Tour boat leaving Kicker Rock, near San Cristobal Island, in the Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

A motorist travels through flood waters on the road at Storth on the Kent Estuary in Cumbria, UK, during the January 2014 storm surge and high tides.

A motorist travels far too fast through flood waters on the road at Storth on the Kent Estuary in Cumbria, UK, during the January 2014 storm surge and high tides.

Common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) leaping from wave. Shows position of pectoral fins for direction and tail for power. Gibraltar

Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) head shoving a bow wave in front of it. Gulf of California. (A4 only)

A beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) pushing the water up in front of it creating a bow wave similar to ships. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada

The Lindblad Expedition ship National Geographic Endeavour on approach at sunset to the Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean

Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus). Moving at speed a blue whale creates a massive bow wave, seen here as the whale surfaces. Gulf of California.

Common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) jumping from bow wave of tanker off

Short finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorynchus). A pilot whale pushing a bow wave ahead of itself as it travels at speed. Gulf of California.

Portugal algarve near Lagos, Ponta da Pieda, Atlantik coast cliff, stairs

Three-mast sailing ship Amorina, Red Sea

A traditional racing yacht, a 130 foot J-Class Sloop, sails ahead.

The 130' J-Class yacht, 'Valsheda', races to windward, sailing in the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, British West Indies.

Close up of yacht bow with railings