5:01 PM Mon 30 Aug 2010 GMT
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'Groupama - Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race 2010'
Patrick Eden
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Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race - Volvo Open 70, Groupama, claimed both the race win and course record yesterday (Sunday 29 August 2010) when she crossed the line at 10.26.55 (GMT). Tel?fonica Azul claimed second place just over fours hours later at 15:38:09 (GMT), also well inside the old course record. Groupama completed the 1802 mile course in 5 Days 21 Hours 26 minutes and 55 seconds, smashing the course record by 14 hours 3 minutes and 8 seconds, previously held by Open 60, Aviva. A proud Franck Cammas, skipper of Groupama, spoke of the dramas of the race,
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by Trish Jenkins
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