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New Channel record!

Giovanni Soldini and Maserati Multi 70, who conquered the Channel Record

04-22-2021

Double victory for Giovanni Soldini and Maserati Multi 70, who conquered the Channel Record with an elapsed time of 4 hours, 30 minutes and 49 seconds, beating for a little over 3 minutes their opponent PowerPlay (4 hours, 34 minutes and 6 seconds)

The two trimarans set sail from Cowes (UK) this morning: Maserati Multi 70 crossed the starting line at 9:13:40 GMT, a few minutes after Peter Cunningham’s MOD 70 PowerPlay, and arrived at the finish line off Dinard (FR) at 13:44:29 GMT, sailing 138 miles with an average speed of 30,59 knots.

The Italian Team’s time is 18 minutes better than the 2015 record set by Lloyd Thornburg and Brian Thompson aboard Phaedo3.

The elapsed times have been collected by the two competing teams, they will have to be ratified by the World Sailing Speed Racing Council.

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