Cammas on top of the world

After a tense sprint stage from Lorient to Galway, French first-time entrant Franck Cammas and his Groupama 4 team were confirmed as winners of the Volvo Ocean Race early yesterday morning.

The 500-mile leg ended at 1am yesterday when Chris Nicholson’s Camper with Emirates Team New Zealand collected their only leg win of the race to be quickly followed by Cammas in second place.

The French skipper’s final leg standing was of little consequence in the end; fourth place or better was enough to seal the title.