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Groupama3 and Banque Populaire attempt new record.

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Todd A. Hart
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Groupama3 and Banque Populaire have left New York to attempt a new Transatlantic record. Good interview with Frank Cammas on the front page of Sailing Anarchy.

http://www.cammas-groupama.com/en/courses/record_atlantique_nord/news/actu_north_atlantic_04.jsp

http://www.voile.banquepopulaire.fr/home.html#2


 
Posted : July 30, 2009 8:58 am
Todd A. Hart
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Banque Populaire is in .
Record time : 3 days 15 hours 47 mn
37,79 knots average !!

G3 should be in very shortly, if not allready.

Both break the record.


 
Posted : August 2, 2009 9:36 am
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What a wonderful modern world we live in.

- Aubrey.


 
Posted : August 2, 2009 10:32 am
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3 days 15 hours for BP V
3 days 18 Hours for Groupama 3.
907 miles is the new 24 hour record I believe by BP V


 
Posted : August 2, 2009 1:29 pm
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