Offshore-Challenges-Nachrichten - 2004 www.offshorechallenges.com www.ellenmacarthur.com - www.nickmoloney.com - www.samdavies.com zur Übersicht 08.01.2003 * The launch was beamed via satellite link into the heart of the opening day of the Schroders London Boat Show * Ellen thanks her Sponsor B&Q, the team involved and her Family. The official naming was carried out by her brother Fergus who travelled to Australia for the occasion and the boat was dedicated to Ellen's family who allowed her to follow her dreams. TRI NEWS: ELLEN MACARTHUR'S NEW 75-FOOT SOLO TRIMARAN LAUNCHED TODAY... Absender: "Team Ellen" Datum: 08. Jan 2004 09:49 IN BRIEF: * ELLEN MACARTHUR'S NEW RECORD BREAKING SOLO 75-FOOT 'B&Q' TRIMARAN LAUNCHED TODAY IN SYDNEY... "It has been a culmination of many years of dreaming and many months of hard work by an amazing team..." said MacArthur. The new trimaran has been built with one objective - to set new solo speed sailing records. "For me, racing against the clock is as rewarding as racing against others, and there is always the continuous race - the race against yourself." * LAUNCH OF TRIMARAN AT 1100GMT COINCIDES WITH OFFICIAL OPENING OF SCHRODERS LONDON BOAT SHOW... The spectacular launch of the new B&Q trimaran was beamed via satellite link into the heart of the opening day of the Schroders London Boat Show. On the same day but on the opposite side of the world to MacArthur another record was being set as the largest ocean liner, Cunard's Queen Mary 2, was launched in Southampton by HM The Queen.... Two record breaking boats launched on the same day, two very different sizes but very similar speeds! * THE NEW BOAT IS PURPOSE BUILT FOR OFFSHORE SOLO SAILING...at 75 foot [22.9m] in length and 56 foot [16.2m] in width the trimaran weighs just 8.3 tonnes carrying a mast of nearly 100 feet [30.6m]. Constructed entirely out of carbon fibre, over 30,000 hours of work have gone into the build project to date. * RACING UNDER THE COLOURS OF DIY GIANT B&Q - PRINCIPLE title SPONSOR to the new boat... "We've been involved in this boat from the beginning and our range of Power Tools has played such a vital role in helping to build the new B&Q trimaran," said David Roth, B&Q Marketing Director... * MACARTHUR AND CREW TO SAIL NEW TRIMARAN TO AUCKLAND FOR BOAT TESTING... In a few days time Ellen MacArthur and her shore crew will sail 'B&Q' from Sydney to Auckland, New Zealand to begin period of boat testing before MacArthur's maiden solo voyage back to Europe, provisionally scheduled for March... FREE AUDIO FILES FOR BROADCAST USE...Listen to Ellen's reaction to the launch of the new solo trimaran B&Q and the record breaking challenges that lay ahead. Download audio files from: http://www.ocftp.com/audio/em221203a_uk.mp3 (English speaking) IN DETAIL: Ellen MacArthur's next solo project was realised today with the launch of the new 75-foot trimaran in Sydney, Australia. The new Nigel Irens designed trimaran will race under the colours of her principle title sponsor, B&Q: "B&Q is proud to support Ellen, but actually we feel that we are more than just a sponsor as we've been involved in this boat from the beginning and our range of Power Tools has played such a vital role in helping to build the new B&Q trimaran," said B&Q's Marketing Director, David Roth. The B&Q trimaran has been constructed with one sole objective to attempt to set new solo speed sailing records. MacArthur will attempt to set a number of new records, such as, the 24-hour record, trans-Atlantic record, round Britain, Shanghai-London (based on the Clipper tall-ships route) with the long-term goal of setting a new non-stop round the world record: "We have built what we hope will be a record-breaking boat that can set new solo speed records," said MacArthur. "The process of setting new world solo speed records is incredibly challenging but it is a step by step process beginning with an extensive boat testing programme in Auckland." MacArthur will sail the new trimaran from Sydney to Auckland in the next few days subject to the weather to begin the period of boat testing before setting sail on her maiden solo voyage from Cape Horn back to Europe departing New Zealand in March. Fotos: Andrea Francolini/DPPI Bereit zur Livesendung nach London Die stolze Skipperin des Super-Tri Der Champagner spritzt Der Bruder kann stolz auf seine Schwester sein Fotos: www.kingfisherchallenges.com Die schönste Segelkulisse der Welt Erste Probefahrten nach der Taufe Ellen voller Aufmerksamkeit Ein interessanter Vergleich The launch is the culmination of a long-held dream that began after MacArthur completed the solo, non-stop round the world Vendée Globe race in 2001 when she finished second becoming the fastest woman to race, non-stop around the world in 94 days, 4 hours, 25 minutes and 40 seconds. Record attempts will take MacArthur away from the world of competitive solo and crewed racing that has dominated her life over the last three years: "For me, racing against the clock is as rewarding as racing against others, and there is always the continuous race - the race against yourself." At 1100GMT the new trimaran, berthed outside the National Maritime Museum in Darling Harbour, was officially named by Fergus MacArthur, Ellen's youngest brother. "I am dedicating the launch of the new boat to my family who have given me such incredible support and stood by me in everything I have done since first sailing solo around Britain," said MacArthur. "It means a great deal to me to have my brother here to officially name the boat and on a personal level to acknowledge the huge support my family have given me without question." The entire B&Q shore and build team shared the celebrations with many friends and family. Over 30,000 man hours went into the construction of the Nigel Irens designed trimaran at the Boatspeed facility north of Sydney over a seven month period that began in May 2003. The 3-hulled structure is made of carbon - the strongest material known to mankind - to withstand the extreme conditions and loads she will race under across the world's oceans. Images of the trimaran launch were beamed on to a giant screen at the heart of the Schroders London Boat Show on its opening day. MacArthur shared the honours of officially opening the 50th show via satellite link sponsored by BT Yahoo Broadband. At the same time, but on the opposite side of the world to MacArthur, another record was being set as HM The Queen launched Cunard's largest and most luxurious ocean liner, Queen Mary 2 in Southampton, UK B&Q technical specification: Displacement: 8.3 tonnes Length: 22.9m Beam: 16.2m Mast height: 30.6m index hull surface area: 143.9 sq m index hull internals surface area: 37.29 sq m Crossbeams surface area: 51.34 sq m Floats surface area: 151.48 sq m Floats internal surface area: 35.78 sq m Total surface area: 419.79 sq m Designed by Nigel Irens and Benoit Cabaret Built by Boatspeed, Australia Spars by Southern Spars Sails by North Sails France Project managed by Neil Graham and Oli Allard from the Offshore Challenges Sailng Team Supported by the Offshore Challenges Sailing Team Performance Partners http://www.offshorechallenges.com Queen Mary 2 / B&Q trimaran comparative stats: Length: QM2 345m / B&Q 22.9m (QMII 15 times longer) width: QM2 40m / B&Q 16.2m (QMII 2.5 times wider) Weight: QM2 150,000 tonnes / B&Q 8.3 tonnes (QMII over 18,000 times heavier) height: QM2 72m / B&Q 32m (QMII Over double the height) Top speed: QM2 30 knots / B&Q 32+ knots (B&Q speed advantage of 2+ knots) CONTACTS: For further press information or interview requests, please contact Lou Newlands at Offshore Challenges on +44 (0)870 063 0210 email lou@offshorechallenges.com or mobile +61 419 14 65 20 (+11 hours on GMT) For further photographic images, please contact Josie Robinson at Offshore Challenges on +44 (0)870 063 0210 or email josie@offshorechallenges.com For TV footage, please contact Richard Simmonds or Fiona Lemon at APP Broadcast on +44 (0)20 8964 4992 email rsimmonds@appbroadcast.com or flemon@appbroadcast.com B&Q has over 350 stores in the UK, China and Taiwan and employs about 40,000 people. 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