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Annual Footwear News Achievement Awards FNAAs - NYC

Christie Brinkley and Sailor Brinkley Cook attend the annual Footwear News Achievement Awards FNAAs at Cipriani in New York, NY on December 3, 2025. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Annual Footwear News Achievement Awards FNAAs - NYC

Christie Brinkley and Sailor Brinkley Cook attend the annual Footwear News Achievement Awards FNAAs at Cipriani in New York, NY on December 3, 2025. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Annual Footwear News Achievement Awards FNAAs - NYC

Christie Brinkley and Sailor Brinkley Cook attend the annual Footwear News Achievement Awards FNAAs at Cipriani in New York, NY on December 3, 2025. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Annual Footwear News Achievement Awards FNAAs - NYC

Christie Brinkley and Sailor Brinkley Cook attend the annual Footwear News Achievement Awards FNAAs at Cipriani in New York, NY on December 3, 2025. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Annual Footwear News Achievement Awards FNAAs - NYC

Christie Brinkley and Sailor Brinkley Cook attend the annual Footwear News Achievement Awards FNAAs at Cipriani in New York, NY on December 3, 2025. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Annual Footwear News Achievement Awards FNAAs - NYC

Christie Brinkley and Sailor Brinkley Cook attend the annual Footwear News Achievement Awards FNAAs at Cipriani in New York, NY on December 3, 2025. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Guatemala: Sailor Rescues Two Stranded Foreigners in Pacific Waters

On October 6, 2025, in waters near Guatemala, a sailor turned his vessel around during a Pacific voyage after receiving a distress signal and rushed back to save two stranded foreigners. As his vessel approached, the two men were seen struggling on a small craft adrift in the Pacific. The video showed the sailor carefully pulling them aboard and offering assistance as they regained stability and safety. He later reported that a Guatemalan military speedboat arrived to take the rescued foreigners into custody for medical checks and transport.

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Illustration - Festival de Loire

FRANCE, LOIRET (45), ORLEANS, LOIRE FESTIVAL 2021, LOIRE SAILOR Photo by Thierry Grun/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Festival de Loire

FRANCE, LOIRET (45), ORLEANS, FESTIVAL DE LOIRE 2021, SAIL AND SAILOR OF AN OLD LOIRE BARGE Photo by Thierry Grun/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Festival de Loire

FRANCE, LOIRET (45), ORLEANS, LOIRE FESTIVAL 2021, LOIRE SAILOR IN PERIOD Photo by Thierry Grun/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Festival de Loire

FRANCE, LOIRET (45), ORLEANS, FESTIVAL DE LOIRE 2021, SAIL AND SAILOR OF AN OLD LOIRE BARGE Photo by Thierry Grun/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Festival de Loire

FRANCE, LOIRET (45), ORLEANS, LOIRE FESTIVAL 2021, LOIRE SAILOR IN PERIOD CLOTHES Photo by Thierry Grun/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Festival de Loire

FRANCE, LOIRET (45), ORLEANS, LOIRE FESTIVAL 2019,SAILOR FROM THE LOIRE Photo by Thierry Grun/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Festival de Loire

FRANCE, LOIRET (45), ORLEANS, LOIRE FESTIVAL 2019,SAILOR FROM THE LOIRE Photo by Thierry Grun/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec regatta - Spain

A sailor during the La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec regatta, in the Vigo estuary, on September 21, 2025, in Vigo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). The Solitaire du Figaro Paprec, one of the most emblematic single-handed ocean races in the world, started this Sunday from Vigo, with 34 sailors competing, occupying the width of the estuary in front of the Muelle de Trasatlánticos. Photo by Adrian Irago/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec regatta - Spain

A sailor during the La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec regatta, in the Vigo estuary, on September 21, 2025, in Vigo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). The Solitaire du Figaro Paprec, one of the most emblematic single-handed ocean races in the world, started this Sunday from Vigo, with 34 sailors competing, occupying the width of the estuary in front of the Muelle de Trasatlánticos. Photo by Adrian Irago/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec regatta - Spain

A sailor during the La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec regatta, in the Vigo estuary, on September 21, 2025, in Vigo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). The Solitaire du Figaro Paprec, one of the most emblematic single-handed ocean races in the world, started this Sunday from Vigo, with 34 sailors competing, occupying the width of the estuary in front of the Muelle de Trasatlánticos. Photo by Adrian Irago/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec regatta - Spain

A sailor during the La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec regatta, in the Vigo estuary, on September 21, 2025, in Vigo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). The Solitaire du Figaro Paprec, one of the most emblematic single-handed ocean races in the world, started this Sunday from Vigo, with 34 sailors competing, occupying the width of the estuary in front of the Muelle de Trasatlánticos. Photo by Adrian Irago/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Pays-Basque

FRANCE. PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUES (64) BASQUE COUTRY. ESPELETTE. WITH ITS TRADITIONNAL HOUSES, THIS VILLAGE IS ALSO KNOWN FOR ITS PIMENT OR RED PEPPER BRUNG FROM MEXICO BY A BASQUE SAILOR IN THE 16E CENTURY. IT HAS AN AOC SINCE 2000. THE GORRIA VARIETY MAKES THE BEST POWDER. IN OCTOBER, THE PEPPER FEAST DRAW A HUGE CROWD FOR THE MASS. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Pays-Basque

FRANCE. PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUES (64) BASQUE COUTRY. ESPELETTE. WITH ITS TRADITIONNAL HOUSES, THIS VILLAGE IS ALSO KNOWN FOR ITS PIMENT OR RED PEPPER BRUNG FROM MEXICO BY A BASQUE SAILOR IN THE 16E CENTURY. IT HAS AN AOC SINCE 2000. THE GORRIA VARIETY MAKES THE BEST POWDER. IN OCTOBER, THE PEPPER FEAST DRAW A HUGE CROWD FOR THE MASS. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Pays-Basque

FRANCE. PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUES (64) BASQUE COUTRY. ESPELETTE. WITH ITS TRADITIONNAL HOUSES, THIS VILLAGE IS ALSO KNOWN FOR ITS PIMENT OR RED PEPPER BRUNG BY A BASQUE SAILOR IN THE 16E CENTURY. IT HAS AN AOC SINCE 2000. THE GORRIA VARIETY MAKES THE BEST POWDER. IN OCTOBER, THE PEPPER FEAST DRAW A HUGE CROWD FOR THE MASS. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Pays-Basque

FRANCE, PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUES (64) BASQUE COUNTRY. ESPELETTE. THIS TRADITIONNAL VILLAGE IS FAMOUS FOR ITS RED PEPER BRUNG FROM MEXICO BY A SAILOR IN THE XVIIE CENTURY. EVERY YEAR AT THE END OF OCTOBER, ESPELETTE CELEBRATES THE PEPER FEAST. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China First Hydrogen-electric Tugboat

QINGDAO, CHINA - JUNE 26, 2025 - A sailor inspects the battery pack of China's first hydrogen-electric tugboat in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China on June 26, 2025.

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Tara Ceremonial ship launching for Arctic Exploration - France

Lorient (56), April 24, 2025: christening of the Tara Polar Station, an Arctic scientific exploration vessel designed by architect Olivier Petit and the Tara Ocean Foundation. The aim of the multidisciplinary scientific team will be to gain a better understanding of this environment, which is still little-known, yet so decisive in understanding the causes and consequences of climate change. Visit of the Tara Polar Station, interior view with galley and Sophie Bin, sailor-cook on board - Photo by Galivel F/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tara Ceremonial ship launching for Arctic Exploration - France

Lorient (56), April 24, 2025: christening of the Tara Polar Station, an Arctic scientific exploration vessel designed by architect Olivier Petit and the Tara Ocean Foundation. The aim of the multidisciplinary scientific team will be to gain a better understanding of this environment, which is still little-known, yet so decisive in understanding the causes and consequences of climate change. Visit of the Tara Polar Station, interior view with galley and Sophie Bin, sailor-cook on board - Photo by Galivel F/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Departure of The Joan of Arc Mission 25 - Toulon

A young sailor seen during the ceremony of departure for the Mission Jeanne d'Arc aboard the French Navy's Porte Helicoptere Mistral (PHE Mistral) in the military port of Toulon, France on February 24, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Departure of The Joan of Arc Mission 25 - Toulon

A young sailor seen during the ceremony of departure for the Mission Jeanne d'Arc aboard the French Navy's Porte Helicoptere Mistral (PHE Mistral) in the military port of Toulon, France on February 24, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Departure of The Joan of Arc Mission 25 - Toulon

A young sailor seen during the ceremony of departure for the Mission Jeanne d'Arc aboard the French Navy's Porte Helicoptere Mistral (PHE Mistral) in the military port of Toulon, France on February 24, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japanese Skipper Kojiro Shiraishi Completed The Vendee Globe - France

Kojiro Shiraishi achieved a remarkable feat by completing his second Vendée Globe, becoming the first Asian sailor to complete two solo non-stop, unassisted circumnavigation of the globe. Japanese skipper Kojiro Shiraishi celebrates on his Imoca monohull DMG Mori Globa One after placing 24th in the 10th edition of the Vendee Globe around the world monohull solo sailing race in Les Sables-d'Olonne, western France, on February 9, 2025. Photo by Franck Castel/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japanese Skipper Kojiro Shiraishi Completed The Vendee Globe - France

Kojiro Shiraishi achieved a remarkable feat by completing his second Vendée Globe, becoming the first Asian sailor to complete two solo non-stop, unassisted circumnavigation of the globe. Japanese skipper Kojiro Shiraishi celebrates on his Imoca monohull DMG Mori Globa One after placing 24th in the 10th edition of the Vendee Globe around the world monohull solo sailing race in Les Sables-d'Olonne, western France, on February 9, 2025. Photo by Franck Castel/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japanese Skipper Kojiro Shiraishi Completed The Vendee Globe - France

Kojiro Shiraishi achieved a remarkable feat by completing his second Vendée Globe, becoming the first Asian sailor to complete two solo non-stop, unassisted circumnavigation of the globe. Japanese skipper Kojiro Shiraishi celebrates on his Imoca monohull DMG Mori Globa One after placing 24th in the 10th edition of the Vendee Globe around the world monohull solo sailing race in Les Sables-d'Olonne, western France, on February 9, 2025. Photo by Franck Castel/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japanese Skipper Kojiro Shiraishi Completed The Vendee Globe - France

Kojiro Shiraishi achieved a remarkable feat by completing his second Vendée Globe, becoming the first Asian sailor to complete two solo non-stop, unassisted circumnavigation of the globe. Japanese skipper Kojiro Shiraishi celebrates on his Imoca monohull DMG Mori Globa One after placing 24th in the 10th edition of the Vendee Globe around the world monohull solo sailing race in Les Sables-d'Olonne, western France, on February 9, 2025. Photo by Franck Castel/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japanese Skipper Kojiro Shiraishi Completed The Vendee Globe - France

Kojiro Shiraishi achieved a remarkable feat by completing his second Vendée Globe, becoming the first Asian sailor to complete two solo non-stop, unassisted circumnavigation of the globe. Japanese skipper Kojiro Shiraishi celebrates on his Imoca monohull DMG Mori Globa One after placing 24th in the 10th edition of the Vendee Globe around the world monohull solo sailing race in Les Sables-d'Olonne, western France, on February 9, 2025. Photo by Franck Castel/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japanese Skipper Kojiro Shiraishi Completed The Vendee Globe - France

Kojiro Shiraishi achieved a remarkable feat by completing his second Vendée Globe, becoming the first Asian sailor to complete two solo non-stop, unassisted circumnavigation of the globe. Japanese skipper Kojiro Shiraishi celebrates on his Imoca monohull DMG Mori Globa One after placing 24th in the 10th edition of the Vendee Globe around the world monohull solo sailing race in Les Sables-d'Olonne, western France, on February 9, 2025. Photo by Franck Castel/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japanese Skipper Kojiro Shiraishi Completed The Vendee Globe - France

Kojiro Shiraishi achieved a remarkable feat by completing his second Vendée Globe, becoming the first Asian sailor to complete two solo non-stop, unassisted circumnavigation of the globe. Japanese skipper Kojiro Shiraishi celebrates on his Imoca monohull DMG Mori Globa One after placing 24th in the 10th edition of the Vendee Globe around the world monohull solo sailing race in Les Sables-d'Olonne, western France, on February 9, 2025. Photo by Franck Castel/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japanese Skipper Kojiro Shiraishi Completed The Vendee Globe - France

Kojiro Shiraishi achieved a remarkable feat by completing his second Vendée Globe, becoming the first Asian sailor to complete two solo non-stop, unassisted circumnavigation of the globe. Japanese skipper Kojiro Shiraishi celebrates on his Imoca monohull DMG Mori Globa One after placing 24th in the 10th edition of the Vendee Globe around the world monohull solo sailing race in Les Sables-d'Olonne, western France, on February 9, 2025. Photo by Franck Castel/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japanese Skipper Kojiro Shiraishi Completed The Vendee Globe - France

Kojiro Shiraishi achieved a remarkable feat by completing his second Vendée Globe, becoming the first Asian sailor to complete two solo non-stop, unassisted circumnavigation of the globe. Japanese skipper Kojiro Shiraishi celebrates on his Imoca monohull DMG Mori Globa One after placing 24th in the 10th edition of the Vendee Globe around the world monohull solo sailing race in Les Sables-d'Olonne, western France, on February 9, 2025. Photo by Franck Castel/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japanese Skipper Kojiro Shiraishi Completed The Vendee Globe - France

Kojiro Shiraishi achieved a remarkable feat by completing his second Vendée Globe, becoming the first Asian sailor to complete two solo non-stop, unassisted circumnavigation of the globe. Japanese skipper Kojiro Shiraishi celebrates on his Imoca monohull DMG Mori Globa One after placing 24th in the 10th edition of the Vendee Globe around the world monohull solo sailing race in Les Sables-d'Olonne, western France, on February 9, 2025. Photo by Franck Castel/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japanese Skipper Kojiro Shiraishi Completed The Vendee Globe - France

Kojiro Shiraishi achieved a remarkable feat by completing his second Vendée Globe, becoming the first Asian sailor to complete two solo non-stop, unassisted circumnavigation of the globe. Japanese skipper Kojiro Shiraishi celebrates on his Imoca monohull DMG Mori Globa One after placing 24th in the 10th edition of the Vendee Globe around the world monohull solo sailing race in Les Sables-d'Olonne, western France, on February 9, 2025. Photo by Franck Castel/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anne Hidalgo bestows honorary citizenship on Paul Watson - Paris

Canadian-American environmental, conservation and animal rights activist Paul Watson looks on before being bestowed honorary citizenship of the City of Paris by Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo at the City Hall of Paris on February 3, 2025. Arrested on July 21, 2024 by Danish authorities following an international arrest warrant issued by Japan accusing him of injuring a Japanese sailor during one of his missions, Paul Watson, founder of the NGO Sea Shepherd, was able to count on the support of international public opinion, many environmental activists and the Mayor of Paris. After weeks of detention in Nuuk prison, Denmark finally rejected the extradition request and Paul Watson regained his freedom on December 17, 2024. Finally free and back in Paris, Anne Hidalgo officially granted him honorary citizenship, thus reaffirming the City of Paris' commitment to preserving biodiversity and protecting environmental defenders. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anne Hidalgo bestows honorary citizenship on Paul Watson - Paris

Canadian-American environmental, conservation and animal rights activist Paul Watson looks on before being bestowed honorary citizenship of the City of Paris by Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo at the City Hall of Paris on February 3, 2025. Arrested on July 21, 2024 by Danish authorities following an international arrest warrant issued by Japan accusing him of injuring a Japanese sailor during one of his missions, Paul Watson, founder of the NGO Sea Shepherd, was able to count on the support of international public opinion, many environmental activists and the Mayor of Paris. After weeks of detention in Nuuk prison, Denmark finally rejected the extradition request and Paul Watson regained his freedom on December 17, 2024. Finally free and back in Paris, Anne Hidalgo officially granted him honorary citizenship, thus reaffirming the City of Paris' commitment to preserving biodiversity and protecting environmental defenders. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anne Hidalgo bestows honorary citizenship on Paul Watson - Paris

Canadian-American environmental, conservation and animal rights activist Paul Watson looks on before being bestowed honorary citizenship of the City of Paris by Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo at the City Hall of Paris on February 3, 2025. Arrested on July 21, 2024 by Danish authorities following an international arrest warrant issued by Japan accusing him of injuring a Japanese sailor during one of his missions, Paul Watson, founder of the NGO Sea Shepherd, was able to count on the support of international public opinion, many environmental activists and the Mayor of Paris. After weeks of detention in Nuuk prison, Denmark finally rejected the extradition request and Paul Watson regained his freedom on December 17, 2024. Finally free and back in Paris, Anne Hidalgo officially granted him honorary citizenship, thus reaffirming the City of Paris' commitment to preserving biodiversity and protecting environmental defenders. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Justine Mettraux poses with British skipper Pip Hare, French skipper Nicolas Lunven, Catherine Chabaud (French skipper, member of the EU parliament, and first woman ever to finish an around-the-world solo race), and Isabelle Autissier, (French navigator, first woman to have completed a solo round the world race in 1991) during her arrival in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025, in the Vendee Globe 2024 race. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM