What’s On Board: Cheyenne

Every now an then I will give you a glimpse into the electronic and communications heart of some of the most remarkable yachts in the world. Today we’ll have a look at Cheyenne (former PlayStation), which is currently competing in The Jules Verne Trophy Round The World Record Attempt. Steve Fossett’s design brief for this boat was pretty straightforward: “the best boat for racing fully crewed, non-stop, around the world, as fast as possible.”
Inmarsat-C
Iridium Fixed Mount Unit
Inmarsat mini-M
Sailmail via ICOM SSB
B&G instruments
KVH Gyro
Furuno radar
Multiple VHF radios (at Amazon)
2 Sony Vaio notebooks(x2)
PACTOR-II modem
Auto Direction Finder (pdf) and Personal EPIRBS
Nobeltec charts software
Sailmath routing software