RORC Transatlantic, Soldini is still in command but is experiencing a failure

Water on board and drift problems on Maserati Multi70: "During the night last night, while jumping over the waves, the stopper of the drift puller exploded. The daggerboard popped out of its seat and falling back out of the guides, breaking all the backstays". Now on the fourth day of racing, Giovanni Soldini transmits updates from the trimaran and reminds the episode that has occurred over the last 24 hours: "Usually two sleds are used to block the daggerboard: one at the exit of the hull, the other one and a half metres above the bottom of the hull. Last night, however, the centreboard slipped out of its high seat and thus remained precariously fixed in the hull bottom slide, free to swing left and right. The violent oscillations thus broke through the keel, a sort of 'case' inside which the keel slides. The whole area of the keel is enclosed in two watertight compartments that are designed precisely so as not to flood the boat in such cases. Both compartments are full of water at the moment, but there are no other leaks. We managed to get the centreboard back into its high seat and secured it at deck level with makeshift tie-downs. Overall, however, the weight of the water embarked upon constitutes 30% of the total weight of the Maserati Multi70. We also tried to empty the compartment with buckets and a pump but after an hour of work the volume regained was 10% and we eventually threw in the towel. The problem for now is limited to the performance, the boat is certainly under a lot of strain, but it reacts very well and we hope it continues like this!"