WoW EXTRA Caribbean 600 Start February 18.2019 Capsize! Mod 70 Start Delayed so argo Can Start

BREAKING NEWS:
Start of RORC Caribbean 600 postponed for MOD 70s

Giovanni Soldini and Maserati Multi 70’s Team agreed to Team Argo’s request to postpone the start of the RORC Caribbean 600.

The new start time will be at 14.00 local time (18.00 UTC and 19.00 Italian time) to allow the American Team to finish the repair work after they capsized during the Antigua 360 Race last Friday.

The Royal Ocean Racing Club, the organizing committee, asked everyone in the MOCRA class (multihulls) to delay the start but the quorum wasn’t met, so they asked the Italian Team to create a special class for the two MOD 70s.

Therefore Maserati Multi 70 and Argo will compete in a Match Race without taking part in the corrected time ranking.

This is the RORC Start video which includes the footage concerning the capsize of US Mod 70 ARGO whilst traing with Giovanni Soldini in Maserati. All crew are safe and they may be on the start line today.
The story.
Five starts are scheduled from 1100-1140 local time with the multihulls in the final start. In the build-up to the non-stop race around 11 Caribbean islands there has already been high drama, and the race is set provide a thrilling spectacle with front-runners reporting that both the multihull and monohull race records could be broken. Entry Lists on website

The weather forecast is suggesting that moderate trade winds at the start will strengthen during the race, giving classic Caribbean sailing conditions of warm trade winds from the east with a moderate sea state. “We have seen light conditions throughout January, but we are seeing a significant change for the RORC Caribbean 600, with low pressure pushing the high pressure away,” commented Andiamo’s skipper Mike Broughton at a weather update held during the Skippers’ Briefing.