Cheyenne (catamaran)
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Cheyenne is the name of a catamaran
owned by Virgin Oceanic and operated by Virgin Oceanic's co-found Chris Welsh
. Cheyenne was formerly owned and operated by the late Steve Fosset. In 2001 Fosset and his crew crossed the Atlantic Ocean
in 4 days and 17 hours establishing a new world record for crossing the Atlantic Ocean on a sail vessel.
in 2006 Cheyenne's mast broke due to severe weather off the coast of Argentina. Cheyenne was converted to a power catamaran and underwent significant changes and became the mothership for Virgin Oceanic's deep sea exploration mission called 5 Dives.
The former records have all been broken.
from the estate of Steve Fosset. Plans are to launch a deep sea submarine to carry passengers to extreme ocean depths. The deep sea adventure will be supported by Cheyenne, and will use the HOT
DeepFlight Challenger sub to plumb the depths of the worlds oceans to full depth. Both of these were owned by Steve Fossett
, who had modified the racing catamaran to become the mothership to his oceanic dive record attempt. The submarine seats one person, and is currently the only manned submersible capable of reaching the deepest part of the oceans.
Catamaran
A catamaran is a type of multihulled boat or ship consisting of two hulls, or vakas, joined by some structure, the most basic being a frame, formed of akas...
owned by Virgin Oceanic and operated by Virgin Oceanic's co-found Chris Welsh
Chris Welsh
Christopher Charles Welsh is a former Major League Baseball pitcher and a current sportscaster for the Cincinnati Reds. He was a left-hander with a career ERA of 4.45 and career win/loss record of 22-31. He graduated from St...
. Cheyenne was formerly owned and operated by the late Steve Fosset. In 2001 Fosset and his crew crossed the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
in 4 days and 17 hours establishing a new world record for crossing the Atlantic Ocean on a sail vessel.
in 2006 Cheyenne's mast broke due to severe weather off the coast of Argentina. Cheyenne was converted to a power catamaran and underwent significant changes and became the mothership for Virgin Oceanic's deep sea exploration mission called 5 Dives.
Achievements
- Transatlantic recordTransatlantic sailing recordSince the five-weeks voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1492, crossing the Atlantic, fast and safely, between Europe and America has always been an important issue. Today, the route has become a classic one among skippers...
of in a time of 4 days, 17 hours, 28 minutes, and 6 seconds in October 2001, with a total distance of 2925 nautical miles (5,417 km) at an average speed of 25.78 knots. - The 24 hour distance runSpeed sailing recordSpeed sailing records are sanctioned, since 1972, by the World Sailing Speed Record Council . Records are measured either by average speed over a specified distance or by total distance traveled during a specified time interval...
of 687.17 nautical miles (1,272.64 km) at an average speed of 28.63 knots in 2001. - The round the world sailing recordAround the world sailing recordThe first around the world sailing record was, logically, set by the first person who circumnavigated the world: Juan Sebastián Elcano and the remaining members of Ferdinand Magellan's crew who completed their journey in 1522. The first solo record was set by Joshua Slocum in the Spray .Most races...
of 58 days 9 hours 32 minutes and 45 seconds in 2004. PlayStation was renamed CheyenneCheyenne (catamaran)Cheyenne is the name of a catamaran owned by Virgin Oceanic and operated by Virgin Oceanic's co-found Chris Welsh. Cheyenne was formerly owned and operated by the late Steve Fosset...
in 2003, prior to setting this record.
The former records have all been broken.
Virgin Oceanic
In 2009 Cheyenne was purchased by Chris WelshChris Welsh
Christopher Charles Welsh is a former Major League Baseball pitcher and a current sportscaster for the Cincinnati Reds. He was a left-hander with a career ERA of 4.45 and career win/loss record of 22-31. He graduated from St...
from the estate of Steve Fosset. Plans are to launch a deep sea submarine to carry passengers to extreme ocean depths. The deep sea adventure will be supported by Cheyenne, and will use the HOT
Hawkes Ocean Technologies
Hawkes Ocean Technologies is a marine engineering firm that specializes in consumer submarines, founded by Graham Hawkes. It is headquartered in San Francisco.-Hawkes Remotes:...
DeepFlight Challenger sub to plumb the depths of the worlds oceans to full depth. Both of these were owned by Steve Fossett
Steve Fossett
James Stephen Fossett was an American commodities trader, businessman, and adventurer. Fossett is the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in a balloon...
, who had modified the racing catamaran to become the mothership to his oceanic dive record attempt. The submarine seats one person, and is currently the only manned submersible capable of reaching the deepest part of the oceans.
See also
- Playstation (yacht)Playstation (yacht)PlayStation is one of several large catamarans created for the 2000 around the world race known as The Race. Like its competitors, PlayStation was created for sheer speed, pushing the state of the art in materials, construction, and operation...
- Virgin Oceanic
- Chris WelshChris WelshChristopher Charles Welsh is a former Major League Baseball pitcher and a current sportscaster for the Cincinnati Reds. He was a left-hander with a career ERA of 4.45 and career win/loss record of 22-31. He graduated from St...
- Sir Richard Branson