Rolex Sydney Hobart: the VOR 70 Celestial (formerly Maserati) wins the legendary Tattersall Cup
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The 2024 edition of the Rolex Sydney Hobart is drawing to a close, a race that was particularly troubled this year due to two accidents that claimed two lives during the first 24 hours . The line honors for the line honors win went to Christian Beck’s 100′ LawConnect, which finished the 630-mile course in 1 day, 13 hours, 35 minutes and 13 seconds. As is well known, however, what counts more than anything else at the Sydney Hobart is the IRC overall ranking that awards the legendary Tattersall Cup, the overall Rolex Sydney Hobart Trophy.
IRC overall victory and the Tattersall Cup went to the VOR 70 Celestial, owned by Sam Haynes, Commodore of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia. In second place at the moment is given the TP 52 Caro, in third the Caprice 40 Chutzpah. For Sam Haynes this is an encore at Hobart after winning in 2022 with the TP 52 that bore the same name as the for 70.
VOR 70 Celestial, a somewhat “Italian” boat
Celestial is one of the fastest VOR 70s around and is an old acquaintance of Italian sailing. It is in fact Giovanni Soldini’s former Maserati, built in 2007, the VOR 70 with which the Italian sailor’s team has participated in some of the most important international regattas and set several records. A mythical boat, it is in fact Ericsson 3 that took part, skippered by Magnus Olsson, in the 2008-2009 Volvo Ocean Race. Celestial is 21.5 meters long, 5.70 meters wide and fishes 5.20 meters. Giovanni Soldini’s team heavily modified the boat, moving the keel further back from the original configuration and lightening the displacement by about 2 tons. The stern and side ballases were also modified. Celestial’s design is by Juan Kouyoumdjian, who in this Rolex Sydney Hobart was a catch all, since he is the designer also of LawConnect, which won the regatta in real time.
Mauro Giuffrè
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