The 5th edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race, organized by the Royal Ocean Racing Club, starts tomorrow, 24th November 2018 at 12.00 UTC. Maserati Multi 70 and the other 9 boats participating in the regatta will start from Lanzarote, Canary Islands, and will sail for 2995 miles across the Atlantic Ocean towards the finish line in Grenada, Caribbean.
During the delivery, right before reaching the Strait of Gibraltar, the Italian trimaran lost its starboard rudder’s blade. “It happened on Sunday night,” explains skipper Giovanni Soldini. “We probably bumped into some sort of big net or fishing gear. The fuse system unhooked, as was expected, but the rudder’s blade got tangled and it was strongly pulled downwards, breaking its blocks and slipping out of the fitting”.
On Saturday November 24th, 2018 at 12.00 UTC, the 5th edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race, organized by the Royal Ocean Racing Club, will start from Lanzarote, Canary Islands: approximately 2995 miles across the Atlantic Ocean to Granada, Caribbean.
The prize giving ceremony for the 39th edition of the Rolex Middle Sea Race, which this year celebrated the 50th anniversary since its first edition in 1968, was held on Saturday October 27th.
Today at 22.54 58” local time (20.54 UTC), Maserati Multi 70 crossed in first place the finish line of the 39th Rolex Middle Sea Race, covering the 606 miles of the historical Maltese regatta in 2 days, 11 hours, 54 minutes and 58 seconds.
Today October 22nd, 2018 at 22.54 58” local time (20.54 UTC), Maserati Multi 70 crossed the finish line of the 39th Rolex Middle Sea Race in first place, covering the 606 miles of the historical maltese regatta in 2 days, 11 hours, 54 minutes and 58 seconds.
Giovanni Soldini and his crew passed the island of Lampedusa at around 18.00 local time (16.00 UTC), and are now heading towards the finish line in Malta.
Giovanni Soldini and Maserati Multi 70 are still sailing in the lead of the Rolex Middle Sea Race, around 200 miles away from the finish line and after increasing the advantage over their direct rival PowerPlay, which is sailing 35 miles behind (according to the tracker at 11.00 local time, 9.00 UTC).
At 17.00 local time (15.00 UTC), the tracker shows Giovanni Soldini and Maserati Multi 70 still in the lead, off the island of Alicudi.
