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.
“The assembly of the spare rudder went well“, explains Giovanni Soldini. “We managed to install it on the first try and we didn’t lose much time. Maserati Multi 70 is back at 100% and we are happy. Now, we are on our way to Cape Town.“
In the coming days, the crew expects to face tough weather conditions. Soldini explains: “For the day 2 February we are waiting for the passage of a cold front associated with a depression that could be violent, with winds of 40 knots and more. We will try to position ourselves as well as possible to take favorable but not too strong winds.“
At today’s ranking (13.32 UTC), beginning of the twelfth day of navigation, Maserati is about 2000 miles east of Cape of Good Hope.
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