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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 • Cammas : Roll on tomorrow • deficit = 309 milesMar 11, 2010Franck Cammas and his nine crew are navigating through a difficult zone between a stormy low and the tradewinds of the Saint Helena High. In fact Groupama 3 will have to continue northward for another 36 hours before she can escape this meteorological minefield and pick up the thread of this (...) 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 POLL : Will Cammas do break the Jules Verne Trophy record?Mar 10, 2010Cammas va battre le TJV? Cammas will break the record? oui / yes non / no ... View Results Web Poll from Free Website Polls Jules Verne Trophy - Virtual separation yo-yoingMar 9, 2010Jules Verne Trophy. Virtual separation between Groupama 3 and Orange 2 has been yo-yoing for the past three days. JULES VERNE TROPHY • Cammas : 5,000 miles left before reaching Ushant • deficit = 331 milesMar 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. The giant trimaran has picked up her average speed since escaping the zone of high pressure, whilst five years ago the maxi-catamaran was (...) 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. 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 • Cammas : 170 miles conceded to Orange 2 • deficit = 100 milesMar 7, 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 (...) On rounding Cape HornMar 7, 2010
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 • Cammas : Offshore of the coast of Argentina • lead = 58 milesMar 6, 2010Offshore of the coast of Argentina, Groupama 3 is continuing her ascent of the Southern Atlantic in weather conditions which are not enabling her to battle on equal terms with the current Jules Verne Trophy champion. This will remain the case over the next few days for a crew who loves a (...) 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 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. JULES VERNE TROPHY • Cammas : Cape Horn after 32d 04h 34' • lead = 8h 55'Mar 4, 2010On 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 (...) 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 Jules Verne TrophyMar 3, 2010Jules Verne Trophy - Around 1,000 miles from Cape Horn, the sailing conditions are fairly sporty with over thirty knots Jules Verne Trophy - Hunkering down in the stormMar 1, 2010Groupama 3 has been forced to distance herself from the direct route towards the Horn Jules Verne Trophy - Cold and tough conditions ahead for Groupama 3Feb 28, 2010Jules Verne Trophy - Groupama 3 Record attempt. The sailing conditions have become tougher over the past few hours JULES VERNE TROPHY • Cammas : On the look-out for ice • lead = 517 milesFeb 28, 2010The sailing conditions have become tougher over the past few hours as a low catches up with Groupama 3. Indeed the current aim for the giant trimaran is to try to stay at the front of this system until it rounds Cape Horn… To pull this off she will have to maintain a high speed to benefit (...) Jules Verne Trophy - Conditions about to get tougher for Groupama 3Feb 27, 2010Jules Verne Trophy update. The sailing conditions will become harder this Saturday evening with the arrival of a cold fr JULES VERNE TROPHY • Cammas : Under full mainsail and gennaker • lead = 560 milesFeb 27, 2010The sailing conditions will become harder this Saturday evening with the arrival of a cold front via the West, which is set to catch up with Groupama 3 whilst causing the wind to shift round to the same sector. As a result the giant trimaran is being forced to climb upwards and is likely to (...) Jules Verne Trophy - Groupama 3 extends her leadFeb 26, 2010Sixty miles better in 24 hours: Groupama 3 is continuing to extend her lead in relation to Orange 2's course in 2005. JULES VERNE TROPHY • Cammas : 3000nm to Cape Horn • lead = 430 milesFeb 26, 2010Sixty miles better in 24 hours: Groupama 3 is continuing to extend her lead in relation to Orange 2's course in 2005. The weather conditions remain excellent for making fast and effortless headway towards Cape Horn, around 3,000 miles ahead on the same latitude… This is beginning (...) Jules Verne Trophy - Groupama 3 ahead of reference timeFeb 26, 2010At 52" S and 172" E, Groupama 3 is positioned at a point which is practically antipodal to the finish point off Ushant! JULES VERNE TROPHY • Cammas : Tomorrow the International Date Line • lead = 371 milesFeb 25, 2010At 52° S and 172° E, Groupama 3 is positioned at a point which is practically antipodal to the finish point off Ushant! With a 360 mile lead over the reference time this Thursday lunchtime, which is the equivalent of a good half a day, Franck Cammas and his men are carving out a course in (...) Jules Verne Trophy - Groupama 3 carried along by the swellFeb 25, 2010Jules Verne Trophy - Groupama 3 record attempt. First Record For Groupama 3 During The Jules Verne TrophyFeb 24, 2010Taking just 8 days, 17 hours and 39 minutes to traverse the Indian Ocean, the maxi trimaran Groupama 3 skippered by Franck Cammas has snatched the record held by Orange 2 since 2005. JULES VERNE TROPHY • Cammas : Record in the Indian Ocean in 8 days 17 hoursFeb 24, 2010Taking just 8 days 17 hours and 39 minutes to traverse the Indian Ocean, the maxi trimaran Groupama 3 skippered by Franck Cammas has snatched the record held by Orange 2 since 2005. It was at 2322 UTC on Tuesday 23rd February that Groupama 3 crossed the longitude of Tasmania, to the South of (...) Jules Verne Trophy - Groupama 3 into the Pacific OceanFeb 23, 2010Jules Verne Trophy - Groupama 3 is nearly into the Pacific Ocean with a lead over the reference time of Orange 2. Jules Verne Trophy - Quickly and well done by Groupama 3Feb 22, 2010Jules Verne Trophy - Groupama 3 has achieved the best reference time between Cape Agulhas and Cape Leeuwin Jules Verne Trophy - Groupama 3 sets new sectional reference timeFeb 22, 2010Jules Verne Trophy - Groupama 3 Jules Verne Trophy - Groupama 3 on trackFeb 21, 2010Jules Verne Trophy - Groupama 3 on track Groupama 3 Jules Verne Trophy 2009 - 2010Feb 21, 2010
Jules Verne Trophy - Groupama 3 reducing the deficitFeb 20, 2010Jules Verne Trophy - Groupama 3 is still powering across the Indian Ocean at an average of over thirty knots. JULES VERNE TROPHY • Cammas : Surfing in big seas • deficit = 211 milesFeb 20, 2010Benefiting from a continuation of the favourable weather conditions, Groupama 3 is still powering across the Indian Ocean at an average of over thirty knots. Surfing in big seas, Franck Cammas and crew are reducing the deficit which separates them from the Jules Verne Trophy holder. Though (...)
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Jules Verne Training with Team GroupamaNov 4, 2009
Opération lessive sur Groupama 3Feb 6, 2008
Record d'Atlantique Nord pour Franck CammasJan 21, 2008
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