Franck Cammas

Franck Cammas (born the 22 December 1972 in Aix-en-Provence) is a French yachtsman. He has lived in Brittany since his victory in the Challenge Espoir Crédit Agricole in 1994. After completing a two year maths course for the ‘Grandes écoles’, as well as a piano academy, Franck Cammas finally opted for a career in sailing. In 1997, at the age of 24, he won the Solitaire du Figaro and a year later helmed his first trimaran christened Groupama. Despite his late entry into competition, he is one of the most talented and respected sailors in the Ocean Racing Multihull Association world.

Later, Cammas was skipper of the 60-foot (18 m) trimaran Groupama 2, with which he won five ORMA championships. His last trimaran, the 103-foot (31 m) Groupama 3 was designed to break ocean racing records. Groupama 2 holds the record for being the fastest yacht in a transat Jacques Vabre race and Groupama 3 once broke Jules Verne Trophy, which she held for nearly two years.

After winning Route du Rhum and the Jules Verne Trophy in 2010, Cammas has switched from multihull to monohull racing and is competing in the 2011–12 Volvo Ocean Race with the Open 70 Groupama 4.

Cammas is the father of two girls and practices other sports including skiing, boardsports and cycling.

Race wins

• Winner of the Transat Jacques Vabre in 2001, 2003 and 2007
• Winner of the Transat Québec-Saint-Malo in 2000
• Winner of all the ORMA Grands prix in 2005 and 2006
• 5 ORMA World Champion titles (2000, 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2007)
• 2 Fico-Lacoste World Champion of skippers titles (2000 and 2004)
• 1 Multi-Cup (2006) World Champion title
• Winner of the Trophée Clairefontaine (2000, 2006 and 2009)
• Winner of the Spi Ouest-France 2007 in Open 7.50
• Winner of the Bol d'or (Lake Geneva) 2008, aboard Zebra 7 (D35)
• Vice world champion of Formula 18 2008
• Winner of the Route du Rhum 2010 aboard Groupama 3, ultimate category

Records

• Transat Jacques Vabre (Trimarans ORMA): 10 days 38 minutes and 43 secondes with an average speed of 19,18 knots (2007).
• Discovery Route (Cadiz - San Salvador): 7 days 10 hours 58 minutes and 53 secondes (1 May 2007)
• Miami - New York : 1 day 11 hours 5 minutes and 20 secondes (4 June 2007)
• 24 hours distance record: 794 milles (average: 33.08 knots) (20 July 2007) >> A record held from July 21, 2007 to August 1st, 2009
• North Atlantic crossing: 4 days 3 hours 57 minutes 54 secondes (23 July 2007) >> A record held from July 24, 2007 to August 2, 2009
• Mediterranean crossing record (Marseilles - Carthage): 17 hours 08 minutes and 23 seconds (15/16 May 2009) >> A record held from May 16, 2009 to May 15, 2010
• Jules Verne Trophy: in 48 days 07 hours 44 minutes 52 seconds, the 20th March 2010, a record held for nearly two years.

External links

• Official Franck Cammas website