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Jules Verne Trophy - Groupama 3's Day-to-day on the round the world.

Franck Cammas and his nine crew are the seventh team to win the Jules Verne Trophy which began in 1993! However, Groupama 3's circumnavigation of the globe in 48 days 07 hours 44 minutes 52 seconds was very distinctive in that she was only able to make headway in fits and starts and didn't really open up an extensive lead until after she'd crossed the equator a second time, 2,500 miles from the finish!

Indeed it wasn't the most favourable weather window for setting off on the Jules Verne Trophy, but skipper Franck Cammas, navigator Stan Honey and onshore router Sylvain Mondon nevertheless decided to set off with Brittany in the grips of winter. After her second failed attempt in November 2009 and a return to Lorient to reinforce Groupama 3's structure, the stand-by period was drawing to a close: a gap in the weather, albeit it narrow, was enough to inspire them to go for the record... The Bay of Biscay was peaceful, too peaceful even, and the first goal was to get round Cape Finisterre safely and then decide whether to persevere or throw in the towel.

The Jules Verne Trophy
1993: Commodore Explorer (FRA), 25m catamaran (Bruno Peyron) = 79d 06h 16'
1994: Enza New Zealand (NZL), 26m catamaran (Peter Blake & Robin Knox-Johnston) = 74d 22h 17'
1997: Sport Elec (FRA), 27m trimaran (Olivier de Kersauson) = 71d 14h 22'
2002: Orange (FRA), 33m cat...

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