deep in the last 48 hours, the French Groupama team won its second leg in the Volvo round the world race, extended its overall lead, and enjoyed the especially sweet achievement of being first into its home port of Lorient in south The 2,000-mile leg around the Azores from Lisbon had been tricky but Franck Cammas had been in the lead with about 500 miles to go when a problem reducing the area of the mainsail in the same heavy conditions that have also been battering Britain cost him two hours.
French Groupama team wins second leg of Volvo round the world race