After arriving into Grenada at 20h 54′ 23″ GMT (16.54 local time) yesterday evening, Maserati Multi70 skipper Giovanni Soldini gave us his first thoughts on the RORC Transatlantic Race, wich started from Lanzarote at 12.10 GMT on November 26 and was completed by the Italian team in a time of 7 days 8 hours and 23 seconds.
Giovanni Soldini and team complete RORC Transatlantic Race dash in 7 days, 8 hours, 44 minutes and 23 seconds.
Maserati Multi70 sailed across the finish-line of the third RORC Transatlantic Race at precisely 20h 54’ 23” GMT (16.54 local time), just off Camper & Nicholsons’ Port Louis Marina on the island of Grenada, completing her first ocean race in a time of 7 days, 8 hours, 44 minutes and 23 seconds.
Maserati Multi70 crossed the finish-line of the third RORC Transatlantic Race at precisely 20h 54′ 23″ GMT (16.54 local time), just off Camper & Nicholsons’ Port Louis Marina on the island of Grenada, taking second position in the multihull class of her first ocean race in a time of 7 days, 8 hours, 44 minutes and 23 seconds.
32.9 miles at a speed of 21 knots: at 18.30 GMT, Maserati Multi70 had a little over an hour’s sailing left to Grenada. Aboard the adrenaline is pumping and the whole crew is absolutely focused on making landfall on the Caribbean island where it is currently still broad daylight (local time: 14.30).
Phaedo3 sailed past the final waypoint at Grenada last night at 01.49 GMT (21.49 local time, 02.49 in Italy) to take multihull (MOCRA) line honours in the 2016 RORC Transatlantic Race in a time of 6 days, 13 hours, 39 minutes and 55 seconds.
Phaedo3 sailed into Grenada at 01.49 GMT of last night (21.49 local time, 02.49 Italian time) to take victory in the multihull category of the 2016 RORC Transatlantic Race.
Maserati Multi70 is drawing nearer to the finish at Grenada with each passing hour, and is expected to make landfall between Saturday night and Sunday morning (Italian time).
Maserati Multi70 in now into day seven of racing and is expected to make landfall at Grenada between tomorrow and Sunday morning. The shore teams and organizers are already in situ preparing to welcome the two trimarans.
Average speeds of around 30 knots throughout the night with encouraging results from foiling trim: the finish-line approaches but the die is cast.
