Code Orange

Bruno Peyron goes on stand-by for attempt on fully crewed west to east transat record

Bruno Peyron, the skipper of the Orange II maxi-catamaran, has moved to 'Code Orange' today, which means that the crew of his 120ft record breaker 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).

According to the conditions that have been observed in the area by their weather team, a window of opportunity looks like appearing around New York allowing them to start possibly sometime between Wednesday 14 June at 2000 and Thursday 15 June at 1300.

Final discussions will be taking place tomorrow between Bruno Peyron, Roger Nilson, Orange II's navigator, and the weather team to decide whether or not they will move to green code, signalling a start from New York in the next 72 hours.

The crew on stand-by is set to include 10 people, some of whom took part in the previous attempt at the North Atlantic and the round the world record. The complete line-up of the crew will be revealed by Bruno Peyron in New York, the day before the start.

Reminder : the Atlantic record has been held since October 2001 by the American yachtsman Steve Fossett, on board his maxi-catamaran PlayStation with a time of 4 days 17 hours 28 minutes and 6 seconds for the 2,925 mile passage between Ambrose Light and the Lizard.