Playstation is go

Steve Fossett and his crew are trying yet again.

At 17:19.17 GMT Steve Fosset and his crew passed the official start line at Ambrose Light to start yet another transatlantic record attempt.

The target for the 2925 nm passage is the 11 year old record of 6 days 13 hours 3 mins 32 secs, held by Frenchman Serge Madec and crew sailing Jet Services 5.

Making over 20 kts, Fossett and his 10-man crew are heading east across the Atlantic towards the traditional transatlantic finishing point at the southern tip of the English mainland, The Lizard.

Steve, navigator Stan Honey and meteorologists Commanders Weather believe they have a promising weather pattern. Steve Fossett says, "We are going out ahead of a low - which could become a monster low. If we sail fast ahead of it, we should have good winds all the way. If the low catches us we will be fighting 15 foot seas and winds up to 50 knots."

Steve added, "This is possibly the toughest record in sailing. Over 20 attempts have been made on it since 1990. But if our weather predictions are correct, this will be our best opportunity this year."

PlayStation's TransAtlantic Crew is:

Steve Fossett (USA) Skipper
Stan Honey (USA) Navigator
Ben Wright (AUS) Watch Captain
Dave Scully (USA) Watch Captain
Gino Morrelli (USA) Boat Designer/Crew
Peter Hogg (NZ) Crew
Shaun Biddulph (UK) Crew
Dave Calvert (USA) Crew
Paul Van Dyke (USA) Crew
David Weir (USA) Crew