The record WSSRC has ratified the sailing record by Soldini and the team Maserati Multi 70

The World Sailing Speed Record Council has ratified the sailing record from Hong Kong to London established between January 18th and February 23rd 2018 by the trimaran Maserati Multi 70. The skipper Giovanni Soldini and his crew (Guido Broggi, Sébastien Audigane, Oliver Herrera Perez and Alex Pella) took 36 days, 2 hours, 37 minutes and 12 seconds to complete the 12.948 miles of the theoretical course of the Tea Route, maintaining an average speed of 14,94 knots. According to the cartography, Maserati Multi 70 sailed 15.083 miles on the ground, at an average speed of 17,4 knots.

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Image / Maserati has been pulled out of the water at La Trinité-sur-Mer

The trimaran Maserati Multi 70 has been pulled out of the water this morning at La Trinité-sur-Mer in Brittany. After 20.000 miles of navigation, a two-month period under a hangar begins to work on all the necessary maintenance and to bring back the boat in its flying asset. 

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Image / Maserati arrived in La Trinité sur Mer (Itw)

Maserati Multi 70 arrived in La Trinité-sur-Mer, in Brittany, this morning before dawn. 

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Record / Maserati Multi 70 (Giovanni Soldini) is the new holder of the Hong Kong-London sailing record

Giovanni Soldini and his team has beaten the Tea Route challenge in 36 days, 2 hours and 37 minutes. They have done it. At 13h20'26” UTC, Maserati Multi 70 crossed the Tea Route arrival line between Hong Kong and London passing under the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge. Giovanni Soldini and trimaran's crew composed of Guido Broggi, Sébastien Audigane, Oliver Herrera Perez and Alex Pella took 36 days, 2 hours, 37 minutes and 2 seconds to cover the 13.000 nautical miles of the theoretical route between the Chinese port and the capital of the United Kingdom. 

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Record / Giovanni Soldini and Maserati Multi 70 arrived in the English Channel

Maserati Multi 70 entered the English Channel before dawn. After almost 35 days of navigation, at the 9.34 UTC rankings, the advantage of Maserati Multi 70 on the record holder's roadmap is 1.564 miles. There are 302 miles left (of the initial 13.000 nm) to the finish line in London. The arrival is currently scheduled for the morning of February 23rd at 11 UTC approximately.

Record / Giovanni Soldini and Maserati Multi70's crew less than 48 hours from Cape of Good Hope

The second week of sailing of Maserati Multi70 ends at 800 miles from Cape of Good Hope with a 564 miles advantage on the roadmap of the record to beat. 

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Record / Maserati Multi 70 lost a rudder following a collision with a floating object

 “Unfortunately we hit something at 20 knots of speed and   e lost the rudder under the right hull. Luckily we have got one spare with us and it seems there are not too much collateral damage,” explains Giovanni Soldini, skipper of Maserati Multi 70. The incident occurred today in the morning, at the beginning of the tenth day of navigation. Maserati Multi 70 is located in the Indian Ocean about 3,000 miles from the Cape of Good Hope. Giovanni Soldini and the trimaran's crew are waiting for better conditions to change the missing piece.

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Record / “Finally we are off “ says Giovanni Soldini, the trimaran Maserati Multi70 left Hong Kong

The trimaran Maserati Multi70 left Hong Kong crossing the starting line positioned between the Tai Long Pai and Nga Ying Pal lights, at the exit of the Tathoong canal, at 10: 43′ 24” UTC (18:43 in China, 11:43 in Italy).

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Regatta / Concise home as Dongfeng Race Team leads VO65s around the Rock

Unchallenged, Concise 10 blazed into Plymouth this morning, first boat home in the 47th Rolex Fastnet Race. Tony Lawson’s MOD70 trimaran crossed the finish line off Plymouth breakwater at 05:55:00 BST with a race time of 42 hours and 55 minutes. This time didn’t come close to the overall multihull record for the Rolex Fastnet Race but it was still respectable considering they sailed upwind all the way to the Fastnet Rock.

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Record / Lloyd Thornburg and his crew break the Transpacific record aboard Phaedo^3

In the darkest hour of Tuesday morning, Lloyd Thornburg and his crew aboard Phaedo^3 swopped past Diamond Head Lighthouse buoy at 4:32:18am local time. Looking like they shaved just on hour off the previous record. The total elapsed time was 3 days 16 hours 52 minutes and 03 seconds (all times still to be ratified by the WSSRC)

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Regatta / Phaedo 3 takes line honours in the RORC Caribbean 600

After an epic battle with Maserati, Phaedo 3 took multihull line honours in the RORC Caribbean C600. Lloyd Thornburg and his crew of Brian Thompson, Michel Desjoyeaux, Miles Seddon, Rob Greenhalgh, Pete Cumming, Paul Allen and Damian Foxall, finished with an clasped time of 33 hours 40 minutes and 46 seconds. 

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Images / Phaedo 3 taking part in The Artemis Challenge 2016 (Vidéo)

Screaming around the Isle of Wight at top speeds of over 30 knots, Lloyd Thornburg’s MOD70 covered the 50 nautical mile course in 3 hours and 56 seconds, 50 minutes ahead of M32 Tranwall.

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ITW / Musandam-Oman Sail capsize, all crew safely ashore in Newfoundland

The Musandam-Oman Sail crew were safely transferred ashore in Newfoundland overnight following the capsize of the MOD70 trimaran on Sunday morning while racing the Transat Quebec-St Malo.

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Image / Phaedo 3 takes line honours in the Round the Island Race

Lloyd Thornburg’s MOD70 trimaran, Phaedo 3, completed a lap of the Isle of Wight in a time of 2 hours 23 minutes, 23 seconds, almost 30 minutes inside the time set by Sir Ben Ainslie’s AC45 catamaran in 2013.

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MOD70 / Musandam-Oman Sail claim line honours and new world record in Volvo Round Ireland Race

Musandam-Oman Sail set a new world record for sailing around Ireland and posted a sensational victory in the 2016 Volvo Round Ireland Race after a cliff-hanger finish with just minutes separating the three giant trimarans on the line.

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Arriving back in Wicklow Bay, after a thrilling contest with the other MOD70s, Phaedo and Concise, for most of the 700 nautical mile course, Sidney Gavignet’s crew were exhausted but exhilarated by their victory and the new record, which they had set themselves last year beating Steve Fossett’s longstanding Lakota record from 1993.

MOD70 / Giovanni Soldini and Maserati, the challenge continues aboard Edmond de Rothschild trimaran

Giovanni Soldini and his partners’ sporting adventures continue in 2016-17 with an important piece of good news: the legendary Italian yachtsman is to take the helm of a Multi70 trimaran, which was made available by John Elkann. The craft will be renamed Maserati Multi70.

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The search has stopped, “We are completely devastated,” said David Graham

In an immensely sad decision, today, nine days after the man overboard incident, the search has stopped. Today we will accompany Mohammed’s father and uncle back to Muscat to be with their family at this tragic time. The Italian and Croatian coastguards remain on alert.

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Sidney Gavignet, skipper Musandam-Oman Sail, reported a Man Overboard

Musandam-Oman Sail, MOD70, skipper Sidney Gavignet (FRA), reported a Man Overboard at 05:05 Central European Time on Wednesday 7 October off the coast of Croatia (position: 44° 32' 98N - 014° 02' 50E). 

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“We have to take our revenge on Phaedo after they beat us in the Rolex Fastnet Race” said Gavignet - Marseille

A successful summer in Europe, where thousands of miles have been clocked up to further Oman’s sporting and tourism development plans, is set to culminate in a thrilling head-to-head contest between Sidney Gavignet’s crew of Omani professionals on Musandam-Oman Sail and rival MOD70 Phaedo, in the 608-mile Mediterranean classic.

MOD70 / Sidney Gavignet and Musandam-Oman Sail will be in Kiel all week

The Sultanate of Oman’s flagship Musandam-Oman Sail might have missed breaking its own 2014 record of 1 hour 47 minutes and 22 seconds, by just six minutes and 56 seconds this morning at Kieler Woche’s famous opening Welcome Race, but the team, including Pierre Casiraghi, had such a good run that they were far from disappointed.

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