MOD70s, RORC Transat 2016: Phaedo 3 floating mode wins over Maserati

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RORC Transat 2016 might well be the first Oceanic race to match a foiler MOD70 (handicapped though with one ama equipped with flying foils) vs a traditional floating one.

The additional speed obtained by Maserati when sailing port ama down was not enough to overcome Phaedo 3 navigation and also great speed.Loick Peyron talked about having foiling Ocean Crosing multis, and Giovanni Soldini & Maserati have made that statement a reality. With of course the initial design / setup work done by Gitana Team who transformed a MOD70 into a flying machine.Below offical results. More info at rorctransatlantic.rorc.org/

Pts Factored
Points		 Sail Boat Type of Boat Owner Sailed by Finish Time Elapsed Handicap Corrected Pos Pts Factored
Pts
90 135 3 Phaedo 3 MOD 70 Lloyd Thornburg Brian Thompason 3 Dec – 01:49:55 6 – 13:39:55 1.98 13 – 00:10:38 1 90 135
84 126 ITA55 Maserati MOD 70 Giovanni Soldini 3 Dec – 20:54:23 7 – 08:44:23 2.024 14 – 21:43:16 2 84 126

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