Route du Rhum - Nothing is guaranteed

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8:42 PM Sun 7 Nov 2010 GMT

'Groupama - La Route du Rhum 2010' Yvan Zedda &copy

In the Route du Rhum you cannot count on anything. Unless you refer to the suspense, which is something that is always guaranteed. With 474 miles to go, Groupama 3 is tackling a zone of light airs as forecast. Speeds have dropped from 20 to 10 knots, which is inversely proportional to the effort put in by Franck Cammas. For now the sails for strong breeze have been stowed away. The large sole N out of its bag getting some air. The reefs in the mainsail have one by one been shaken out. On deck the spray is no longer ...

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