Vendée Globe Monday 6th January Update - Across the Equator! Plus South Atlantic Reshuffle

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Vendée Globe Monday 6th January Update - Across the Equator! Plus South Atlantic Reshuffle

by Mark Jardine 6 Jan 00:57 PST 6 January 2025

Both Charlie Dalin on MACIF Santé Prévoyance and Yoann Richomme on PAPREC ARKÉA are now back in the Northern Hemisphere, having cross the Equator in the Vendée Globe.

We hear from Sébastien Simon and Sam Goodchild, then discuss the latest tracker and the leaderboard, where there has been a huge change in the rankings between 4th and 10th place.

We conclude with an extended update from Boris Herrmann.

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