Welcome for your DesTopNews N°11 - Week commencing March fifteen
• Groupama 3 crossed the equator after having spent almost 42 days at sea. The giant multihull was 26 hours behind the record holder at this final marker.
• It was a matter of ‘mission accomplished’ for Patrick Morvan and his team in Marseille last weekend.
• The America’s Cup, which was won last month by the American team BMW ORACLE Racing, has been residing in its new home at the Golden Gate Yacht Club in San Francisco.
• Following an unforgettable stopover in Qingdao, the teams competing in the Clipper Race were treated to a spectacular send off for Race 7 to San Francisco. • In breathtaking style ‘Majan’ shot across the Cape Town start line of the Indian Ocean 5 Capes Race
• The Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 will complete its lap around the globe in Ireland’s ‘cultural heart’, where the final prizegiving will be held.
DesTopNews is a weekly sailing update program released each Wednesday and is hosted by Sebastien Destremau in French and English. It is also translated into German by Tim Kroger and in Portugues by Joao Casanova
