Benoit Stichelbaut / Windsurfer wiping out while riding waves at La Torche, Brittany, France 1998.

Benoit Stichelbaut / Maxi trimraran "Idec" and windsurfer during Douarnenez Challenge, France, July 2007

Benoit Stichelbaut / Maxi trimraran "Idec" and windsurfer during Douarnenez Challenge, France, July 2007

Benoit Stichelbaut / Maxi trimaran "IDEC" (Francis Joyon) and windsurfer. Defi Douarnenez Record Pen Ar Bed Finistere, France. July 2007.

Benoit Stichelbaut / Multihull "Brossard" heeling, with windsurfer in foreground, during Defi Petit Navire race, Douarnenez, France. July 2006

Gary K. Smith / Windsurfer in North Sea with wind turbines off the Lincolnshire coast in distance, Norfolk, UK, October

Gary K. Smith / Windsurfer, North Sea, Norfolk, UK, October

Juergen Freund / Windsurfer in sea bringing surfboard ashore. Philippines

Hiroya Minakuchi / Orca (Orcinus orca) surfacing near windsurfer, British Columbia, Canada

Onne van der Wal / Aerial view of a windsurfer travelling at speed.

Onne van der Wal / Aerial view of a windsurfer travelling at speed.

Onne van der Wal / A windsurfer taking a break on a sandy beach overlooking Cape town, Table Mountain and Lion's Head, South Africa.

Onne van der Wal / A windsurfer sailing in the bay at St Catherine's beach, overlooked by the imposing Fort St Catherine, Bermuda.