Jules Verne Trophy 2005
Morning Press Release – 6 :00 AM
Paris, February 15, 2005
Three new records for Orange II !
The cape Leeuwin (south-western tip of Australia) has been rounded last
night at 23:58’ GMT by the Orange II maxi cat. Bruno Peyron and his men
left Ouessant on January 24 at 10:03 GMT, and only took 21 days and 14
hours to reach the second landmark of their RTW journey. Three new
records have been captured when the giant crossed the longitude of
Leeuwin (115°08E): Good Hope – Leeuwin previously held by Loïck Peyron
aboard Innovation Explorer (new record by Orange: 7 days, 5 hours, 35
minutes). Orange II also bettered Cheyenne’s time on the Ouessant –
Leeuwin portion, taking 4 days and 14 minutes off the previous record!
Finally, Peyron and crew beat the Equator – Leeuwin performance set by
the Geronimo trimaran, doing more than 5 days better with a new record
of 14 days and 11 hours. Last figure: by getting to Australia after 21
days, 13 hours and 54 minutes at sea, Bruno Peyron and his crew have
signed an average speed of 22,8 knots since their start, which amounts
to a 15% gain compared to Cheyenne’s time.
But for the moment, conditions are tough under Australia, and Bruno
Peyron had to ease off a bit, and take the gennaker down: first of all
for basic safety reasons, since Orange was doing 30 to 35 knots of
speed in 6 to 8-metre waves, and secondly because there’s no interest
in catching up with a front generating 40 to 45 knots of wind…
Bruno Peyron: “We had not been so successful on the Indian Ocean in the
past, in 1993 during the first Jules Verne ever, or in 2002 with Orange
I… This year it’s radically different, and I think it’s a good sign.
Yet it does not impress us that much – true, it only took us 7 days
between Good Hope and Leeuwin, but the boat can swallow that portion
even faster, I’d say in 6 days. What matters more is the fact that we
sustained a satisfactory average speed while following a route full of
zigzags. For the moment, all things considered everything, it’s not
been so bad!”
New records
• Ushant – Leeuwin
New record: 21 d 13 h 54 mn: Orange II – Bruno Peyron – 2005
Previous record: 25 d 14 h 08 mn - Cheyenne 2004
• Equator – Leuuwin
New record: 14 d 11 h: Orange II – Bruno Peyron – 2005
Previous record: 19 d 17 h 27 mn - Geronimo 2003
• Good Hope – Leeuwin
New record: 7 d 05 h 35 mn: Orange II – Bruno Peyron – 2005
Previous record: 7 d 14 h 30 mn 5 sec: Innovation Explorer - 2001
Key figures
Day at sea: 22
Date: 02/15/2005
Time (GMT): 04:00
Latitude : 50 30.04 S
Longitude : 117 52.72 E
Instant speed: 24.4 kts
Instant heading: 102°
Avg speed: 22.5 kts
Avg speed over 24 hours: 24,6 kts
Distance over 24hours: 590 mn
Avg speed since the start: 22,8 knots
Distance covered: 11899 nm
Reindexing distance: 13356.8 nm
Lead over standing records – day 21:
• Jules Verne: 1866 nm lead
• Absolute record: 1850 nm lead
Internet : http://www.maxicatamaran-orange.com
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.
PC Course Orange : Fédération Française de Voile
17, rue Henri Bocquillon
75015 PARIS
(Métro Boucicaut)
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),
- The record between Ouessant and the Cape of Good Hope (14 days, 8h
and 19mn),
- The record between the Equator and the Cape of Good Hope (7 days, 5h
and 22 mn).
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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.
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