Oceanyachting -Die Orange II von Bruno Peyron zur Übersicht Press Release N° 4 New York, Thursday 12th August 2004 NEW-YORK / CAP LIZARD RECORD THE ORANGE II MAXI-CATAMARAN MAY SET OFF FROM NEW YORK VERY SOON! New York, Thursday, 12th August 2004 - 6h00 (CET). Bruno Peyron, the skipper of the Orange II maxi-catamaran, has triggered the "Orange code". That means that he may set off some time during the next 72 hours on an attempt at the mythical North Atlantic crossing record, between New York (USA) and The Lizard (GB). The current record for this route, held since October 2001 by the American yachtsman Steve Fossett, is 4 days, 17 hours, 28 mn and 6 s. Having left Lorient, his Atlantic base, on Tuesday, 3rd August, hardly had the ORANGE II maxi-catamaran time to reach New York, before she was ready once again to set out quickly to tackle the Atlantic record, which she may do if the weather conditions forecast by Team Orange's weathermen are confirmed. - New York: Since arriving in New York on the night before yesterday, the Orange II maxi-catamaran has been moored at the foot of the Manhattan skyscrapers just in front of Chelsea Pier on the banks of the Hudson. Rekordfahrt im Namen der Freiheit Photo: Dan Nerney/Orange Kreuzen vor dem Manhattan YC - Orange Code: Bruno Peyron explained today that he had triggered the «Orange Code», which means that he may set out from New York some time during the next 72 hours to make an attempt on the North Atlantic record between New York (Ambrose Lighthouse) and The Lizard (the south-westerly tip of England). - Route planning: The weather conditions forecast by Bruno Peyron's weathermen confirm the appearance of a window of opportunity during the coming 72 hours. The Atlantic record attempt will be monitored both by the New Zealand weatherman, Roger Badham, and the Frenchman, Pierre Lasnier. - Final training session: Orange II carried out a training session yesterday off Manhattan, under the watchful eye of the Statue of Liberty, in order to make some final adjustments before this high-speed crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. - Crew: The crew currently on stand-by between New York and France should include 11 people, chosen partially from those that took part in the attempt on the Jules Verne Trophy this winter. The exact composition of the crew will be revealed by Bruno Peyron on the eve of his departure. - The record to beat: The record time for the Atlantic crossing has been held since 10th October 2001 by the American Steve Fossett aboard his giant catamaran, PlayStation with a time of 4 days, 17 hours, 28 minutes and 6 seconds, at an average speed of 25.78 knots. - Comments made by Bruno Peyron: " This will be the fifth time that I have had the privilege of getting a boat ready in New York and the magic is just as strong. Orange II in front of Manhattan was something that just had to be for this boat, the aim of which is very clear. The Atlantic record is considered to be the most important ocean record after the Jules Verne Trophy. Orange II cannot turn down this challenge, even if we are probably placing the bar too high with only a week on stand-by in New York. We will be aiming at living up to these ambitions. First of all by achieving the best performance possible on this mythical route. By attempting to beat the 24-hour record and getting close to covering 700 miles in 24h. Finally, by getting into a position, if the miracle weather situation develops, which would allow us to get close to the record or even beat the absolute record for this route. The boat is ready, even if we have to do in 2 days what would normally take a week. Constant progress has been made concerning her reliability. Sailing to New York was a very good test, as the boat sailed for 10 days upwind. The crew is extremely motivated and if the weather conditions allow, we won't miss the opportunity of achieving a great time for this route. Sailing here will in any case be a smashing training period before our ultimate goal of winning the Jules Verne Trophy this winter. HISTORY: THE MYTHICAL ATLANTIC CROSSING RECORD The first record time for sailing across the North Atlantic was established by the "Atlantic" schooner, a 56-m long three-masted vessel skippered by the famous American captain Charlie Barr in 1905, in more than 12 days. For 75 years this record was not beaten.... Eric Tabarly was to be the first person to smash it in 1980 aboard his trimaran Paul Ricard, cutting the time to 10 days. Marc Pajot (Elf Aquitaine I), Patrick Morvan (Jet Services II), Loïc Caradec & Philippe Facques (Royale II), Philippe Poupon (Fleury Michon VIII), then Serge Madec (Jet Services V) will each in turn reduce the time, the latter having achieved the crossing in 6 days 13h 3mn and 32s in June 1990 at an average speed of 18.42 knots. This record was to reindex in everyone's mind, as it stood for more than 10 years. We had to wait for the new generation of maxi-catamarans built for The Race for the record held by Jet Services V to be smashed. It was beaten on 10th October 2001 by the American Steve Fossett aboard his 38-m maxi-catamaran PlayStation in 4 days, 17 hours, 28 mn and 6s, at an incredible average speed of 25.78 knots. BRUNO PEYRON'S ACHIEVEMENTS Twice holder of the Jules Verne Trophy(1993 and 2002), Bruno Peyron has also held the North Pacific record on two occasions (Los Angeles - Honolulu in 1997 and Yokohama - San Francisco in 1998). Twice record-holder of the single-handed Atlantic crossing, which he was the first to achieve, (1987 and 1992) for the crossing between New York / The Lizard. He is only missing this record for the team East to West across the Atlantic, which he is attempting on this new challenge... THE ORANGE II MAXI-CATAMARAN With PlayStation, Orange II is one of the biggest ocean racing catamarans in the world. She has the following dimensions: length 36.80m - beam 18m — height of mast : 45m — Surface area of sails downwind: 1100 m2. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TV ALERT: Helicopter pictures of Orange II in New York, as she sailed by Manhattan and beneath the Statue of Liberty, were broadcast by satellite and recorded by SERTE Paris, this morning at 6 a.m. (CET). THESE TV PICTURES ARE COPYRIGHT FREE FOR EVERY CHANNEL AND INTERNATIONAL FILM AGENCIES. REFERENCES FOR THE TV FEED FROM THIS MORNING (Security Dub) : - Date and time of feed: Thursday 12th August 6 a.m. (CET) - Source for film: Eurovision New York - Pictures routed to : SERTE Paris - Feed contents: helicopter footage off New York and under the Statue of Liberty, Interview with Bruno Peyron talking about his attempt on the Atlantic crossing record. WEBSITE : www.maxicatamaran-orange.com DOWNLOAD THE PRESS RELEASE (PDF FORMAT) : PR4_orange.pdf About Orange ... 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