Delight for Cammas

Groupama skipper Ranck Cammas

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:30:00

Franck Cammas is delighted to be renewing the French connection with the Whitbread/Volvo as skipper of Groupama. 'It’s the best race we can imagine for offshore racing and it’s wonderful for our team,' he said.

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    Spanish Castle to White Night. The Official Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 book.

    Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:00:00

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  • Ericsson 4 celebrate finishing leg 10 in St Petersburg
  • Stu Bannatyne, Brad Jackson, Torben Grael out for a training sail on Ericsson 4
  • PUMA powers along under gennaker after the start of Leg 9 from Marstrand
  • Green Dragon, skippered by Ian Walker (GBR) at the start of leg 9 from Marstrand to Stockholm
  • The wind quickly picks up and becomes "hang on" mode, onboard Telefonica Blue
  • Telefonica Blue surfing at 30 knots off the Blasket Islands West of Ireland
  • Rough seas in the North Atlantic onboard PUMA Ocean Racing, on leg 7 from Boston to Galway
  • Delta Lloyd approaches the finish line in Boston in sixth place.
  • A wave crashes over Telefonica Black
  • Magnus Woxen helming onboard Ericsson 3
  • Trimmer Ben Costello and Watch Leader Stuart Wilson enjoying the sailing onboard Delta Lloyd
  • Grinding onboard Telefonica Black
  • Ericsson 3, cruising towards Rio de Janeiro
  • A wave crashes over Green Dragon
  • Ben Costello hangs over the ocean as he fixes the sail
  • Bowman Mikey Joubert gets a dousing despite the spray rails on Kosatka after the start of Leg 1 from Alicante.
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