Day 8. At 11 UTC Maserati Multi70 is sailing in the Indian Ocean, at 18°S and 82°E, at 30 knots speed reaching 40 knots peaks. Giovanni Soldini and Maserati Multi70’s crew record a 730 miles advantage over Lionel Lemonchois’ previous record.
“High speed for Maserati Multi70” says Sébastien Audigane, yesterday at around 14 UTC. “We are going between 25 and 30 knots, we’re extending the stride under the small gennaker. The night has just fallen on the Indian Ocean, there is no one, not even a boat. Only a few flying fishes trapped by the speed of Maserati Multi70 landed in bulk on the net. Tomorrow if we are lucky enough to get one, we could eat it like sushi.”
Alex Pella adds: “It’s the 7th day of sailing and we already covered a good amount of miles in the Indian. We covered more than 600 miles in 24 hours, even though we were stuck under a huge thick cloud for more than 3 hours. We hope to keep this pace for the next 48 hours as well. The sky is clouded, the temperature inside the boat dropped a little, so we are able to sleep better – sleeping was almost impossible before, because of the heat and the condensation. Our next target is Cape of Good Hope, around 4000 miles ahead of us. It means a lot to us because of its name!”
