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by The Sail-World Team on 31 May 2012
Groupama Sailing Team during leg 7 - Day 10, Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 Yann Riou/Groupama Sailing Team /Volvo Ocean Race http://www.cammas-groupama.com/
Focus switches to Skandia Sail for Gold at Weymouth from fourth to 9th June 2012.

While Team GBR is expected to dominate, the Australians, the Dutch and French are all pushing hard.



A dramatic end coming up fast in the Volvo Ocean race into Lisbon. With a soft patch ahead, there could still be changes, all through the fleet. Just saw the Camper - Whale footage on Sky.

News from Emirate Team NZ as their AC72 progresses.

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