Persico is proud to have manufactured the boat, which beat 314 challengers in the Rolex Fastnet Race.
Congratulations to skipper Ian Walker and the crew of Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing´s VO70, Azzam, on their Rolex Fastnet Race win and new monohull course record. They took one hour and 39 minutes off the previous record set by the Farr 100, ICAP Leopard in 2007.After a fierce fight with Groupama 4, the standard-bearer hull of the Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing won the race and the challenge among the boats of the Volvo Ocean Race, setting a new record for monohulls at the Rolex Fastnet Race.Weather conditions with a strong wind and rough sea were ideal for VO70. As soon as he landed, Ian Walker could fully taste the victory in this “race in the race” as well as the new record, but even more he could appreciate the outstanding performance of Azzam, the hull manufactured by the company Persico in Nembro (Bg –Italy). The struggle for victory among the teams of the Volvo Ocean Race was hard from the beginning to the end. The boats faced very difficult conditions at very high sailing speeds, much over 25 knots.
