Jules Verne Rekord 2003 zur Übersicht KF NEWS: ELLEN MACARTHUR & CREW ARRIVE SAFELY IN FREO - TEAM KINGFISHER FINALISING PLANS FOR 2003/2004... Absender: "Team Kingfisher" Datum: 08. Mar 2003 11:41 Kingfisher plc is title sponsor to Ellen MacArthur's racing projects and is one of Europe's leading retailers operating in the international home improvement market. http://www.kingfisher.com IN BRIEF: * 13 DAYS SINCE KINGFISHER2 DISMASTED ON HER JV RECORD ATTEMPT, Ellen and the crew arrived safely at 1055 GMT (1855 local time) in Fremantle, Australia. Under tow for the last three hours of the trip, KINGFISHER2's bows turned round the breakwater into Fremantle harbour as the sun set...drawing to a close the final chapter on their Jules Verne. * TEAM KINGFISHER HAVE NO IMMEDIATE PLANS FOR ANOTHER CREWED JULES VERNE ATTEMPT...but the experience has been an exciting one, and there is certainly an idea to have another go at this fantastic record in a few years time. * KINGFISHER PLC AND ELLEN EXPECT TO ANNOUNCE NEW PROGRAMME for 2003/2004 BY THE END OF MARCH * ELLEN'S ORIGINAL PROGRAMME FOR 2005/6 ANNOUNCED IN LONDON IN JANUARY 2002 reindexs exactly as communicated, including the plan to enter the ORMA 60 trimaran racing circuit during 2005, with the key objective of the 2006 Route du Rhum race. Listen to Ellen's audio on arriving in Fremantle...go to http://www.teamkingfisher.com and click on Audio icon or download from http://www.ocftp.com/audio/em080303a_uk.mp3 Visit http://www.teamkingfisher.com for complete news, pictures and sound... MORE ON KINGFISHER2's ARRIVAL IN FREMANTLE * SAILING WITH A SOPHISTICATED, Do-it-Yourself JURY RIG, the crew of KINGFISHER2 have managed to attain some impressive average speeds on their way to Australia, including some peaks of 20 knots! * ELLEN ON THE EXPERIENCE : "DESPITE THE OBVIOUS PROBLEM, THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT EXPERIENCE, and I'd like to thank my sponsors, Kingfisher, B&Q and Castorama, for their support and commitment during this very tough time - I was extremely proud to be sailing under their colours. But as usual I have learnt a great deal - about myself, about the guys in the team who have been fantastic even during the hardest moments, and as ever about the sea and how these giant boats interact with them. We have no regrets, we had a pretty good go at this record, but of course the disappointment that we didn't succeed is still there...this time..." * STEPHEN ROBERTSON, MANAGING DIRECTOR, KINGFISHER CHALLENGES, said: "I'd like to congratulate Ellen and the crew on the valiant effort they've made on Kingfisher's behalf. Naturally, we share their disappointment at having to abandon the race but we're relieved that they're back on land safe and sound. We're now looking forward to beginning work with Ellen on the next project." * ELLEN ON DAMAGE TO THE CAT : "IT IS SAD TO SEE KINGFISHER2 INJURED IN THIS WAY, but when you push to the limits in a record attempt such as the Jules Verne, I guess you have to accept that, despite excellent preparation, and the best team I could imagine, it doesn't always go your way. We are in good company with the other 8 failed attempts on this record..." * AUSTRALIAN CREW MEMBERS ANDREW HENDERSON (HENDO) & ANTHONY MERRINGTON (YOUNGSTER) will not have far to travel to reach their homes in Melbourne and Sydney, whilst the reindexder of the crew will return to their families in Europe and Canada within a few days... * KINGFISHER2 WILL BE GIVEN A THOROUGH INSPECTION and a decision about where she will be shipped to will be made in the next few weeks. In the meantime, the 110-foot catamaran will be berthed at Fremantle Saiing Club Marina. "As part of the Team Kingfisher project, this Jules Verne was always planned as a one-shot attempt," commented Project Director Mark Turner, "but of course we hope the huge amount of work that has gone in to optimising the big cat will not be wasted, and that she can continue to be campaigned..." * ELLEN ON TEAM SAILING v SOLO : "I've done as many ocean miles now with a crew as I have alone - they have all been very rewarding. I love both, for different reasons, although being at sea is the index and enduring factor...Over the coming years I'm looking forward to competing in both disciplines." ******* STATISTICS: KINGFISHER2 started her Jules Verne record attempt at 06:48:39 GMT on 30.1.03. On Sunday, 23.2.03 at 2222 GMT KINGFISHER2 dismasted after 24 days 15 hours and 34 minutes into her record attempt positioned at 50 50'S 72 08'E 100 miles east of the Kerguelen Islands in the Southern Ocean. At the time of dismasting, KINGFISHER2 was 20 hours ahead of the existing record set by Orange and had closed the gap on Olivier de Kersauson's attempt to 53 hours behind. [L[http://www.grandsrecords.com]L[http://www.grandsrecords.com]L] 8 OUT OF 12 JULES VERNE ATTEMPTS HAVE FAILED. KF2 was ahead of Orange by 20 hours 46 minutes KF2 was behind Geronimo by 53 hours 40 minutes, but Geronimo’s worst leg was the next 7000 miles KF2 had covered 10254 miles (total of 24 hour runs) KF2 Distance to finish was 15135 miles JULES VERNE RECORD TIMES: 2002 Orange (Peyron) 64 days 8 hours 37 minutes 24 seconds 1997 Sport Elec (de Kersauson) 71 days 14 hours 22 minutes 8 seconds 1994 ENZA (Blake/Knox-Johnston) 74 days 22 hours 17 minutes 22 seconds 1993 Commodore Explorer (Peyron) 79 days 6 hours 15 minutes 56 seconds JULES VERNE UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS: 2003 KINGFISHER2 (MacArthur) 2002 GERONIMO (de Kersauson) 2002 Orange (Peyron) a few weeks later Peyron re-started and set a new record 1998 Royal Sun Alliance (Edwards) 1996 Sport Elec (de Kersauson) 1994 Lyonaisse des Eaux (de Kersauson) 1993 Charal (de Kersauson) 1993 ENZA (Blake/Knox-Johnston) OMEGA official timekeeper of KINGFISHER2'S Jules Verne record attempt http://www.teamkingfisher.com/omega ******** For media enquiries please contact Lou Newlands lou@offshorechallenges.com For images and stills, please contact Josie Robinson josie@offshorechallenges.com For TV feeds contact Richard Simmonds rsimmonds@appbroadcast.com For audio feeds contact Hélène Belleoud hb@windreport.com Kingfisher is Europe's leading home improvement retailer and is ranked number three in the world. The company operates more than 600 home improvement stores in 12 countries and enjoys market-leading positions in the UK, France, Poland and Taiwan. Sales for the home improvement sector for the year to 2 February 2002 were more than £5.8 billion, with retail profit in excess of £430 million. Kingfisher also has a strategic alliance with Hornbach, Germany's leading big box home improvement retailer, which operates 100 stores across Europe. B&Q http://www.diy.com Castorama http://www.castorama.fr Kingfisher's Electrical & Furniture business operates around 650 stores in seven countries. It is Europe's third largest electricals retailing business by sales and number two by retail profit. As well as holding the leading position in France with Darty and BUT and the number two position in the UK with Comet, Kingfisher also enjoys leading positions in Belgium and in the Czech and Slovak Republics. Sales for the year to 2 February 2002 were more than £3.7 billion, with retail profit of £184 million. On 1 February 2003, Kingfisher completed the sale of its German electricals business. Comet http://www.comet.co.uk Darty http://www.darty.fr BUT http://www.but.fr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright © 1996-2016 - SEGEL.DE