Orange II - neuer Rekordversuch von Bruno Peyron - zur Übersicht www.orange.fr Press Release N° 20 Marseilles, Wednesday, 22nd September 2004 RECORD MEDITERRANÉE Marseille - Carthage (Tunisie) ORANGE II : THE LIGHT TURNS TO GREEN ON THE MEDITERRANEAN As predicted yesterday, a weather window is opening up for Bruno Peyron and his crew, who will try and break the Marseilles — Carthage record. The Orange II maxi-catamaran should cross the starting line tomorrow between 18:00 and 20:00 local time. Foto: Gilles Martin-Raget "We're waiting for a cold front which should cause the winds to shift to the west — shift which will probably be less significant than expected, and that might force us to gybe twice at the end of the course", explained Bruno Peyron today. "As far as the wind force is concerned, I reckon we'll have more than enough ! I think the state of the seas will be quite rough, since it's generally the case in the Mediterranean when it's been blowing more than 30 knots for three straight days — we can expect choppy seas, which may force us to ease off a bit". Orange II will probably not be pushed at 100%, but "all hands will be on deck all the time (no watch systems, since the record to beat is only 18 hours and 46 minutes), and the best helmsmen on board will take turns behind the wheel. Their task will be to keep the boat speed at its highest level!" The crew for this record is composed by the same "core" that already tackled the Atlantic in August. Current record: Steve Fossett, PlayStation / 18 hours, 46 minutes and 48 seconds (Est. May 2002) Crew list : Bruno Peyron, skipper Sébastien Audigane Yves Le Blévec Halvard Mabire Lionel Lemonchois Ludovic Alglaor Marc Englebert Tanguy de Lamotte Stanislas Devorsine Quentin Gilles Arnaud de Bélinay (video) DOWNLOAD THE PRESS RELEASE (PDF FORMAT) : PR20_Orange.pdf About Orange ... Orange France is a subsidiary of Orange SA, which includes all the Mobile Phone activities of the France Telecom Group. Orange France is the leading mobile phone operator with a market share exceeding 48,8%, and more than 20,4 millions of customers (March 31th 2004 figure). Official partners : Orange, France Telecom Institutional partners: Ville de Marseille , Comunauté urbaine Marseille Provence Métropole Official suppliers : TD Com, International Peinture, Henri Lloyd, Sony, UKHO, Lomac , Yamaha, Nera, Valderas Consulting, Telemar Scandinavia, Aramid Rigging, Southern Spars. Copyright-free pictures (for press purposes) upon request : Gilles Martin-Raget +33/(0)6 07 55 45 85 - gmr@martin-raget.com Press Contact Maxi-Catamaran Orange : Bénédicte Etienne - C Sports Communication : +33/(0)6 87 30 12 83 - benedicte.etienne@csports.fr Pierre Giboire - Agence Mer & Média - pg.mer.media@wanadoo.fr Press Contact France Télécom / Orange : Sébastien Goalès - France Télécom : +33/(0)1 44 44 93 93 - sebastien.goales@francetelecom.com Marie-Cécile Leprat - C Sprts Communication : +33/(0)1 58 47 84 58 - mc.leprat@csports.fr Copyright © 1996-2016 - SEGEL.DE