We have got the commitment and desire to win and to take on the Atlantic

Mark Stubbs Crew leader

The crew aim to break two records - the 35 day Atlantic rowing record currently held by 11 Frenchmen, and the 55 day west to east crossing.

The catamaran Team Philips was dramatically lost in the north Atlantic in early December and just three days before Christmas a tearful Goss announced the end of his bid to race the revolutionary craft around the world.

The sailor's latest vessel, Atlantic Spirit, was built at the Totnes, Devon complex where Team Philips was created.

Carbon fibre

The lightweight craft - just half the weight of her four-man crew - is built of carbon fibre like the ill-fated catamaran and is the brainchild of the same designer, Adrian Thompson.

It is a self-righting craft with a watertight crew accommodation area in case of bad weather.

In coming weeks the Goss team hopes to launch Atlantic Spirit in Devon and begin trials for the Atlantic record bid.

The crew members have been in training for the attempt but have not yet rowed together.

Crew leader Mark Stubbs said: "We have got the commitment and desire to win and to take on the Atlantic".

He added: "Pete has turned this into a reality and now given us the tool to do the business with."

Stubbs and his crew plan to start their 2,100 mile voyage from St John's, Newfoundland, to the Isles of Scilly, off west Cornwall, in June.