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2007/03/09 - 15h21
Conquering new horizons
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| Groupama reveals its 2007 programme |
| Last Friday, Franck Cammas and Roger Lair, responsible for Groupama sponsoring, the programme for next season, for Groupama
trimarans 2 and 3. A busy calendar, record attempts, five on the 2007 programme, fully crewed and solo offshore races, including
new events such as the Fastnet race.
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Groupama 3, first record breaking campaign
Hitting the water last week, after nearly three months of winter refit, Groupama 3 is now ready for the first year of its
record breaking campaign.
2007, five records on the programme
After a week of trial navigations off
the Lorient coast, Franck and his nine crew members will quickly set sail for Spain. The "Columbus Route", first record
of the campaign will also stand as a test for the last-born of the G Class. From March 26th, Team Groupama will be on standby
in Cadiz for its first trans-Atlantic crossing. Then, from the end of May - beginning of June, the maxi trimaran will stay
in Florida, attempting to break the Miami - New York record.
Franck and his men will later attack one of the
most famous records: the North Atlantic crossing (New York - Lizard Point). Back in Europe at the end of July, the
maxi trimaran will be taken out of the water for a short period, before going back to its element to get ready for the Jules
Verne Trophy. From December 3rd, Team Groupama will be on standby for its first round the world. Beautiful programme!
Throughout the year, Franck and his team will try to break a fifth record within the four introduced above, the longest
distance covered in 24 hours. The current record holder, Bruno Peyron, covered a distance of 766, 8 miles in July 2006.
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Groupama 2 first objective: Transat Jacques VabreStève Ravussin, back with Franck Cammas
Watch captain and helmsman on board Groupama 3, the Swiss Stève Ravussin
was also chosen by Franck Cammas to be his co-skipper for the Transat Jacques Vabre, main event of the 2007 ORMA season. It
is a great opportunity for the two men to get together again. Their first participation goes back to 1999, when the finishing
line was in Cartagena (Columbia). They finished 2nd, behind Loïck Peyron and Frank Proffit. Two years later, in 2001, they
left Le Havre once again, heading this time to Salvador de Bahia (Brazil). They finished first. Very close onshore, complementary
offshore... Franck and Stève will be one of the favourite duos for the 8th edition of the Transat Jacques Vabre.
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before this great appointment at the end of the year, a fully crewed race starting from Lorient is on the ORMA programme in
May. The ORMA season will then go on with the SNSM Trophy, the Douarnenez Challenge and the Rolex Fastnet Race, leaving from
Cowes (England).
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