At 8:58 a.m. local time (18:58 UTC; 20:58 Italian time) on Thursday, July 6, Giovanni Soldini and the crew of Maserati Multi70 crossed the finish line of the 52nd edition of the Transpacific Yacht Race (Transpac) in second position behind the MOD70 Orion, skippered by Justin Shaffer, which won the Line Honours, finishing the race at 2:48 a.m. local time with a time of 4 days 17 hours, 48 minutes and a 6-hour lead.
At 8.55 local time (18.55 UTC, 20.55 Italian time), Maserati Multi 70 crossed the finish line of the 52nd edition of the Transpac, the historic race from Los Angeles to Honolulu.
At 12:00 UTC (14:00 Italian time) on Wednesday, July 5th, Maserati Multi 70 continues to sail with a tail wind, waiting for the wind tu turn allowing the Italian team to gybe towards Hawaii. The MOD left in the race are only two: Argo was forced to withdraw from the competition due to engine issues, leaving Maserati Multi 70 to duel with Orion, in the lead.
At 11:55 a.m. local time (6:55 p.m. UTC; 8:55 p.m. Italian time) on Saturday, July 1, the 52nd edition of the Transpacific Yacht Race (Transpac) also got underway for the multihull class, which joined the rest of the fleet already racing. From Pt. Firmin, Los Angeles, Giovanni Soldini and crewmates will sail Maserati Multi70 2225 miles to the finish line off Diamond Head, Honolulu, Hawaii, challenging the two American MOD 70s Argo, skippered by Jason Carroll and navigator Brian Thompson, and Orion, skippered by Justin Shaffer.
At 12.00 local time (19.00 UTC, 21.00 Italian time) Maserati Multi 70 and Giovanni Soldini crossed the starting line of the 52nd edition of Transpac, off Pt. Fermin, Los Angeles, with 7 knots of WSW wind.
We are now just hours away from the start of the 52nd edition of the Transpacific Yacht Race (Transpac), which for the multihull class will kick off on Saturday, July 1 at 11:55 a.m. local time (18:55 UTC; 20:55 Italian time) from Pt. Fermin, Los Angeles, charting a 2225-mile course to the finish line off Diamond Head, Honolulu, Hawaii. The multihulls will close out the fleet of about sixty boats, which started in stages in recent days.
Maserati Multi70 and Giovanni Soldini have reached the California coast ahead of the start of the Transpacific Yacht Race, also called Transpac.
The platform Around the Blue is now online, which will follow Giovanni Soldini on his journey around the world for over 44 thousand miles aboard Maserati Multi70.
The Italian team, mocked at the photofinish, concludes a spectacular race against its rival Zoulou, who finished with a real time of 1 day, 6 hours, 55 minutes and 34 seconds.
