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Newport, RI - Newport Harbor
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Bruno Peyron and his crew aboard Orange II have smashed Steve Fossett's transatlantic record by more than nine hours, finishing the course from Ambrose Light, USA to Lizard Point, Great Britain in just 4 days, 8 hours, 23 minutes and 54 seconds.
Of all the ocean sailing records, the Atlantic crossing is one of the most famous and most sought after. In 2001, legendary American adventurer FOSSETT sailed across the Atlantic faster than anyone else on PlayStation in 4 days, 17 hours, 28 minutes and 6 seconds.
That record stood until Orange II crossed the finishing line at the Lizard, off the south western tip of Great Britain, to complete her record breaking North Atlantic crossing. Setting out from New York on Sunday, PEYRON and his maxi catamaran with eleven crewmen crossed the North Atlantic in 4 days, 8 hours, 23 minutes and 54 seconds at an average speed above 27 knots via the theoretical route. The Orange II dream team improved on the record set by FOSSETT’s PlayStation by 9 hours 4 minutes and 12 seconds, a record that had been said to be unbeatable.
This was taken after they left the dock and were preparing to raise the main on their way to Ambrose Light in New York.
Hi Nessa... seeing this boat in person was really amazing. It was basically built to be just bigger and faster than Playstation, which held the previous round the world and Transatlantic records.
I actually am not a sailor myself, however where I live is basically the sailing capitol of the world... so it works in a photographic sense.
Keep an eye out on Sunday for some photos that I'll be putting up from Race Week in Newport...these should be some top notch, tight racing photos of 12 meters, PHRF, IRC and one-design classe matches.
Interesting piece of history and nice note. The color works here, orange, black and white. It would be nice to get a wider view so get a better sense of this incredible boat.
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{K:68840} 7/13/2006