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Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing’s Adil Khalid wipes out – video

Deepthi Unnikrishnan

November 05, 2014

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Footage from aboard Azzam showing Emirati sailor Adil Khalid taking an especially hard hit from a wave – and then popping right back up – during the Volvo Ocean Race's first leg.

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