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Chasing pack close on Groupama as winds soften

A semblance of normality returned to the fleet on Tuesday after 24 hours of chaotic action for the teams as they fought to second guess the volatile tropical storm Alberto.
When scheds go wrong

The curse of the dreaded ‘sched’ struck CAMPER with full force yesterday as they plummeted from second to fifth after sailing too close to the eye of Tropical Storm Alberto.
Night of chaos as Alberto surprises fleet

The Volvo Ocean Race fleet found themselves in survival mode battling their way out of the eye of a violent tropical storm overnight, suddenly caught in lightning and gale force headwinds.
At a glance: May 22, 2012

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Groupama control fleet after conservative approach pays

Groupama’s relatively conservative approach to Tropical Storm Alberto was paying huge dividends on Monday evening as the French team emerged fully in control of the fleet with a near 50-mile lead and a two-knot speed advantage.