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Press Release N° 32
Paris, Saturday 26 February 2005
JULES VERNE TROPHY 2005
THE GIANT ORANGE II HAS ROUNDED THE HORN
Bruno Peyron and the crew of the giant catamaran Orange II crossed the longitude of Cape Horn tonight at 23.32 GMT, after 32 days 13 h and 29 minutes of racing. Having set out from Ushant on 24th January, Orange II has set a new record time for the crossing of the South Pacific in 10 days 23 hours 35 minutes (Cape Leeuwin - Cape Horn) and is making her way into the Atlantic Ocean 7 days 2 hours and 47 minutes ahead of the crewed round the world record time set by the American Steve Fossett last winter.
The intermediary times to the Horn are amazing. Orange will have taken 18 days and 8 hours since the Cape of Good Hope, or three days better than the previous record for this stretch held by Innovation Explorer since The Race. They have also set a new record for the stretch between Cape Leeuwin and Cape Horn in 10 days and 23 hours, or two days better than the previous record set by Bruno Peyron himself on Orange I during the Jules Verne Trophy 2002.
The index journey times to Cape Horn
- Ushant - The Horn
New record: Orange II, Bruno Peyron, 2004: 32 days, 13 hours and 29 mins
Former record: Cheyenne, Steve Fossett, 2004: 39 days, 16 hours and 16 mins (+7d, 2h,47')
- Good Hope - Cape Horn
New record: Orange II, Bruno Peyron, 2004: 18 days, 8 hrs and 8 mins
Former record: Innovation Explorer, Loïc Peyron, 2001: 21 days, 7 hrs and 5 mins
- Leeuwin - Cape Horn
New record: Orange II, Bruno Peyron, 2004: 10 days, 23 hrs and 35 mins
Former record: Orange I, Bruno Peyron, 2002: 12 days, 19 hours and 30 mins
- Tasmania - Cape Horn (WSSRC Pacific Ocean record)
New record: Orange II, Bruno Peyron, 2004: 8 days, 18 hours and 6 mins
Former record: Cheyenne, Steve Fossett, 2004: 11 days, 20 hours and 18 mins
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 of 29.42 knots) - August 2004.
- The Mediterranean record (17h, 56 mins and 13s, at an average of 25.53 knots) - September 2004.
- The Record between Ushant and the Cape of Good Hope (14 days, 8h and 19 mins) - February 2005.
- The Record between the Equator and the Cape of Good Hope (7days, 5h, and 22mins) - February 2005.
- The Record between the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Leeuwin (7 days, 5 hours and 35 minutes) - February 2005.
- The Record between Ushant and Cape Leeuwin (21 days 13 hours and 54 minutes) - February 2005.
- The Record between the Equator and Cape Leeuwin (14 days and 11 hours) - February 2005.
DOWNLOAD THE PRESS RELEASE (PDF FORMAT) : PR32_Orange.pdf
About Orange ...
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Official partners : Orange, France Telecom
Institutional partners: Ville de Marseille , Comunauté urbaine Marseille Provence Métropole
Official suppliers : TD Com, International Peinture, Henri Lloyd, UKHO, Lomac , Yamaha, Nera, Valderas Consulting, Telemar Scandinavia, Aramid Rigging, Southern Spars.
Copyright-free pictures (for press purposes) :
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Official photograph maxi-catamaran Orange :
Gilles Martin-Raget +33/(0)6 07 55 45 85 - gmr@martin-raget.com
Video production maxi-catamaran Orange :
Arnaud de Belinay : +33/(0)6 84 84 14 71 - debelinay@therace.org
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 - pierre.giboire@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
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