Rick Tomlinson / Dun Laoghaire lifeboat powers through huge seas off the east coast of Ireland.
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Rick Tomlinson / Wave piercing speed boat in rough weather
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Rick Tomlinson / Crew in rough conditions on "The Card" during the Southern Ocean in the Whitbread Round the World Race, 1989-1990.
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Rick Tomlinson / Hayling Island's Atlantic 21 lifeboat gets airborne on Chichester Harbour Bar, UK.
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Rick Tomlinson / The Hyde Sails 18ft Skiff surfs through the waves.
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Rick Tomlinson / Simon le Bon's Maxi yacht "Drum" crossing the Southern Ocean during the Whitbread Round the World Race, 1985.
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Rick Tomlinson / Breaking through the surf, the inshore D Class lifeboat based at Tramore on the south coast of Ireland.
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Rick Tomlinson / Crew on "EF Language" wear full heavy weather clothing while racing during the Whitbread Round the World Race, 1997-98.
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Rick Tomlinson / Crew aboard "EF Language" wear full heavy weather clothing, including goggles to protect their eyes during the Whitbread Round the World Race, 1997-98.
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Rick Tomlinson / Maxi yacht "Rothmans" buries her bow under spinnaker on a breezy Sydney-Hobart run, 1991.
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Rick Tomlinson / Crew in rough conditions on "The Card" in the Southern Ocean during the Whitbread Round the World Race, 1989-90.
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Rick Tomlinson / Four crew prepare for a sail change on "Drum" during the Whitbread Round the World Race, 1985-6.
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Rick Tomlinson / Safety rope held by crew in the cockpit whilst crewman climbs the mainsail aboard Drum during the Whitbread Round the World Race, 1985. Drum was owned and crewed by Simon le Bon, lead singer of the po...
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Onne van der Wal / Hurricane force winds blowing across boats moored at Jamestown Island, Rhode Island, USA.
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Onne van der Wal / Parasailing in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
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Onne van der Wal / Boats moored off the coast of New England during Hurricane Bob, Rhode Island, USA, 1991.
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Onne van der Wal / Hurricane force winds blowing across boats moored at Jamestown Island, Rhode Island, USA.
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Onne van der Wal / Steering the yacht "Flyer" with a Rooster tail, Whitbread transatlantic race 1981-82.
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Onne van der Wal / Yacht "Sariyah" crashing through rough seas near Cape Horn, Chile.
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Onne van der Wal / Yacht "Sariyah" crashing through rough seas near Cape Horn, Chile.
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Onne van der Wal / Boats moored off the coast of New England during Hurricane Bob, Rhode Island, USA, 1991.
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Rick Tomlinson / Maxi yacht "Rothmans" surfs along on a breezy Sydney-Hobart run, 1991.
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Rick Tomlinson / Orion chases Hi-Flyer down the surging waves at the Corum Cup in Hong Kong, 1994.
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Rick Tomlinson / Crew aboard "The Card" are drenched as they change the headsail in the Southern Ocean. Whitbread Round the World Race, 1989-90.
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Rick Tomlinson / Team Tyco in tough conditions leaving Cape Town South Africa during the Volvo Ocean Race, 2001-2002.
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Rick Tomlinson / Amer Sports Too in tough conditions off Cape of Good Hope, South Africa during Leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race, 2001-2002.
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Barry Bland / White water rafting, Shotover River, Queenstown, New Zealand.
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Rick Tomlinson / Crew on "EF Language" wear full heavy weather clothing including googles to prevent the salt water spraying into their eyes during the Whitbread Round the World Race, 1997-98.
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Rick Tomlinson / Helmsman is fully geared up in waterproofs on "EF Language" Skippered by British yachtsman Lawrie in the Whitbread Round the World Race, 1993-94. ^^^The team won the second leg of the race and bro...
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Rick Tomlinson / Intrum Justitia racing in the Round the World Race, 1993-94. ^^^Skippered by British yachtsman Lawrie Smith the team won the second leg of the race and broke a record in the process.
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Philip Stephen / Fishing vessel "Demares" rolling to starboard in heavy seas. March 2008.