Water Sports Activities

Exciting images of people kayaking and windsurfing in sunny, vibrant settings, showcasing aquatic sports and outdoor adventures.

Sup surfer

People kayaking, Sweden.

People kayaking, Sweden.

Young Woman Windsurfing

Climb up on laser sailboats

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece (Oct. 01, 2022) Ionnis Shopis, a service member with the Hellenic Air Forces 115th Combat Wing, participates in a 3-kilometer kayak as part of the 19th Annual Eco-Challenge event organized by Naval Support Activity (NSA) Souda Bays MWR on Oct. 1, 2022. Eco-Challenge is an outdoor sports competition held across the Akrotiri Peninsula that is designed to build camaraderie and strengthen the U.S. relationship with NATO and Hellenic military partners. NSA Souda Bay is an operational ashore installation which enables and supports U.S., Allied, Coalition, and Partner nation forces to preserve security and stability in the European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility.

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece (Oct. 01, 2022) Ionnis Shopis, a service member with the Hellenic Air Forces 115th Combat Wing, participates in a 3-kilometer kayak as part of the 19th Annual Eco-Challenge event organized by Naval Support Activity (NSA) Souda Bays MWR on Oct. 1, 2022. Eco-Challenge is an outdoor sports competition held across the Akrotiri Peninsula that is designed to build camaraderie and strengthen the U.S. relationship with NATO and Hellenic military partners. NSA Souda Bay is an operational ashore installation which enables and supports U.S., Allied, Coalition, and Partner nation forces to preserve security and stability in the European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility.

man in life jacket paddling a kayak boat in the sea

A process of kayaking in the city river canals, with colorful canoe kayak boat paddling, process of canoeing, group of kayaks in summer day

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Sup surfer

Kayak - female kayaker, training

Two men standing on the stern of a yacht

Woman paddleboarding. (Editorial Use Only)

120702-N-VF350-006 PEARL HARBOR (July 2, 2012) A New Zealand sailor participating in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise, paddles his kayak during a kayak race at the Rainbow Bay Marina. The RIMPAC-sponsored sports event was one of many to be held during the exercise. Twenty-two nations, 42 ships, six submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 3, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2012 is the 23rd exercise in the series that began in 1971.

2008 Canoe Polo Championships

Water-level shot of female sea kayaker on Lake Jocassee along the NC-SC border

France, Brittany, Camaret-sur-Mer, teenage boy with surfboard at the ocean

A young man hauling on a halyard on a sailboat on Lake Tahoe in California

Autumn Wake surfing.

Hand with red glove of a man holding a rope and sailing with his sailboat at sea

enjoying extreme sailing with racing sailboat

Man kitesurfer comes out of the water with his kite after riding.

Canada, British Columbia. Sea kayaker at Skookumchuck Rapids. (MR).

Water, man and woman in kayak with high five on lake, beach or river in sports challenge on vacation. Ocean holiday, adventure and fitness, happy couple in canoe for training success and winning race

Tween girl sailing in a small sailboat

Woman enjoying sitting on paddleboard with oar on Black Sea

Kayaker rowing in calm waters (selective focus)

Adventurous Woman on Sea Kayak paddling in the Pacific Ocean

Couple of surfers enjoying on paddle surf board in Benicasim Spain

A group of standup paddle boarders doing yoga at sunrise in the fog

Diver plunges in the water

Woman rides a wave into shore in a sit-on-top sea kayak.

man enjoying a ride on the lake with paddleboard

Two women and a man enjoy paddleboarding on a serene lake at sunset. stef00037 Copyright: xConnectxImagesx

Two women and a man enjoy paddleboarding on a serene lake at sunset.

enjoying extreme sailing with racing sailboat

Stand up paddleboarders paddle in the evening on the waters of Comox Bay, the Comox Valley

Woman paddle boarding with small dog on front of board near Anna Maria Island, Florida.

Lake, water sport and woman on kayak summer adventure, travel or trip canoeing, kayaking and using paddle on calm sea. Exercise, vacation or holiday with female enjoying healthy boat activity

Man kitesurfing in Kachemak Bay, South-central Alaska; Homer, Alaska, United States of America

two sailer on water at day

Canoe slalom at the media day at the Olympic White Water Centre at Waltham Abbey, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Two racers take the boat out for a test run before the start of the Race to Alaska, a 750 mile, non-motorized boat race from Port Townsend, WA to Ketchikan, Alaska.

Young canoeist preparing canoe and paddle, going on water. Concept of canoeing as dynamic and adventurous sport. Young canoeist preparing canoe and paddle, going on water. Concept of canoeing as dynamic and adventurous sport model released

Young man fishing in sea, split level, Tanzania

Staff Sgt. Carli Meis, 436th Airlift Wing Bedrock Innovation Lab intern, paddles her boat during the Cardboard Boat Regatta on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Sept. 2, 2022. Three teams participated in the timed event and prizes were given for fastest time, most creative and most team spirit.

Man Sailing

woman paddling on a surfboard under a dramatic sky, Estalella, coast of Llucmajor, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Wind surfer, Lake Kaltern, Kalterer See, Lago di Caldaro, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, Europe

Whitewater kayakers on flood tide at Skookumchuck Narrows, Sechelt Inlet, Sunshine Coast, British Columbia, Canada

Maureen

Gamin Clipper racing in the 2015 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.

Man Sailing

A young woman rows a single crew boat on a lake.

Blue summer water and sky in a sailboat race, sailor man in winch

Young man on a sailing ship

Kayak surfer hitting a rough wave by the side on sea of Nova Scotia coast, Canada

Man tying up mainsail on sailboat, San Diego Bay, California, USA

young couple steering a catamaran

Sanlucar de Barrameda (Cádiz), 08/24/2018. Piletas Beach. Photo: Paco Martín Archsev.

man in a sailing vessel

sailing boats, boat, instructor is fixing mast

Young woman rowing in boat on the lake

Two men on sailing boat

Wind surfer

mature handsome man sailing on a lake

Kayaker Man Paddle Kayak. Kayaking, Paddling, Canoeing

A woman in a kayak, Sweden.

Smiling man windsurfing on the sea

Mid adult couple paddleboarding together.

Group of people sailing on boat, one sailor holding beer and pointing at sea, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Hawaii, Molokai to Oahu, Kaiwi Channel, Women paddlers in Na Wahine O Kekai race, Escort boat in background. NO MODEL RELEASE

Europe, Norway, Vesterålen. Åsa Hultman sea kayaking. (MR)

Man performing safety roll in kayak

Achilles inflatable man outboard raft boat

USA, California. A woman sea kayaker is followed by a group of California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus) in Elkhorn Slough, California, on Monterey Bay (MR).

man windsurfing in a lac

Young Kayaker Paddling Kayak. Sportsman kayaking Blue Water

Kayak, couple and rowing boat on lake, ocean or river for water sports and fitness challenge. Man and woman with a paddle for adventure, exercise or travel in nature with freedom, energy and teamwork

Teenagers laughing while sailing

Outrigger canoeing team on water

A cheerful teenage boy flies through the water, sailing a classic wooden dinghy in the late afternoon sun, on Penobscot Bay in M

With sinuses bloody from the pressure, Grant Hogan breaks the US record of the Constant Weight No Fins discipline with a dive to 71 meters.

Mature woman kayaking in icy waters

a man on a boat

A woman in a kayak, Sweden.

A Man Sailing on Lake Tahoe

Senior man paddle boarding.

triathlon athlete swimming on beautiful morning sunrise training in lake wearing wetsuit concept of strength and endurance

A canoeist at the 2012 Olympic White Water Centre on opening day, Lee Valley White Water Centre, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Senior male paddler is paddling a racing sea kayak on a lake along shore covered by reed

Young Woman In A Single Scull, Hanlan Boat Club In The Harbour; Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Low angle perspective of a young boy putting on a wakeboard on the back of a boat.

Employees from an oil spill response organization deploy containment boom as they work to raise the motor vessel Alert from the Columbia River in Portland, Ore. Sep. 24, 2022. The vessel sank in October 2021.

3 kaykers on see

diver surfacing in the tropical waters of the Banda Sea

Mexico, Baja California, Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez, Bahia de los Angeles. Area renown for Whale Sharks (Rhincodon typus) that come to these waters to filter feed.

triathlon athlete swimming on extreme morning training in green lake wearing wetsuit

Group of women friends enjoying a cold winter day of surf

Paddle surfing in the Caló de Sant Antoni, S Arenal de Llucmajor, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

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