Claudio Contreras / Boat on canal between chinampas, a wetland agricultural system. Xochimilco wetlands, Mexico City, September

Onne van der Wal / Bow of a classic yacht at the Panerai Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, April 2010.

Onne van der Wal / Miami Acura Grand Prix, Key West, Florida. 2009.

Onne van der Wal / Saint Barths Bucket Super Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, March 2009.

Rick Tomlinson / Aerial view, taken from the mast, of SY "Adele"'s bow in the bay of an iceberg, Portal Point, Reclus Pennisula, Antarctica, January 2007 Non editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Pedro Narra / Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) leaping in front of a cargo ship, Sado Estuary, Portugal, September

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Passengers on observation deck of Sea Life Surveys vessel Sula Beag watching a Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) bow riding in the Sound of Mull, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, July 2011. 2020VIS...

Jeff Wilson / Royal Navy ship, HMS Endurance, crashing through the waves in the south atlantic ocean, Antarctica, November 2009. Taken on location for the BBC series, Frozen Planet.

Eric Baccega / View across the bow of the Lyubov Orlova ship, moving through pack ice at dawn, off the coast of Devon Island. Nunavut, Canada, August 2010

Eric Baccega / View from deck of a cruise ship cruising along Baffin Island with an iceberg emerging out ot the mist, Nunavut, Canada, August 2010

Mark Carwardine / Short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) bow-riding in front of boat, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico

Pete Oxford / Aerial view of Ox-bow lake with dugout canoe, Yasuni National Park Biosphere Reserve Amazon Rain Forest. Ecuador South America. November 2004

Wild Wonders of Europe / Campbell / Bottlenosed dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) bow riding fishing boat, Moray Firth, Nr Inverness, Scotland, May 2009

Juergen Freund / Atlantic spotted dolphins {Stenella frontalis} riding on bow wave, Bahamas

Todd Pusser / Dusky dolphin group bow-riding {Lagenorhynchus obscurus}, Kaikoura, New Zealand, Pacific

Doug Perrine / Long beaked common dolphin leaping in bow wake of tanker {Delphinus capensis} Transkei, (Non-ex).

Doug Perrine / Atlantic spotted dolphins bowriding beneath boat {Stenella frontalis} Azores (Non-ex).

Pete Oxford / Waves breaking over bow in rough seas Southern Indian Ocean (Russian ice breaker ship)

Pete Oxford / Bottle nosed dolphins {Tursiops truncatos} bow riding Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Richard Robinson / Pelagic Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus ) rides the bow of a Maersk container ship, Northern New Zealand Editorial use only.

Franco Banfi / Bow of sailing boat trapped into the ice, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, Arctic Ocean, July 2014.

Michel Roggo / Waves crashing in front of bow of MV Ortelius, Beaufort 9, near Half Moon Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica. January 2017.Photographed for The Freshwater Project

Pascal Kobeh / A diver above the cannon gun at the bow of the the wreck of the San Francisco Maru, a passenger cargo used as a auxiliary transport vessel, Chuuk or Truk Lagoon, Carolines Islands, Pacific Ocean

Pal Hermansen / Broken one year ice off the coast of Ellesmere Island, seen from prow of boat, Nunavut, Canada, August 2007.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Prow of expedition ship with water splashing around it, Drake Passage, Chile. March 2006.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Icebreaker 'K. Khlebnikov' with helicopter and the Cambell Ice Tongue, Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica.

Michael Pitts / Diver on the bow of U-Boat -U352. Type VIIC sunk off Cape Lookout on the 9th May 1942, North Carolina, USA, September 2013.

David Tipling / Prow of boat with head of Frigatebird from Trobriand Islands in the Pacific.

Michele Westmorland / Fish-eye view of Blue-footed Boobies (Sula nebouxii) sitting on bow of vessel. Wolf Island, Galapagos Islands.

Michele Westmorland / Fish-eye view of Blue-footed Boobies (Sula nebouxii) sitting on bow of vessel. Wolf Island, Galapagos Islands.

Michael Pitts / Cargo ship 'Nippo Maru' sunk in Operation Hailstone 17/18th February 1944. Diver on bow of ship. Chuuk Lagoon, Federated States of Micronesia

Alex Mustard / Diver approaching the wreck of the bow of the USS Kittiwake (US Military submarine rescue vessel) Photograph was taken shortly after the wreck was deliberately sunk as an attraction for scuba divers,...

Philip Stephen / Supply ship "Rem Supplier" waiting for the sea-state to decrease to allow supplies to be offloaded to an oilrig on the North Sea. March 2009.

Benoit Stichelbaut / Sebastien Josse sailing Bladerider Foiling Moth, Concarneau, France. October 2007

Benoit Stichelbaut / Tug in Saint-Nazair harbour, France 2005

Benoit Stichelbaut / Monohull Open 60ft "PRB" with skipper Vincent Riou on bow, Vendee Globe 2008-2009. October 2008.

Merryn Thomas / Bunting aboard "Enterprise III" ferry as it approaches Flushing harbour, after the Funchal 500 Tall Ships Regatta race day, Saturday 13th September 2008. Falmouth, Cornwall, UK

Merryn Thomas / Spectators aboard "Enterprise III" watching tall ship "Sedov" at the Funchal 500 Tall Ships Regatta race day, Saturday 13th September 2008. Falmouth, Cornwall, UK

Merryn Thomas / Bristol Pilot Cutter "Mischief" on launch day, Bristol Floating Harbour, England, Summer 2007.

Benoit Stichelbaut / China Team competing at America's Cup (Louis Vuitton Act 13), Valencia, Spain. May 2007.

Benoit Stichelbaut / Gildas Morvan on yacht "Cercle Vert" during Figaro solo Transatlantic race, March 2005

Merryn Thomas / "Lark" name and bow fender detail. Cornwall County Pilot Gig Championships, Newquay, September 2008.

Merryn Thomas / Naval Barge "Pride of Bristol" on the Floating harbour, frozen over in January 2009. Bristol, UK.

Benoit Stichelbaut / Monohull Open 60ft "PRB" with skipper Vincent Riou on bow, Vendee Globe 2008-2009. October 2008.

Benoit Stichelbaut / Monohull Open 60ft "PRB" with skipper Vincent Riou on bow, Vendee Globe 2008-2009. October 2008.

Benoit Stichelbaut / Monohull Open 60ft "PRB" with skipper Vincent Riou on bow, Vendee Globe 2008-2009. October 2008.

Benoit Stichelbaut / Jean Luc van den Heede on bow of monohull "Algimouss" attempting world record circumnavigation, 1999

Benoit Stichelbaut / Jean Luc van den Heede arriving from Global Challenge (Western circumnavigation), record boat -122 days 14 hours 3 minutes 49 seconds, Ouessant (Ushant), Brittany, France, March, 2004

Benoit Stichelbaut / Jean Luc van den Heede arriving at the finish line of the Global Challenge at Ouessant (Ushant), on his boat "Adrien" with a record time of 122 days, 14 hours, 3 minutes and 49 seconds. 11 March 2004.

Benoit Stichelbaut / Team New Zealand racing "Emirates" yacht at the Luis Vuitton America's Cup Act 1, Marseille 2004

Benoit Stichelbaut / Man on bow of Gitana, Orma Multihull Championship, October 2005. ALL USES (including editorial) must be cleared with Bluegreen Pictures BEFORE downloading.

Benoit Stichelbaut / Sloop "Reprobate" racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, April 2005

Benoit Stichelbaut / Sebastian Josse on bow of yacht during Vendee Globe 2004

Benoit Stichelbaut / "Oracle" yacht rounding a mark at America's Cup Louis Vuitton Act 1, Marseille, France 2004

Benoit Stichelbaut / Prada sponsored boat "Luna Rossa" at America's Cup (Louis Vuitton Act 13), Valencia, Spain. May 2007.

Benoit Stichelbaut / Prada sponsored boat "Luna Rossa" at the 32nd America's Cup (Louis Vuitton Act 12 Semi final), Valencia, Spain. June 2006.

Benoit Stichelbaut / Sail work on schooner "Zuiderzee" at the Douarnenez Maritime Festival, France, July 2008

Benoit Stichelbaut / Sail work on schooner "Zuiderzee" at the Douarnenez Maritime Festival, France, July 2008

Philip Stephen / MFV in heavy seas. North Sea, 2009. Property released.

Benoit Stichelbaut / Loctudy SNSM (Societe Nationale des Secours en Mer) lifeboat "Margodig" powering through waves. Brittany, France 2002.

Benoit Stichelbaut / Escort vessel "Bystander", Concarneau, France, 2007

Benoit Stichelbaut / Sebastien Josse and Vincent Riou on bow of monohull 60ft PRB, Barcelona World Race, July 2007

Benoit Stichelbaut / "Emirates", Team New Zealand, 32nd America's Cup (Louis Vuitton Act 12), Valencia, Spain (June 2006)

Benoit Stichelbaut / Prada sponsored boat "Luna Rossa" at the 32nd America's Cup (Louis Vuitton Act 12 Semi final), Valencia, Spain. June 2006.

Benoit Stichelbaut / Bowman working on "Areva Challenge" at America's Cup (Louis Vuitton Act 13), Valencia, Spain. May 2007.

Benoit Stichelbaut / "Bostik" Figaro yacht with dolphins at bow, March 2005

Benoit Stichelbaut / China and France teams race at the 32nd America's Cup (Louis Vuitton Act 12 Semi final), Valencia, Spain. June 2006.

Merryn Thomas / Russian tall ship "Mir" at the Funchal 500 Tall Ships Regatta race day, Saturday 13th September 2008. Falmouth, Cornwall, UK

Benoit Stichelbaut / Boats in Port de Rosmeur, Douarnenez Maritime Festival, France, July 2008

Merryn Thomas / Cricketer Jack Russel breaking champagne over bow of Bristol Pilot Cutter "Morwenna" during launch ceremony, 4th April 2009. Bristol Floating Harbour, UK.

Philip Stephen / Blue water crashing over the bow of fishing vessel "Ocean Harvest", North Sea, October 2008. Property Released.

Billy Black / Boy pointing from bow of Shannon 42 yacht sailing in Narragansett Bay, Newport, Rhode Island. June 2005.

Billy Black / Couple relaxing on the bow of a yacht in the British Virgin Islands, Caribbean. Model released, March 2006.

Billy Black / Couple relaxing on the bow of a yacht in the British Virgin Islands, Caribbean. Model released, March 2006.

Billy Black / Couple relaxing on the bow of a yacht in the British Virgin Islands, Caribbean. Model and Property released, March 2006.

Billy Black / Couple doing yoga on bow of Sunsail Lagoon 410 catamaran, British Virgin Islands, April 2006. Model Released.

Billy Black / Pelican (Pelecanus sp) on bow of cruising yacht, British Virgin Islands, January 2004.

Billy Black / Couple relaxing on bow of yacht in the British Virgin Islands, Caribbean. Model released, March 2006.

Billy Black / Couple doing exercises on the bow of a cruising Sunsail Lagoon 410 catamaran, British Virgin Islands. Model Released, April 2006.

Philip Stephen / Propulsion, steering and bow thruster controls onboard fishing trawler on the North Sea. February 2010, Property released.

Rick Tomlinson / Melges 32 heading fast downwind, Miami Grand Prix, Florida, USA. March 2010. Bow number 60, "Teasing Machine" (FRA), was the overall winner.

Rick Tomlinson / Melges 32 start, Miami Grand Prix, Florida, USA. March 2010. Bow number 60, "Teasing Machine" (FRA) was the overall winner.

Rick Tomlinson / Melges 32 heading fast downwind, Miami Grand Prix, Florida, USA. March 2010. Bow number 60, "Teasing Machine" (FRA), was the overall winner.

Rick Tomlinson / Melges 32 "Ninkasi" (bow 22) amongst the fleet, Miami Grand Prix, Florida, USA. March 2010.

Doug Allan / Woman standing by bow and anchor of Russian nuclear icebreaker, "NS 50 Let Pobedy" 50 years of Victory, North Pole, July 2008

Billy Black / Woman on the bow of a Sunsail Lagoon 410 anchored in the BVI. April 2006.

Tom Gilks / Painted bow of traditional fishing boat, Kafountine, Casamance region, Senegal. April 2008.

Onne van der Wal / Choppy sailing during the 6 Metre Class World Championships. Newport, Rhode Island, USA. September 2009.

Onne van der Wal / Hoegh Autoliners car transporter ferry with bow wave and pilot vessel. Newport, Rhode Island, USA. 2009.

NEIL LUCAS / Bow of the Russian ice breaker ship, Kapitan Khlebnikov, amongst sea ice on a Quark expedition, Adelie penguins in the background, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 2008

NEIL LUCAS / Bow of the Russian ice breaker ship, Kapitan Khlebnikov, amongst sea ice on a Quark expedition, Adelie penguins in the background, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 2008

Onne van der Wal / Bow of ketch "Rebecca" sailing at the Panerai Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, April 2010.

Toby Roxburgh / Boat-builder making wooden stem that will form the upright at the bow of a new wooden pilot cutter sailing boat being constructed at Bristol's Underfall Yard. England, UK, Oct 2009.

Onne van der Wal / Bow of passenger ferry, Valparaiso, Chile 2008.

Onne van der Wal / Miami Acura Grand Prix, Key West, Florida. 2009.

Onne van der Wal / Saint Barths Bucket Super Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, March 2009.