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NAVIGATION BRIEFING

Discovering last month that the Rolex Fastnet Race would finish in Cherbourg for 2021 and 2023, I was initially very open minded about the change, although it always seems a risky move to modify a successful formula.

I am sure Cherbourg will do a fabulous job at embracing the race. Like Plymouth, the harbour is huge and the French public ‘get’ offshore yacht racing. I have enjoyed the Cherbourg welcome before in races like the Tour Voile. For many it will seem very unusual sitting

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