Photos by Damian Haworth

The Hoegh Osaka aground on Brambles Bank in Southampton Water.

Team SCA one year before the Volvo Ocean Race

Wight Ryder 1 approaching Ryde Pier.

Mounts Bay in the Solent, taken from Ryde Pier head.

Long Sand just off Ryde pier head in the Solent

Cork Sand just off Ryde pier head in the Solent.

Jessica B passing Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, as she heads down the solent.

Vigilant at anchor in the western Solent just off Yarmouth.

Whitchallenger heading up the western Solent past Yarmouth towards Southampton.

Kahu heading up the western Solent past Yarmouth, from Portland to Cowes.

Flying Fish of Cowes enjoying the breeze in the western Solent just off Yarmouth.

TS Royalist sailing past Yarmouth heading up the western Solent.

Tenacious heading down the western Solent towards Yarmouth.

Columbia heading up the western Solent towards Fawley.

Columbia heading up the western Solent towards Fawley.

Sara heading down the western Solent.

HMS Iron Duke at anchor in the western Solent, just off Yarmouth.

Bare Necessities in the western Solent just out of Lymington.

TS John Jerwood out in the western Solent just off Yarmouth.

Challenger 1 in the western Solent just off Yarmouth.

UKD Bluefin heading past Yarmouth, going up the western Solent towards Southampton.

Seahorse 2 heading up the western Solent past Yarmouth, towards Portsmouth.

Puffin heading towards Lymington in the western Solent.

Puffin heading towards Lymington in the western Solent.

Enforcer heading up the western Solent past Yarmouth towards Southampton.

Apoise moored off Yarmouth in the western Solent for a few days.

Handfast heading home down the western Solent from Southampton to Poole.

Crews Control out in the western Solent heading back towards Lymington.

Jubilant siling in the western Solent just off Yarmouth.

Panacea Leaving Yarmouth Harbour (with the pier in the background)heading off to Lymington.