Route du Rhum - Prudence is key for Groupama 3

9:33 PM Mon 8 Nov 2010 GMT

'Groupama - La Route du Rhum 2010' Groupama - Franck Cammas &copy

Route du Rhum-La Banque Postale update. With less than 200 miles to the finish, the skipper of Groupama 3 is focusing more than ever on prudence in the squally weather. Tacking to leeward of the islands that make up the Caribbean arc, under one reef mainsail and staysail, Franck Cammas is making the most of these final hours of solitude before being thrust into the arms of the public and the journalists who are ready and waiting. On shore and at sea, time is finally ticking by at pace. Initially expected at the finish line late afternoon this Monday, Groupama ...

Click here for full story.

by Vincent Borde

Newsfeed supplied by

#News #Sailing

Sailing

The Figure-8: Return to a Person Overboard

Sailing

Read the Wind: Judge Its Force Without a Gauge

Sailing

Heave-To: Sailing's Emergency Pause Button

Sailing

Reefing Early: Shorten Sail Before It's Too Late

Sailing

Heaving To: Park the Boat in a Blow

Sailing

Overnight at Anchor: Setting Up Right

Sailing

Reefing Early: Shorten Sail Before You Must

Nearby
North Head, NSW	16 kn ENE
Little Bay, NSW	10 kn NE
Cronulla, NSW	18 kn ENE
Windiest in Australia
Gabo Island, VIC	28 kn NNE	19°
Most Windless in Australia
Frankston, VIC	Calm
Hottest in Australia
Fitzroy Crossing, WA	10 kn W	40°
Coldest in Australia
Mount Ginini, NSW	7 kn NE	10°
Wettest in Australia
Nambour, QLD	101.4 mm

Route du Rhum - Prudence is key for Groupama 3

VHF Radio on the Water: Channels and Calls

Reefing: Read the Signs, Act Early

The Beaufort Scale: How We Learned to Rank Wind

Live Weather

Nearby

Windiest in Australia

Most Windless in Australia

Hottest in Australia

Coldest in Australia

Wettest in Australia

Sailing Articles

Buy & Sell

2024 CodeFoils 600R

F-One Mirage Carbon Foil & Mast

Severne Reflex, Overdrive

2026 F-One Quest 3.5M Parawing

2025 Naish Adx

2022 Duotone Dice Sls

2025 Neo Dlab 9M

Know before you go

Download the Seabreeze app for iOS or Android.

Weather

Activities

About

Other

Support