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Giant Catamaran Sets New 24 Hour Sailing Speed Record!
Monday 3rd July 2006. - Bruno Peyron's crew covered 752 miles on their first day! No sailboat has ever been so fast until now. Having set out at 11h00'06 GMT on
Sunday from New York to attempt to snatch the incredible Atlantic record from
Steve Fossett (4 days, 17 hours 28 minutes and 6 seconds), Bruno Peyron's crew
has already achieved something on this voyage. Orange II has just demolished
their own 24-hour sailing record by covering 752 miles in one day. This is already
something that will enter the history books and it may just be the start. At
a mind-blowing average speed of 31.3 knots, the maxi catamaran is ahead of where
PlayStation was on the charts. No sailboat has ever sailed more quickly over
24h...
Living up to her good habits, Orange II is sailing much faster than the wind. Setting out from New York, Bruno Peyron's crew have already accomplished one historic victory: at 11h 06 GMT today (Monday) the maxi catamaran setting out to conquer the Atlantic record had already clocked up a monumental distance on the log: 752 miles covered in 24 hours: a new outright speed record for a sailboat over one day. An average speed of almost 31.3 knots, obviously reaching peaks in excess of 35 knots.
125 Foot Catamaran Trying for Atlantic Crossing Record
Sunday, July 2, 2006 - Bruno Peyron announced this morning that he would be crossing the starting line at around 11h GMT, and it was at 11h 00 mins and 06 secs precisely that the Orange II maxi-catamaran set sail off New York on her latest attempt at the crewed Atlantic record. 12 men on board to tackle this legendary record, which has been held since October 2001 by the American skipper Steve Fossett on board his maxi-catamaran PlayStation. Bruno and his men got off to a fine start as after hardly an hour after crossing the starting line the machine was already advancing at more than 30 knots. Fair wind to them.
Already racing full speed ahead - Bruno announced before the start that there would be no hesitation in pushing his machine to her limits. The tone was set in the first few minutes of racing, as the giant, which is almost 38 metres long was already sailing to the south of Long Island with an average speed of 32 knots being clocked up. The weather conditions are what they were expecting with a 25 to 28 knot north westerly, and Orange II set sail under the mainsail with one reef, the medium gennaker and the staysail.
Finishing before Friday at 4h30 GMT... To smash the Atlantic record, Peyron and his men will have to finish within 4 days, 17 hours, 28 minutes and 06 seconds. They will therefore have to cross the finishing line off The Lizard at the southwestern tip of England before Friday 7th July at 04h, 28mins and 12 secs GMT.
Orange II Atlantic Record Attempt to Finally Start
Atlantic record attempt
Friday 30th June 2006
Press release N°9
This time they're off! After studying the latest weather charts during the night and talking it over once more with his weather unit, the skipper of the Orange II maxi-catamaran set off early this morning the long awaited green code alert. The start itself for Orange II on her latest attempt at the North Atlantic crewed record will take place on Sunday, in a time slot somewhere between 12h and 18h GMT. The crew is already flying and should be reaching the giant in Newport during the evening.
Everyone in the plane…en route for Newport !
It was at 8 o'clock this morning that Bruno Peyron and half of the
crew of Orange II boarded a flight going from Paris to New York.
Early this afternoon, the rest of the team followed suit. The aim
is to get to Newport this evening in order to finish off the boat's
preparation. They intend to cast off tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon
to head for the starting line, which is located 150 miles north of
New York, or around ten hours sailing, which explains why the pressure
is on, as far as the schedule is concerned.
Randy Smyth Helms Tommy Hilfiger to Win First Volvo Extreme 40 Series
After a nail-biting final day in Rotterdam, the first Volvo Extreme
40 Grand Prix series has come to an end. Five brand-new 40-foot carbon
multihulls competed worldwide on five locations during the Volvo Ocean
Race 2005-06. The teams managed to convince the organization and the
VO 70 sailors about the beauty and strength of the new class. The integration
turned out to be an advantage for both sides and the Volvo Extreme
40 concept is to be continued. Mitch Booth, skipper of Team Holmatro
and creator of the Volvo Extreme 40, talked in an interview about the
first experiences and the future plans.
‘Not highly focused'
The American entry Tommy Hilfiger with Randy Smith on the helm took the
overall victory, followed by the British crews Motorola-CHR and Basilica.
Team Holmatro, representing the Netherlands, finished fourth. Booth: “We
had some good racing and it was really close, but we were not highly
focused on it.” As initiator of the VX 40 class, Mitch Booth and Herbert
Dercksen also aimed at a smooth running of the events. Booth: “We changed
crew members quit often for different reasons. That reflected on our
results. We were not consistent enough.”
Horn Island Hop, Ocean Springs, MS
The annual celebration of independence and debauchery held at Ocean Springs Yacht Club, Ocean Springs MS.
Saturday and Sunday Races, July 1st and 2nd. Free camping available on the OSYC grounds. (literally, the ground, but there is plenty of it!)
Format as usual: Race out to Horn Island on Saturday, eat chicken, drink beer or whatever at the island. Race back later that day after the Ms. Horny Island competition.
Race around Deer Island on Sunday. See calendar for details.
Orange II and Bruno Peyron Move to Code Orange
Newport, Thursday 8th June 2006 - Frenchman Bruno Peyron, the skipper of Orange II, has moved to "Code Orange " today, which means that Peyron and the crew of the giant maxi-catamaran 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).Bruno Peyron and Orange II Set to Attempt Transatlantic Record
- French adventurer Bruno Peyron is on standby for the "window of
opportunity" to break American Steve
Fossett's North Atlantic crossing
record (from New York to The Lizard, in England)
- Fossett's record is 4 days, 17h, 28 minutes and 06 seconds. (established in 2001)
- By comparison, a cruise ship takes 6 days to make the 3100 nautical mile Transatlantic voyage
- Only Peyron has tackled this record since Fawcett's '01 accomplishment; in 2004, he missed the record by a mere 31 minutes
- Peyron will use as his weapon the giant maxi-catamaran Orange II
- The boat is longer (121 ft.) and nearly as wide (59 ft.) as a tennis court
- It stands, with its rotating wing mast, as tall as the Arc de Triomphe
- It sails downwind with 5X more sail area than a Volvo Open 70
- The best weather would be a low pressure system, with constant wind at
27-35 knots (and no waves), that Orange II could ride -- without
interruption -- across the entire ocean
- To beat Fossett's record, a boat speed average of 26 knots must be maintained at all times
- Peyron holds the 24-hour speed record (established in 2004) aboard Orange II, having averaged 29.42 knots.
- Peyron holds the around-the-world speed record (established in 2005) aboard Orange II (50 d, 16 h, 20 min, 4 sec, established in 2005)
Team Tybee Island Wins 2006 Tybee 500
May 19th, 2006 -- Team Tybee Island sailors John Casey and Kenny Pierce completed the 500 miles from Hollywood, FL to Tybee Island, GA in just 44 hours, 15 minutes and 54 seconds to win their 3rd Tybee 500 victory. Team Tybee made history by being the first team to win each individual leg in addition to the overall title. Daily event videos, pictures, and updates may be viewed at www.Tybee500.com.
Five other teams finished the race with three teams dropping out or being disqualified for receiving outside assistance. Team Tygart Racing had finished in the top 3 almost every leg, but on the last leg just miles from the finish, it was evident that something was wrong.
Five other teams finished the race with three teams dropping out or being disqualified for receiving outside assistance. Team Tygart Racing had finished in the top 3 almost every leg, but on the last leg just miles from the finish, it was evident that something was wrong.
Allied Pickfords Hobie Asian Championships - Oct. 7-8-9th '05 - Race Results
**Day 1 - Oct. 7th 2005**
After an 11th hour entrant at last night’s registration party at Dublin Jack’s, a total of 47 Hobie Cats, comprising 7 home based Hobie Tigers and 40 Hobie 16’s, had signed up for the first ever Hobie Asian Championship.
This event follows on from 11 consecutive years of the Club’s Hobie Asian Classic and has attracted this year visiting teams from an impressive 10 nations besides the 32 locally based entrants.
This morning at 10:00 hrs Commodore Nigel Harris welcomed the competitors to Tai Tam Beach on behalf of the main sponsors, Allied Pickfords, before handing the proceedings over to the Principle Race Officer Jerry Rollin who had flown in from Manila the day before to officiate over events on the water.
A total of 44 boats took to the water for today’s 3 back to back races. We presume 3 local teams were unable to take the day off work but we look forward to them joining the fray tomorrow morning.
After an 11th hour entrant at last night’s registration party at Dublin Jack’s, a total of 47 Hobie Cats, comprising 7 home based Hobie Tigers and 40 Hobie 16’s, had signed up for the first ever Hobie Asian Championship.
This event follows on from 11 consecutive years of the Club’s Hobie Asian Classic and has attracted this year visiting teams from an impressive 10 nations besides the 32 locally based entrants.
This morning at 10:00 hrs Commodore Nigel Harris welcomed the competitors to Tai Tam Beach on behalf of the main sponsors, Allied Pickfords, before handing the proceedings over to the Principle Race Officer Jerry Rollin who had flown in from Manila the day before to officiate over events on the water.
A total of 44 boats took to the water for today’s 3 back to back races. We presume 3 local teams were unable to take the day off work but we look forward to them joining the fray tomorrow morning.
Internatioinal Catamaran Challenge Trophy (ICCT) looking for 2006 location.
The Sea Cliff Yacht Club and the Trustees of the Deed of Gift of the International Catamaran Challenge Trophy are inviting bids from yacht clubs and/or organizing authorities to host the 2006 regatta. Submission of bids should be sent in accordance with the contact information shown below, by November 5, 2005. Announcement of the winning will be made on November 15, 2005.
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