Boat crane and punt at the launch point for touring the Marais Poitevin (Green Venice) wetland, Arcais, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe

Amalfi and motor launch from the Mediterranean, Campania, Italy, Europe

Motor launch, Canal du Vasse from the Pont des Amours, Annecy, Rhone Alpes, France, Europe

Canal view with a tour launch, Flemish gables and the Belfry tower, Brugge, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Belgium, Europe

A commercial whale watching boat being launched at the beach at low tide in Puerto Pyramides, Golfo Nuevo, Argentina, South America

A commercial whale watching boat being launched at the beach at low tide in Puerto Pyramides, Golfo Nuevo, Argentina, South America

A commercial whale watching boat being launched at the beach at low tide in Puerto Pyramides, Golfo Nuevo, Argentina, South America

Daughter of boat owner performs puja on new boat by making hand prints along its hull prior to maiden launch, Vanakbara, Gujarat, India, Asia

Family of boat owner performs puja on new boat by making hand prints along its hull prior to maiden launch, Vanakbara, Gujarat, India, Asia

Family of boat owner performs puja on new boat by making hand prints along its hull prior to maiden launch, Vanakbara, Gujarat, India, Asia

Yacht moored near Lodore boat launch on Derwent Water, Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Traditional row boat training for lifesaving, Bondi Beach, New South Wales (N.S.W.), Australia, Pacific

Lunch point on beach for tourist boat trips, Paseos en Launch, Celestun, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Launching inflatable boat on beach, nature reserve, Ile Aride (Aride Island), Seychelles, Indian Ocean, Africa

Police launch, Hudson River, New York City, United States of America, North America

A police launch on the River Thames, passing the Tower of London, UNESCO World Heritage Site, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Lake Windermere at sunset, Ambleside, Lake District, UK.

Europe, Germany, Hamburg, port of Hamburg, traditional barges in Hamburg's inner harbour

Barges on a loading canal, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Barges on a loading canal, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Harbour launch in the winter port of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Barges in the wintery marina in the Hamburg harbor, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Harbour cruise with a barge in the port of Hamburg, sewage works at back, Altona, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Launches for a harbour tour, near the boarding bridges, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Sunset, harbour, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Elderly man in a dugout canoe beside a large fishing boat. Sulima is a fishing village on the Alantic coast at the mouth of the Moa River near the Liberian border. Along its pristine beach, one of the longest in West Africa, fishermen launch dugout canoes and fish with nets drag back manually from the shore. Larger power boats mainly from Ghana leave from the more sheltered harbour on the Moa River. Most of the fish is smoke dried by the women of the village and then sold in markets as far off as Monrovia, Liberia.

Group of young men pulling a fishing boat out of the ocean. Sulima is a fishing village on the Alantic coast at the mouth of the Moa River near the Liberian border. Along its pristine beach, one of the longest in West Africa, fishermen launch dugout canoes and fish with nets drag back manually from the shore. Larger power boats mainly from Ghana leave from the more sheltered harbour on the Moa River. Most of the fish is smoke dried by the women of the village and then sold in markets as far off as Monrovia, Liberia.

Tranquil scene with motorboat in lake, Annecy, Haute-Savoie, France

A female sea kayaker empties her boat after capsizing off the coast of Manuel Antonio Preserve, Costa Rica.

Riomaggiore perched on an outcrop above the sea, Cinque Terre along the coastline of Italy, Riomaggiore, La Spezia, Italy

Wind Sends Lake Como Water Splashing Against A Waterfront Staircase And Sidewalk, Bellagio, Italy

Two women packrafters getting ready to launch on the Charley River in summertime, Yukon–Charley Rivers National Preserve, Alaska, United States of America

Boat On The Launch At The Dock

Royal Canadian Yacht Club (RCYC) launch heading to the Toronto island at dawn, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Young boy on boat launch, Stanford Valley Guest Farm, Stanford, Western Cape, South Africa.

Children on boat launch, Stanford Valley Guest Farm, Stanford, Western Cape, South Africa.

Adirondack chairs on dock