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2007/07/07 - 20h58
Groupama top the podium after day one at the iShares Cup
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iSahres Cup, Marseille
Le Vieux Port and Le Roucas Blanc, 7-9 July 2007 |
| Circuit rookie Franck Cammas and his team Groupama took an early lead after the first day of racing in home waters at the
iShares Cup, Marseille.
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With four races completed on the first day of the three-day series, in a variable and shifty 5-10 knots, the French team topped
the leaderboard with only a few hours practice in the high-performance Extreme 40. Romping to pole position the team filed
a near perfect scorecard with a 1,3,1,1, proving that their seamless teamwork, usually practiced on the larger 105-foot Groupama
3, can lead them to success in the smaller catamaran class.
Cammas was excited after his team's positive result
following their first full day in the Extreme 40. "There wasn't a huge amount of wind on the course today but we still
got in some close. Every leg of each race was really tactical. We're racing only a few metres from the beach and this piece
of water is known as a tricky place to sail. Our tactician Steve Ravussin did really well today. We have learned that a good
start is really important in these short 20-minute races. It's all still to play for and luck seems to be key in the final
result !"
Scoring races resumes tomorrow at 1400 hours local time. Alan Hillman, iShares Cup Race Manager explained.
"We're hoping for a better weather window tomorrow to get the racing back on schedule."
>> For further
information about the iShares Cup visit the event website at www.isharescup.com
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July 2007, after four races |
Rankings after the four first rounds | |
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Round |
Points |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
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Groupama |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
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38 |
1 | |
Basilica |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
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35 |
2 | |
Offshore challenges
sailing team/BT |
3 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
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29 |
3 | |
Holmatro |
6 |
5 |
6 |
2 |
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25 |
4 | |
Volvo Ocean Race |
7 |
7 |
2 |
4 |
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24 |
5 | |
Team Slam/ABNAMRO |
5 |
4 |
5 |
7 |
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23 |
6 | |
Tommy Hilfiger |
4 |
6 |
7 |
5 |
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22 |
7 | |
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