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Steve Fossett's 125' maxi-catamaran PlayStation left her berth at Chelsea Piers in New York City Friday morning

Skipper Steve Fossett's 125' maxi-catamaran PlayStation left her berth at Chelsea Piers in New York City Friday morning, sailed past the Statue of Liberty and through NY Harbour in preparation for her latest attempt on the elusive TransAtlantic sailing record.
As the wind shifted S-SW and came up to 14-15 kts, Steve and crew passed the official start line at Ambrose Light at exactly 13:19.17 EDT (17:19.17 GMT).

The target for the 2925 nm passage is the eleven 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 Lizard' in Cornwall, England, the traditional finishing point at the southern tip of the UK mainland.

Steve, navigator Stan Honey and meteorologists Commanders Weather believe they have a promising weather pattern:

Steve Fossett (yesterday): "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

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