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Vendée Globe Friday Morning Update - Pack of 3 chase Charlie Dalin, Big Wednesday in the forecast

by Mark Jardine 29 Nov 10:54 GMT 29 November 2024

The chasing pack of Thomas Ruyant, Yoann Richomme and Sébastien Simon are chasing Charlie Dalin hard in the Vendée Globe as the approach the longitude of the Cape of Good Hope.

We take a look at the tracker, leaderboard, forecast and visualisations to give you the latest from this epic race.

Also Sam Goodchild updates us on the scientific missions and research that the skippers carry out during the race.

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