Created 04/04/2012 - 1 year ago
Groupama sailing team suspended racing from the fifth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race after the mast broke just above the first spreader.
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www.volvooceanrace.comThe fleet is thinning out. Just getting to the finish line is winning the race it seems. http://t.co/bNeZHbX4
Nieuwe 3Di zeilen is enige wat heel blijft in deze #VOR :-).. “@volvooceanrace: Groupama suspend racing, dismasted: http://t.co/vLjeoeGB”
RT @sailmagazine: http://t.co/dWAFgz3q Leg 5 suspended for Groupama. PUMA and Telefonica battling for the lead! #volvooceanrace
Ohh noo! The leader's out... This current VOR rule proves to be bad... ALL ships had serious damage at a certain point! http://t.co/5UXqTTmd
Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012 | Groupama suspend racing with broken mast http://t.co/qz4ELE6k via @addthis
RT @christophclarey: Brutal #sailing race, the Volvo. Groupama has dismasted while leading Leg 5 to Brazil. Big blow http://t.co/3NlECnYj
And then there were 2... Very sorry for Groupama having sailed such a great leg. Get that jury rig going lads http://t.co/wDBTc4gm
Groupama suspend racing, more details to come: http://t.co/OjCpeeZ5 #volvooceanrace 6 boats started in Auckland. Only 1 boat not broken!
Rig down on Groupama. Crew safe, but a tough way to end the leg. Puma and Telefonica still battling. http://t.co/xvTGFFgl
Groupama breekt haar mast in de #VOR. Nu zijn 4 van de 6 boten met averij gestopt of bezig met reparatie. http://t.co/YqZAUWhg
@franckcammas Wow... that is terrible! #groupama on the final stretch of leg 5 breaks it's mast. http://t.co/lXPwj3qY #volvooceanrace
RT @sailjuice: Groupama mast crashes down. Gutting for the French. War of attrition in Volvo Ocean Race continues: http://t.co/fUeTiltj
Leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race has become a true survival of the fittest. Only 2 boats left http://t.co/zB9ffmBP #VOR #groupama #brokenmast
Un-freaking-believable. #Groupama loses their rig while in a thrilling battle w/ #Puma at end of #VOR L5. Meat Grinder! http://t.co/X9lTi7Vb
Crazy to hear that Groupama just suffered a broken mast. Let's go @PumaOceanRacing finish up this most destructive leg! http://t.co/9LWZXy7G
At 6,705 nautical miles, Leg 5 (Auckland northwest across the Southern Ocean to the tip of S. America at Cape... http://t.co/mUiFn2EZ
WOW #Groupama dismasted! #MarMostro has a 35mi lead on Telefonica w/ ~600mi to go. Two boats left in Leg 5 of the #VOR. http://t.co/NpuwIoo7
Hahahah fuckers - lets go team Puma RT @volvooceanrace: Groupama suspend racing, more details to come: http://t.co/43ZGQlQl #volvooceanrace
http://t.co/AaME9UFc #volvooceanrace D'après la carto ils venaient de croiser bien devant Puma... http://t.co/mCjgmsc5 http://t.co/Ez6IWhWM
Groupama suspend racing with broken mast: Groupama sailing team suspended racing from the fifth leg of the Volvo... http://t.co/IPzpyAEW
Groupama sailing team suspended racing from the fifth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race after the mast broke just abov... http://t.co/TlTtkUiT
With all the carnage during this leg, there was still a nail biting race at the front. But not as much now, even... http://t.co/MkJLytUT
Snabba vändningar i Volvo Ocean Race. Efter stark ledning över södra oceanen och närkamp med Puma går masten... http://t.co/q4TNFSgT
Heartbreaking. They were so close MT @volvooceanrace Groupama suspend racing, more details to come http://t.co/gNewgU5Z
Vaya etapa¡¡¡ Groupama suspende la regata, ha roto el palo http://t.co/Xq0wpwHt vía @volvooceanrace @teamtelefonica
