17 October 2009 - Arriving the night, the weather is rapidly changing. First, less intensity of wind close Sicily coast suggested to tactician Andrea Casale to gybe. DSK-Pioneer Investments headed a little bit out of direct course but with a better intensity of wind. Now the owner helmsman Danilo Salsi is steering the yacht up to 16 knots of speed at the beam of the city of Syracuse and the wind increased to 20kn and more with some shower. We jibed one more time and now we are going on the right course. It's a very adrenaline maneuver to jibe the huge gennaker and the very powerful mainsail in the completely black night!

But onboard the first goal is not the speed, it's the security: for everybody on the deck is mandatory the safety belt jacket. But down below people "off watch" had the opportunity to eat spaghetti perfectly cooked by Tatiana. At the navigator seat Francesco Mongelli, Andrea Casale and the 2nd helmsman Alberto Bolzan are studying the strategy for the best approach to the Messina Strait and his tides

Giuliano Luzzatto