Franck Cammas
Franck Cammas (* 22. December 1972 in Aix-en-Provence , France) is a French professional yachtsman who primarily by regatta successes and speed records - including 2010, the fastest circumnavigation of the globe - the trimarans Groupama 2 and Groupama 3 has become famous is.
Life
1972–1994: youth and beginning of the sailing career
Cammas grew up as the son of two teachers (technology and science) and the grandson of Italian grandparents in Provence, in a house without running water. The sport swimmer first sailed 420 dinghies in Marseille , southern France. At the age of 15, he learned about yacht sailing at the Les Glénans sailing school in Brittany . After completing his second Glénans course, at the age of 17 he became a volunteer sailing instructor for the sailing school, which enabled him to sail for free.
After graduating from high school, Cammas, who learned or had learned piano and violin at the conservatoire (music school), took classes préparatoires higher mathematics ( mathématiques supérieures , math sup for short ) and special mathematics ( Mathématiques spéciales , math spé for short ). But Cammas turned away from studies and turned to the sea: at the age of 21, Cammas graduated from the Institut Nautique de Bretagne , and at the Glénans base in Marseillan (Mediterranean coast) he passed the Brevet d'État , a professional training course for sailing instructors and the organization of Sailing schools.
1994–2006: racing career
If Cammas said he had hardly ever sailed regattas before, that changed when he won the Espoir Crédit Agricole Challenge , which was advertised for sailors between 18 and 25 years of age, in 1994 : the aim of the regatta is to select a young sailor who will spend the next two years on a monohull -Regatta boat of the type Figaro Bénéteau II takes part in single-handed high seas regattas as part of the Championnat de France de Course au Large en Solitaire ( e.g. French single-handed high seas regatta championship) and in the Breton port of Port-la-Fôret (near La Forêt-Fouesnant ) a Receives training from the well-known regatta sailors who train there. Cammas moved to Brittany, where he has lived since then (as of 2009). In 1997, the only 24-year-old won the prestigious one-hand regatta Solitaire du Figaro .
The fastest sailing boats, however, are not monohulls like the Figaro Bénéteau II , but multihulls , especially trimarans . With its newly won sponsor Groupama , an insurance and banking company, Cammas was able to sail its own trimaran from 1998, the Groupama . In the following years, Cammas won top places as skipper on her and her successor Groupama 2 in various important high seas regattas, including the transatlantic regattas Transat Québec – Saint-Malo (2000) and Transat Jacques Vabre (2001, 2003, 2007). From 2000 to 2007 he won the ORMA World Championship for 60- foot multihull boats six times .
Since 2007: regatta and record sailing
In addition to the important offshore regattas, Cammas is increasingly turning to the speed records, which he is attacking above all with the Groupama 3 maxi trimaran launched at the end of 2004 . In 2007 he improved the record for the sailed route in 24 hours (see Etmal ) and for the North Atlantic crossing ( New York - Lizard Point ), and in 2009 for the Mediterranean crossing Marseille - Carthage . After two unsuccessful attempts due to material damage, in March 2010 he won the Jules Verne trophy for the fastest circumnavigation of the world - with a time of less than 50 days.
Cammas also continues to take part in regattas. He also expanded his choice of boats: in spring 2009, his 40-foot catamaran Groupama 40 was launched. And when the one-handed regatta Route du Rhum was opened to boats of unlimited size in 2010, he even registered with the Groupama 3 . The maxi trimaran, which was actually designed for a crew of ten, was set up as a single-handed boat, among other things by using a shorter mast (33.5 instead of the usual 41 meters) and reducing the sail area in order to reduce the sailing pressure, as well as by setting up a bicycle-like one Construction in order to be able to tame the enormous forces of the large sails not only with arm muscles, but alternately with leg muscles. The effort was worth it - Cammas won the regatta and at the same time set a new regatta course record with the huge boat. At the end of the year, Radio France listeners voted Cammas “Sportsman of the Year”.
For the next few years, Cammas is particularly planning to take part in the next edition of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011/12. Since the regatta is held on monohulls, the Groupama team has bought the previous winner's boat, the Ericsson 4 (now Groupama 70 ) and is currently building its own 70-foot boat ( Groupama 4 is planned to be launched in March 2011).
Cammas, a Breton by choice, owns a house between Quimper and Lorient and has two daughters (born around 2003 and 2004), whose mother he has since separated (as of 2006). In his spare time, Cammas has become enthusiastic about swimming, skiing and mountaineering in addition to music.
Boats
Cammas' boats are mostly trimarans . The boats are named after its sponsor Groupama , a French insurance and banking company. There are:
- Groupama - trimaran sailed by Cammas since 1998, but now (as of 2010) no longer in use with Cammas
- Groupama 2-60- foot trimaran built for racing; Launched on January 21, 2004, launch on June 26, 2004
- Groupama 3 - 105-foot maxi trimaran, u. a. equipped with foils , primarily designed for records; Launched in December 2004 (10 crew members, but sailed one-handed in a modified form for the Route du Rhum )
- Groupama 40 - 40-foot (Extreme 40) - Catamaran , based on the half-sized tornado -Katamaranen; Launched March 2009 (4 crew members and 1 guest)
- Groupama 70 (ex- Ericsson 4 ) - 70-foot monohull (11 crew members; won the Volvo Ocean Race 2008/09 as Ericsson 4 )
- Groupama 4 - 70-foot monohull built for the Volvo Ocean Race , scheduled to launch March 2011
Regatta successes
- 2011/2012
- 1st place Volvo Ocean Race with its crew "Groupama"
- 2010:
- 1st place Route du Rhum (class: Ultime )
- 1st place Sevenstar round Britain and Ireland Race (on Groupama 70 )
- 2009: 1st place in the Trophée Clairefontaine (annual regatta held on the regatta-specific catamaran type SailingOne 7.65m / (25 ') between 10 of the currently most successful regatta sailors, who have usually achieved their successes with very different sailing boats; isg. Three times won)
- 2008:
- 1st place Bol d'Or ( Lake Geneva )
- 1st place Trophée SNSM
- 2nd place F18 World Championship (1st place F-18 France Championship)
- 2nd place Spi Ouest-France (boat type Open 7.50 )
- 2007:
- 1st place Transat Jacques Vabre (already 2001 and 2003)
- 1st place ORMA World Championship (and 5 more times between 2000 and 2007)
- 2006:
- 1st place ORMA World Championship (and 5 more times between 2000 and 2007; 2006 Multi-Cup)
- Winner of all ORMA Grand Prix (as well as 2005): Fécamp, Portugal, Marseille, Trapani
- 1st place in the Trophée Clairefontaine
- 2005: Winner of all ORMA Grand Prix (and 2006): L'Orient, Fécamp, Galizien, Marseille Métropole, Corsica
- 2004:
- 1st place ORMA World Championship (and 5 more times between 2000 and 2007)
- 1st place World Championship Fico-Lacoste des skippers (and 2000)
- 2003:
- 1st place Transat Jacques Vabre (as well as 2001 and 2007)
- 1st place ORMA World Championship (and 5 more times between 2000 and 2007)
- 2001:
- 1st place Transat Jacques Vabre (again in 2003 and 2007)
- 1st place ORMA World Championship (and 5 more times between 2000 and 2007)
- 2000:
- 1st place Transat Québec – Saint-Malo
- 1st place ORMA World Championship (and 5 more times between 2000 and 2007)
- 1st place World Championship Fico-Lacoste des skippers (as well as 2004)
- 1st place in the Trophée Clairefontaine
- 1999:
- 2nd place Transat Jacques Vabre
- 2nd place ORMA World Championship
- 1998: 3rd place Route du Rhum
- 1997: 1st place Solitaire du Figaro
Records
- Route de la Découverte ( Cádiz - San Salvador ): 7 days 10 hours 58 minutes 53 seconds (established: April 24 - May 1, 2007)
- Miami - New York : 1 day 11 hours 5 minutes 20 seconds (established: June 3-4, 2007)
- Sailed distance in 24 hours (see Etmal ): 794 nautical miles (i.e. average of 33.08 knots ) (set up: 19-20 July 2007; was broken on August 1, 2009 by Banque Populaire V with 908 nautical miles)
- North Atlantic crossing ( New York - Lizard Point ): 4 days 3 hours 57 minutes 54 seconds (erected: July 19-23, 2007; broken on August 2, 2009)
- Mediterranean crossing ( Marseille - Carthage / Tunisia): 17 hours 8 minutes 23 seconds (set up: May 15/16, 2009; was broken on May 15, 2010)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biography de Franck Cammas ( Memento of the original from January 11, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. official website of Cammas
- ↑ a b c Le Vaillant, Luc (October 26, 2006). Portrait. Pas de vague. Liberation (French; accessed January 7, 2011)
- ↑ a b c Franck Cammas in: Ces Marins célèbres qui font honneur aux Glénans . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Contribution by Cammas to the Glénans publication Le Courrier des Glénans No. 74 (French; PDF file ; accessed December 29, 2010)
- ↑ a b (2010). Le sportif français de l'année 2010 ( Memento of the original from December 17, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. radiofrance (French; accessed January 7, 2011)
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Palmarès de Franck Cammas ( Memento of the original from December 25, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link became automatic used and not yet tested. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Presentation on the company's own website at www.cammas-groupama.com (French; accessed January 7, 2011)
- ↑ including photo: (September 25, 2009). A Lorient, le Team Groupama s'active. ( Memento of the original from October 27, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Presentation on the company's own website at www.cammas-groupama.com (French; accessed January 7, 2011)
- ↑ Boats from Cammas: Plusieurs programs, une même méthode, un même esprit ( Memento of the original of August 13, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (and subpages)
- ^ Sue Pelling (June 22, 2004). Groupama 2 launched. YachtingWorld (accessed January 7, 2011)
- ↑ "Groupama" wins regatta around the world Spiegel Online, July 3, 2012
- ↑ a b c Le Palmarès 1990 - 2010 ( Memento of the original from September 18, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. www.tropheeclairefontaine.com (French; accessed December 7, 2010)
- ↑ no author details (June 14, 2008). Le Bol d'Or pour Franck Cammas. ( Memento of the original from February 12, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Presentation on the company's own website at www.cammas-groupama.com (French; accessed January 7, 2011)
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cammas, Franck |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French sailor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 22, 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aix-en-Provence |