05.02.2005

> Jules Verne Trophy 2005
> Press release
> Paris, Saturday 5th February 2005
>
A 3-DAY LEAD FOR ORANGE II, AFTER 12 DAYS OF RACING...
>
> After twelve days of sailing at an average of 21 knots, the giant
> Orange II has reached the longitude of the archipelago of Tristan da
> Cunha (around 12° West) and is getting ready to enter the Roaring
> Forties (Latitude 40° South). After only 12 days of racing, the
> maxi-catamaran is today in about the same position as Cheyenne and
> Geronimo after their fifteenth day at sea. This impressive performance
> means they have a lead of 1200 miles in this race against the clock
> around the world.
>
> By dealing perfectly with the St. Helena high and by taking a short
> cut on their route around the world, Bruno Peyron and his thirteen-man
> crew have thus managed to get well in front. This does not mean that
> the maxi catamaran is ready to ease off, and late this morning, she
> was recorded reaching 32 knots and had clocked up 640 miles over the
> day.
>

> Data
> Day 12 - 05/02/2005 at 10h04 GMT
> Latitude: 38 39.84' S
> Longitude : 12 49.28' W
> Speed over 24 h: 26.7 knots
> Distance over 24 h: 640 miles
> Speed since the start: 21.3 knots
> Total distance: 6121 miles
> Reindexing distance: 18694.10 miles
> Lead on day 12:
> J. Verne record: +1241 miles (ahead)
> Absolute record: +1260 miles (ahead)
>
> Orange Race headquarters: French Yachting Federation (Fédération
> Française de Voile)
>
> 17, rue Henri Bocquillon
> 75015 PARIS(Metro Boucicaut)
>
> Radio sessions: Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 1.15 p.m. GMT at
> Orange race headquarters and live on Internet. Wednesday’s broadcast
> will be a live video link on Internet and on Orange mobile handsets.
>
> Audio: Apart from the radio session three times a week, an audio
> recording is made every morning at 5 a.m. with the boat.
> These recordings can be heard and downloaded in MP3 format in the
> press section of the website: www.maxicatamaran-orange.com
> For any individual requests, please contact Bénédicte Etienne on 06 87
> 30 12 83
>
> Boat’s positions:
>  The position of the boat is updated every quarter of an hour on the
> website: www.maxicatamaran-orange.com

> The records Orange II has to beat
> – The Jules Verne Trophy, held since 29th April 2004, by Olivier de
> Kersauson and the crew of the trimaran Geronimo, in 63d, 13h 59mn.
> – The absolute round the world record held since 5th April 2004, by
> the American Steve Fossett, in 58d, 09h, 32mn.
>
> Orange II’s most recent records
> – The world 24 h record (706.2 miles covered at an average speed of
> 29.42 knots),
> - The Mediterranean Record (17h 56mn and 13s, at an average of 25.53
> knots).
>
> -------------------------------------------------
>
> About Orange ...
> Orange, a subsidiary of France Telecom, is one of the global leaders
> in mobile telephony. Orange France is the leading operator in mobile
> telecommunications in France with a market share of 47.7% and more
> than 21.3 million clients on 31st December 2004.
>
> index partners: Orange, France Telecom
> Local authority partners: City of Marseilles, Marseilles Metropolitan
> Authority
> Official supliers: TD Com, International Peinture, Henri Lloyd, UKHO,
> Lomac, Yamaha, Nera, Valderas Consulting, Telemar Scandinavia, Aramid
> Rigging, Southern Spars.
>
> Press contacts for the Orange Maxi-Catamaran:
> Pierre Giboire - Agence Mer & Média / 06 08 31 00 48 –
> pierre.giboire@wanadoo.fr
>  Bénédicte Etienne - C Sports Communication / 06 87 30 12 83 -
> benedicte.etienne@csports.fr
>
>  Freely available photos (for free press use) :
> www.maxicatamaran-orange.com (press section)
>
> Video production for the Orange Maxi-Catamaran:
> Arnaud de Belinay : +33/(0)6 84 84 14 71 - debelinay@therace.org
>
> Official Photographer: Gilles Martin-Raget : +33/(0)6 07 55 45 85 -
> gmr@martin-raget.com
>
> Press contacts for France Télécom / Orange :
> Sébastien Goalès - France Télécom / 01 44 44 93 93 -
> sebastien.goales@francetelecom.com
> Marie-Cécile Leprat - C Sports Communication / 01 58 47 84 58 –
> mc.leprat@csports.fr

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