Flashback: Playstation’s 1st record
On March 31, 1999 the catamaran then known as Playstation (now as Cheyenne) set her first record. Here is the report we ran.
Playstation attains 1st record
Steve Fossett’s 105 foot catamaran Playstation
has broken the first record of her career.
Playstation now holds the record for distance sailed
in a 24 hour period. Playstation sailed 580 miles in
24 hours an average of 24.17.
Playstation left Auckland New Zealand on
Thursday the 25th to attempt to beat the 24 hour
record. Fossett and an 8-man crew planned to begin
near Great Barrier Island 50 miles east of Auckland.
However, the first attempt ended prematurely.
With winds of 25 to 30 knots the crew was in the
process of putting a reef in. During this process
co-skipper Ben Wright lost his balance on the boom.
During this his little finger became caught in a block.
The top of Wright’s finger was torn to the bone.
Playstation returned to Auckland where Wright headed
to the hospital for finger surgery.
The second record attempt began at 0600 GMT
the 26th. Sailing in a 25 knot northeasterly
Playstation averaged 25.4 knots for the 1st 6 hours.
At 21 hours the average was 23.8 knots. In the 24th
hour Playstation put 34 miles under her hulls to make
sure of the record.
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