http://www.alexthomsonracing.com Up to the minute news on solo ocean racer - Alex Thomson. en-gb http://www.alexthomsonracing.com/displaynews.asp?id=221With a new boat launch later this year the team at Alex Thomson Racing are hard at work at Green Marine in Southampton where the boat is undergoing a refit, ready for an offshore racing and training schedule this summer, closely followed by the Barcelona World Race at the end of the year. http://www.alexthomsonracing.com/displaynews.asp?id=220CATCH THE FASTNET DOCUMENTARY “TO THE ROCK AND BACK” ON SUNDAY 10TH JANUARY Last August Alex Thomson was joined onboard his IMOCA Open 60 HUGO BOSS by former Olympic skier Graham Bell for the 2009 Rolex Fastnet Race. To watch their journey and get an exclusive view into life onboard the premier racing yacht HUGO BOSS tune into Channel Fiver on Sunday 10th January at 12 noon. http://www.alexthomsonracing.com/displaynews.asp?id=219HUGO BOSS and the crew have arrived safely back in the UK. where the full repair will now be made, alongside work already taking place on the new Juan K Open 60.http://www.alexthomsonracing.com/displaynews.asp?id=218Having made the difficult decision last week (16th November) to retire from the Transat Jacques Vabre, HUGO BOSS skippers Alex Thomson and Ross Daniel re-routed and made their way to the port of Horta in The Azores. http://www.alexthomsonracing.com/displaynews.asp?id=217At 02.30 GMT this morning 19/11/09 HUGO BOSS arrived safely into the port of Horta in The Azores.It has been a race of highs and http://www.alexthomsonracing.com/displaynews.asp?id=216Although the damage is small it will not be possible to stop the water until the area is free from water, something not possible in the ocean. Regrettably today at 1300 GMT Alex and Ross made the difficult decision to officially retire from the race.