Maserati Multi 70 reached Les Saintes islands, South of Guadeloupe, today at 7.45 local time (11.45 UTC). Giovanni Soldini’s Team is still in the lead, 15 miles ahead American MOD 70 Argo.
Maserati Multi 70 reached Les Saintes islands, South of Guadeloupe, today at 7.45 local time (11.45 UTC). Giovanni Soldini’s Team is still in the lead, 15 miles ahead American MOD 70 Argo.
At 6 local time (10 UTC), Maserati Multi 70 and Giovanni Soldini are flying in first place, West of Guadeloupe, at a speed of 26 knots, less than 300 miles from the finish line.
Giovanni Soldini and Maserati Multi 70 set off for the 11th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 today at 14.00 local time (18.00 UTC and 19.00 Italian time). The race organized by the Royal Ocean Racing Club and has a 600-mile course around 11 islands in the Lesser Antilles, in the Caribbean.
Giovanni Soldini and Maserati Multi 70’s Team agreed to Team Argo’s request to postpone the start of the RORC Caribbean 600.
The new start time will be at 14.00 local time (18.00 UTC and 19.00 Italian time) to allow the American Team to finish the repair work after they capsized during the Antigua 360 Race last Friday.
The 11th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600, organized by the Royal Ocean Racing Club, will start tomorrow, Monday February 18th, at 11.00 local time (15.00 UTC and 16.00 Italian time). Alongside Giovanni Soldini and Maserati Multi 70, which is racing in flying mode, more than 700 sailors from all around the world and yachts from over 20 nations will participate in the 600-mile-long race around 11 islands in the Lesser Antilles, in the Caribbean.
American MOD 70 Argo capsized South of Antigua, the crew is safe.
Argo and Maserati Multi 70 were racing around Antigua, in the Caribbean, to train for the RORC Caribbean 600, when the wind suddenly got stronger.
Giovanni Soldini said: «The weather kept changing: this morning there were 26 knots gusts, then we had light aft wind for the whole afternoon, around 10-12 knots. All of sudden a squall came with 25-27 knots of wind. They were caught off guard somehoe and they capsized not far from us».
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).
