double speed Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is the maxi catamaran 'Playstation' from Steve Fosset. At the Heineken Sint Maarten Regatta Fosset brokes the record around the island. Our pressboat with two 200 pk outboard has problems to keep up with this big cat. That is fast, very fast. On the picture you see that the crew had set a rif in the mainsail. Look at the tiny crew at the back. The Playstation is very big. Here Fosset and his crew cross the finishline.

Now Fosset and his crew are going to attack the Jules Verne record. The Playstation has now a new name; Cheyenne.

Now the record is on name of Peyron. It had taken Peyron in his cat Orange 4 days, 8 ours, 37 minutes.

Yesterday Francis Joyon broke the solo record around the world. It had taken Joyon in his 90ft trimaran, IDEC, just 72 days, 22 hours, 54 minutes and 22 seconds, to complete a voyage of some 27,150 miles, giving him an incredible average speed around the globe of 15.50 knots.

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clodreno (0) 2004-02-04 4:10

Nice image Robbert. Beautiful boat.
One thing though, do you think Fosset is going to attmpt this alone??

orme (6746) 2004-02-04 4:42

A beautiful shot with great colours. I like the way the front of the catamaran rises up. Interesting note. Thank you for sharing it, Robert.

yaron (122) 2004-02-04 5:58

very dood one i dont think there is somthing to chang on it
very good job

lescou (48) 2004-02-04 6:18

Encore une trés belle photo
Bravo Robbert

jhm (83328) 2004-02-04 8:14

Mooi gefotografeerd Robbert, prachtig de uitleg is soms nog beter. De catamaran het water en de wolken mooi sfeerbeeld. Verder doen 't is wondermooi.

henrye (3498) 2004-02-04 10:25

Beautiful shot of this magnificent boat. Great details and colors. Good note too. Well done!

manny (21378) 2004-02-04 10:27

not as technically superior as your other shots of the boat but still a good one. Again, your low angle communicates the superioririty of this boat.

nielsenallan (524) 2004-02-04 11:18

Again what a nice boat and nice photo. Do you cover regattas professionaly ? If yes then I want your job... And sorry its not a boat, its a sailing machine :-))

carper (65646) 2004-02-04 13:15

Weer een kei van een foto,
Dat zijn zeker geen kleine scheepjes, goede note bij de foto ook. Goede sfeer, kleuren en het is ook leuk dat je bij deze klepper ook eens heel zijn zeil oppervlakte kan zien, zonder fok dan wel te verstaan

nwoehnl (120) 2004-02-04 13:19

Good, almost square, cropping around this catamaran, Robbert. Nice choice of low angle and low horizon line. The blue area of the sky looks just slightly grainy, but the clouds are spectacular. Looks like this was a great day for boating. Interesting note.

Jeppe (18623) 2004-02-04 15:31

I like the angle of this shot - gives a good feeling of the mast height. The soft colors and clouds gives an execellent background. Very well done Robbert and thanks for the note.

papagolf21 (56737) 2004-02-04 17:46

Encore une très belle réalisation marine. Bravo, Robbert !
Très bonne note d'accompagnement.
Still a very beautiful marine realization. Cheer, Robbert! Very good note of accompaniment.