Aug 4th, 2012 NY to Bermuda Challenge
 

Mercury Diesel TDI powered Statement will be departing Liberty Landing Marina in Jersey City, New Jersey Saturday August 4th to try and set Boating Magazine's Bermuda Challenge World Record.

Actual departure time on Saturday will depend on an updated weather forecast . If the current forecast holds, departure will be at 0930 EST.

Live moving map and streaming video coverage during the run will be hosted on Boating Magazine's webpage at:

WWW.BOATINGMAG.COM/BERMUDACHALLENGE.

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Good luck guys!!!

Awesome! Good luck guys!
Matt

good luck enjoy your trip

Looks like a big storm brewing off Florida this morning

best of luck!
 

Be safe

We are live on the boating magazine site.

Sucks to be watching from the sidelines.Both Mike Anderson And myself wish a very safe trip to Chris And Tyson.All Signs look much more favorable than our last attempt. Good luck,Be safe

We just passed start bouy.

Looks like there off. Be safe guys

They are off!!!!!

Very cool webcam !!! You can see the floating cockpit floor absorbing the action :helmet:

Have a grand voyage :)


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YOU MEAN THE BACK AND BONE SAVING TECHNOLGY...SORRY I'M A LITTLE SPOILED..haha... cool to see it in action..

Lol if I had to guess I would say Todd wrote that :)

Tristan

Tyson just text me and said they are going 51 mph.

Tristan

Oh boy it looks awful rough out there, holy balls. :riding:

Good luck guys!!! Be safe out there!!

It looks like your spine saving technology works superbly !! I feel like a stowaway thanks to the web cam . Enjoy the adventure and be safe boys . I'll be looking over your shoulders !!

They will be giving us a report every hour on the hour via.. a board with writing in front of the camera.. Nick

Hope the camera didn't break. Just lost my feed.

Webcam out?? :(

The feeling of leaving land. Unable to see anyland. No Phone Service. For the Next 20 hours. Unsure of what is in front of you.Lets just say it sucks. These guys Have Big Balls..But its also called Adrenaline .. which we all "LOVE"..Nick

I'M Sure Tyson will do everything he can do get it working..if not it'll be the first thing he cant fix.. very comforting having someone so skilled onboard..

Tell them to chill and take their time!! Must be some crazy people in that boat!!! :) What a great adventure!! Good luck again!!!!

And WE are ALL ADDICTED !! :evilb::evilb:

True!!!

No GPS spot-tracker linked up? Was neat to follow when BTB ran to Cancun.

That is an awesome feeling. New guys would crap on themselves when we would head out 20 miles for an escort at night in the gulf....the only thing you could see was your radar/plotter and the stars! Know your job, use and trust your gear, thats what its there for.
Have a great run guys! Sure wish I was there.

Just landed a little while ago. They were off to a great start. Just outside Sandy Hook in the ocean they began hit hit larger swells then I think they were expecting . I know for sure I have a shot down the bow where I can see both props. 680 gallons of fuel is a lot of weight so I was shocked they got so much air time. Something at some point forced them to stop to make repairs. We waited about 10 min but then decided it was time to go back to the airport. Looks like they got back up and running as they appear to be much further south from where we left them. When I hear anything I will post it. I will be on the road for several hours before I get back to the office. Wish them the best !

Tyson just called from the sat-phone. He said they are doing well.

Tristan

looks like cameara is trying to work. 20 hours of that is not fun..the newness wears off after a few hours.

trust me its not fun trying to" hang it over the edge" at 50 mph in rough water.. and the wind blowing tends to make a mess...THE LAST THING THEY WANNA DO IS STOP FOR ANY REASON.

Wave prediction was 1 to 2 ft for early part of the run and worst case 3ft toward the later part . The swells early on made it rough for them. 20 hours of that ? Yikes !

prediction was wrong. Nick

Lets see some of that fancy photograph work Tim..

Thanks Nick

+1. The last attempt we tracked them live. Is that not an option this year?

as of 1:39 p.m 625 miles left 564 gallons of fuel remaining.. average speed 43. mph average fuel burn 1.4 mpg

looks like we can track them on bottom of the video page

Good luck Guys.