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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. -
en : 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 minutes. -
en : 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 fast. -
en : 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 Race. -
en : Jules Verne Trophy
Lionel Lemonchois gets 50 at sea
This 2nd February, Lionel Lemonchois was once again celebrating his birthday at sea, as he did five years ago aboard Orange 2… At fifty years of age, the winner of the last Route du Rhum was delighted to be at sea again at this turning point in his life. -
en : 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 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 attempt begins with some encouraging, albeit tricky weather conditions. -
en : Trimaran Sodeb’O
Thomas Coville : "the boat will become lighter"
The skipper of Sodeb’O certainly won’t be at home very much in 2010. Indeed Thomas Coville is announcing an ambitious and dense sailing programme, which is set to include two round the worlds and four transatlantics on three hulls. That amounts to over 67,000 miles. -
en : Jules Verne Trophy
Franck Cammas : "we can set off again"
Over the past 24 hours, the crew of Groupama 3 has been working together to contain the damage suffered around the beam bulkhead. The maxi trimaran has also had to let the Brazilian low pass over the top of her, which created strong winds last night… Franck Cammas looks back at the past few hours in the middle of the Southern Atlantic. -
en : Jules Verne Trophy
Damage for Groupama 3 which stops racing
It was at 1216 UT on Monday 16th November, that the skipper of Groupama 3, Franck Cammas, called the Jules Verne Trophy team to inform them that an aft beam bulkhead had broken, leading to serious damage to the float. Despite the storm, Groupama 3 is slowly making headway towards Cape Town some 1,700 miles away (3,000 km) and is therefore (…) -
en : Jules Verne Trophy
Cammas in 5 days 15 hours to the equator
After 5 days 15 hours and 23 minutes, Groupama 3 has crossed the equator, establishing a new reference time over this stretch of the course between Ushant and the line marking the switch of hemispheres. Now sailing close-hauled in a SE’ly tradewind, Franck Cammas and his nine crew are making headway at an average speed of twenty knots, heading (…)
