Day 12. Maserati Multi70 is sailing downwind with good southeastern winds and at high speeds.
Day 12. Maserati Multi70 is sailing downwind with good southeastern winds and at high speeds.
Giovanni Soldini and Maserati Multi70‘s crew have successfully completed the replacement of the starboard rudder which broke yesterday morning following a collision with an unidentified floating object. To be able to carry out this hard operation, they had to enter a zone of high pressure with little wind and a calm sea.
“Unfortunately we hit something at 20 knots of speed and we lost the rudder under the right hull”, explains Giovanni Soldini, skipper of Maserati Multi70. “Luckily we have got one spare with us and it seems there are not too much collateral damage”.
The next days will be hard for Maserati Multi70. “We are going to go through a high pressure zone followed by a bad transition with light winds
Day 8. At 11 UTC Maserati Multi70 is sailing in the Indian Ocean, at 18°S and 82°E, at 30 knots speed reaching 40 knots peaks. Giovanni Soldini and Maserati Multi70’s crew record a 730 miles advantage over Lionel Lemonchois’ previous record.
Day 7. After a week of sailing and 2570 miles traveled, the lead on the previous record rises to 741 miles.
After crossing the Sunda Strait, Maserati Multi 70 was welcomed in the Indian Ocean by a powerful NW wind.
Giovanni Soldini and Maserati Multi70‘s crew crossed the Sunda Strait and entered the Indian Ocean.
Giovanni Soldini and Maserati Multi70‘s Team are less than 300 nautical miles away from the Sunda Strait. After four days, they sailed 1635 nm at an average speed of 18,9 knots and gained a 468 miles lead over the previous record.
