French skipper Michel Desjoyeaux on his monohull sails after crossing the starting line of the Route du Rhum sailing race off Saint-Malo harbour, French Brittany, October 31, 2010. The Rhum race is a solo transatlantic sailing race for monohulls and multihulls, which finishes at Pointe-a-Pitre harbour in the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe. About 86 participants took part in the race. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE - Tags: SPORT YACHTING)