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An epic second leg!
Oman Sail’s A100 trimaran ‘Majan’ has reached their second stopover in Cape Town, South Africa, after another epic leg full of drama, myths and one legendary Cape. The Indian Ocean 5 Capes Race is a new race, conceived by OC Events, that links the Middle East, Africa, Australia and Asia, and Majan i...
In line of sight
The rounding of the low off the Canaries last night went well and Groupama 3 was crossing a transition zone this Wednesday afternoon in order to tackle the tradewinds off Cape Verde. With a lead of nearly half a day over the reference time, Franck Cammas and his nine crew are now aiming for a suitab...
Check-up for Groupama 3
Difficult seas for Christmas
Controlled reduction in pace
Making ground towards the West...
Relaxed but concentrated
Groupama 3 heads back out to sea
It was this Saturday morning at 0600 UTC that the trimaran Groupama 3 cast off from the port of Cape Town, South Africa, bound for Brest some 6,000 miles (11,000 kms) away, where she will begin her second period of stand-by for the Jules Verne Trophy....
Groupama 3: the comeback
On stopover in Cape Town, South Africa since 21st November, after suffering damage during her Jules Verne Trophy attempt, the trimaran Groupama 3 will head back out to sea again tomorrow morning, Friday, bound for Brest. Having been repaired and reinforced by the team's shore crew, the maxi trimaran...
2009 Challenge Wraps Up
The last day of racing saw Rob Douglas hit just over 50 knots, with his brother Jamie close behind with an excellent 48.67 (both on Cabrinha kites), and Alex Caizergues (F-One) again in the top three with 48.55. Charlotte Consorti (F-One) had another very good day with a top speed of 43.07 knots, an...