fastest Newport to Bermuda sailing trip in his specially built catamaran.

Racing ahead of this weekends gusting winds, he beat his old record by two hours, coming in at 38 hours, 35 minutes, 53 seconds in Playstation .

Mr. Fossett intends to leave soon for the Azores, and from there go on to Southampton in the UK to prepare to win the Trophee Jules Verne for the fastest earth circumnavigation in late February or early March.

Anyone interested in monitoring his progress can find him on the Internet at www.fossettchallenge.com.