Today, December 1st, 2018, at 06.54 34″ UTC, Maserati Multi 70 crossed in first place the finish line of the 5th edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race, covering the 2995 miles between Lanzarote and Grenada with an elapsed time of 6 days, 18 hours, 54 minutes and 34 seconds.
According to the tracking, at 22.00 UTC, Maserati Multi 70 proceeds at 27 knots towards Grenada, with 277 miles ahead. A few miles further North is PowerPlay, sailing at 26 knots of speed, 264 miles from the finish line.
Giovanni Soldini comments: “PowerPlay had a completely different and unexpected wind. In this moment they’re able to sail on a direct route towards Grenada: it will be a photo-finish arrival!”
Maserati Multi 70, at 19.00 UTC, is sailing 340 miles from the arrival, with an East-Northeast wind of 18 knots.
“We’re on the homestretch to the finishline,” tells Giovanni Soldini, “Maserati Multi 70 on an almost direct route to Grenada, PowerPlay is further North: they will have to sail 70 miles South before gybing again towards the finish line. They opted for a Northern route to take advantage of possible wind shifts. Aboard Maserati Multi 70 everyone is focused: we want to arrive as soon as possible!”
Today at 08.00 UTC, Maserati Multi 70 and Giovanni Soldini are about to enter the seventh day of RORC Transatlantic Race and are sailing with an East wind of 22-25 knots of speed, 530 miles away from the arrival. PowerPlay follows, 600 miles away from the finish line.
Maserati Multi 70 is getting closer to Grenada: at 16.00 UTC Giovanni Soldini is 920 miles away from the finish line, with 920 miles behind him.
Giovanni Soldini tells from aboard: “We’re tired and soaking wet but happy, we are trying to make Maserati Multi 70 fly towards the finish line without letting PowerPlay get to us, they won’t give up. They kept the West route longer as usual, we are happy to defend the South.”
On Thursday November 29th, at 08.00 UTC, on the sixth day of RORC Transatlantic Race, Maserati Multi 70 is getting closer to the finish line: Giovanni Soldini and his crew are 1015 miles away from Grenada, with 2312 miles covered behind them. PowerPlay follows, 1036 away from the arrival.
At 12.40 UTC, Maserati Multi 70 keeps on sailing in first position towards the finish line, the wind coming from between 65 and 80 degrees. With 1848 nm behind him, between Giovanni Soldini and Grenada are 1451 miles.
On Wednesday November 28th, at 08.00 UTC, fifth day of RORC Transatlantic Race, Maserati Multi 70 reclaimed the first place and is now sailing towards West, with a speed between 26 and 28 knots. Between Giovanni Soldini and the finish line there are still 1545 miles to go, with two miles of advantage over PowerPlay, who is sailing towards South.
Maserati Multi 70 proceeds quickly towards Grenada, with an average speed of 28 knots in the last two hours
The oceanic match race between the two competing trimarans continues: at around 18.00 UTC Maserati Multi 70 crosses paths again with PowerPlay, who passes 1.7 miles astern of the Italian crew.
