Groupama 3 averaging over 20kts to lead Route du Rhum

7:18 PM Tue 2 Nov 2010 GMT

'Le maxi trimaran Groupama 3 skipp? par Franck Cammas au d?part de la Route du Rhum 2010' Yvan Zedda &copy Click Here to view large photo

Leading the fleet of 84 competitors still racing since the skipper of C?te d'Or had to be airlifted to hospital, Franck Cammas is continuing to extend his lead aboard Groupama 3. Never dipping below an average of 20 knots, the maxi-trimaran is now positioning her bows westward in a NE'ly breeze of around twenty knots, which is highly reminiscent of the tradewinds. Decidedly Franck Cammas likes challenges. Not only has he set off on this ninth edition of the Route du Rhum La Banque Postale aboard the largest and most powerful trimaran ever to be raced single-handed, but he has ...

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