Newport, Thursday 8th June 2006
Bruno Peyron moves to orange code
Bruno Peyron, the skipper of the Orange II maxi-catamaran, has moved to "Orange Code" today, which means that the crew of the giant may set sail in the next few days on their attempt at the North Atlantic crossing record, between New York (USA) and The Lizard (GB).
According to the conditions that have been observed in the area by the shore-based weather team, a window of opportunity looks like appearing around New York, which could allow them to start sometime between Wednesday 14th June at 20h and Thursday 15th June at 13h.
Final talks will be taking place tomorrow between Bruno Peyron, Roger Nilson (Orange II's onboard navigator) and the shore-based weather team to decide whether or not they will move to green code, signalling a start from New York in the next 72 hours.
The crew on stand-by is due to include 10 people, some of whom took part in the previous attempt at the North Atlantic and the round the world record. The complete line-up of the crew will be revealed by Bruno Peyron in New York, the day before the start.
Reminder : the Atlantic record has been held since October 2001 by the American yachtsman Steve Fossett, on board his maxi-catamaran PlayStation, with a time of 4 days, 17 hours, 28 mins and 06 secs.
Copyright free photos - New York : download pictures of the boat taken by helicopter as she sailed in New York from the following address : http://www.ftpimacom.com (login: ORANGE - password: SAILING)
Internet : www.orange-sailing-team.com
About Orange ...
Orange, a subsidiary of France Telecom, is one of the global leaders in mobile telephony.
In France, Orange is the leading operator in mobile telecommunications in France with more than 22.4 million clients on 31st December 2005.
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