I like the people in the front a lot! The distance to the boats seems to be quite "compressed" by zoom (?), it almost looks like the two are standing and looking at a giant photo of a sea with racing boats in it.
@vera365 Yes, taken from a distance with a 250mm lens. I took another closer shot where you can't see the beach and it looks just like they are standing in front of a huge back projection screen. A very odd effect.