Route du Rhum - The battle of the Atlantic

8:06 PM Thu 4 Nov 2010 GMT

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

Route du Rhum - Whilst Groupama 3 has just passed the midway mark in the race in exactly the same position as the winner of the 2006 edition after four days of sailing, her main rival, Sodebo, has just finished her stint through headwinds and is now hurtling along on a direct course towards the finish. At this very moment in the Route du Rhum La Banque Postale, Franck Cammas has a 346 mile lead over Thomas Coville, making an average speed of twenty knots over 17 hours or simply 26 knots over thirteen hours. These figures clearly illustrate the ...

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