For many hours Maserati Multi 70 had to sail on starboard tack, on the damaged hull. It was impossible to reach an average speed higher than 25 knots. At 12 UTC, Giovanni Soldini and his crew gybed and now, on port tack, they are able to fly steadily and reach a higher speed.
At 22 UTC on Tuesday July 16th, at the beginning of the fourth day of Transpac, Maserati Multi 70 is sailing again on starboard tack, on the rudder without the foil.
After a long leg on starboard tack, sailing on the damaged hull, Maserati Multi 70 gybed and is not flying at 27-28 knots on port tack, with a 80° wind of 17 knots.
A little more than two days after the start of the Transpac, Maserati Multi 70‘s Team is going on on its course towards Honolulu on the wake of its competitors, Argo and PowerPlay.
At 4.30 UTC, Maserati Multi 70, while sailing at 23-24 knots, collided with a big floating object that damaged the left side hull’s bow and the rudder’s wing.
At 21.00 UTC on Sunday July 14th, after a slow first day with light wind, Maserati Multi 70 is sailing in the trade wind at an average speed of 27 knots, with full main and gennaker.
At 9.30 UTC, 14 hours after setting sail from Los Angeles, Maserati Multi 70 is still sailing inside the depression, with light wind between 3 and 6 knots.
Giovanni Soldini explains from aboard: “We decided to sail further North of our competitors, to get out as soon as possible of the bubble of light wind that separates us from the trade wind, steadier and stronger. At the moment we’re still in the low pressure zone, but the wind could come in any moment.”
Photo ©Tom Walker
Giovanni Soldini and Maserati Multi 70 set sail from Pt. Fermin, Los Angeles, on July 13th at 12.30 local time (19.30 UTC, 21.30 Italian time) for the 50th edition of the Transpacific Yacht Race (Transpac): the finish line is 2225 miles away, off Diamond Head, Honolulu, Hawaii.
The 50th edition of the Transpacific Yacht Race (Transpac) starts tomorrow, Saturday July 13th at 12.30 local time (19.30 UTC, 21.30 Italian time). Giovanni Soldini and Maserati Multi 70’s Team will set sail from Pt. Fermin, Los Angeles and head towards the finish line, 2225 miles ahead, off Diamond Head, Honolulu, Hawaii.
