburgh to Perth and Dundee.

08126405
Poplar trees and row of arches of a victorian brick built railway viaduct that spans the valley near Culloden, Inverness, Highlands, Scotland.

08126404
Clump of reeds and fallen birch leaves in Blairs loch on an autumn evening. Forres, Moray, Scotland.

08126403
Cape Reinga lighthouse, on the extreme north tip of North Island. Cape Reinga, New Zealand.

08126402
Cape Reinga lighthouse, on the extreme north tip of North Island. Cape Reinga, New Zealand.

08126399
Islet of Guiriden, part of the Glenan archipelago in Brittany, France.

08126396
Mineral-rich liquid from geothermal vents staining the hot rocks. Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand.

08126394
Mineral-rich liquid from geothermal vents staining the hot rocks. Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand.

08126393
Kayaker at the base of Haurua falls, Pahiha, North Island, New Zealand.

08126392
Kayaker at the base of Haurua falls, Pahiha, North Island, New Zealand.

08126391
Slow exposure of canoeist at Haurua falls at Pahiha, Bay of Islands, North island, New Zealand.

08126390
Great Glen Raid competitors crossing Loch Ness, Scotland. ^^^Rowing in the narrow stretches and sailing through the lochs, the Great Glen Raid crosses Scotland along the Caledonian Canal from Fort William to Inverness.

08126389
Sir Peter Blake, Ollie Olphert and photographer Christian Février aboard Cousteau research vessel "Alcyone", Istanbul, Turkey. July 1998.

08126387
Cape Palliser lighthouse on cliffs at twilight. Southern North Island, New Zealand.

08126386
Life saving ring on harbour wall at Stromness harbour, Orkney, Scotland.

08126385
Cape Reinga lighthouse, on the extreme north tip of North Island. Cape Reinga, New Zealand.

08126384
Auckland skyline with the Skytower and yachts at sunset. Auckland harbour, North Island, New Zealand.

08126383
Auckland skyline with the Skytower at sunset. Auckland harbour, North Island, New Zealand.

08126381
Little white wooden chapel amongst agapanthus (Agapanthaceae sp) on a cliff top East of Wellington, North Island, New Zealand.

08126380
View over beach at Castle point, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand.

08126379
Cape Palliser lighthouse with a rusty winch beside it. Cape Palliser, south of North Island, New zealand.

08126378
Cape Reinga lighthouse, on the extreme north tip of North Island. Cape Reinga, New Zealand.

08126368
Great Glen Raid competitors sailing past Urquhart Castle in Loch Ness, Scotland. ^^^Rowing in the narrow stretches and sailing through the lochs, the Great Glen Raid competitors cross Scotland along the Caledonian Canal from Fort William to Inverness.

08126367
Classic schooner "Shenandoah" thrashing upwind in a rising mistral off St Tropez, South France.

08126366
"Astra" and "Candida" racing at La Nioulargue 1993 off St Tropez, South France. Both yachts were converted to bermudan rig to comply with the 1930 J-Class rule. They date back to 1928-1929 and were built by Charles Nicholson.

08126365
Two classic schooners "Shenandoah" and "Mariette" thrashing upwind in a rising mistral off St Tropez, South France.

08126364
Bowman on William Fife design "Altair", La Nioulargue 1995. St Tropez, France.

08126363
Bowman on William Fife design "Altair", La Nioulargue 1995. St Tropez, France.

08126362
Three-masted schooner "Adix" (ex-Jessica) redesigned by Gerard Dijkstra.

08126361
Morning dew on the foredeck of a classic boat.

08126360
Gaff cutter "Pesa" sailing during La Belle Plaisance at Benodet, South Brittany, France.

08126359
Crew lining up on the bowsprit to haul in the sails on Nathaniel Herreshoff schooner "Mariette". Regates Royales, Cannes, South France.

08126358
Cutter "Avel" sailing off St Honorat Abbey during the Regates Royales, Cannes, South France. "Avel" was designed by Charles E. Nicholson and launched in 1895 at Camper and Nicholson's ^^^boatyard in the UK.

08126355
Trawler at the pier head near Kinsale, Ireland.

08126329
Crowned crane (Balearica regulorum) in Umflozi Game Reserve, South Africa.

08126319
Neatly flaked mainsail aboard a classic yacht.

08126318
Wooden wheel and compass binnacle aboard 79ft ketch "Hygie", built in 1930.

08126317
Sailor lying flat on the lower gunwale of his dinghy, trying to get somewhere in windless conditions on the Odet River, Brittany, France.

08126315
Cutter "Avel", designed by Charles E. Nicholson in and launched in 1895, sailing during the October regattas off St Tropez, France.

08126314
Peza and Sea Bird in 'la belle plaisance' races on the Odet River, Benodet. Brittany, France.

08126313
Coiled rope on the foredeck of a "Tofinou" boat, originating from Ile de Ré near La Rochelle. Charente maritime, France.

08126312
Compass binnacle aboard "Kentra", a William Fife design.

08126311
Lady watching Cowes Week events on the Solent, from Egypt Point lawn, Isle of Wight, UK.

08126310
18 Foot Skiff during a World championship race on the Swan River, Perth, Australia.

08126309
18 Foot Skiff "Chesty Bond" during a race in the 1987 World Championship on the Swan River, Perth, Australia.

08126308
18 Foot Skiff "Chesty Bond" racing during the 1987 World Championship on the Swan River, Perth, Australia.

08126307
18 Foot Skiff racing during a World championship on the Swan River, Perth, Australia.

08126306
18 Foot Skiffs racing during a World championship on the Swan River, Perth, Australia.

08126305
Bisquine La Granvillaise. The bisquines were over-canvassed speedy fishing boats used as trawlers to drag oysters off the coasts of Cancale and Granville, France.

08126304
Cabin aboard 105 metre tall ship "Sea Cloud". She was originally a wedding present but is now a charter ship.

08126303
Cabin aboard 105 metre tall ship "Sea Cloud". She was originally a wedding present but is now a charter ship.

08126302
Fisherman sculling his boat with his dogs on board, from Le Guilvinec, west Brittany, France.

08126301
A small hummingbird feeding on the fine petals of a flowering Aloe, Antigua, Caribbean.

08126299
Red anchors of a Dutch steel-built cruising boat.

08126298
French multihull sailor Olivier de Kersauson, Round Europe Race 1987. He was skippering "Poulain", with which he finished second.

08126297
Crew member of an all female crewed yacht polishing bronze compass. Falmouth harbour, Antigua, Caribbean.

08126296
Patrick Morvan on Thierry L'Hermitte's "Jet Services IV" during the first Round Europe race, 1985.

08126295
French real estate businessman and sailor Jacques Dewez, before the start of the 1988 Singlehanded Transatlantic Race, Plymouth, England, UK. ^^^Jacques bought "Gordano Goose", the first trimaran built by Nigel Irens and renamed her "Sperone", the name of his golf resort in the south of Corsica.

08126294
French businessman and sailor Jacques Dewez, under the Bonifacio cliffs in Corsica. ^^^Jacques bought "Gordano Goose", the first trimaran built by Nigel Irens, and renamed her "Sperone", the name of his golf resort in the south of Corsica.

08126293
Yacht designer Jean Marie Finot and skipper Alain Gautier inside the hull of monohull "Generali Concorde" built at Leguen-Hemidy shipyard for the Vendee Globe Challenge 1992-93. Alain won the race in 110 days 2 hours and 22 minutes.

08126292
Walter Greene steering Tony Bullimore's trimaran "Apricot" during the 1985 Round Europe race. ^^^As a designer, boatbuilder and a very skilled racing sailor, Walter had a large influence on the American multihull development.

08126291
Multihull sailors, Brit Tony Bullimore (left) and American Walter Greene, one day before start of the Ostar Race, Plymouth 1988.

08126290
Tony Bullimore (right) and multihull designer Martin Smyth (centre) at the launch of the "Spirit of Apricot" in Bristol, England, in 1988.

08126289
Nick Clifton on 32ft, Dick Newick designed, trimaran prao "Azulao", with which he entered the singlehanded transatlantic Ostar in 1980. ^^^He capsized soon after the start and was luckily located by an RAF Nimrod which diverted a ship to pick him up. Nick was saved, but his prao was abandonned at sea.

08126288
Rory Nuggent. ^^^At 27, he built proa "Lady Godiva" in 1979 at Martha's Vineyard. A Dick Newick design, the Pacific proa was quite small, at just 9.5m.

08126287
Photographer Christian Février.

08126283
Sylvie Viant, president of the UNCL Races Committee.

08126282
CNN tycoon Ted Turner in the late sixties.

08126281
Elizabeth Meyer, 36, on her J-Class "Endeavour" with shipwright Wolter Huisman, at his Royal Huisman Shipyard before the yacht is launched. Netherlands, February 1989.

08126280
Dutch yacht designer Gerard Dijkstra. ^^^He has refitted numerous big classic yachts like "Adix", "Shamrock III" and "Velsheda". He assisted Elizabeth Meyer and Wolter Huisman for the refit of the J-Class Endeavour.

08126279
Ketch "Whitehawk" during a race at the Antigua Classic Week. ^^^Styled after the famous Herreshoff racing vessel Ticonderoga, the Edwardian Marconi ketch full was designed by Maine yacht designer Bruce King and commissioned in 1978.

08126278
Ketch "Whitehawk" during a race at the Antigua Classic Week. ^^^Styled after the famous Herreshoff racing vessel Ticonderoga, the Edwardian Marconi ketch full was designed by Maine yacht designer Bruce King and commissioned in 1978.

08126277
Ketch "Whitehawk" during a race at the Antigua Classic Week. ^^^Styled after the famous Herreshoff racing vessel Ticonderoga, the Edwardian Marconi ketch full was designed by Maine yacht designer Bruce King and commissioned in 1978.

08126276
Ketch "Whitehawk" during a race at the Antigua Classic Week. ^^^Styled after the famous Herreshoff racing vessel Ticonderoga, the Edwardian Marconi ketch full was designed by Maine yacht designer Bruce King and commissioned in 1978.

08126275
Ketch "Whitehawk" during a race at the Antigua Classic Week. ^^^Styled after the famous Herreshoff racing vessel Ticonderoga, the Edwardian Marconi ketch full was designed by Maine yacht designer Bruce King and commissioned in 1978.

08126274
Ketch "Whitehawk" during a race at the Antigua Classic Week. ^^^Styled after the famous Herreshoff racing vessel Ticonderoga, the Edwardian Marconi ketch full was designed by Maine yacht designer Bruce King and commissioned in 1978.

08126273
Crew on bowsprit net of Ketch "Whitehawk" during a race at the Antigua Classic Week. ^^^Styled after the famous Herreshoff racing vessel Ticonderoga, the Edwardian Marconi ketch full was designed by Maine yacht designer Bruce King and commissioned in 1978.

08126272
Ketch "Whitehawk" during a race at the Antigua Classic Week. ^^^Styled after the famous Herreshoff racing vessel Ticonderoga, the Edwardian Marconi ketch full was designed by Maine yacht designer Bruce King and commissioned in 1978.

08126271
Ketch "Whitehawk" during a race at the Antigua Classic Week. ^^^Styled after the famous Herreshoff racing vessel Ticonderoga, the Edwardian Marconi ketch full was designed by Maine yacht designer Bruce King and commissioned in 1978.

08126270
Ketch "Whitehawk" during a race at the Antigua Classic Week. ^^^Styled after the famous Herreshoff racing vessel Ticonderoga, the Edwardian Marconi ketch full was designed by Maine yacht designer Bruce King and commissioned in 1978.

08126269
Ketch "Whitehawk" during a race at the Antigua Classic Week. ^^^Styled after the famous Herreshoff racing vessel Ticonderoga, the Edwardian Marconi ketch full was designed by Maine yacht designer Bruce King and commissioned in 1978.

08126267
Kelp (Durvillaea antarctica) floating on coast near Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand.

08126261
Corgarff castle in snow. The castle is thought to have been built in about 1550 by John Forbes of Towie. Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

08126260
Corgarff castle at twilight. The castle is thought to have been built in about 1550 by John Forbes of Towie. Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

08126259
Frost-covered abbey in January. Fort Augustus, Highlands, Scotland. This 16th century abbey was converted from a fort to a Benedictine Abbey owned by the Lovat estates.

08126257
Snow covered birch trees in early January. Aviemore, Cairngorms, Highlands, Scotland.

08126256
River at sunset after a heavy snowfall in the Cairngorms. Glen More, Highlands, Scotland.

08126229
Pattern on steep cliffs on Stewart Island, New Zealand.

08126226
Hydrofoil on the Don River, Russia 1998.

08126224
Hydrofoil at speed on the Don River, Russia 1998.

08126223
Hydrofoil, with Lenin's statue watching over the waterway where the River Don joins the Volga, south of Volvograd (ex Stalingrad), Russia.

08126222
Bow of a Russian cargo ship in Novorossiki, Black Sea.

08126220
Shipwreck on the Volga River, south of Volvograd, Russia.

08126218
Freshly caught sturgeon {Acipenser sp} on the bank of the Volga River, south of Astrakan, Russia.

08126216
Freshly caught sturgeon in the Volga River estuary, south of Astrakan, Russia

08126212
Dropping the heavy anchor of classic schooner "Eleonora".

08126211
Dropping the heavy anchor of classic schooner "Eleonora".

08126210
Preparing to drop the heavy anchor of classic schooner "Eleonora".

08126208
Schooner Eleonora shock-absorber / mainsheet buffer detail, ^^^composed of cylinders of hard rubber, with a hole in the middle and separated by bronze disks to distribute the load of the main sheet tackle.

08126207
Schooner Eleonora shock-absorber / mainsheet buffer detail, ^^^composed of cylinders of hard rubber, with a hole in the middle and separated by bronze disks to distribute the load of the main sheet tackle.

08126206
Bell of the classic schooner "Eleonora", fitted on the end of the bowsprit.

08126205
Runners of classic schooner replica "Eleonora" coiled on deck.

08126204
Halyard winches above skylights aboard classic yacht "Eleonora", a modern and smaller replica of the famous schooner "Westward".

08126202
Halyard winches above skylights aboard classic yacht "Eleonora", a modern and smaller replica of the famous schooner "Westward".

08126199
Steering wheel of 41.6m classic schooner "Eleonora", launched in March 2000 at the Van der Graaff shipyard in Hardinxveld-Giessendam.

08126198
Bronze anchor-chain stopper of 41.6m classic schooner "Eleonora". ^^^Eleonora was launched on March 31st 2000.

08126189
Granite-built Penhors chapel, Brittany, France.

08126176
Chapel Notre Dame de la Joie, Penmarc'h, Brittany, France. ^^^To resist to the Atlantic westerlies, old Breton chapels had solid granite-built bell towers, often flanked by turrets called the "lanternes".

08126173
Chapel Notre Dame de la Joie, Penmarc'h, FinistÃ¨re, Brittany, France. ^^^To resist to the Atlantic westerlies, old Breton chapels had solid granite-built bell towers, often flanked by turrets called the "lanternes".

08126172
Stern of a fishing trawler in Le Guilvinec, Brittany, France.

08126171
Stern of a fishing trawler in Le Guilvinec, Brittany, France.

08126170
Man painting the propeller of a fishing trawler in Le Guilvinec, Brittany, France.

08126169
Fender hung over the side of a fishing trawler hull, Le Guilvinec, Brittany, France.

08126168
Old lighthouse of Le Guilvinec in Brittany, France.

08126167
Maintenance on fishing trawlers pulled up in Le Guilvinec village, Brittany, France.

08126166
Fishing trawlers docked on the harbourside of Le Guilvinec village, Brittany, France.

08126165
Fishing trawlers docked on the harbourside of Le Guilvinec village, Brittany, France.

08126164
Fishing trawlers docked on the harbourside of Le Guilvinec village, Brittany, France.

08126163
Art Deco facade of Jolliffe house, High Street, Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK. ^^^The Jolliffe family were shoemakers, and made some shoes for Queen Victoria.

08126162
Detail of the Art Deco facade of Jolliffe house, High Street, Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK. ^^^The Jolliffe family were shoemakers, and made some shoes for Queen Victoria.

08126161
Detail of the Art Deco facade of Jolliffe house, High Street, Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK. ^^^The Jolliffe family were shoemakers, and made some shoes for Queen Victoria.

08126160
Mural in the yachting town of Cowes on the Isle of Wight, UK.

08126159
Wall decoration on cottage, Isle of Wight, UK. The painted ceramics are mixed with seashells and pebbles.

08126158
Wall decoration on cottage, Isle of Wight, UK. The painted ceramics are mixed with seashells and pebbles.

08126157
Wall decoration on cottage, Isle of Wight, UK. The painted ceramics are mixed with seashells and pebbles.

08126156
Stylised gaff-rigged racing yachts on Keith Beken's garage, High Street, Cowes, Isle of Wight, England.

08126155
Beken sign on Keith Beken's garage, High Street, Cowes, Isle of Wight, England.

08126154
Low tide on the south shore of the Isle of Wight, UK.

08126153
Low tide on the south shore of the Isle of Wight, UK.

08126152
Bell tower of Saint Vio Chapel, FinistÃ¨re, Brittany, France

08126140
Ex-voto, Saint Vio Chapel, Bretagne, France

08126139
Adorned banner used during the August Breton traditionnal processions. Saint Vio Chapel, Brittany, France.

08126138
Stained glass in Saint Vio chapel, Brittany, France

08126137
Saint Vio chapel, near St. Gwenolé, Brittany, France.

08126134
Exterior stairs leading to the bell tower at Saint Vio Chapel in FinistÃ¨re, Brittany, France.

08126132
Steering wheel of 41.6m classic schooner "Eleonora", launched in March 2000 at the Van der Graaff shipyard in Hardinxveld-Giessendam.

08126131
Leather covered mast hoops aboard schooner "Eleonora".

08126130
Steering wheel of 41.6m classic schooner "Eleonora", launched in March 2000 at the Van der Graaff shipyard in Hardinxveld-Giessendam.

08126129
Steering wheel of 41.6m classic schooner "Eleonora", launched in March 2000 at the Van der Graaff shipyard in Hardinxveld-Giessendam.

08126128
Owner's logo of a leaping stag, on a log in the forest around Rotorua, New Zealand.

08126127
Margot racing at Chatou, on the Seine River, near Paris. She is a recent smaller replica of the famous Clippers d'Argenteuil, ^^^which is where the most sophisticated racing yachts in the 1880's came from. Heavily influenced by the American sandbaggers, they were very beamy, had a long curved bowsprit and could carry nearly 100 sq. metres of canvas for a hull only 8 metres long.

08126126
Wrecks of tuna fishing boats that sailed to Mauretania before WWII. Camaret seashore, Brest Bay entrance, France.

08126124
A ship passing through the Thames Flood Barrier, Woolwich, London, England, UK. ^^^Construction of the barrier began in 1972, designed for the Greater London Council by Rendel, Palmer and Tritton, and was officially opened by H.M. Queen Elizabeth II on 8 May 1984.

08126123
Thames Flood Barrier, Woolwich, London, England, UK.

08126120
Channel mark of the Venice channel with gentle swell, Italy.

08126119
Golden beams of sunset light reflecting off little waves.

08126118
Wet volcanic sand with a wave receding off the beach, South Island, New Zealand.

08126116
Tern (Sterna sp.) on wooden post, Waitangi harbour, North Island, New Zealand.

08126114
Perfumed herbs and spices in sacks at a market, St. Tropez, France.

08126111
Boom end of classic yacht "Varuna".

08126110
The washed teak deck of a classic yacht, Cannes Bay, France.

08126109
Female crew arranging the main sheet ^^^after a race.

08126108
Washing the teak deck of a classic yacht with rope and block, Cannes Bay, France.

08126107
Old bronze compass on a classic yacht. The two bottles on each side of the polished bronze case contained the candles to light the compass card.

08126106
A Yacht Club de France cap on steering wheel of classic yacht "Nan". William Fife designed and built her in 1896. ^^^She was owned in 1948 by Georges-Henry Menhinick, the grandfather of Phillipe. In 1999 and with incredible luck, Philippe discovered a picture on the internet of the wrecked yacht in Cap d'Agde, south of France. He recognized the lines of the yacht at once. He bought the wreck and created his own boatyard in Le Havre du Lupin, near St Malo in Brittany. "Nan" took part in the America's Cup Jubilee in 2001 in Cowes, soon after her relaunch. Nan is 19.25 m long, 13.50m on LWL and 3.53 m beam. Draft is 2.59 m. She carries 310 square metres of canvas upwind and a 520 sq.met. balloon jib.

08126105
Wooden steering wheel of the classic yacht "Hygie".

08126104
Wooden steering wheel of a classic yacht.

08126103
Small waves of the rising tide forming patterns on the shore, Pouto beach, North Island, New Zealand.

08126102
A streamlet creating blue patterns at low tide, Pouto beach, North Island, New Zealand.

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A streamlet creating blue patterns at low tide, Pouto beach, North Island, New Zealand.

08126100
A streamlet creating blue patterns at low tide, Pouto beach, North Island, New Zealand.

08126099
Red-painted anchor and ship hull.

08126098
Yachting photographer Gilles Martin-Raget.

08126097
J-Class crew member rolling his first cigarette after a race in Falmouth Harbour. Antigua Classics Week.

08126095
Painting of a ship on an old "Hessel and Holmes" boatbuilder sign, Rye, south coast of England, UK.

08126094
Stylised "Santa Maria" pub sign, England, UK.

08126093
Seahorse windvane rooftop in Newton, Isle of Wight, England.

08126092
Hawser ropes on bollard aboard a ferry ship at sunset, Holland.

08126090
Pineapples on belaying pins, Polynesia.

08126085
Yachts off St Tropez old provencal harbour at sunset, South France.

08126069
Photographer Christian Février steering "Moonbeam IV" off Auckland, New Zealand.

08126068
Captain Morgan Castle steering the William Fife's cutter "Moonbeam IV" in Waitemata Harbour, Auckland, New Zealand.

08126067
Gerard Naigeon, co-owner of "Moonbeam IV" steering the 1914 William Fife design in the Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand, 2002, ^^^after a two year refit in Burma.

08126065
Seaweed with gas-filled vesicles on volcanic sand of a New Zealand beach.

08126060
Pouto dunes, Kaipara Gulf, North Island, New Zealand. ^^^Pouto is a coastal peninsula of land some 55 km long, which is bounded on three sides by the sea. On the western side the Tasman Sea, and on the eastern side the Kaipara Harbour.

08126059
Tern (Sternidae sp) on post. Waitangi harbour, North Island, New Zealand.

08126058
Maori paddlers in a waka (war canoe) at the 2003 Waitangi Treaty celebrations, Bay of Islands, New Zealand.

08126057
Maori paddlers in a waka (war canoe) at the 2003 Waitangi Treaty celebrations, Bay of Islands, New Zealand. At 35.7 m long and up to 2 m wide, Nga Toki Matawhaorua is believed to be the largest war canoe ever built and can carry 80 paddlers plus 55 warriors.

08126056
Young Maori paddlers in a small waka (war canoe)at the 2003 Waitangi Treaty celebrations, Bay of Islands, New Zealand.

08126055
Maori paddlers in a waka (war canoe) at the 2003 Waitangi Treaty celebrations, Bay of Islands, New Zealand. At 35.7 m long and up to 2 m wide, Nga Toki Matawhaorua is believed to be the largest war canoe ever built and can carry 80 paddlers plus 55 warriors.

08126054
Maori paddlers in a waka (war canoe) at the 2003 Waitangi Treaty celebrations, Bay of Islands, New Zealand. At 35.7 m long and up to 2 m wide, Nga Toki Matawhaorua is believed to be the largest war canoe ever built and can carry 80 paddlers plus 55 warriors.

08126053
Reflections of house facades in Honfleur Old Basin, Normandy, France. ^^^Honfleur is 1000 years old. In the Middle Ages, the town was protected by high stone walls. To have a view of the Seine estuary, the inhabitants built high, narrow houses, one against the other.

08126052
Reflections in Honfleur Old Basin, Normandy, France.

08126051
Yachts moored in Saint Tropez harbour, France. J-Class "Endeavour" is on the right.

08126050
Anthony Ugo, the young 'Porte-Enseigne' has just received the red and white flag, surrounded by 'Bravadeurs' firing their guns. He is flanked by his even younger Flag Assistant, and both are dressed in old French Navy uniforms. La Bravade flag ceremony, St.Tropez, France.

08126049
Jean-Yves Terlain steering aluminium-built trimaran "Gautier II" competing in the 1981 transatlantic Twostar race. ^^^Jean Yves Terlain and Christian Fevrier were in 3rd position of the 103 starters. The experimental mainsail broke in a squall, four days after the start. They swapped their mainsail with the genoa, but two days later, the rudder shaft broke. Gautier waited a week in bad weather for a Canadian container-ship leaving Le Havre with a new rudder and a spare mainsail. They finally arrived in Newport 27 days after the start.

08126048
Traditional chestnut lobster pots, markers and flags on quayside, Saint Gilles Croix de Vie, France.

08126047
Flags for on lobster pots in Saint Gilles Croix de Vie, France.

08126046
Traditional chestnut lobster pots, markers and flags on quayside, Saint Gilles Croix de Vie, France.

08126045
Traditional chestnut lobster pots, markers and flags on quayside, Saint Gilles Croix de Vie, France.

08126044
Traditional chestnut lobster pots and markers on quayside, Saint Gilles Croix de Vie, France.

08126043
Colchester smack "Sunbeam" sailing in Douarnenez Bay, Brittany, France.

08126042
Bisquine La Granvillaise in Cancale, Brittany, France. ^^^Bisquines were powerfully rigged fishing boats, in order to drag the oysters in the shallow waters of the bays.

08126041
Fully rigged Bisquine La Granvillaise in the Mt. St. Michel Bay, France.

08126038
Bronze bollards on a classic yacht.

08126034
Sunrise aboard 54 metre long, three-masted schooner "Shenandoah" reaching, between the Marquesas and the Tuamotu's, Pacific. ^^^The two front mainsails have been doused to avoid fatigue to the booms as to the rigging.

08126033
Sunrise aboard the 54 metre long, three-masted schooner "Shenandoah" reaching, between the Marquesas and the Tuamotus, Pacific. ^^^The two front mainsails have been doused to avoid fatigue to the booms and to the rigging.

08126027
Grave of French painter Paul Gauguin in Atuona village cemetery, Hiva Oa, Marquesas, ^^^where he spent the last three years of his life.

08126025
Elizabeth Meyer, 33, on J-Class yacht "Endeavour" near Southampton ready to be launched in the Solent on the next morning. 8 August 1986.

08126022
Sunrise aboard the 54 metre long, three-masted schooner "Shenandoah" reaching, between the Marquesas and the Tuamotus, Pacific. ^^^The two front mainsails have been doused to avoid fatigue to the booms and to the rigging.

08126017
Alfred Gassin-Sanson's mini rounded fishing nets, locally named "epervier". Terre-de-Haut, Les Saintes Islands, French Caribbean. ^^^This old fishing technique is popular with local fishermen who carefully gather the net first, then throw it in the air above the sea. There are small lead weights spaced around the net to weigh it down evenly across the water when it is thrown.

08126014
Man having a bucket shower in the Mediterranean.

08126013
Young America approaching the upwind mark, trailing the challenger Black Magic during the 1995 America's Cup, San Diego, USA. Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein's design is on the hull.

08126012
Wet footprints on a yacht's teak deck.

08126011
Whale vertebra decorating a garden in Oban, Stewart Island, New Zealand.

08126009
Le Hourdel, Baie de Somme. Picardie, France. ^^^The fishing boats in the background are mainly for prawn and flat fish fishing.

08126008
St Martin Church, St Valery sur Somme, Baie de Somme, Picardie, France.

08126007
Le Crotoy, Baie de Somme, Picardie, France.

08126004
Seafront houses at Mers les Bains. Picardie, France.

08126003
Le Treport harbour, Picardie, France.

08126001
Seafront houses at Mers les Bains, Picardie, France.

08125995
People collecting shellfish at low-tide beneath the Ault cliffs. Picardie, France.

08125994
Fishing boat moored in St Valery sur Somme harbour, Picardie, France.

08125990
Boat pulled up on the Romerel at low-tide at St Valery, Baie de Somme, France.

08125989
Boats dried out at low tide at the entrance of St Valery sur Somme, Picardie, France.

08125988
Boats aground out at low-tide at the entrance of St Valery sur Somme, Picardie, France.

08125987
Beach huts at Mers les Bains, Picardie, France.

08125985
Fishing boat moored in St Valery sur Somme harbour, Picardie, France.

08125984
Le Treport harbour, Picardie, France.

08125983
La Ferté jetty at the entrance of St Valery sur Somme, France.

08125982
Small boat motoring out of St Valery harbour at sunset, la Baie de Somme, France.

08125981
Fishing at low-tide at St Valery sur Somme, France.

08125979
Sailing yachts aground at low-tide in Le Crotoy harbour, Baie de Somme, France.

08125978
Old fisherman with bicycle on the Blavet quay lighting his cigar, St Valery sur Somme, France.

08125975
Old steam train passing over the lock of St Valery sur Somme, France.

08125974
Boat pulled up at the Romerel at low-tide at St Valery, Baie de Somme, France.

08125973
Mollymawk (Diomedea sp) in flight, Stewart Island, South New Zealand.

08125969
St.Tropez women in traditional costume, during the 448th La Bravade festival. South of France, 2006.

08125968
Reflections of windows on Saint Tropez harbour, France.

08125967
Carved capian on the bow of a small fishing bark (pointus). Saint Tropez, France.

08125964
Deck prism on old pilot cutter "Marguerite-T".

08125963
Runner on yacht, coiled and tied to cleat on the teak deck.

08125961
Elegant, eight-shaped runner coiled on the deck of a classic yacht.

08125960
Liner chadburn, used transmit speed orders from the ^^^Captain to the Chief Mechanic in the engine room. Each handle change was accompanied by a ringing sound in both places.

08125958
Chadburn aboard classic yacht "Mariette", used to transmit speed orders ^^^from the Captain to the Chief Mechanic in the engine room. Each handle change was accompanied by a ringing sound in both places.

08125957
Chadburn aboard classic yacht "Candida". ^^^Chadburns were used aboard liners and cargo ships to transmit the speed orders from the Captain standing in the navigation room to the Chief Mechanician in the engine room. Each handle change was accompanied by a ring sound in both places.

08125956
Wake of a small tender disturbs calm water at St Valery, Le Romerel, Baie de Somme, France.

08125955
Wooden runner block and thump mat on the teak deck of schooner "Shenandoah".

08125947
Sign in La Dune Carrée, Parc de Marquenterre, Baie de Somme, France.

08125941
Wooden bird calls used for waterfowl hunting near St Valery, Baie de Somme, France.

08125940
Wooden bird calls used for waterfowl hunting near St Valery, Baie de Somme, France.

08125935
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston and maritime photographer Christian Février aboard three-masted "Friday Star" in Cowes, Isle of Wight, 1996.

08125934
Photographer Christian Février (left), Phil Weld, and his wife Anne in autumn 1979. Handy Boatyard, Falmouth, Maine, USA.

08125933
Yachting photographers Christian Février (left) and Erwan Quéméré.

08125931
Tide rising over seabird footprints on Halfmoon Bay, Stewart Island, South New Zealand.

08125927
Mollymawk (Diomedea sp) in flight over water, Stewart Island, South New Zealand.

08125926
Mollymawk (Diomedea sp) in flight over water, Stewart Island, South New Zealand.

08125925
Mollymawk (Diomedea sp), Stewart Island, Southern New Zealand.

08125921
Figurehead of the three masted barquentine, "Swan of Mackum".

08125920
Bowsprit and tan foresail aboard a restored old gaffer cruising near St Malo, France.

08125919
Two iron trawlers undergoing repairs at Le Guilvinec, Brittany, France.

08125916
Warning sign to swimmers and fishermen at Le Hourdel, Baie de Somme. Picardie, France.

08125915
Two walkers on a thundery day at Pointe de Hourdel, Baie de Somme, Picardie, France.

08125910
Seal with nose in the air, Catlins coast, South Island, New Zealand.

08125907
Young seals vocalising on rocks in the Catlins area of South Island, New Zealand.

08125902
Fins of a seal resting ashore. Catlins coast, South Island, New Zealand.

08125901
Seal on its back amongst long kelp on the Catlins coast, South Island, New Zealand.

08125900
Seal amongst long kelp on the Catlins coast, South Island, New Zealand.

08125887
Sailing boats, followed by gulls in the passage under the Tas de Pois, a group of rocky islands south of Brest, Brittany, France. Douarnenez 2000 sailing festival.

08125886
Young children skulling a tender at a classic wooden boats rally in La Foret Fouesnant, Brittany, France.

08125883
Old wooden boats gather in the Bono River, Golfe du Morbihan, Brittany, France.

08125882
Two men fishing from the stormy jetty in Saint Jean de Luz, Pyrénées Atlantiques, France.

08125881
Small sailing boat on the Aven River, Brittany, France.

08125878
Rippled reflection of boat masts in Douarnenez harbour, Brittany, France.

08125876
Stone age burial of Gavrinis in the Golf du Morbihan, Morbihan, Brittany, France.

08125875
Rippled reflection of boat masts in Douarnenez harbour, South Brittany, France.

08125874
Two sinagots, typical boats of the Golf du Morbihan, in Le Bono harbour on the Auray River, Morbihan, Brittany, France.

08125873
Small lobster fishing boat leaving Giulvinec harbour, Brittany, France.

08125871
Crashing waves on rocks in a southwesterly storm at St Guenole, Finistere, Brittany, France.

08125870
Crashing waves on rocks in a southwesterly storm at St Guenole, Finistere, Brittany, France.

08125869
Man pressure washing the hull of a trawler before a coat of anti-fouling is applied. Guilvinec- Lechiagat, South Brittany, France.

08125868
Langoustine fishing fleet at Guilvinec- Lechiagat, South Brittany, France.

08125864
Lighthouse of Le Grau du Roi, Carmargue, South France.

08125863
Nigel Burgess, British sailor lost at sea in the Vendee Globe, November 1992.

08125862
Seagull calling from the net reel on a langoustine trawler at Lechiagat, South Brittany, France.

08125860
Traditional boat construction of "La Recouvrance" at Brest, France.

08125859
Sardine fishing off Concarneau, South Brittany, France.

08125857
Comical crepe shop sign, depicting a woman tossing a crepe and a seagull flying away with it. Vannes, Brittany, France.

08125856
Golfe du Morbihan under thundery skies, Brittany, France.

08125855
Fort Cigogne, Glenan Archipelago, France. ^^^It was built to defend the nearby harbour of Concarneau and fishing boats from British pirates.

08125854
Two small lighthouses (port and starboard) mark the narrow entrance to Le Palais harbour on Belle Ile, Brittany, France.

08125851
Fishermen repairing their sardine nets, Brittany, France.

08125849
Sauzon Port, Belle Ile, Morbihan, France.

08125846
Aerial view of Isle of St Nicolas, Glenan archipelago, South Brittany, France.

08125844
Annual maintenance to a traditional wooden boat in front of a thatched cottage at Pont Aven. Brittany, France.

08125843
Boat at low tide on the Crach River, near the Golf du Morbihan, South Brittany, France.

08125837
Low tide at La Trinité, Brittany, France.

08125836
Traditional wooden gaffer anchored at sunset off Port-Navalo, Golfe du Morbihan, Brittany, France.

08125835
Wrecked hull at Lechiagat, South Brittany, France.

08125825
1903 Fife cutter "Moonbeam III" lowering her sails off Benodet, Brittany, 1998.

08125821
Eric Tabarly speaking to the media after his victory in the 1997 two-handed transatlantic Jacques Vabre Race. ^^^Eric and Yves Parlier won the monohull category with "Aquitaine Innovations". The race started from Le Havre (France) and finished in Cartagena, Colombia.

08125818
Eric Tabarly speaking to the media after his victory in the 1997 two-handed transatlantic Jacques Vabre Race. ^^^Eric and Yves Parlier won the monohull category with "Aquitaine Innovations". The race started from Le Havre (France) and finished in Cartagena, Colombia.

08125817
Eric Tabarly helming his maxi-yacht "Cote d'Or" at the start of the 1987 Lorient-St.Pierre & Miquelon race. Navigator Denis Gliksman stands beside him as the yacht leaves the Lorient quay, France.

08125816
Eric Tabarly descending a gang-plank with his 3 year-old daughter Marie before start of the monohull Lorient-St.Pierre & Miquelon race in 1987.

08125815
Eric Tabarly and brother Patrick at the start of the 1987 two-handed La Baule-Dakar race, on foil-assisted trimaran "Cote d'Or II". ^^^Cote d'Or II is in fact the old Paul Ricard, launched in 1979, and modified several times. After rounding a mark south of Madeira, Cote d'Or pitchpoled under spinnaker with Eric at the helm. A Portuguese war ship rescued the two sailors.

08125813
Eric Tabarly on his maxi-yacht "Cote d'Or" at the start of the 1987 Lorient-St.Pierre & Miquelon race.

08125812
Eric Tabarly on "Aquitaine Innovations" at the start of the 1997 two-handed transatlantic Jacques Vabre Race, Le Havre, France. Eric and Yves Parlier won the monohull category, ^^^reaching Colombia in 19d 23h 19 minutes and 10 seconds, with an average speed of 9,18 kts.

08125811
Eric Tabarly on "Aquitaine Innovations" at the start of the 1997 two-handed transatlantic Jacques Vabre Race, Le Havre, France. Eric and Yves Parlier won the monohull category, ^^^reaching Colombia in 19d 23h 19 minutes and 10 seconds, with an average speed of 9,18 kts.

08125810
Eric Tabarly on "Aquitaine Innovations" at the start of the 1997 two-handed transatlantic Jacques Vabre Race, Le Havre, France. Eric and Yves Parlier won the monohull category, ^^^reaching Colombia in 19d 23h 19 minutes and 10 seconds, with an average speed of 9,18 kts.

08125809
Eric Tabarly on "Pen Duick" during the centennial anniversary of the William Fife cutter. Odet River, Brittany, June 1998. Eric is using a storm mainsail to tack more easily in the narrow river.

08125808
Eric Tabarly on "Pen Duick" during the centennial anniversary of the William Fife cutter. Odet River, Brittany, June 1998. Eric is using a storm mainsail to tack more easily in the narrow river.

08125807
Plywood ketch "Pen Duick II", sailing on the Odet River in June 1998, during the centennial anniversary of Pen Duick. ^^^Skippered by Eric Tabarly, Pen Duick II won the 2nd Ostar in 1964, crossing the Atlantic in 27 days 3 hours and 56 minutes.

08125806
Eric Tabarly on "Pen Duick" during the centennial anniversary of the William Fife cutter. Odet River, Brittany, June 1998. Eric is using a storm mainsail to tack more easily in the narrow river. In the foreground, the little Fife One Design "Starlight", ^^^which came bravely from Anglesey. Hundred of yachts of all sizes surrounded the black cutter. Sadly, Eric was drowned at sea ten days later in the Irish Sea.

08125805
Plywood ketch "Pen Duick II", sailing off Benodet in June 1998, during the centennial anniversary of Pen Duick. ^^^Skippered by Eric Tabarly, Pen Duick II won the 2nd Ostar in 1964, crossing the Atlantic in 27 days 3 hours and 56 minutes.

08125803
French watercolour maritime artist Marc Berthier in Benodet, attending Tabarly's "Pen Duick" centennial anniversary.

08125802
Jacqueline Tabarly, at the one hundred year anniversary party of "Pen Duick", which she organized in May 1998. Benodet, France.

08125801
67 yr old Eric Tabarly is presented a miniature of his Pen Duick cutter, by Jerome Boyer at the celebration in Benodet, France, ^^^of the one hundred years of "Pen Duick", his famous black little cutter, designed by W. Wife in 1898. 30 May 1998.31st May 1998. Celebration of the one hundred anniversary of Pen Duick in Benodet. The black-painted yacht was designed by William Fife in 1898.

08125800
67 yr old Eric Tabarly at the celebration in Benodet, France, ^^^of the one hundred years of "Pen Duick", his famous black little cutter, designed by W. Wife in 1898. 30 May 1998.

08125798
67 yr old Eric Tabarly singing with his wife Jacqueline at the celebration in Benodet, France, ^^^of the one hundred years of "Pen Duick", his famous black little cutter, designed by W. Wife in 1898. 30 May 1998.

08125797
30 May 1998. 67 yr old Eric Tabarly singing with wife Jacqueline at the one hundred year celebration in Benodet, France, ^^^of "Pen Duick", his famous black little cutter, designed by W. Fife in 1898. Tabarly was lost in the Irish Sea 13 days later.

08125796
67 yr old Eric Tabarly singing with wife Jacqueline at the celebration in Benodet, France, ^^^of the one hundred years of "Pen Duick", his famous black little cutter, designed by W. Wife in 1898. 30 May 1998.

08125794
67 yr old Eric Tabarly offers flowers to his wife Jacqueline at the celebration in Benodet, France, ^^^of the one hundred years of "Pen Duick", his famous black little cutter, designed by W. Wife in 1898. 30 May 1998.

08125793
67 yr old Eric Tabarly offers flowers to his wife Jacqueline at the celebration in Benodet, France, ^^^of the one hundred years of "Pen Duick", his famous black little cutter, designed by W. Wife in 1898. 30 May 1998.

08125792
67 yr old Eric Tabarly offers flowers to his wife Jacqueline at the celebration in Benodet, France, ^^^of the one hundred years of "Pen Duick", his famous black little cutter, designed by W. Wife in 1898. 30 May 1998.

08125791
Turbosails aboard Cousteau exploration motorboat "Alcyone". The two 10.21 m high streamlined and rotating wingmasts were built by Pechiney. ^^^They are perforated with thousand of little holes to allow the air to enter and escape. Fans moved by engines are placed at the top of the two Turbosail to accelerate the flow around the wingmasts and increase the lift, producing the driving force forward. In practice, they were too noisy to use.

08125790
Turbosail aboard Cousteau exploration motorboat "Alcyone". The two 10.21 m high streamlined and rotating wingmasts were built by Pechiney. ^^^They are perforated with thousand of little holes to allow the air to enter and escape. Fans moved by engines are placed at the top of the two Turbosail to accelerate the flow around the wingmasts and increase the lift, producing the driving force forward. In practice, they were too noisy to use.

08125786
Turbo-sail Cousteau expedition boat "Alcyone" entering a lock on the Don Canal in Russia, July 1988. ^^^There are 18 locks of this size beween Rostov, close to the Azov Sea in the west and the confluence with the Volga River in the east. All of them were built by 300,000 prisoners of Stalin's regime in less than three years.

08125785
Sir Peter Blake on the phone in the Ops centre aboard Cousteau exploring vessel "Alcyone". Russia, July 1998. Blake was carrying out a survey of the Caspian for UNESCO.

08125783
Sir Peter Blake aboard Cousteau exploration vessel "Alcyone", Istanbul. The Blue mosque and Hagia Sofia can be seen in the background and the Bosphorus is covered with early morning fog. July 1998.

08125782
Sir Peter Blake waving from aboard "Alcyone", on the Don Canal, Russia, 1998. Blake was carrying out a survey of the Caspian for UNESCO.

08125780
Sir Peter Blake talking with Astrakan city's Mayor and his wife aboard Cousteau exploring vessel "Alcyone", at Astrakan, Russia, 1998. Blake was carrying out a survey of the Caspian for UNESCO.

08125778
Sir Peter Blake with with the UNESCO flag aboard Cousteau exploring vessel "Alcyone", at a lock on the Don Canal in Russia, 1998. Blake was carrying out a survey of the Caspian for UNESCO's World Year of Water.

08125776
Sir Peter Blake aboard Cousteau exploring vessel "Alcyone" in Russia, 1998. Blake was carrying out a survey of the Caspian for UNESCO.

08125775
July 1998. Sir Peter Blake and friend Ellie "Ollie" Olphert, leaning against one of two turbosail wing masts on Cousteau exploration motorboat "Alcyone". Volga River, Russia. Blake was directing a survey about the Caspian Sea for UNESCO.

08125774
Russian girls waving off Cousteau boat "Alcyone", fitted with two turbo-sails, leaving Astrakhan in Russia, July 1998.

08125773
Sir Peter Blake on the phone in the Ops centre aboard Cousteau exploring vessel "Alcyone". Russia, July 1998. Blake was carrying out a survey of the Caspian for UNESCO.

08125772
Sir Peter Blake on night watch in the "Alcyone" navigation room. Russia, July 1998. Blake was carrying out a survey of the Caspian for UNESCO.

08125770
Sir Peter Blake with ropes aboard Cousteau exploring vessel "Alcyone", at a lock on the Don Canal in Russia, 1998. Blake was carrying out a survey of the Caspian for UNESCO.

08125769
Sir Peter Blake aboard Cousteau exploring vessel "Alcyone", at a lock on the Don Canal in Russia, 1998. Blake was carrying out a survey of the Caspian for UNESCO.

08125768
Team New Zealand on "Black Magic" entering the marina in San Diego after winning the America's Cup, 13th May 1995.

08125767
Peter Blake with the America's Cup, May 1995, San Diego.

08125765
Celebration of the "Black Magic" crew at the San Diego Yacht Club after winning the America's Cup, 13 May 1995.

08125764
Team New Zealand on "Black Magic" entering the marina in San Diego after winning the America's Cup, 13th May 1995.

08125763
Team New Zealand designer, David Alan-Williams, with the Americas' Cup trophy filled with champagne. 13th May 1995, San Diego Yacht Club, California.

08125761
Peter Blake with the America's Cup, May 1995, San Diego.

08125758
Chief-designer Tom Schnackenberg talking with the crew aboard "Black Magic", soon after crossing the finishing line for the 5th straight victory in the America's Cup Match in San Diego, California, 13th May 1995.

08125757
Celebration of the "Black Magic" crew at the San Diego Yacht Club after winning the America's Cup, 13 May 1995.