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    NAVIGATION BRIEFING

    Jul 08, 2021 4 minutes

    Christian Dumard is a professional weather router working with many top crews and events, including forecasting for the Volvo Ocean Race, Vendée Globe and the Mini Transat. He has sailed the Fastnet Race six times.

    The new Rolex Fastnet Race course, finishing in Cherbourg instead of Plymouth for the first time this August, offers more options on the way back from the Fastnet Rock with different possible routes.

    The course is likely to become more open if the wind shifts, with possible tactical options along the English or French coasts. Meanwhile, the current will be critical around the Casquet and its TSS, Alderney, and the Raz Blanchard (also known as the Alderney Race). You must make a

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