Maserati Multi70 Boat Captain

Born in Milan in 1971, Guido is a classic boat enthusiast with thousands of miles of ocean sailing under his belt.
Between 1998 and 2005, he was team lead on the build and sporting preparation of Giovanni Soldini’s Open 60 Fila and trimaran Tim. He also took part in all of the latter’s crewed races: the 1998 New York- Lizard Point North Atlantic record attempt, the 1999 Transat Jacques Vabre two-hander, the Quebec-St Malo in 2002 and 2004, and two Marseille-Tunis record attempts in 2002.
Between 2005 and 2011, Guido oversaw the manufacture of specialist PBO cables (America’s Cup and all special projects) at Gottifredi & Maffioli.
He has served as boat captain aboard Maserati VOR70 since 2011, participating in all her races, and now continues that role aboard Maserati Multi70.

Maserati Multi70 Bowman

Spaniard Carlos Hernandez is a hugely experienced yachtsman, having first fallen in love with sailing at the age of just 10 in his native Canary Islands.
Between 2006 and 2013, he competed in the RC44, GP42 (Audi Med Cup and Worlds), J-80 dinghy and Snipe classes.
He has also sailed in two Volvo Ocean Races: in 2014-15 aboard the Volvo 65 Mapfre (4th) and in 2011-12 aboard the Volvo 70 Telefonica (4th).
Aboard Maserati VOR70, he sailed in various ocean races not least the Transpacific Yacht Race and Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race as well as the New York-San Francisco record attempt via Capo Horn.

Maserati Multi70 Bowman

Born at Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands in 1987, Spaniard Oliver Herrera Perez began his seafaring career in the Optimist class at the tender age of 9 before progressing to IMS 500, Swan 45 and RC44 racing as an adult.
His many high profile achievements include two podium positions in the IMS 500 and Swan 45 classes in the Copa del Rey (2006 and 2012) and one first in both the J80 Spanish Championship ( in which he raced in 2007, 2010 and 2012) and the J80 World Championships (competed in 2009, 2015).
Already part of the Maserati VOR70 crew, Oliver will continue to compete as bowman aboard Maserati Multi70.

Sailmaker/Trimmer

Born in Brest, Brittany, in 1961, Jean-Baptiste Le Vaillant founded the Incidences sail loft in La Rochelle. He has worked and sailed with the world’s top skippers (from Loïck and Bruno Peyron to Franck Cammas) and designed the sails for their multis.
His career achievements span a plethora of records, not least the
Newport-Bermuda, the Los Angeles-Honolulu aboard Lending Club in 2015 and La Route de Découverte aboard Spindrift in 2013.
The world ocean record champion in 2009, Jean-Baptiste also spent three years record-breaking and ocean-sailing aboard Banque Popolaire V.

Plan (Halyards/sail controls) - Responsible for data collection

Born in 1967, François Robert began his competitive career aboard Figaro and took part in
two editions of the Mini Transat (1991 and 1995), before being appointed Bruno Peyron’s navigator aboard Commodore Explorer. His love of “la course au large” also saw him flanking Antoine Koch at the start-line for the 2003 Transat Jacques Vabre.
In 1997, he was on the build team for Giovanni Soldini’s 60’ Fila and then, in 2007, worked on the build of the Class 40 Telecom Italia.

Maserati Media Man

Son of Franco and grandson of Italian offshore sailing icon, Doi, Francesco Malingri has been sailing since he was a youngster.
He has two non-competitive round the worlds to his credit (the first with his family when he was just 13) and a host of ocean crossings (including nine of the Atlantic) in addition to several outings in the Middle Sea Race, Roma per Due, Corsica per Due, the Barcolana and other leading Mediterranean races.
He has been media man aboard Maserati VOR70 since February 2015, during which time he competed as part of the crew in the RORC 600 Antigua Race and helped set the innovative San Francisco-Shanghai Record.