MOD70 Zoulou | RORC Transatlantic Race 2023

MOD70 Zoulou had Erik Maris at the helm. The French sailor has huge experience racing high performance multihulls inshore, but this was his first transatlantic race. Erik commented after finishing the race: “We have raced the boat a few times already and I know the crew really well. This race was as expected; tough and rough and a bit difficult at times. The crew did fantastic work; they are a great bunch of people. It was fast and wavy, but we lost our way two days ago when we got caught in little wind under some clouds for a number of hours. These boats are so fast that losing the wind costs so many miles and it is very difficult to make that up. “It's great fun, fantastic downwind; you never want to give up the tiller to the next guy. Driving is the most comfortable place on the boat and flying along at 30 knots is an incredible ride. Well done to Maserati and Snowflake; they beat us fair and square. We were hoping to catch them, but they raced extremely well,” concluded Maris.