Steve Fossett's PlayStation Catamaran

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maiden voyage! Auckland, New Zealand, January, 1999

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Steve Fosset's 32 meter (105') Catamaran

LOA 105'; LWL 97'6"; Beam 60'; Draft 14'8" (daggerboards down); Estimated Displacement 38,460 lbs.; Sail Area 7,274 sq. ft. (upwind), 11,631 sq. ft. (with masthead reacher); SA/D 102 (upwind), 163 (with masthead reacher); D/L 15.71; L/B 18.39 (for single hull); Auxiliary twin 100-hp Yanmar diesels; Fuel 150 gals.; Water 30 gals. (Source: Bob Perry on Design)

Official Web Page Here!!!

also see: playstation-europe.com

Hi-res (300 DPI) images and much more info

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articles:	Skipper Steve Fossett Reflects on PlayStation's TransAtlantic Record Attempt and Future Plans - Dec 21, 1999 Strong gust takes wind of out millionaire's sail - Dec 17, 1999 by DAVID RISING, Associated Press Writer Bob Perry on Design: PlayStation Fire Aboard PlayStation!!! Explosion and Fire Damage Yacht, Apr 23, 1999 Fire badly damages Fossett's boat *ONE News* - *TVNZ, Apr 23, 1999 Blaze casts pall* over catamaran's racing schedule - *NZ Herald* Damage Confirmed as Serious by Richard Gladwell Interview with Steve Fossett - Objective 625 miles in 24 h *PlayStation* sets new 24 hour record - 580 miles!!! *NZ crew help set catamaran record* -*The Press- March 29, 1999 Latitude38* article on *PlayStation* - January 1999 *Shy guy at helm of $8 million spaceship* - *NZ Herald* - Jan 16, 1999 MORRELLI & MELVIN DESIGN & ENGINEERING - Press Release and Tech Data *PlayStation* is sure no plaything - *NZ Herald* - Dec 22, 1998 ICO Global Balloon site w/ Richard Branson Solo Spirit - Previous balloon efforts 1998 Singlehanded TransPac, San Francisco to Kauai, Hawaii using 60' *Lakota*

articles:

Skipper Steve Fossett Reflects on PlayStation's TransAtlantic Record Attempt and Future Plans - Dec 21, 1999
Strong gust takes wind of out millionaire's sail - Dec 17, 1999
by DAVID RISING, Associated Press Writer
Bob Perry on Design: PlayStation
Fire Aboard PlayStation!!! Explosion and Fire Damage Yacht, Apr 23, 1999
Fire badly damages Fossett's boat ONE News - TVNZ, Apr 23, 1999
Blaze casts pall over catamaran's racing schedule - NZ Herald
Damage Confirmed as Serious by Richard Gladwell
Interview with Steve Fossett - Objective 625 miles in 24 h
PlayStation sets new 24 hour record - 580 miles!!!
NZ crew help set catamaran record -The Press- March 29, 1999
Latitude38 article on PlayStation - January 1999
Shy guy at helm of $8 million spaceship - NZ Herald - Jan 16, 1999
MORRELLI & MELVIN DESIGN & ENGINEERING - Press Release and Tech Data
PlayStation is sure no plaything - NZ Herald - Dec 22, 1998
ICO Global Balloon site w/ Richard Branson
Solo Spirit - Previous balloon efforts
1998 Singlehanded TransPac, San Francisco to Kauai, Hawaii using 60' Lakota

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