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Tearing it up! You’d want to be holding on tight all the way up there on the rail, but what a thrill for the crew conducting speed trials on Thomas Ruyant’s Verdierdesigned IMOCA 60 Linkedout. This was taken during the Le Defi Azimut event in September, which serves as the last big test prior to the Vendée Globe, due to start on 8 November. For more on the Vendée see our ‘Daring to Dream’ feature on page 34.