Monday
February 24, 2003- American skipper Steve Fossett and
his international crew of 12, aboard 125' maxi catamaran PlayStation,
set a new world record for the East West TransAtlantic World
Record/Christopher Columbus Route.
Their
time of 9 days, 13 hours, 31 minutes and 18 seconds covered
the same route as Columbus in 1492, PlayStation averaged 16.93
knots over the offical 3884 nautical mile record course. The
total distance sailed, with weather detour, was 4704 nm with
an across the water average of 20.5 knots. |
The
previous record (10 days 14 hours, 53 mins, 44 secs) for this
course was set by co Skippers Bruno Peyron (FR) and Grant Dalton
(NZ) on the 110' catmaran Cub Med in June, 2000.
This new record gives Steve Fossett and PlayStation dual Atlantic
records including the West-East Atlantic Record, a sprint from
New York to the UK in 4 days, 17 hours, 28 minutes in October
2001. |
