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Vendée Globe Saturday 28th December Update - Rush Hour at Cape Horn!

by Mark Jardine 28 Dec 10:35 GMT 28 December 2024

There are a huge number of Cape Horn roundings today in the Vendée Globe!

Meanwhile, Yoann Richomme on PAPREC ARKÉA has extended his lead on Charlie Dalin on MACIF Santé Prévoyance in the South Atlantic.

We here from Yoann Richomme and Nico Lunven, followed by a great chat with James Harayda of Gentoo Sailing Team about the options for the teams on their way up the South Atlantic.

As always, we bring you the latest tracking, leaderboard and PredictWind routing options for Yoann Richomme and Jeremie Beyou, followed by a look at some of the approaching Pacific storms which could make later Cape Horn roundings tricky

We also bring you an update from Pip Hare, who has now made it to Melbourne on her slow boat!

Find out more...

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