The Multi 70 feet Maserati was tested “in real life”, on two routes where there was a record to be broken. As a result, her skipper Giovanni Soldini, assisted by Pierre Casiraghi, on the record-breaking Wally (Monaco\/Saint-Tropez), improved on the two \u201ctimes\u201d, and was very satisfied with his \u201cMaserati\u201d of the seas.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Written by <\/span>Philippe Leblond \u2013 Photos Originel MG & Marcello Chiodino<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n From Maserati’s trident to Neptune’s trident, the meaning is the same, the former emanating from Neptune’s fountain, in the city of Bologna, birthplace of the prestigious car brand… No false note, therefore, to see this symbol adorning the prow of this proud steed of the seas that is the Multi 70 Maserati (21.20 m x 16.80 m), piloted by Giovanni Soldini and his crew. A trimaran with extremely slender hulls, capable of holding a staggering average speed in heavy seas. In fact, at the finish of the record set between Monaco and Porto Cervo (195 miles), the Italian skipper could not believe it: \u201cWe crossed the finish line sailing at 35 knots! We knew it was going to be a risky window because of the light wind near Corsica, but we wanted to try anyway and we did our best, pushing our Multi 70 to the maximum, and we did it: we are all very happy, and exhausted!\u201d<\/em> And despite the speed of this multihull, with peak speeds of 38 knots in 25\/30 knots of wind, it was not a simple affair… The Maserati crew had previously made an unsuccessful attempt, deploring a damaged rudder. But at the end of the second attempt, the multihull record held by Ph\u00e6do3 since 2016 fell, in 7\u00a0h 50′ and 44”. But it was only a matter of 2\u00a0minutes and 47 seconds!<\/p>\n\n\n\nPeak speeds of 38 knots!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n