Actually, as long as we have a moon and tides and a spinning Mother Earth, horizontal is really just some insistence we have, but the oceans don't know that.
Making the water exactly horizontal is a custom and habit we have, but not the truth of nature!
Just the same, your picture is wonderful. I just worry that if tgecwind changes the boat hits the rocks!
Asher
Ah! I feel better, I reloaded the image with the horizon straightened ...
This is important for me, because it allows to see the actual attitude of the boat ...
So it is not a custom clothing purpose.
Do not worry Asher, professional skippers know how to look at the weather. Moreover, that particular day (and it shows well on the picture) the sea was well formed by the wind of about 25 to 30 knots (more in the gusts), in this case the wind can change of strength but not too much its course. However, this can happen when you go under a cloud, but all good sailors know that ...
Also the shoot was made with a 70-200 (my Canon times!) at 175mm, hence the distance between the boat and the rocks seems closer than it is in reality.