RORC Transatlantic Race--

Pressure Drop - Maserati and PowerPlay set for RORC Transatlantic Race http://www.pressure-drop.us/forums/content.php?8618-Maserati-and-PowerPlay-set-for-RORC-Transatlantic-Race

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Excerpt:
Two MOD70s have entered the RORC Transatlantic Race for a thrilling high-speed multihull match race from Lanzarote* to Grenada.

Giovanni Soldini's much modified Maserati (now called a Multi 70) and Peter Cunningham's PowerPlay (formerly Concise 10) have both confirmed that they will be on the starting line for the 5th edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race, starting from Marina Lanzarote on November 24, 2018.

This 3,000 mile match will take the boats to Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina in Grenada and both teams are very capable of breaking the multihull race record, set by Lloyd Thornburg's Phaedo3 in 2015 (5 days 22 hrs 46 mins 03 secs).

* Lanzarote is a Spanish island, the northernmost and easternmost of the autonomous Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. It is located approximately 125 kilometres (78 miles) off the coast of Africa and 1,000 kilometres (621 miles) from the Iberian Peninsula.

 

RORC Tracker: RORC Transatlantic Race :: 2018 Fleet Tracker http://rorctransatlantic.rorc.org/tracking/2018-fleet-tracking.html

 

Maserati in 2nd just after the start-speed 6.6 knots, PowerPlay speed 6.8 knots.
Wind looks like a port tack reach the whole way-that means(theoretically) no foiling for Maserati.....
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--9:48 am Eastern Maserati faster at 11.4 vs PowerPlays 7.6 knots. Maserati is .2 of a mile behind Power Play.
--2:13 pm Eastern:
1-Maserati 1.8 miles ahead of PowerPlay and doing 19.7 knots,
2-PowerPlay doing 18.9 knots.
--6:39 Eastern:
1-PowerPlay two miles ahead of Maserati and doing 18.4 knots,
2-Maserati doing 16.7.....
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More damage on Maserati: Maserati-- 70' Ocean Racing Foiler https://www.boatdesign.net/threads/maserati-70-ocean-racing-foiler.57254/page-11 post 157-scroll down
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Sunday, 8:31 am Eastern- Maserati about 2m in front of PowerPlay.

 

Sunday 2:54 pm Eastern:
1- Maserati is .9 mile ahead and doing 15.7 knots,
2-PowerPlay is doing 15.9 knots.
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Sunday 4:30 pm Eastern:
1-Maserati is .4 mile ahead and doing 16.4 knots,
2-PowerPlay is doing 16.5 knots.
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Sunday 7:14 pm Eastern:
1-Maserati is 1.4 m ahead and doing 16.7 knots,
2-PowerPlay is doing 16.5 knots.

picture from Pressure Drop:

 

Monday 8:41 am:
1- PowerPlay leading by 10.3 m and doing 17.2 knots,
2- Maserati doing 20.3 knots.
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Monday 12:04 pm:
1- Maserati leading by 2.5 miles and doing 24.2 knots,
2- PowerPlay doing 18.2 knots.
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Monday 4:13 pm:
1- Maserati leading by 3.1m and doing 21.8 knots,
2- PowerPlay doing 22.6 knots.
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Monday 7:35 pm:
1- PowerPlay leading by 8.1 miles and doing 23.4 knots,
2- Maserati doing 23.5 knots.
NOTE-this seems real peculiar to me-3 hours and 20 minutes ago Maserati was ahead by 3.1 miles-now the tracker says she is behind by 8.1 miles!! I don't think so.........
Maserati will(may) be able to foil when she gybes to stb tack to head for the finish.

 

Tuesday 7:47 am :
1) PowerPlay leads by .5 m and is doing 19.8 knots,
2) Maserati is doing 20 knots.
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Tuesday 11:36 am :
1- Power Play leading by 4.1 m and doing 24.2 knots,
2- Maserati doing 25.3 knots.
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Tuesday 4:02 pm :
1- Maserati leads by 7 miles and is doing 21.3 knots on stb. She can foil on stb. only and should be able to hold it into Granada but this will likely continue to be a close race,
2- PowerPlay is doing 20.9 knots.
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Tuesday 7:33 pm :
1- PowerPlay leading by 19 miles*and doing 24 knots,
2- Maserati doing 21.7 knots.
*This is a another of the bizarre tracker reports. It means that in 3.5 hours PowerPlay has gained 26 miles on Maserati. Impossible as best I can tell unless something is drastically wrong with Maserati-even then the gain seems unrealistic given Maserati's current speed. May be influenced by the different direction of the two boats but ,again, thats a big gain if Maserati maintained her speed.
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Check out post 162(scroll down) with the latest from Team Maserati:
Maserati-- 70' Ocean Racing Foiler https://www.boatdesign.net/threads/maserati-70-ocean-racing-foiler.57254/page-11

 

Wednesday 7:23 am:
1-Maserati leads by 7.5 miles and is doing 23.4 knots,
2-PowerPlay is doing 22.5 knots.
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Wens 11:42 am:
1-PowerPlay is leading by 10 miles and doing 20.9 knots,
2-Maserati is doing 22.1 knots.
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Wens 4:39 pm:
1- Maserati leading by 3.6 miles and doing 23.4 knots,
2- PowerPlay doing 19.9 knots.
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Wens 8:31 pm:
1- Maserati leads by 15.7 miles and is doing 25.1 knots,
2- PowerPlay is doing 22.2 knots.

 

Thurs 7:35 am:
1- PowerPlay leads by 13.1m and is doing 21.8 knots,
2- Maserati is doing 25.9 knots.
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Thurs 11:29 am:
1- PowerPlay leads by 37.4m(?) and is doing 20.1 knots,
2- Maserati is doing 25.3 knots.
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Thurs 3:50 pm:
1- Maserati leads by 7 m and is doing 23.1 knots. She is on stb. so if the wind is enough she should be able to foil though the tracker speeds this time don't show it,
2- PowerPlay is doing 24.7 knots.
According to the tracker Maserati has made up 44 miles in a little over 4 hours?!
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Thurs 7:18 pm:
1- Maserati leads by 19.4 miles and is doing 24.4 knots,
2- PowerPlay is doing 22 knots.
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Go Maserati!

 

Fri 7:08 am:
1- Maserati leading by 53.5 miles and doing 22.1 knots,
2- PowerPlay doing 25.1 knots.
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Fri 9:25 am:
1- Maserati leading by 40.3 miles and doing 24.9 knots,
2- PowerPlay doing 23.5 knots.
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Fri 2:11 pm:
1- PowerPlay is leading? by 8.6 miles and doing 23.4 knots,
2- Maserati is doing 24.8 knots.
So, theoretically, according to the tracker, PowerPlay made up 48.9 miles in 4.45hr while going slower-- a gain of almost 11miles an hour!
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Fri 4:18 pm:
1- PowerPlay leads by 10.9 miles and is doing 24.7 knots,
2- Maserati is doing 24.7 knots.
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Fri 5:51 pm:
1- PowerPlay leads by 12.8 miles?? and is doing 25.9 knots,
2- Maserati is doing 26.8 knots.
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Fri 7:53 pm:
1- Maserati is leading by 63.9 miles for line honors-and for the first time leading in MOCRA* .She is doing 26.3 knots.
2- PowerPlay is doing 26.6 knots.
If Maserati maintains her present speed and relative position she should finish about 2 am Sat.
One hell of a multihull match race!
*MOCRA- Racing – MOCRA https://mocra-sailing.org.uk/racing/
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Fri 8:25 pm:
1- Maserati is leading by 20.5 miles and doing 27.2 knots.
2- Power Play is doing 26.6 knots.
According to the tracker PowerPlay gained 43.4 miles between 7:53pm and 8:25 pm!!
Riiight.... According to the tracker PowerPlay is now leading under MOCRA.
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Fri 9:31 pm:
1-Maserati is leading by 22.2 miles and doing 27 knots. 106 miles to go.....
2-PowerPlay is doing 26.1 knots.
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Fri 10:36 pm:
1- Maserati is leading by 21.2 miles and doing 25.4 knots. 81.1 miles to go.
2- PowerPlay is doing 27.7 knots.
If Maserati maintains her current speed, PowerPlay can't catch up before she arrives in Granada around 1:40 am.
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Fri 11:31 pm:
1- Maserati is leading by 22.1 miles and going 26 knots. 55.3 miles to go.
2- PowerPlay is doing 29.1 knots.


Go Maserati!!!

 

Maserati won line honors-first to finish! 2 wins in a row-way to go Team Maserati!!