All Franck Cammas's and multihulls Groupama news 2010-7-19 20:31:29 2010-7-19 20:31:29 http://www.cammas-groupama.com Groupama webmaster@cammas-groupama.com http://www.cammas-groupama.com/en/trimarans/groupama3/actualites_groupama3/actu_groupama3_81.jsp?ori=rss After setting out from Lorient, Groupama 3's port of registry, on Wednesday 7th July, to perform the qualifier for the Route du Rhum, Franck Cammas made it back to port on the evening of Sunday 11th. 2010-07-19 19:52:00 http://www.cammas-groupama.com/en/trimarans/groupama3/actualites_groupama3/actu_groupama3_80.jsp?ori=rss Though Franck Cammas can't be everywhere at once, he does have a real talent for being able to switch from one boat to another without losing time. As such, barely had the hull choices for the future Groupama 4 been made when the skipper from Lorient was back aboard his maxi trimaran Groupama 3, now configured for sailing single-handed, for a few trial sessions on the waters off Île de Groix... 2010-06-26 11:36:00 http://www.cammas-groupama.com/en/franck_cammas/actualites_cammas/actualites_team/actu_equipe_72.jsp?ori=rss Groupama 70 crossed the finish line of the SNSM Record off Saint Nazaire last night at 19h54min and 11seconds GMT... 2010-06-22 09:38:00 http://www.cammas-groupama.com/en/franck_cammas/actualites_cammas/actualites_team/actu_equipe_71.jsp?ori=rss At 1100 hrs this Monday morning, Groupama 70 was 7 miles from the "La Voleuse" mark positioned near the port of Sainte Marine. Sailing under spinnaker and full mainsail, the VOR 70 was tacking through a 7 knot wind gradually clocking round from the SE to the SW and likely to end up in the western sector... 2010-06-21 11:31:00 http://www.cammas-groupama.com/en/franck_cammas/actualites_cammas/actualites_team/actu_equipe_70.jsp?ori=rss It was at exactly 1434 hrs local time that the largest competitors in the SNSM 2010 Record set off from the foot of the eastern jetty in the port of Saint Nazaire. Before them, the IRC and 40' classes made the most of the tide on the ebb to power away in a beautiful light, driven along by around fifteen knots of breeze... 2010-06-20 17:29:00 http://www.cammas-groupama.com/en/franck_cammas/actualites_cammas/actualites_team/actu_equipe_69.jsp?ori=rss For the third time in five editions, a boat fitted out by Groupama will be at the start of the SNSM record... 2010-06-16 21:03:00 http://www.cammas-groupama.com/en/trimarans/groupama3/actualites_groupama3/actu_groupama3_79.jsp?ori=rss Over two months after the completion of her victorious loop the loop in the Jules Verne Trophy, the maxi trimaran Groupama 3 was relaunched in Vannes, SW Brittany, this Wednesday morning. During that time she has been sounded from top to toe and adapted to solo sailing with a view to her participation in the next edition of the Route du Rhum La Banque Postale, the start of which will be given on 31st October 2010... 2010-06-02 19:16:00 http://www.cammas-groupama.com/en/courses/extreme_sailing_series/news_2010/news_extrem_sailing_series_11.jsp?ori=rss Third at the end of the first day of racing, then fourth on the second and third days, Groupama 40 slid down one more place on this last day of racing, following the cancellation of the final race. It's a cruel blow but Franck Cammas and his crew have their minds on their four race victories out of the 20 contested, as well as the progress they need to make to perform better during the next events. 2010-05-30 18:35:00 http://www.cammas-groupama.com/en/courses/extreme_sailing_series/news_2010/news_extrem_sailing_series_10.jsp?ori=rss For this last day of racing, the wind has kicked in across the race zone in Sète. Blowing in from the West, it is set to provide the competitors with a good twenty or so knots of breeze today... 2010-05-30 13:47:00 http://www.cammas-groupama.com/en/courses/extreme_sailing_series/news_2010/news_extrem_sailing_series_9.jsp?ori=rss For this third day of racing in Sète, the weather conditions were slightly different to those of yesterday. Indeed, though the wind was still just as shifty, it did become stronger with every race. 2010-05-29 19:52:00