Mending, stowing, washing and cooking: our photographers have got in amongst the action on a variety of boats, weather conditions and situations to bring us the real life afloat.
Rick Tomlinson / SY ^Adele^'s first mate, Mark Thirkettle, cleans the anchor just off Huahine Island, French Polynesia
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Onne van der Wal / Fairing the hull of a racing yacht to get a smooth hull shape.
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Onne van der Wal / Masthead service work.
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Onne van der Wal / Workers cutting sheet metal on a trawler using a gas cutter.
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Onne van der Wal / Father pointing something out to his son while on board a catamaran cruising to Isla San Francisco, Mexico. Model released.
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Onne van der Wal / Looking down the mast of 88ft Sloop ^Shaman^ from about 100 ft with the feet of the photographer in view, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway.
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Rob Cousins / Man preparing food in hull of traditional Danish Fishing boat, Bristol Floating Harbour, UK. July 2008, Model Released
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Onne van der Wal / Pressure washing a cruising yacht at the end of the season.
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Benoit Stichelbaut / Cooking numbered rations aboard Maxi yacht ^Banque Populaire V^, skippered by Pascal Bidegorry, practicing off Cadiz, Spain. March 2009.
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Onne van der Wal / A local woman selling her crafts to the crew of a visiting yacht, Tonga, South Pacific.
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Onne van der Wal / Crew member tripping the spinnaker during a race aboard J-Class ^Velsheda^ at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta 2005, Caribbean. Property Released.
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Onne van der Wal / A crew member checking the engine oil level aboard a cruising yacht.
