Giovanni Soldini’s MOD 70 retires from the Rolex Fastnet Race

Maserati Multi 70 and Giovanni Soldini are forced to withdraw from the Rolex Fastnet Race due to a failure.

Soldini commented: “We were going 20-25 knots when the starboard winch bell exploded. We had recently replaced it, it was new – it probably had structural damage. We were good: we and Argo, our direct rival, were very close and until recently we were in the lead, a pity to have to withdraw “