Giovanni Soldini and Team Maserati Multi70 Round Cape of Good Hope After 16 days of Navigation
Summary
Just after they rounded Cape Agulhas, Giovanni Soldini and the other four crew members (Guido Broggi, Sébastien Audigane, Oliver Herrera Perez and Alex Pella) have found a favorable wind to round Good Hope, not just a symbolic turn halfway between Hong Kong and London.They left Hong Kong last January 18th, to beat the record set in 2008 by Lionel Lemonchois on board the 100 footer maxi catamaran Gitana 13 (41 days, 21 hours and 26 minutes), the 21.20 meters trimaran Maserati Multi70 must cut the finish line under the Queen Elizabeth II bridge over the River Thames before 1 March.The challenge is supported by Maserati, the main sponsor that gives the name to the trimaran and Aon as co-sponsor, along with the official supplier for the clothing, Ermenegildo Zegna.AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Feb. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Maserati Multi70 rounded the Cape of Good Hope today at 12.02 UTC after 16 days, 1 hour and 37 minutes of navigation.The landing on South Africa happened a few hours earlier, at dawn, after a night spent fighting with light winds, near Cape Agulhas, the southernmost tip of the African continent that by geographical agreement marks the limit between the Indian and Atlantic oceans.