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GGR 2018 1st of December UPDATE

5 December 2018 · 20 min · 287 views · Les Sables d'Olonne

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The Golden Globe Race organizers provide a weather and fleet status update as Mark Sinclair approaches Cape Horn. Sinclair, sailing the boat *Speeedwell of Itchen*, faces a forecast of 60-knot gusts and 8- to 9-meter seas within a 6- to 9-hour window.9:56 Organizers monitor the weather using Windy.com and coordinate with the Chile Rescue Coordination Centre to track the system.8:28 The wind gradient is expected to shift and pull away from the coast, creating a calm zone that should allow Sinclair to round the Cape as conditions moderate.10:57 Elsewhere in the fleet, Igor Zivadinov is navigating a no-wind zone toward Albany, while Tapio Lehtinen continues to struggle with persistent headwinds.1:23 Susie Goodall and Uku Randmaa are sailing in close proximity, experiencing 35- to 40-knot winds on their starboard quarters.5:45 The update confirms that Sinclair has closed the gap on leader Jean-Luc Van Den Heede by approximately 350 miles over the previous week.15:36

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