RACING NEWS
Words by Mark Orr
Banque Populaire V
on standby for first
record attempt
Banque Populaire, Pascal Bidegorry’s maxi trimaran, the largest
racing multihull in the world has been busy working her self
Groupama 3 relaunches
up for what will be a very busy year of record breaking. The
programme is:
Just a year ago, Franck Cammas and his nine
crew capsized 80 miles off New Zealand following
The Route of Discovery: Cadiz (Spain) - San Salvador (the
the failure of Groupama 3s port float. 24 hours
Bahamas) - 3.884 miles, time to beat: 7 days 10 hours 58
ahead of the record reference time set by the
minutes 53 seconds
current Jules Verne Trophy record holder when
the incident occurred, the crew was airlifted to safety by helicopter
Beginning of the stand-by: January 28, 2009
before heading back to the zone to rescue Groupama 3. Fortunately
Crossing of the North Atlantic - New York - Lizard - 2.925 miles,
Groupama, the French insurance company, stayed loyal to the project,
time to beat : 4 days 3 hours 57 minutes 53 seconds
committed to recovering and rebuilding the boat which was relaunched
Beginning of stand by: 15 June 2009
on 11 February and committed to a new attempt on the Jules Verne in
late 2009.
Trophée Jules Verne – Ushant to Ushant via the three capes - 21
760 miles, time to beat : 50 days 16 hours and 20 minutes
After en months in the yard and 50,000 hours of work later, Groupama
Beginning of stand-by : start of November 2009
3 has returned to her natural element for a 2009 campaign of record
attempts, which will take her into the Mediterranean, the Atlantic Ocean
She is currently on standby for the Route of Discovery waiting for
and finally around the World in November for the Jules Verne Trophy.
the right weather.
More details from: www.cammas-groupama.com
44  MULTIHULL REVIEW : FEBRUARY 2009
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