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After the chasing pack closed in rapidly on Vendée Globe leaders yesterday, Charlie Dalin, (MACIF Prévoyance), and Sébastien Simon, (Groupe Dubreuil), the whole leading posse of nine skippers are contemplating their next obstacle, as they pass successively under Australia towards the longitude of Tasmania, and the exit door out of an Indian Ocean, which has been mean and merciless.



All will need to make maximum speed to avoid a growing area of high pressure which looks set to slow this top group. As such there is a good chance that Dalin, the long time race leader, might rebuild some margin.



Christian Dumard, the weather consultant for the Vendée Globe explains," Charlie will pass before the wind weakens too much. The others will be forced to go north around the ridge of high pressure to the north. The gap between them, will therefore widen a little from the middle of tonight".

The skipper of MACIF Santé Prévoyance, will be then be forced to stay south, and do multiple gybes, whilst the ‘hunters’ behind him will have the chance to stay north, and sail a more direct route.

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