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PlayStation InformationHow much more can be written on this famous award winning and record setting catamaran? Everyone involved had to think out of the box to meet timing and budget constraints while Steve Fossett set his eyes on speed records. PlayStation's most prestigious awards include:
* 2001 Atlantic Record - Set new transatlantic record of 4d-17h-28min by averaging 25.78 knots, which was 38% faster than the previous record.
* 2001 Yachtsman of the Year - Steve Fossett
* 2002 Cowes Fastnet Plymouth - 35h - 17min and 14 secs beating the Loick Peyron's previous record by a 5 hour margin.
* 2002 Record La Rochelle - 16 h 41 min and 40 sec for the 355 nm run with an average speed of 21.26 knots--the third fastest of the WSSRC's official world record times.
* 2002 Record Around Britain - 4 d, 16 h, 9 min and 36 sec for the 1787 nm run averaging15.93 knots.
* 2003 East West TransAtlantic - 9 d, 13 h, 31 min and 18 sec.
* 2004 Round The World Sailing Record (non-stop) set by Cheyenne (ex PlayStation) in 58 d 9 h 32 mins 45 sec. Daggerboard built by Morrelli & Melvin R&D.
Designing PlayStation started with Steve Fossett's simple request to investigate the best boat for racing fully crewed, non-stop, around the world as fast as possible.
We designed and built the boat with the best materials available and state of the art technologies. The boat was slightly lighter in comparison to other existing large multihulls and had much more sail area yet was rigged for a small crew.
We extrapolated the Velocity Prediction Programs from the 1988 America's Cup Stars & Stripes campaign and used Steve Fossett's 60-foot trimaran Lokata as a control to determine whether to design a 100-foot catamaran or trimaran.
We studied weather data from past around the world races and record-breaking attempts in determining what design would maximize the multihull's speed on various points of sail. Morrelli & Melvin collaborated with NASA's technical services in selecting the best materials for this unique vessel whose size, loads and speeds had not been matched before. We stretched the capacity of earlier Finite Element Analysis (FEA) programs.
Morrelli & Melvin's catamaran designs were put out to bid and shortly afterward a project manager was brought on board and all components and trades were vetted.
Steve reviewed drawings and ideas as they developed. His experience in ballooning, weather forecasting and monitoring led us to incorporate many of the same facets into the navigation area. Steve made sure we incorporated the latest technology available in computer monitoring the weather as well as rigging loads and boat performance. We installed a special pod of instruments in his berth area so that at all times he can be aware of what is going on.
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