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AJAX NEWS PHOTOS - PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND. 6 JUN 1981 - LOIC CARADEC AND PHILIPPE FACQUE IN THEIR TRIMARAN ROYALE WERE LEADING THE 103 BOAT FLEET IN THE 2 HANDED TRANSAT RACE WHEN THE YACHT WAS DISMASTED IN HEAVY WEATHER 8 MILES OUT FROM THE START LINE.
PHOTO:JONATHAN EASTLAND/AJAX