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SNSM Record
Gitana 11 sets record in 19h39 in South Brittany
The first maxi-multihull to take the start of the SNSM Record Record #sailingrecord , Gitana 11 has set a reference time across the 360 mile course proposed for the 6th edition of what has become a seasonal classic. Yann Guichard and his six crew completed the two return legs between Saint-Nazaire (Loire-Atlantic) and Sainte Marine Marine (...) -
SeaSailSurfer of the month
SeaSailSurfer of March 2010 : Franck Cammas
Franck Cammas and his crew of 9 mercenaries took the Jules Verne Trophy Jules Verne Trophy #TropheeJulesVerne from the hands of Bruno Peyron. To take the round the world sailing record Record #sailingrecord aboard Groupama 3 has not been easy. So the skipper based in Lorient Lorient L’actualité du port de Lorient et de sa (...) -
Jules Verne Trophy
Franck Cammas : "nearly 50 days of extremely strong emotions"
Franck Cammas and his men on Groupama 3 drew alongside under blue skies in the Port du Château this Sunday morning to the applause of an enthusiast local crowd. After having beaten the Jules Verne round the world record Record #sailingrecord in a time of 48d 07h 44’ 52’’, the crew prepared themselves for the barrage of (...) -
Jules Verne Trophy
48 days 7 hours 44 minutes for Franck Cammas
The Jules Verne Trophy Jules Verne Trophy #TropheeJulesVerne now belongs to ten men who have sailed around the globe at an average of 18.76 knots along the optimum course, beating the reference time set by Orange 2 in 2005 by 2 days 08 hours 35 minutes. Franck Cammas and his men crossed the finish line off the Créac’h lighthouse at (...) -
Indian Ocean 5 Capes Race
A100 Majan Surviving 70 Knots in the Southern Ocean
Oman Sail’s A100 trimaran ‘Majan’ has been battling hurricane force winds in the Southern Ocean on leg 3 of the Indian Ocean 5 Capes Race en route to the next stop over in Fremantle, Australia. -
Jules Verne Trophy
Cammas breaks a new record towards Cape Leeuwin
On crossing the line marking the longitude of Cape Leeuwin (115° 08’ E) at 04h 17’ 47’’ UTC this Monday 22nd February, Groupama 3 has obtained the best time over the section of course between Cape Agulhas, which marks the entry into the Indian Ocean, and the SW promontory of Australia: 6 days 22 hours 34 (...) -
Around the world
The Race… The come-back "planned for 2013-2014"
Three times holder of the Jules Verne Trophy Jules Verne Trophy #TropheeJulesVerne and creator of The Race, the non-stop crewed race around the world without outside assistance and without limits, Bruno Peyron has officially announced that he has decided to relaunch The Race. After several months of studies and some careful thinking and (...) -
Trophée Jules Verne
Groupama 3 late to Cape Agulhas
The weather situation is changing at the entrance to the Indian Ocean: Groupama 3 is right in the thick of it now and will have to compromise with a strong N’ly wind blowing down off Africa. Conditions are harsh but this shouldn’t continue for long and the trajectory towards Tasmania is likely to be very straight and (...) -
Indian Ocean 5 Capes Race
Majan and Musandam to depart from Muscat
On Saturday, 6th February, Oman Sail’s new A100 ‘Majan’ alongside their 75-ft multihull ‘Musandam’ will depart Muscat [Oman] to begin a new chapter in ocean racing as they embark on tracing out the route of the future Indian Ocean 5 Capes (...) -
Jules Verne Trophy
Franck Cammas on track for the 3rd time
13h 55’ 53’’ UTC: Groupama 3 crossed the start line of the Jules Verne Trophy Jules Verne Trophy #TropheeJulesVerne off the Créac’h lighthouse in Ushant. Franck Cammas and his nine crew set off at over twenty knots in a light N’ly breeze on the back of a mass of rain… This latest record Record (...)
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Maxi multicoques de la classe Ultimes
Le terme "G-Class" a été inventé par Bruno Peyron pour définir cette catégorie hors norme de multicoques et monocoques géants et "no limit" avant qu’ils ne soient définis comme "ultim".