Maserati Multi 70 and Giovanni Soldini are forced to retire from the Rolex Fastnet Race due to damage aboard, occurred around 17.30 UTC (19.30 Italian time). Soldini said: «We were sailing at 20-25 knots when the winch drum exploded. We had just replaced it, it was new, it probably had some structural damage».
Giovanni Soldini and his Team set sail a little more than 5 hours ago and are now, at 15.30 UTC, between Guernsey and Saint Anne. At the moment the three maxi Ultim 32/23 are in the lead, and Maserati Multi 70 is following them right behind, with their rival Argo: it will be a nice hard fought race!
Maserati Multi 70 and Giovanni Soldini set sail for the 49th edition of the Rolex Fastnet Race, crossing the starting line off Cowes (UK) at 10.10 UTC (12.10 Italian time). The Italian trimaran is racing with 15 multihulls, including Cyril Dardashti’s 105’ Ultim 32/23 Maxi Edmond De Rothschild, skippered by Franck Cammas and Charles Caudrelier, who set the multihulls record of the race in 2019 (1 day, 4 hours, 2 minutes and 26 seconds). Maserati Multi 70’s direct competitor is Jason Carrol’s MOD 70 Argo: among the crew is also Brian Thompson, one of the most experienced multihulls skipper who raced against Soldini in many occasions.
Maserati Multi 70 and Giovanni Soldini are ready for the start of the Rolex Fastnet Race, the 695-mile-long regatta organized by the Royal Ocean Racing Club. The multihulls will be the first to cross the starting line off Cowes (UK), on Sunday August 8th at 10 UTC (12 Italian time). With the Italian trimaran will set sail 15 other multihulls, including Jason Carroll’s MOD 70 Argo, and Cyril Dardashti’s 105’ Ultim 32/23 Maxi Edmond De Rothschild, skippered by Franck Cammas and Charles Caudrelier, who set the multihull record for the race in 2019 (1 day, 4 hours, 2 minutes and 26 seconds).
Maserati Multi 70 and Giovanni Soldini are ready to participate in the 49th edition of the Rolex Fastnet Race, organized by the Royal Ocean Racing Club. The historical 695-mile regatta will start from Cowes (UK) on Sunday August 8th, at 11.00 UTC (13.00 Italian time).
Giovanni Soldini and his crew arrived back in Porto Lotti, in La Spezia, at the beginning of June. Since then the Team has been working on finishing and assembling the new side rudders, after the great tests done in the English Channel during the spring. Maserati Multi 70‘s Team is now working on the central rudder and plans to set sail to go back to the English Channel for the next adventure in mid July.
Giovanni Soldini and Maserati Multi7 70′s Team set sail from Cherbourg at dawn on May 25th, destination: Palma De Mallorca.
Maserati Multi 70 and Giovanni Soldini conquered the record on the Fastnet original course: 23 hours, 51 minutes and 16 seconds, with an average speed of 24,94 knots. The Italian Team is the first in the world to sail the 595 miles in less than 24 hours. The previous record, 25 hours, 4 minutes and 18 seconds, was set by Peter Cunningham’s MOD 70 PowerPlay just a month ago. The record is pending the World Sailing Speed Record Council’s ratification.
Maserati Multi 70 and Giovanni Soldini crossed the finish line of the Fastnet original course on May 8th at 19:14:11 GMT (21:14:11 Italian time), conquering a new record: 595 miles from Cowes to Plymouth in 23 hours, 51 minutes and 16 seconds, with an average speed of 24,94 knots. The previous time, 25 hours, 4 minutes and 18 seconds, with an average speed of 23,73 knots, was set by Peter Cunningham’s MOD70 PowerPlay only a month ago. The record is subject to the ratification by the World Sailing Speed Racing Council.
