Maserati
And Giovanni Soldini
A Massive Technological Challenge
The 2016 season is getting underway on
something of a high note for Giovanni
Soldini and his partners with the move
from their previous monohull to the new
Maserati Multi70 trimaran. This faster,
more modern craft will allow Soldini and his
crew to tackle new records and compete
in prestige competitions of the likes of the
Rolex Middle Sea Race in October and the
RORC Transatlantic Race in November.
Flanking Giovanni Soldini this new season
are Maserati, returning as main sponsor for
the fifth consecutive year, and UnipolSai
Assicurazioni which will be playing a more
prominent sponsorship role in the project
than last season. Also renewing their
support as official challenge suppliers are
Ermenegildo Zegna for clothing and Boero
Bartolomeo S.p.A. which supplies hull paint
and enamels.
After an extremely busy and satisfying
three years that saw them clock up an
impressive number of nautical miles with
the monohull Maserati VOR70, Soldini and
his team will henceforth be sailing aboard
Maserati Multi70, a cuttingedge, very high
performance trimaran capable of making
extremely fast speeds.
“This craft’s innovative character is all
down to her appendages. Team Gitana
transformed the starboard side with
an Lfoil and got her flying but always in
sheltered waters.
We are now trying to find out if and how it
is possible to do the same in a moderate
swell. Clearly that will involve a lot of
research and development work that we’ve
only just begun but what we’ve seen so far
is really enthusing us already”.
Three challenges are scheduled for this
season a MonacoPorto Cervo record
attempt, the Rolex Middle Sea Race and
RORC Transatlantic Race.
In September, Maserati Multi70 will be
on standby in Monte Carlo for the perfect
weather window for an attempt to set a
new multi reference time between Monaco
and Porto Cervo, a 195nautical mile route.
The current record is held by the monohull
Esimit Europa 2 which covered the distance
in 10 hours, 13 minutes and 42 seconds in
2012, making an average speed of 19 knots.
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