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Route du Rhum - Prudence is key for Groupama 3

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9:33 PM Mon 8 Nov 2010 GMT

'Groupama - La Route du Rhum 2010' Groupama - Franck Cammas &copy

Route du Rhum-La Banque Postale update. With less than 200 miles to the finish, the skipper of Groupama 3 is focusing more than ever on prudence in the squally weather. Tacking to leeward of the islands that make up the Caribbean arc, under one reef mainsail and staysail, Franck Cammas is making the most of these final hours of solitude before being thrust into the arms of the public and the journalists who are ready and waiting. On shore and at sea, time is finally ticking by at pace. Initially expected at the finish line late afternoon this Monday, Groupama ...

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by Vincent Borde