On Tuesday, February 21st at 18:25 local time (22:25 UTC, 23:25 Italian time), with an elapsed time of 1 day, 6 hours, 55 minutes and 45 seconds, Giovanni Soldini and the team of Maserati Multi70, have crossed the finish line of the 14th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600, organized by the Royal Ocean Racing Club. With a gap of just 11 seconds, the rival MOD70 Zoulou, with Loick Peyron on board, won the Line Honours Multihulls at the end of an exhausting battle of maneuvers between the islands of the Lesser Antilles.
Giovanni Soldini, along with Guido Broggi (ITA), Oliver Herrera Perez (ESP), Thomas Joffrin (FRA), Francesco Pedol (ITA), Alberto Riva (ITA), Matteo Soldini (ITA) and Lucas Valenza-Troubat (FRA), sailed in mid-range 35 knots, with peaks of 40, dominating overall a head-to-head race with French opponents.
Photo © Alberto Origone