SloopJohnB 322 Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 From Giovanni Soldini website John and Maserati: a race against time October 5, 2011 The Chairman of Fiat, John Elkann and the President of the Italian Yacht Club Charles Cross today announced the ambitious new challenge against the clock of Giovanni Soldini and Maserati. Three important records in the North Atlantic Soldini and a crew of nine people will try to win in 2012 on board the VOR70 Maserati Cadiz-San Salvador (Bahamas) Miami-New York, New York-Cape Lizard (UK). All oceanic paths monitored by the World Sailing Speed Record Council, the international body that certifies the best travel times on routes of the historic clipper. The challenge is supported by Maserati, partner which gives its name to the boat, the Swiss bank BSI (Group general) and by the same General as co-sponsors. Maserati flying the burgee of the Italian Yacht Club, the oldest sailing club in the Mediterranean, founded in Genoa in 1879. Official suppliers of the challenge are Vodafone Italy; Boero Bartolomeo SpA, Bulgari, Official Time Keeper. "I'm happy because two big companies have decided to approach the world of ocean sailing supporting a major Italian company," said John, two rounds of the world and assets of more than 30 Atlantic crossings: "We could be the first Italian boat to make the reference time of a route official WSSRC. The conquest of the North Atlantic records has always been a dream of my life." Maserati is the VOR 70 who participated in the crew around the world in 2008-2009. A vessel of 20 meters and super technology that can apply to become the fastest monohull in the world with carbon mast over 30 feet, the canting keel, the ballast tanks of mobile (water ballast), with drifts of moving forward ( canards), tiratissime to the water lines and structures in composite materials. John explains: "After three months of a boat yard Maserati is 10% lighter and more powerful, with greater ability to straighten. We worked to get a more aft trim making Maserati particularly suitable for high speeds. " Records The program presents tentative dates of records, as reference to determine the time necessary to start with ideal weather conditions agreed at the last moment by a team meteorologists. If the conditions are right, John and Maserati will try to beat the record of distance traveled by the monohull in 24 hours. January 2012: Cadiz-San Salvador (Bahamas) - 3884 miles (no time reference to beat; record Franck Cammas, trimaran Groupama, May 2007). March 2012: Miami-New York - 947 miles (no time reference to beat; record Franck Cammas, Groupama trimaran, June 2007). April 2012: New York to Cape Lizard (UK) - 2925 miles ( record to break 6 days, 17 hours, 52 minutes, 39 seconds set by Robert Miller, of tankers Mary Cha IV, October 2003, 18.5 knots on average). The program provides for the development of Maserati in the water in November 2011. November and December 2011 will be dedicated to the development of the boat and the selection and training of the crew Link to post Share on other sites
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