Barry Bland / Surfer falling off board in white water, St Clair Beach, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Rick Tomlinson / ^Zurich^ and ^Relax^ collide at speed during close racing at the One Ton Cup, 1991.

Rick Tomlinson / Two Hunter 707 keelboats lose control of their spinnakers in breezy conditions on the Solent.

Rick Tomlinson / Crewman has fallen overboard on ^America Ture^ but managed to keep hold of a line and is now pulled back aboard by the crew, at SORC, 1998.

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

Barry Bland / Fourth round of the Men's Double Handed Dinghy 470, Olympic Games, Athens, Greece, 15 August 2004. Editorial Use Only.

Rick Tomlinson / ID35 ^Avalanche^ broaches under spinnaker at Key West Race Week, 2000.

Rick Tomlinson / Crew of ^Maxima^ sit at the end of the boom to try and lever her off the mud at Brambles Bank during Cowes Week, 1998.

Rick Tomlinson / Torbay's Severn Class lifeboat rescues a Sonar during a blustery Cowes Week, UK, 2001. ^^^ The lifeboat was brand new and still in the Solent for her commissioning period before going to her permanent...

Onne van der Wal / A yacht with a broken mooring chain washed ashore during a storm off Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

Philip Stephen / North sea prawn trawler ^Soverign^ aground on rocks 1 mile from Fraserburgh harbour entrance, with waves crashing over her. Scotland. February 2007.

Onne van der Wal / Wrecked yacht washed ashore after a storm, New England, USA