2023 Photo Competition: "At Anchor"

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Early morning in Evigshedfjord, west Greenland
ANGIE GARZ
Atlas and a Sail of Ice, Sermersooq island, southwest Greenland
DEREK ROBERT MCFARLANE
Mid-Atlantic
PETER GABRIS
An unexpected visitor found in our cockpit
KATHRYN TAYLOR
Tangerine dream, Les Saintes Guadeloupe
DAVID NEWHOFF
At anchor, looking East, south Ibiza
KRISTIN DARNER
Vacker sommarkväll i populära Sillbyssan, en del av Vasholmarna, utanför Grundsund i Bohuslän Bohuslän
CAMILA DE CONTO
Little Captain Christopher taking us on a dinghy ride. Our blue waters sv Songster is anchored in front of a waterfall, in Brazil, in Maraú river, Bahia state, Northeast of Brazil.
NIGEL HIGGS
Evening light on volcanic cliffs, Enseada da Abra, Madeira
DEREK ROBERT MCFARLANE
Mid-Atlantic
GREG HILL
Silhouettes, Grenada
LINDA LANE THORNTON
Peace and Quet, Aisea's Beach, Neiafu, Tonga
SIMON & ELAINE RICHARDSON
Anchored off I. Da Culatra Portugal in the evening
BOB TODD
SV Jule III in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, in 2017
JEREMY HUTCHINSON
Depper at Anchor in Walton Backwaters, Stone Point Walton on the Naze
Anchored to an Ice Floe
JEREMY HUTCHINSON
Depper at Anchor in Walton Backwaters, Stone Point Walton on the Naze
GREG HILL
Lunar Reflections, Tyrell Bay, Carriacou, Caribbean
TONY CAREY
Sleep well my dear Sun!, Maine
TIM EVANS
At anchor, Jack Adan island, Carriacou
ANTJE SCHWARZ
Sweden with Miss Adventure, Archipelago Sweden in the near of Västervik
ORLA FLANAGAN
Golden moment at anchor, Culatra, Ria Formosa, Algarve, Portugal
GRAHAM WALKER
Aegean Hideaway, Astipalia, Aegean, Greece
ADRIENNE PALMER
Reflecting on high highs, and low lows. Khutze Inlet, British Columbia, Canada
ADRIENNE PALMER
A dot in the midst of greatness, Ford's Terror, Southwest Alaska
ADRIENNE PALMER
Mystic Morning, Welcome Harbour, British Columbia, Canada
LIZ RILEY
Enjoying the stunning colors of the water, desert, and blue sky before we set off in the dinghy to swim with the very playful sea lions. Ensenada el Embulo, Isla Partida, Sea of Cortez
JOERG ESDORN
Solitude, Hesteyrarfjordur, Iceland
RICHARD SIMPSON
Schooner Lewis R. French On a Full Moon Night, Babson Island, Eggemoggin Reach, Maine
CHARLES DELANEY
The Land Before Time, Isla villa de Franca, Azores
MICHAEL BENJAMIN
Blue Moon Rising on 31 August 2023, Narragansett Bay, RI
JAMES M. LOBER
Frenchboro Moon, Frenchboro, ME
NEIL MCCUBBIN
Big tusks with Milvina and Sillage, Forlandsundet, on Spitzbergen
JUSTIN FELTER
Our own private island for a day, Bahamas
JEREMY FIRTH
Rosinante on a still morning in Bathurst Harbour; Bathurst Habour wth Mt Fulton in the background, SW Tasmania
JOE HAGAN
La Peregrina and the co-captain at Conception Island, Bahamas
JEREMY FIRTH
An East Coast Sunset, Bryans Corner in the Schouten Passage on the east coast of Tasmania
SHELLEY LIPKE
Cape Cod Catboats are popular sailboats in New England. Seen here a catboat sails by Brant Point lighthouse at the entrance to Nantucket harbor, Nantucket, Massachusetts
GREG HILL
Sad Face, Union Island, Caribbean
LIZ RILEY
Anchored amongst the mangroves in solitude. Cayo Nancy, Panama
GEORGE WILLIAM AYLWARD
Still Morning, Chichester Harbour
NEIL MCCUBBIN
Milvina in Loch Scavaig with Loch Courusk behind, from Ghars Beinn on Skye, Scotland
MARK HOENKE
Circle of Life, Falmouth Harbor, Antigua
MARY ANNE UNRAU
Traversay III at anchor, Caleta Olla Patagonian Chile
JOERG ESDORN
Reflection, Hesteyrarfjordur, Iceland
SIMON CURRIN
Shimshal anchored at Cruncher Island, West Coast of Greenland
HELEN MCCUBBIN
Look what the Anchor caught, Belsund, Spitzbergen, Norway
ADAM KERNER
Golden hour in Bras d'Or Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada
FRANK STICH
Anchored on Clouds, Yes Bay, SE Alaska
NEIL MCCUBBIN
Milvina in Arcaseid Mhor, Arcaseid Mhor, Rona, near Skye, Scotland
CHARLES DELANEY
We sailed 8,500nm and found paradise, Warderick Wells, Exuma Cay, Bahamas
VICKY JACKSON
View from the Bay as the sun goes down, View from the Bay as the sun goes down.
CHARLES L. STARKE
Before the Storm, Rockland Maine
VICKY JACKSON
Reflections on calm waters, Philante Bay, Port Hardy, d'Urville Island, South Island, New Zealand
TREVOR MARTIN
Sunset Grenada, Lower Woburm Bay
PAUL FODDY
Peace, Sao Martinho Do Porto, Portugal
SHELLEY LIPKE
Sailboats in East River Nova Scotia show 'opposite tacks' on their mooring buoys during an August sunrise. East River, Nova Scotia Canada, August 2023
CHARLES DELANEY
Daphne du Maurier country, Frenchman's Creek, Helford River, Falmouth
JAMES LOBER
Morning Sun, Buckle Harbor Maine
KAREN ISHERWOOD
In the Wild, Glacier Bay, Alaska
FRANK STICH
Carbon on Granite, Gut Bay, Alaska
STEVE BERSON
Heading home for sundowners, Allen’s Cay Abacos Bahamas
SARAH HOUGH
Sunset whilst at anchor in the Isles of Scilly this year in August
ROBERT BUCK
Sunset in Paradise, St. John, USVI
STEPHEN VANCE
SV Motu at Sunset at Puerto Escondido, Puerto Escondido, Baja California
FRANK MCCARTHY
Evening light Scilly Kinsale
MONICA HASUND SOLHEIM
Intercoastal waterways, Fort Lauderdale, USA
FRANK MCCARTHY
Evening light, Scilly, Kinsale
STAFFAN AGNETUN
s/v Balance at Anchor, Cambridge Cay, Exumas, Bahamas
TOM JARECKI
Rig out for service? Kittens eager for their first walk on land? Not a problem, simply motor over to a local beach and dry out on a sand bank. Horseshoe Bay, Peel Island, Moreton Bay, Queensland
PAUL COOK
Tranquillity, Michael Rock, Guanaja, Bay Islands, Honduras.
SHIERA BRADY
Gémeaux under the full moon, Milos Grace
MONICA HASUND SOLHEIM
At anchor in North Cat Cay, Bimini, Bahamas
MARY ANNE UNRAU
Traversay III anchored in Estero Coloane, Brazo Suroeste Patagonian Chile
FRANK MCCARTHY
The Haunted House, Scilly, Kinsale
MOICA HASUND SOLHEIM
At anchor in Falmouth Harbour, UK
FRANCES GRIFFITHS
Tranquil Treguier, Downriver from the tricky pontoons at Treguier
MARK HOENKE
Fire Down Below, Long Lake, Traverse City, Michigan
GIAN LUCA FIORI
In the Fog, Deer Isle, ME
DAVID TIDESWELL
Sunset, Cahuelmo, Chile, region 10
ALAN OUTHWAITE
Early Light, Salcombe, Devon, UK
STEVE BERSON
Birds Eye vineyard view, Martha's Vineyard
ALAN OUTHWAITE
Quiet Reflection, Falmouth, Cornwall, UK
BENJAMIN SHAW
Out The Gate - where we plan to head in a couple months; from S/V Dovka's Slip at Travis Marina in San Francisco
JAMES M. LOBER
Sunrise; Buckle Harbor, Maine
JEREMY FIRTH
Rainbow from a passing thunderstorm, Bruny Island, Taylors Reef, D'Entrecasteaux Channel, SE Tasmania
ALEX WATTS
Swanage sunrise Calypso, Nic 39; North Swanage bay
TOM JARECKI
Landlocked at low tide in the pool at the head of the creek. The anchor and two shorelines held us in place through the 8m tide swing. Crocodile Creek, Kimberley, Western Australia
JOERG ESDORN
Sun and reflection, Loch Hourn Beag, Scotland
NEIL MCCUBBIN
Jumped into the dinghy at cocktail hour, Lonkanfjord, about 50 miles south of Tromso, Norway
LORRAINNE DIXON
After being thwarted by heavy ice in Godthaabsfjord we retreated to this remote fiord to anchor outside what we thought was an abandoned sheep station. We were surprised to find a fully staffed restaurant and were treated to musk ox and arctic cod.
DAVID DEVENS
After the Storm; Buck’s Harbor Maine
TOM JARECKI
Low tide locks us in! Crocodile Creek, Kimberley, Western Australia
JAMES M. LOBER
North Haven Sky; North Haven, ME
SHELLEY LIPKE
The Statue of Liberty watches over Vision in our New York anchorage, New York City, July 2023
HAMISH FOSTER
Pacific Eagle, French Polynesia: Raiatea looking towards Bora Bora
CHARLES L. STARKE
Sunrise, Southwest Harbour, Maine
GRAHAM WALKER
Morning Reflection, Fakarava, French Polynesia
STEPHANIE GRANDJEAN
Just a little “Detour” along the rode; Alvor, Portugal
MARK HOENKE
Mist below the Volcano, St Pierre, Martinique
DAVID TIDESWELL
One Day!, Machuque, Chile, region 10
MAREN GONDESEN
Needles Sundowner, UK Alum Bay /Needles
COLE BUTTERWORTH
Relaxing in crocodile infested Hinchinbrook Channel, Far North Queensland Australia
JAMES COX
Anchored in this lovely bay in Disko Bugt. About 1.5 m. below keel. The shoaling protects from the larger iceberg as they ground out before hitting the local boat. SVJACA in the middle, Christianshaab, Greenland
PETER OWENS
Safe from the Bergs, SW Milne Land , Scoresby sound , East Greenland
GIAN LUCA FIORI
View from the Bay as the sun goes down, 25 miles south of Martha's Vineyard
MARY ANNE UNRAU
Traversay III at anchor in the icebergs, Aorrussaarssk Greenland
LINDA LANE THORNTON
Here Be Dragons! Komodo, Indonesia
LORRAINNE DIXON
After being thwarted by heavy ice in Godthaabsfjord we retreated to this remote fiord to anchor outside what we thought was an abandoned sheep station. We were surprised to find a fully staffed restaurant and were treated to musk ox and arctic cod.
JAMES COX
Anchored off Norse hot springs South Greenland, Uunartoq
INGE ROELENS
On anchor in the evening, Veere, Nederland
STEPHEN BOOTH
Perfect Weather, Perfect Norway!, Oksoy-Ryvingen, East of Mandal SW Norway
LAURENCE L. ROBERTS
Traversay III anchored in Puerto Profundo, Chilean Patagonia
PETER HUNT
In tight for the night, Mallorca, Spain
DAVE & ANDY TENCH
Bay of Virgins, Fatu Hiva
STEPHEN BOOTH
Its Why We Do It!, Vareraua, East of Lindesnes, SW Norway
STEPHEN CALVERT
Pirates in the Caribbean, Antigua W.I.
LORRAINNE DIXON
Charming village on Disko Bugt, Greenland. The big bergs ground out on the shallows. Christianshaab, Greenland
CHRIS KEMP
Midnight sun over the peaks of Langøya, Holmnesøy
CHRIS KEMP
Kokiri at rest in Aldevågen bay, Alden, Norway
CHRIS KEMP
Sunrise over the Svartisen Glacier
ERNEST GODSHALK
At anchor on a calm morning in Norway, Næroyfjord, Norway
ERNEST GODSHALK
Coriolis at anchor at sunset, Desolation Sound, Vancouver
WAYNE WILLIAMS
Fireworks from Simpson Bay lagoon anchorage, Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten
CHARLES L. STARKE
Hurricane Island Longboat, Long Cove, Tenant's Harbour
CHRIS BURRY
Local boats in Blue Hill, Maine
CHARLES L. STARKE
Rockland Sunset, Maine
RICHARD NEIL DAVIES
"Blue Out" - SV Midnight Sun III at anchor, Hoffman's Cay, Bahamas
KAREN ISHERWOOD
Nature Takes Centre Stage, 7 Fathom Hole, Alaska
ANNE BUSCH
A tricky entrance was worth it! A large anchorage on the island of Ringsön south of Stockholm
VICKY JACKSON
Steep down to Opotiki Bay, d'Urville Island, South Island, New Zealand
MAREN GONDESEN
Okay, Juni 2023 Alum Bay UK at the Needles
PETER OWENS
Hanging out in East Greenland, Skillebugt Inlet, Renland, Scoresby sound East Greenland
DAVE & ANDY TENCH
Bay of Virgins, Fatu Hiva
PETER OWENS
Cloud Inversion at Anchor, Skillebugt Inlet , Renland , Scoresby sound East Greenland
CHARLES L. STARKE
At Anchor, Pulpit Harbour, Maine
CHRIS BURRY
Plover and schooner Heart's Desire anchored Deadman's Cove, La Hune Bay, Newfoundland August 2014
HOPE E. RATCLIFFE
A Tranquil Moment Before Sunset, Katapola, Amorgas, Greece
KAREN ISHERWOOD
After the storm has passed, Snug Harbour, Alaska
HELEN MCCUBBIN
Lofoten Anchorage, Straumoya, in the Lofotens, Norway
CHARLES L. STARKE
Southwest Harbor at Sunrise, Maine
CHARLES L. STARKE
Peaceful Night, Long Cove, Tenants Harbor, Maine
GRAHAM WALKER
Anchored in the Atoll, Fakarava, French Polynesia
ERNEST GODSHALK
Golden Eye at at anchor at sunset, Kullavik, Sweden
LAURENCE L. ROBERTS
Caleta Point-Lay, Patagonia, Chile
ROBIN STOUT
s/v Mermaid anchored at sunset, Penrhyn in the Cook Islands
WILLIAM BURRY
Squall at anchor, Port Washington, July 2021
JUSTIN FELTER
Sunset at George Town, Bahamas
CHARLES L. STARKE
Rockland Sunset, Maine
SIMON COOK
The Lost Civilisation of Playa El Coyote, Baja Mexico
WAYNE WILLIAMS
Fireworks in Venice San Giorgio Canal. San Giorgio Canal, Venice
ERNEST GODSHALK
Outrageous display of regalia at anchor, Västervik, Sweden
CHARLES L. STARKE
Southwest Harbor Sunrise, Maine