AJAXNETPHOTO. 1977. AT SEA. - WORLD RACER DISMASTED - THE BRITISH ENTRY HEATH'S CONDOR IN THE WHITBREAD ROUND THE WORLD RACE SAILING TOWARDS MONROVIA UNDER JURY RIG AFTER HER CARBON FIBRE MAST, ONE OF THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE WORLD, EXPLODED TWO WEEKS AFTER THE START OF THE RACE. PHOTO:GRAHAM CARPENTER/AJAX REF:HDD/CONDOR/WHITBREAD77

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Location: ATLANTIC OCEAN.
Photo credit: © JONATHAN EASTLAND / Alamy / Afripics
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