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Vendée Globe Sunday Morning Update - Dalin leads the fleet East

by Mark Jardine 24 Nov 03:18 PST 24 November 2024

On Sunday 24th November, there are two distinct packs in the Vendée Globe, with Charlie Dalin continuing to lead the way east towards the Cape of Good Hope.

Navigating the low pressure systems ahead will be tricky, and it looks like the fleet will encounter high winds the further south they go, but stay too far north and they'll be in light airs.

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