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Vendée Globe Sunday Morning Update - Richomme closes on Dalin while fleet behind compresses

by Mark Jardine 15 Dec 09:18 GMT 15 December 2024

Yoann Richomme on Paprec Arkéa has closed to within 100 nautical miles of Charlie Dalin on MACIF Santé Prévoyance with the battle for the Vendée Globe lead well and truly back on.

Just behind the leading trio, there is a huge compression taking place between fourth and thirteenth place, with Boris Herrmann on Malizia-Seaexplorer making massive gains on the pack just in front of him.

We bring you an update from Dalin, the latest tracking and leaderboard, PredictWind routing options, as well Sam Goodchild's Sunday lunch, which differs significantly from Charlie Dalin's filet mignon!

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