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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • June 20,2015. Leg 9 to Gothenburg onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 3. Luke \\"Parko\\" Parkinson adjusts the Toe In for the rudder linkage as darkness falls en route to Gothenburg.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • June 20,2015. Leg 9 to Gothenburg onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 3. Simon \\"SiFi\\" Fisher and Phil Harmer prepare for a cold night aboard Azzam in the North Sea.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • June 20,2015. Leg 9 to Gothenburg onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 3. Ian Walker and Simon \\"SiFi\\" Fisher look at the latest weather models anticipating which route to take through the TSS Exclusion Zones in the North Sea.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • June 20,2015. Leg 9 to Gothenburg onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 3. Luke \\"Parko\\" Parkinson listens to some music ahead of his watch en route to Sweden.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • June 20,2015. Leg 9 to Gothenburg onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 3. Justin Slattery and Luke \\"Parko\\" Parkinson wrestle down the MHO as the team rounds the bottom of the Exclusion Zones en route to Gothenburg.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • June 20,2015. Leg 9 to Gothenburg onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 3. Daryl Wislang pushes hard through a sail change as the team rounds the TSS Exclusion Zones.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • June 17,2015. Leg 9 to Gothenburg onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 1. Adil Khalid trims on the A3 above as Simon \\"SiFi\\" Fisher checks the routing in the nav station en route to The Hague.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • June 17,2015. Leg 9 to Gothenburg onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 1. Azzam races towards Normandy,France in thick fog en route to The Hague.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • June 17,2015. Leg 9 to Gothenburg onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 1. Daryl Wislang and Adil Khalid grind in the A3 during a gybe in the English Channel.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • June 17,2015. Leg 9 to Gothenburg onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 1. Roberto Bermudez de Castro 'Chuny' looks towards the horizon off the coast of France as Ian Walker drives Azzam towards The Hague.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • June 17,2015. Leg 9 to Gothenburg onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 1. Phil Harmer pushes the primary winch into first gear after a gybe in the English Channel.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • June 17,2015. Leg 9 to Gothenburg onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 1. Justin Slattery stares on in the afternoon heading past France.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • June 17,2015. Leg 9 to Gothenburg onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 1. Ian Walker on the lookout for patches of seaweed that crippled the boat's speed all day off the coast of France.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • June 17,2015. Leg 9 to Gothenburg onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 1. Ian Walker intently checks the paper charts for hazards as Azzam traverses very close to the coastline of France en route to the Hague.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • June 16,2015. Leg 9 to Gothenburg onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 0. Simon \\"SiFi\\" Fisher and Ian Walker check on the fleet behind after rounding a mark off the French coastline.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • June 16,2015. Leg 9 to Gothenburg onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 0. Justin Slattery finds the spray on the prod of Azzam during a sail change maneuver en route to The Hague.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • June 16,2015. Leg 9 to Gothenburg onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 0. Daryl Wislang,Luke \\"Parko\\" Parkinson and Justin Slattery look back towards Mapfre as the fleet leaves Lorient.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • June 16,2015. Leg 9 to Gothenburg onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 0. A green eyed Justin Slattery helps Adil Khalid stack sails on the foredeck as Azzam shifts to offshore mode leaving Lorient.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • June 9,2015. Leg 8 to Lorient onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 2. Roberto Bermudez de Castro 'Chuny' wipes his eyes with fresh water to wash the salt out after another 4 hour watch en route to Lorient.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • June 9,2015. Leg 8 to Lorient onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 2. Luke \\"Parko\\" Parkinson battles the spray as the cold sets in in the Bay of Biscay.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • June 9,2015. Leg 8 to Lorient onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 2. Louis Sinclair and Simon \\"SiFi\\" Fisher pump on the Main halyard as the team shakes a reef in the Bay of Biscay.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • June 9,2015. Leg 8 to Lorient onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 2. Wet winch.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • June 09,2015. Leg 8 to Lorient onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 2. Louis Sinclair trims on the Main as a stream of saltwater drips off him and Phil Harmer looks on in the heavy winds of the Bay of Biscay.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • May 25,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 8. Luke \\"Parko\\" Parkinson pulls the running backstay forward during a sail change en route to Lisbon.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • May 25,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 8. Adil Khalid shield himself from spray as he secures a sheet during a sail change on the bow of Azzam in the Atlantic Ocean.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • May 25,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 8. Luke \\"Parko\\" Parkinson gets drilled by another wave between sets in a sail change en route to Lisbon.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • May 25,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 8. Composite image sequence Luke \\"Parko\\" Parkinson pulling on his smock and stepping out of the hatch to put a reef in the Main as winds build en route to Lisbon.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • May 25,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 8. Composite image sequence of Phil Harmer trimming the FRO sheet as wind builds en route to Lisbon.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • May 25,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 8. Phil Harmer tries to balance himself before trimming on the FRO as winds begin to build in the Atlantic.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • May 25,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 8. Phil Harmer trims the mainsail.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • May 24,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 7. Daryl Wislang and Ian Walker wait quietly for the wind to fill in after a disappointing sched.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • May 24,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 7. Luke \\"Parko\\" Parkinson at dusk after a trying day of sailing in the Atlantic Ocean.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • May 24,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 7. Ian Walker digests a bad sched that saw the team placed in 5th place as Simon \\"SiFi\\" Fisher looks for breeze on the horizon.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • May 24,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 7. Justin Slattery reads emails while Roberto Bermudez 'Chuny' finds a change of clothes. In light winds,the off watch has nothing to do but find ways to pass the time before the next sched comes in.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • May 24,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 7. Justin Slattery checks sail trim while giving his teeth a quick clean.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • May 24,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 7. Roberto Bermudez's hat -- signs of wear after circumnavigating the world.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • May 23,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 6. Luke \\"Parko\\" Parkinson and Daryl Wislang drive Azzam deeper into the Atlantic Ocean as Justin Slattery sits up on the boom with the binoculars trying to spot the competition on the horizon.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • May 23,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 6. Ian Walker thinks he may finally see another boat on the horizon after the team gybed north alone to find stronger wind.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • May 23,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 6. Ian Walker and his reading glasses.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • May 23,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 6. Ian Walker looks to try and spot Alvimedica on the horizon as the sun sets while Phil Harmer and Adil Khalid keep the speed up.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • May 23,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 6. Justin Slattery pushing hard during a sail change as the team tries to match the speed of the rest of the fleet.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • May 23,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 6. Adil Khalid takes time to bail out the bilge water to help keep speeds up in the Atlantic Ocean.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • May 22,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 5. Ian Walker stares through the hatch during a tactical debate about the wind down towards the finish in Lisbon.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • May 22,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 5. Ian Walker's \\"cheese grated\\" thumb holds the deck screen as he monitors the fleet.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • May 22,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 5. Luke \\"Parko\\" Parkinson readies a halyard after a sail change onboard Azzam in the Atlantic Ocean.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • May 22,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 5. Atlantic spray pours over the boat.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • May 22,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 5. Simon \\"SiFi\\" Fisher looks out the hatch between tactical calls from the nav station.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • May 22,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 5. Luke \\"Parko\\" Parkinson runs for the hatch before the next wave hits in the Atlantic Ocean.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • May 21,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 4. Luke \\"Parko\\" Parkinson at dusk driving Azzam towards Lisbon.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • May 21,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 4. Ian Walker sits to leeward to look at MAPFRE around the headsail checking to see if the team has gained bearing as night falls.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • May 21,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 4. Daryl Wislang trims as Luke \\"Parko\\" Parkinson drives as night sets in the Atlantic Ocean
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • May 21,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 4. Phil Harmer needs an extra hand while tailing a sheet while trimming as the team heads downwind in the Atlantic Ocean.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • May 21,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 4. MAPFRE looms just to leeward less than a half mile away from us,while passing near the ice exclusion zone after 4 days of racing
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • May 21,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 4. Luke \\"Parko\\" Parkinson pulls on his smock top again as the waves build in the Atlantic Ocean.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • May 21,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 4. Ian Walker puts on sunscreen before another watch on deck in the Atlantic Ocean.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • May 20,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 3. A backlit Ian Walker eyes the sail trim as Luke \\"Parko\\" Parkinson drives at sunset over the Atlantic Ocean.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • May 20,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 3. Simon \\"SiFi\\" Fisher and Ian Walker look at the latest AIS readings as the wind begins to shift around the Ice Gate.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • May 20,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 3. Luke \\"Parko\\" Parkinson looks back to check on the progress of Alvimedica on the horizon.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • May 20,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 3. Simon \\"SiFi\\" Fisher reflects in the primary winch.
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    • Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean
    • May 20,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 3. Daryl Wislang drives ahead of an approaching squall on the horizon that's about to envelop Alvimedica.

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