GROUPAMA 3 on 31st March 2008
BMW ORACLE Racing is training in Lorient aboard the 60 foot multihull
Groupama 3
BMW ORACLE Racing is beginning a two week training session in Lorient aboard
the 60 foot trimaran Groupama 2.
Franck Cammas, the skipper of Groupama 3, has been enlisted by the BMW
ORACLE Racing team as consultant for the bulk of the America's Cup campaign
in multihulls.
Among the pit members enlisted this week in Lorient are Russell Coutts
(NZL), John Kostecki (USA) and James Spithill (AUS). Moreover, some familiar
members of Franck Cammas’ crew will complete the crew, such as Thierry
Fouchier (FRA) and Bruno Laurent (FRA).
“We are delighted to be able to sail aboard these great multihulls. It's
going to be a real challenge for us and it's very exciting", stated
tactician John Kostecki. “We began our multihull training on the Extreme 40
in Valencia. This training session is another step towards the large
multihulls, on which we're going to contend the America's Cup. These yachts
are very different from those on which we usually sail, so our learning
curve is going to be very steep. We’re really lucky to be able to sail with
Franck and to benefit from his experience, as well as that of his team.”
During the second week of training, the team will race against another 60
foot multihull and thus amass experience on these high performance
multihulls.
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