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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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 / Less than 600 miles to the Equator for Giovanni Soldini and Maserati

After a brief slowdown this morning at dawn, Maserati Multi 70 is back again at full speed on its route towards the West African coast at more than 28 knots of speed in a South wind blowing between 14 and 17 knots.

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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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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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Record / Thomson smashes 24-hour distance record during Vendée Globe

British sailor Alex Thomson today smashed the world record for the greatest distance sailed solo in 24 hours notching up 536.8 miles on his 60ft racing yacht.

Thomson, 42, is currently in second place in the Vendee Globe just 70 miles behind French race leader Armel Le Cleac'h with 1,000 miles to go to the finish line.

Record / Phil Sharp Smashes World Speed Record for English Channel in Class40

Phil Sharp has established a new World Speed Sailing Monohull Record, single-handed across the English Channel from Cowes, Isle of Wight to Dinard, France in 9 hours and 3 minutes, subject to ratification by the World Speed Sailing Record Council (WSSRC), aboard his 40ft offshore Class 40 yacht Imerys averaging a speed of 15.3knts.

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Record / Guo Chuan sets sail to challenge solo nonstop trans-Pacific world record

Chinese mariner Guo Chuan set sail to challenge solo non-stop trans-Pacific world record on 18 October, departing from San Francisco for Shanghai. The super trimaran Qingdao China, named after Guo Chuan's hometown Qingdao, a port city of China as the capital of Chinese sailing sport, crossed the start line underneath the famous Golden Gate Bridge at 14:24:11 PDT (22:24:11 GMT) to start the extreme world record attempt.

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Record / Guo Chuan will set sail tomorrow to challenge transpacific world record

Chinese mariner Guo Chuan will set sail of his trimaran Qingdao China tomorrow, aiming to set a new solo non-stop trans-Pacific sailing world record from San Francisco to Shanghai. Officials from Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in San Francisco visited Guo Chuan today and sent their best wishes.

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Jules Verne / "Our aim now is to cross the finish line safely in Ushant" Yann Guichard - Spindrift 2

Situated just 2,600 nautical miles away from the finish line off Ushant and about to start her 43rd day at sea, Spindrift 2 is now only 266 miles off the pace, but will no longer be able to improve on the Jules Verne Trophy record time of 45d 13h 42m 53s, set in 2012. Although the crew have battled incessantly, closing the gap by more than 700 miles in three days, the weather has sealed their fate. The Azores High has blocked the direct route, while violent storms lie ahead, making the sea unnavigable, so the conditions in the Atlantic make it impossible for the crew to finish the circumnavigation on time. From today, Spindrift 2's crew have been forced to take their foot off the gas and leave off record-attempt mode.

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Record / Spindrift 2 crossed the Cape Horn (Video)

Spindrift 2 crossed the longitude of Cape Horn on Tuesday, December 22 at 08:09 GMT, with a nice westerly breeze of 20 knots after 30 days 04 hours and 07 minutes at sea since leaving Ushant: that equals an improvement of 18 hours 11 minutes on the record time set by Banque Populaire V. Dona Bertarelli, Yann Guichard and their 12 teammates will now head back up the Atlantic for one last 7000-mile dash.

Record / Departure of Spindrift 2 in Jules Verne Trophy

The trimaran Spindrift 2 left Brest at 23.35 (CET) and is making her way to Ushant, the starting line of the Trophée Jules Verne around-the-world record, which she will be crossing tonight.

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Record / Guo Chuan Racing completes Arctic Ocean World Record challenge

After 13 days' racing on the treacherous waters of the North East Passage for 3240nm, Qingdao China, led by Chinese skipper Guo Chuan, finally crossed the finish line on the Bering Strait at 16.48 UTC September 15, Guo Chuan and his five crew from Germany, France and Russia made it! For the very first time in history, a racing trimaran sailed non-stop successfully through the Arctic Ocean Northeast passage from Murmansk to Bering Straits.

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Record / The Round Britain and Ireland world record for Sidney Gavignet and Musandam Oman Sail

The six-man crew, skippered by Sidney Gavignet, and including Omani sailors Fahad Al Hasni, Yasser Al Rahbi and Sami Al Shukaili, key members of last year’s Round Britain and Ireland world record setting team, plus Spain’s Alex Pella and French multihull veteran Jean Baptiste Levailland, crossed the finish line beneath the Kish Lighthouse off Dublin Bay just before 1000 UTC having started their record attempt at 1704 UTC on Monday.

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Record / Phaedo3 Sets a new around St Martin record

Lloyd Thornburg and his crew aboard Phaedo3, whilst training for the up coming regatta, Les Voiles de St Barth, decided to see if they could challenge one record. 

Back in March 2003, Steve Fossett set a record for sailing around the island of St Maarten. He circumnavigated the island in 2 hours 4 minutes and 36 seconds. 

Mod70 / "Around Antigua Island" Record for Michel Desjoyeaux and Phaedo 3 !

Today Phaedo3 went out for a practice with its crew, knowing that, the Farr-designed 115-foot, Sojana, completed the “Around Antigua Island” race in 4 hours, 37 minutes and 43 seconds in 2009, a record which is still to be broken. 

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Record / #Maserati and Giovanni Soldini prepare to compete in prestige races and embark on record attempts

2015 promises to be a year packed with tough, ambitious sporting challenges for Maserati and Giovanni Soldini as they prepare to compete in prestige races and embark on new ocean record attempts. After two years and 60,000 miles of sea, Maserati has re-­‐emerged from two months in the yard for specialist maintenance work, ready and eager to get going again.

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