Just another 5 miles and Maserati will cross the finish line of the historic Golden Route New York-San Francisco under the Golden Gate Bridge.
Maserati is just 5 miles away from the finish line of the Golden Route in the bay of San Francisco, under the Golden Gate Bridge.Aboard, Giovanni and the crew are really excited after 47 days at sea.
“We are close to the coast and we are sailing 5 knots fast – says Giovanni – if things go on like this we will arrive by 8 pm, Italian time. If the wind increases we could arrive even earlier. We can’t wait to be there!”.
According to the World Sailing Speed Record Council (WSSRC) - the international council that certificates the timed claimed records achieved under its rules – Maserati must cross the finish line of the New York-San Francisco route just under the Golden Gate Bridge, a symbol of the city.
When arrived, Maserati will be moored at the pontoon B, Pier 39, Fisherman’s Wharf.
At http://maserati.soldini.it/ you can follow Giovanni Soldini and his team’s navigation from New York to San Francisco almost live, 24 hours a day: videos and photos sent from aboard, news and comments form the crew members. At Cartography page, the position of Maserati is updated every hour to experience the challenge of Soldini and his team surfing from home.
NEW YORK – SAN FRANCISCO RECORD STORYThe 13225 nautical miles that separate New York from San Francisco via Cape Horn, are an historic route, widely travelled by clippers that were involved in the goldrush starting from the second half of 1800. The best result of the time was set in 1854 by Flying Cloud, exceptional vessel from the Boston shipyards, that reached San Francisco in 89 days and 8 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 has 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 the VOR70 Maserati, from the second half of December 2012.
The overall record in the multihull category belongs to Lionel Lemonchois that made thejourney in 43 days and 38 minutes aboard Gitana 13 in 2008.
The challenge is being sponsored by Maserati as main partner and inspiration for the boat’s name, by the Swiss bank BSI (Generali Group) and by Generali itself as co-sponsor.
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