Like its competitors, Cheyenne was created for sheer speed, pushing the state of the art in materials, construction, and operation.
The boats construction was made from pre-preg carbon fiber laminates in various orientations, with a 38 mm aluminum honeycomb core.
A portion of the hull was created at the builders which was grafted to the original bow and stern leaving virtually no evidence of the fire.
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.
[7][8] Both of these were owned by Steve Fossett, who had modified the racing catamaran to become the mothership to his oceanic dive record attempt.