It takes courage and guts to skipper a boat in certain weather conditions. All the captains of these boats clearly have plenty, sailing these vessels in such rough seas.

Controls, nerves of steel and of course some serious seamanship is what is required to brave these kinds of waves.

Watch the video of these boats hitting rough weather conditions…and be glad you are on dry land!

Video: Dramatic footage captures RNLI sailboat rescue

The Yarmouth RNLI all-weather lifeboat team was called out to assist a 22ft yacht in Christchurch Bay on 10 December…

Video: 10 ships caught in a storm

Watch the dramatic footage of these ships and boats caught in a storm and battling it out in rough seas.

Dramatic video and pictures show RNLI yacht rescue in gale conditions

Watch the dramatic video and see the photos from the RNLI rescue of a disabled yacht in Cornwall.