NavList:

I agree that we are close to the equator, looking NNW-ish.  I admire Carsten's ability to identify Eltanin, which I cannot do in the mess of stars.  As stars are visible to the horizon (and apparently below it) idenitfying a navigation star such as Eltanin right at the horizon would be very helpful.

I'm not sure about November.  I lean towards mid-July.

In addition to Vega and Deneb, which Frank's lines point us toward, I am guessing that Altair may be visible towards the top left of the image, but again I am not confident to spot it against the background (if it is in frame at all).

As for the glow in the sky to the upper right - and never afraid to make a complete fool of myself - I am going to say that it is the glow from the sun.  Why?  Because I still believe this is two unrelated images and the the boat and glow from the sun were photographed during daylight hours.  There are distinctive shadows on the wavelets facing the viewer and light shining through beneath the booms, gaffs and bowsprit - perhaps a Photoshop affectation.  Further, if this really was a night image of the boat, and in addition to the blur we might expect at a long shutter speed (previously discussed) I might expect to see the stern light of the boat.

But then with that many fenders still hanging over the side of the boat, who's to say their stern light even works ;-)