Giovanni Soldini and Maserati Multi 70’s Team have arrived in Antigua, ready to participate in the 11th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600, organized by the Royal Ocean Racing Club. More than 700 sailors from all over the world and yachts from over 20 nations will compete in the 600-mile-long race around 11 islands in the Lesser Antilles, in the Caribbean. The regatta will start on Monday February 18th.
Following a positive 2018, Giovanni Soldini and Maserati Multi 70’s 2019 athletic season starts with the participation to the 11th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600, the 600-miles-long race, organized by the Royal Ocean Racing Club, around 11 islands in the Lesser Antilles, in the Caribbean. The regatta will start on Monday February 18th.
At 06.54 34” UTC (02.54 local time), Giovanni Soldini and Maserati Multi 70 cross first the finish line of the 5th edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race in Grenada, Caribbean, with an elapsed time of 6 days, 18 hours, 54 minutes and 34 seconds. The Italian Team places first in Line Honours Multihull (first boat to cross the finish line in the multihull category) and second in the MOCRA ranking (which keeps in consideration the Time Corrector Factor, with a corrected time of 14 days, 23 hours, 32 minutes and 28 seconds). Their direct rival PowerPlay, Peter Cunningham’s English MOD 70 skippered by Ned Collier Wakefield, crossed the finish line at 07.40 12” UTC (with an elapsed time of 6 days, 19 hours, 40 minutes and 12 seconds, and a corrected time of 14 days, 20 hours, 18 minutes and 35 seconds).
Today, December 1st, 2018, at 06.54 34″ UTC, Maserati Multi 70 crossed in first place the finish line of the 5th edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race, covering the 2995 miles between Lanzarote and Grenada with an elapsed time of 6 days, 18 hours, 54 minutes and 34 seconds.
According to the tracking, at 22.00 UTC, Maserati Multi 70 proceeds at 27 knots towards Grenada, with 277 miles ahead. A few miles further North is PowerPlay, sailing at 26 knots of speed, 264 miles from the finish line.
Giovanni Soldini comments: “PowerPlay had a completely different and unexpected wind. In this moment they’re able to sail on a direct route towards Grenada: it will be a photo-finish arrival!”
Maserati Multi 70, at 19.00 UTC, is sailing 340 miles from the arrival, with an East-Northeast wind of 18 knots.
“We’re on the homestretch to the finishline,” tells Giovanni Soldini, “Maserati Multi 70 on an almost direct route to Grenada, PowerPlay is further North: they will have to sail 70 miles South before gybing again towards the finish line. They opted for a Northern route to take advantage of possible wind shifts. Aboard Maserati Multi 70 everyone is focused: we want to arrive as soon as possible!”
Today at 08.00 UTC, Maserati Multi 70 and Giovanni Soldini are about to enter the seventh day of RORC Transatlantic Race and are sailing with an East wind of 22-25 knots of speed, 530 miles away from the arrival. PowerPlay follows, 600 miles away from the finish line.
Maserati Multi 70 is getting closer to Grenada: at 16.00 UTC Giovanni Soldini is 920 miles away from the finish line, with 920 miles behind him.
Giovanni Soldini tells from aboard: “We’re tired and soaking wet but happy, we are trying to make Maserati Multi 70 fly towards the finish line without letting PowerPlay get to us, they won’t give up. They kept the West route longer as usual, we are happy to defend the South.”
On Thursday November 29th, at 08.00 UTC, on the sixth day of RORC Transatlantic Race, Maserati Multi 70 is getting closer to the finish line: Giovanni Soldini and his crew are 1015 miles away from Grenada, with 2312 miles covered behind them. PowerPlay follows, 1036 away from the arrival.
