Images Dated 2012

Us-Fleet Week-Tall Ships

The US Coast Guard Tall Ship Eagle sails past the Statute of Liberty May 23, 2012 in New York. The tall ship is participating in Fleet Week events in New York. AFP PHOTO/DON EMMERT / AFP PHOTO / DON EMMERT

© Agence France-Presse (AFP) - All Rights Reserved

Horizontal, Vertical

Por-Sailing-Tall Ships Races

A silhouette of a crew member of the Portuguese tall ship Sagres stands in front of the mast in Lisbon on July 19, 2012, during the Tall Ships races 2012, an international event which brings together sail training Tall Ships for a friendly competition. The Tall Ships Races will be in Lisbon until July 22, 2012 when they will depart for Cadiz, Spain. AFP PHOTO/ PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP PHOTO / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA

© Agence France-Presse (AFP) - All Rights Reserved

Sweden-Christmas-Santa-Winter-Games-Feature

Two Santas from Japan pose for a picture before the start of Santa Clause Winter Games in Gallivare, above the polar circle in northern Sweden on November 17, 2012. Santas from all over the world gather this weekend for the Santa Claus Winter Games where they will practice "Reindeer"-ride, Porridge-eating, Santa-Karaoke, Kicksled Sack Race and Santas Christmas-eve. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND / AFP PHOTO / JONATHAN NACKSTRAND

© Agence France-Presse (AFP) - All Rights Reserved