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Groupama 3 At The Zenith!Mar 12, 2010At 15°S, Groupama 3 is 900 miles from the switch of hemispheres, but the sun is at its zenith as the crew approach the boreal spring: the Doldrums, it too stretched across the equator, is already in the sights of navigator Stan Honey and the onshore router Sylvain Mondon. Groupama 3: At the zenith!Mar 12, 2010Jules Verne TrophyAt 15°S, Groupama 3 is 900 miles from the switch of hemispheres, but the sun is at its zenith as the crew approach the boreal spring: the Doldrums, it too stretched across the equator, is already in the sights of navigator Stan Honey and the onshore router Sylvain Mondon. As such the trimaran can now set a direct course for this point... Groupama 3 navigating difficult zoneMar 12, 2010The maxi trimaran is making its way through shifty and unfavourable winds 24 heures avant d'accélererMar 12, 2010
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Groupama 3 : Au zénith !Mar 12, 2010
Groupama 3 At the zenith!Mar 12, 2010
Jules Verne Trophy - Groupama 3 in a difficult zoneMar 11, 2010Jules Verne Trophy. Onboard Groupama 3 Franck Cammas and his nine crew are navigating through a difficult zone Jules Verne Trophy - Atlantic Roll for Groupama 3Mar 10, 2010Jules Verne Trophy. The current phase offshore of the Brazilian coast isn't the easiest section on this round the world Groupama 3: Ballottage atlantiqueMar 10, 2010
Groupama 3 Behind World Record Pace With 5,000 Miles To GoMar 9, 2010With a little over 5,000 miles left before reaching Ushant, the virtual separation between Groupama 3 and Orange 2 has been yo-yoing for the past three days. Groupama 3 starts to pick up speedMar 9, 2010The 300-mile deficit between Groupama 3 and the Jules Verne Trophy reference time has begun decreasing - slowly Jules Verne Trophy - Groupama 3 is zigzagging northwardMar 8, 2010Jules Verne Trophy. Franck Cammas and navigator Stan Honey are remaining concentrated to exploit wind rotations. Groupama 3 Drops Behind World Record PlaceMar 8, 2010Over the course of the weekend Groupama 3 has slipped over 320nm behind the round the world record pace as she battles a high pressure zone off Argentina. Jules Verne Trophy: A hellish tackMar 8, 2010On a perfectly rectilinear course since rounding Cape Horn, Groupama 3 is continuing her ascent of the Southern Atlantic by cleverly limiting the haemorrhage of miles lost in relation to the Jules Verne Trophy champion. Furthermore, they are in no way losing sight of the fact that they will have to battle all the way to the end and that they must remain... Jules Verne Trophy - Groupama 3 cleverly fighting onMar 7, 2010Jules Verne Trophy. Groupama 3 is continuing her ascent of the Southern Atlantic. Jules Verne Trophy - Patient concentration for Groupama 3Mar 6, 2010Jules Verne Trophy - Groupama 3 is continuing her ascent of the Southern Atlantic. Jules Verne Trophy - Groupama 3 has Cape Horn asternMar 5, 2010Jules Verne Trophy - With Cape Horn astern, Groupama 3 is now traversing some very different weather conditions Video: Groupama 3 rounds Cape HornMar 5, 2010Grouapam 3 rounds Cape Horn. Cape Horn, 4 March 2010. Video copyright Groupama Groupama 3 Rounds Cape Horn 175 Miles Ahead Of World Record PaceMar 5, 2010On rounding Cape Horn at 18:30 UTC on 4 March, Franck Cammas and his men onboard Groupama 3 have retained a lead of 175 miles over the reference round the world record time, which equates to 8 hours 55 minutes.
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Jules Verne Trophy - Groupama 3 has one ocean left to devourMar 5, 2010Jules Verne Trophy. Groupama 3 has retained a lead of 175 miles over the Orange 2 reference time. Groupama 3 rounds Cape HornMar 4, 2010[Source: Groupama] On rounding Cape Horn at 1830 UTC this Thursday 4th March, Franck Cammas and his men have retained a lead of 175 miles over the reference time, which equates to 8 hours 55 minutes. However, the beginning of this final stage of the round the world will be complicated for the giant trimaran to negotiate, at least for the first few hours... Cape Horn Awaits For Groupama 3Mar 4, 2010The crew onboard Groupama 3 are approaching Cape Horn with a half a day lead over round the world record pace. Jules Verne Trophy - Groupama 3 begins parabolic descentMar 3, 2010Jules Verne Trophy. Groupama 3 has begun her parabolic descent towards Drake's Passage on starboard tack Groupama 3 Closes In On Cape HornMar 2, 2010Thirty days into her attempt at the round the world record Groupama 3 just over 1,000 miles from Cape Horn with a lead over word record pace of just under 200 miles. Sombrero climes…Mar 2, 2010Around 1,000 miles from Cape Horn, the sailing conditions are fairly sporty with over thirty knots of NW’ly wind and, most importantly, fairly chaotic seas. The obligation to deviate from the direct course by carving out a curved wake which has seen Groupama 3 climb to 47° S, has caused her to lose a large part of the lead she’d acquired in the... Groupama 3 in heavy seasMar 2, 2010Approaching landfall on the South American continent is always one of the trickiest phases on a Jules Verne Trophy attempt and Groupama 3 is no exception to this rule as she is having to deal with a train of very active lows. Groupama 3: Hunkering down in the stormMar 2, 2010Jules Verne TrophyGroupama 3 has been forced to distance herself from the direct route towards the Horn in order to skirt around a very fast low, which is circulating around sixty degrees or so South. The sea state is making the life of Franck Cammas and his men, tough, tiring and very wet.Under two reefs in the mainsail and staysail, the giant trimaran... Tough conditions ahead for Groupama 3Mar 1, 2010Sailing conditions have become colder and tougher over the past few hours as a low pressure catches up with the trimaran
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