Drawing from his photographic archive, the ocean navigator Giovanni Soldini revisits all the records, victories, technological challenges and achievements, the successful results, research and evolution of his sporting association with Maserati. A partnership that, over ten years, has led to the achievement of important goals and to trying out new approaches to ocean navigation through the development of two boats: the monohull Vor70 and the trimaran Maserati Multi70.
With about 250 photos, Italy’s most famous yachtsman talks about technical results but also difficulties and risks, and the most humanly and emotionally significant moments experienced over four trips around the world. The observation and protection of the ocean has also always been at the centre of the relationship between Maserati and Giovanni Soldini. This is why, in terms of energy progress, the Maserati Multi70 has combined a science project of collecting data with monitoring along its routes.
While announcing a new project with Ferrari, Giovanni Soldini tells us about his ten years of working with Maserati. The records, the regattas and going around the world four times.
Giovanni Soldini has over thirty years of ocean regattas under his belt, including two round the world alone (Around
Alone, won in 1999 and gone down in history for the rescue of Isabelle Autissier, and the 1995 Boc Challenge), six Québec- Saint Malo, six Ostar, three Transat Jacques Varbre and over forty transoceanic trips. On board the Vor70 Maserati he established the Cádiz-San Salvador record and the New York- San Francisco Gold Route (13,225 miles in 47 days, 42’ and 29”). He also established in 2015 the record for the Tea Route (3,300 miles in 21 days, 19 hours, 32’, 54”). In 2023 with the trimaran Maserati Multi70 he led a round the world trip on totally independent energy.
Pub date: May 2024
Length: 240 pp