Maserati out for record
Chasing historic New York to San Francisco passage timeOn December 31, the VOR70 yacht Maserati under the guidance of Giovanni Soldini, set off from New York en route to San Francisco via Cape Horn with the intent of breaking a famous record.
The 13,225 nautical miles that separate New York from San Francisco via Cape Horn, is an historic route, widely travelled by clippers that were involved in the gold rush starting from the second half of 1800.
The best result of the time was set in 1854 by Flying Cloud, an exceptional vessel from the Boston shipyards, that reached San Francisco in 89 days and 21 hours, a record that stood for more than 130 years.
After several attempts by many boats, the 60-foot Thursday’s Child of Warren Luhrs arrived in San Francisco after 80 days and 20 hours in 1989. In 1994, Isabelle Autissier aboard Ecureuil Poitou took 62 days and 5 hours.
Then, in 1998, Yves Parlier on board Aquitaine Innovations had dropped to 57 days, 3 hours, 2 minutes. This is the reference record for Giovanni Soldini and his crew who will try to beat it aboard Maserati.
The overall record in the multihull category belongs to Lionel Lemonchois who made the journey in 43 days and 38 minutes aboard trimaran Gitana 13 in 2008.
On January 8, after seven-and-a-half days of high-speed racing, Maserati had travelled 2564nm and was comfortably ahead of Aquitaine’s position for the same time period and travelling comfortably at just under 20 knots.
For more information or to follow the record on the tracker, go to: http://maserati.soldini.it/?lang=en
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