Top 15 selfies at sea

Usain Bolt

Instagram/@usainbolt

Whether taking a luxury yacht charter or participating in some seriously extreme water sports, sharing your nautical adventures with your social media followers can be hard to resist. Click through our round-up of the best selfies at sea for a little inspiration for your next marine voyage.

Usain Bolt

Olympic athlete Usain Bolt took some time off from his gold medal-winning ways to take this great selfie - which he wittily captioned '#squadgoals' - with a group of sharks while on vacation in the French Polynesian destination of Bora Bora. While Bolt didn't brave taking a shot with the sharks while actually in the water, the 306,000 likes this snap received on Instagram are more than enough to make it into our pick of the best selfies at sea.

Annabel Anderson

Instagram/@annabelanderson

Despite Annabel Anderson protesting that the life of a pro-paddleboarder, with its constant travel and gruelling workouts, isn't as incredible as it seems, we can't imagine anything much more idyllic than this selfie taken in Wanaka, New Zealand. Anderson (right) is a two-time Standup World Series champion and shared this snap during a rare moment of downtime between year-round paddleboard competitions.

Jake Marote

Instagram/@jake_of_all_trades

Photographer Jake Marote is usually found behind the lens capturing the impressive feats of North Shore's surf pros but check out his social media feeds and it becomes clear that he's more than happy to take to the waves himself. The unusual composition (and the level of Marote's ring-blowing game) make this shot an absolute winner.

Thiago Correa

Instagram/@thiagomlcorrea

Brazilian photographer Thiago Correa has made quite a name for himself thanks to his incredible underwater selfies. Currently boasting 375,000 followers on Instagram, he has been posting these extreme shots since 2012 but our prize for the best goes to this amazing group shot which (understandably) went viral when it first hit the Internet. The jury is still out as to whether or not the image has been Photoshopped but - even if it is - we still give it top marks for creativity.

Stephanie Adamson

Instagram/@sdg_stephanie

With a decade’s worth of experience as one half of underwater photography team Scuba Diver Girls, free diver Stephanie Adamson knows a thing or two about getting the perfect marine photograph. From hanging out with turtles to taking a quick snap with a shark, this all-girl team is pretty fearless, but we love this up-close shot of a rather surprised looking fish.

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