The Soldiers and Sailors Monument, erected by William Clark Noble in 1890 to honour the fallen of the American Civil War at Congdon Park on Broadway in historic Newport, Rhode Island, New England, United States of America, North America

Fishing boats, Emporio harbour, Halki Island, Dodecanese Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Gravestone from the Franklin expedition, Beechey island, Nunavut, Canadian Arctic, Canada, North America

Monument in memory of departed sailors, Horn island, Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia, Chile, South America

Passengers and ferry to Suomenlinna island near Helsinki, Finland, Europe

The Galapagos Post Office where from the 18th century sailors left letters for homebound crews to take for delivery, Floreana Island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Sculpture of sailors in a garden at Morsum, Sylt island, North Friesland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Monument to the Lost Seamen, Zmiinyi Island, Snake Island, Black Sea, Odessa, Ukraine, Eastern Europe

Young man tying a knot in a rope of a fender, sailors on a sailing catamaran, sailing trip, Dodecanese, Greece, Europe

Sailor throws a yellow rope towards the camera, sailing on a sailing catamaran, Kos, Dodecanese, Greece, Europe

Sailor, young woman sets anchor, sailing on a sailing catamaran, sailing trip, Kos, Dodecanese, Greece, Europe

Seaman figure with a town name sign in front of the lighthouse at Cape Arkona, Isle of Ruegen, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Statue of the navigator and explorer Joao Goncalves Zarco, left Bonco de Portugal, Funchal, Island Madeira, Portugal, Europe

Seaman figure with a town name sign in front of the lighthouse at Cape Arkona, Isle of Ruegen, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Sailors' house and restaurant, island of Amrum, Germany, Schleswig-Holstein, Europe

A sailboat participates in the Heiniken Regatta on the Dutch side of the island of St. Maarten in the Caribbean.

The marina with the famous drawings and paintings of sailors, a landmark of Horta. Horta, the main town on Faial. Faial Island, an island in the Azores (Ilhas dos Acores) in the Atlantic ocean. The Azores are an autonomous region of Portugal.

View of Horta from Monte de Guia, Porto Pim, Fajal, Azores Island, Portugal, Europe

Murals in port of Horta, Fajal, Azores Island, Portugal, Europe

View of Horta from Monte de Guia, Porto Pim, Fajal, Azores Island, Portugal, Europe

Murals in port of Horta, Fajal, Azores Island, Portugal, Europe

Junior sailors practicing in Rhode Island

Sunset over Newport, Rhode Island.

Morning clouds reflect in Rowayton Harbor as the sun just crests the horizon. Rowayton, a waterfront community of Norwalk, CT, is home to many sailors and fishermen and is about 45 miles up Long Island Sound from New York City.

Whistle demonstration on board the four-mast barquentine, Chilean Navy Training Ship Esmeralda in Hanga Roa Harbour, Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Chile

Sailor on board of the four-mast barquentine, Chilean Navy Training Ship Esmeralda in Hanga Roa Harbour, Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Chile

View of beach sailors at Fano beach, Denmark

View of beach sailors at Fano beach, Denmark