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Several programmes, one method and a unique spirit
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 Groupama 3On December 2004, building on their previous sporting and human success, Groupama and Franck Cammas launched the construction
of a 105 foot maxi trimaran, Groupama 3, a true technologic and sporting challenge.
Inspired from the actual ORMA
multihulls, particularly its young brother Groupama 2, Groupama 3 will be the first multihull equipped with foils going into
the Southern Ocean.
"We chose a shorter boat but easier to handle. In the record breaking program, there is of
course the Jules Verne Trophy, but there will also be other record attempts and surely, one day, some regattas. It was clear
for us that having a boat easier to handle was the good option."
Vincent Lauriot Pévost
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 Groupama 70With the purchase of Ericsson 4, winner of the last edition of the Volvo Ocean Race, Groupama Team can boast an excellent
platform for training and analysis.
Rechristened Groupama 70, the Koujoumdjian design is performing an increasing
number of sail trials offshore of Lorient in Brittany, where the Team is based.
For the design of the future Groupama
4, we logically turned our thoughts to Juan Koujoumdjian, an architect on the winning boats from the past two runnings (ABN
AMRO and Ericsson 4), for whom we have the utmost trust.
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 Groupama 2
Christened on June 26th 2004, and the most recent 60' multihull on the circuit, Groupama 2 raced for the first time two
months later at the Fécamp Grand Prix.
24 races, 21 podiums, and 18 first positions, of which 14 during Grand Prix:
since it hit the water, Groupama 2 is impressive!
At the helm of his Van Peteghem - Lauriot Prévost design, Franck
Cammas raced on 83 legs and won 61 of them, a success rate of more than 73 %.
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 Groupama 40Action and adrenalin form the basic fabric of the Extreme 40. For the 2009 season, the Groupama team will participate in the
entire iShares circuit with six events contested in Italy, France, United Kingdom, Germany, Holland and Spain.
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