hector velarde

The longest continent to continent sailing race in the Southern Hemisphere - the Cape to Rio set off in two starts: the first one on 26 December 2016 and the second (for the faster yachts) on 1 January 2017. The second start were chasing the record set in 2014 when Giovani Soldini's Volvo 70, Maserati shattered the course record, which had stood for 14 years by completing the 3 300 mile course in 10 days, 11 hours, 29 minutes and 57 seconds. Maserati beat the previous record by over two … [Read more...] about Hector Velarde’s Runaway Success on #Cape2Rio 2017