3Days 15h 25min 48s - Banque Populaire V beats Groupama 3 to the finish and breaks record!
Groupama 3 crossed the finish line on her Transatlantic record attempt this Sunday 2nd August at 1425 UT. The trimaran driven by Franck Cammas and his nine crew took 3 days 18 hours 12 minutes 56 seconds to cover the 2,880 miles which separate the Ambrose Light (New York) from Lizard Point (Cornwall, UK) at the average speed of 31.92 knots (57 km/hr).
The transatlantic record held by Groupama 3 since 2007 (4d 03h 57' 54'') was considerably improved upon by Banque Populaire V, which completed the course at 1417' UT this Sunday (3d 15h 25' 48''), but the trimaran driven by Franck Cammas and his nine crew was just three miles astern... As such, setting out with a two and a half hour separation, Groupama 3 hasn't scored the best time between New York and Lizard Point, but she has nonetheless pulled off an incredible performance in 3 days 18 hours 12 minutes 56 seconds. In so doing, Franck Cammas' trimaran completed the course twelve minutes after the new Transatlantic record holder... An incredible finish with the two rivals within sight of each other! -
http://www.voile.banquepopulaire.fr/ - http://www.cammas-groupama.com/
