Volvo Ocean Race qualifier halfway mark for Groupama 4

8:29 PM Sun 19 Jun 2011 GMT

'Groupama 4 at the halfway mark in the qualifier for the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12' Yann Riou

The Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 entrant Groupama 4 headed out to sea on the morning of Wednesday 15 June and are now in race mode. Yann Riou, the media man, has come to grips with the conditions and his computer to send some news and images from aboard the boat. A little hello from Groupama 4, where we're approaching the midway mark in this 2,000 mile qualifier. As such, as will regularly be the case during the Volvo Ocean Race, I'm getting my `media' computer out of its waterproof case and I'll explain to you how things are going, so ...

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