Foil-Assisted Groupama Sets Round the World Record!

Groupama

Finally back in the lead:
Current position as of March 16, 2010 (22:00:00 UTC):
Ahead/behind record: +124.7 nm
Speed (avg) over past 24 hours: 20.8 knots
Distance over past 24 hours: 499.0 nm
Distance to go: 2,338 nm

Goodluck, guys!

 

Current position as of March 17, 2010 (22:00:00 UTC):
Ahead/behind record: + 611,00 nm
Speed (avg) over past 24 hours: 23,9 Knots
Distance over past 24 hours: 573,1 nm
Distance to go: 1 768 nm
Distance to go change in latest 24h = 2338nm - 1768nm = 570nm

This time 573,1 just happened to be close to 570nm, but usually those numbers are very different, as the distance covered in 24h is usually not almost directly towards the finish line as it just happened to be now !!!

That means you have to calculate the distance yourself, and not just copy it from the site in order to see how well they are doing.

An example of that :

460,7 nm covered in 24h, but only 349 nm towards the finish in the same time period !!!
On average that means over 40degs off the course has been sailed to get only 349 towards the mark from actual 460,7 distance moved at the same time. That happens when weather isn't co-operating, but it's it's much beter now !
They'll beat the record if nothing breaks by days.

 

Groupama

from Scuttlebutt3/18/10:

Current position as of March 18, 2010 (22:00:00 UTC):
Ahead/behind record: +990.5 nm
Speed (avg) over past 24 hours: 25.1 knots
Distance over past 24 hours: 601.4 nm
Distance to go: 1,187 nm
Data: http://cammas-groupama.geovoile.com/julesverne/positions.asp?lg=en
Map: http://cammas-groupama.geovoile.com/julesverne/index.asp?lg=en

* After their start on January 31, 2010, Franck Cammas and his nine crew on
the 103-foot Groupama 3 must cross finish line off Ushant, France before
March 23rd (06:14:57 UTC) to establish a new time for the Jules Verne Trophy
(21,760 nm) for the fastest circumnavigation of the world by any type of
yacht with no restrictions. Current record holder is Bruno Peyron and crew,
who in 2005 sailed Orange 2 to a time of 50 days, 16 hours, and 20 minutes
at an average of 17.89 knots.
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Looking good!

 

Record -almost!

Speed 30 knots @ 3:13 EDT, dis to go 76 miles-go GA!

 

great thread and best of luck to Groupama

B

 

very close!

5:12 EDT: speed 28.8 knots dis: 18.5 miles !! Fantastic.....

 

Groupama #1 !!

Record Broken!!!!

Groupama: 48d 7h 44m 52s

Orange: 50d 16h 20m 4s

Congratulations Team Groupama!!!!


Note that this is the first hydrofoil assisted sailboat to set a world circumnavigation record!
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I want to thank Jeff for changing the title of this thread in honor of Groupama's tremendous accomplishment!

 

i would take a few years but yes in 48 days they do it

Groupama 3 Wins the Jules Verne Trophy

Saturday 20 March 2010 at 21H 40M 45S (TU) Groupama 3 skippered by Franck Cammas with his crew of 9 crossed the finish line between the Lizzards and Ushant, winning the coveted Jules Verne Trophy.

Congratulations to Franck Cammas and the all team for this incredible record...



The records around the world - Jules Verne Trophy :

Bruno Peyron - Explorer in 1993 : 79 jours 06h 15mn 10s
Peter Blake - Enza in 1994 : 74 jours 22h 17mn 22s
Olivier de Kersauson - Sport-Elec in 1997 : 71 jours 14h 18mn 08s
Bruno Peyron - Orange in 2002 : 64 jours 08h 37mn 24s
Olivier de Kersauson - Geronimo in 2004 : 63 jours 13h 59mn 46s
Bruno Peyron - Orange II in 2005 : 50 jours 16h 20mn 04s
Franck Cammas - Groupama 3 in 2010 : 48 jours 07h 44mn 52s

 

What's the new record between equator and the finish line between the Lizzards and Ushant ?

My prediction is that record will be the same after 10 years, but Jules Verne will not.

That record up the atlantic is propably MUCH harder to beat than jules verne record, which just might fall when BP5 gets on it ...

Interesting that everytime Bruno Peyron has improved the record, it was smashed by around a week of difference in elapsed time, and when anybody else improves it, it's only done by days.

 

From Scuttllebutt today:

The World Sailing Speed Record Council announced the ratification of a new
outright Round the World record, set by Franck Cammas (FRA) and a crew of 9
onboard the 103-foot trimaran 'Groupama 3'. From January 31, 2010 to March
20, 2010, Cammas covered the 21,760 nm course in 48 days 7 hours 44 minutes
52 seconds (18.76 knots avg. speed). The previous record set in 2005 of 50
days 16 hours 20 minutes 4 seconds was held by skipper Bruno Peyron (FRA)
onboard 'Explorer'. -- http://www.sailspeedrecords.com

 

three cheers to Groupmama

but somehow I suspect old Bruno is breathing down there necks again