French skipper Lalou Roucayrol sails on his « Region Aquitaine Port Medoc » multihull on October 21, 2010 off the coast of Saint Malo, western France in preparation for the 9th Route du Rhum sailing race to start on October 31, 2010. The « Route du Rhum – Banque Postale » is a solo race held every four years between Saint-Malo to Pointe-à-Pitre in the French West Indies. AFP PHOTO DAMIEN MEYER
