Alex Thomson has successfully crossed the equator into the southern hemisphere, as he maintains his lead in the Vendée Globe. The HUGO BOSS skipper crossed the equator at 13:19 UTC today (Wednesday 18th November) after 9 days, 23 hours and 59 minutes at sea. One of the favourites going into the race, which takes place just every four years, Thomson finds himself ahead of his nearest rival by some 70 miles. Despite a gruelling start to the race – Read More
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After tackling Storm Theta, Alex Thomson races south towards the equator.
After a week of racing in the Vendée Globe, Alex now heads south after passing through Storm Theta yesterday in some challenging conditions. The routing had HUGO BOSS tacking just before the eye of the storm, however 70 miles from the centre with consistent wind of 50 knots and 5 metre waves, the boat violently broached. Whilst the boat was on its side and head to the wind, Alex decided to sail away from the storm’s centre in a south westerly direction. Since Read More
Alex Thomson heads towards the centre of Storm Theta
Alex is currently heading towards the centre of Storm Theta. At around 14:00 UTC we expect him to gybe to the west of the storm. At this point he will be in strong winds of approximately 45-50 knots with swells of four- five metres. Then as the storm continues to track to the east, a south west routing will lead to better conditions Read More
Team Update: A solid start to the race
Update from Ross Daniel, Technical Director at Alex Thomson Racing: Alex got off to a good start, crossing the line without any complications, reaching to the west at a good speed and staying in the leading group. As you saw in his video, he managed to get some fishing gear caught on the rudder and foil on the first night but he was able to kick up the rudder, which managed to release it. He’s since managed to check both the rudder and foil and there Read More
“Third, second…there’s only really one place to go, isn’t there?”
Alex Thomson begins his quest for Vendée Globe gold Alex Thomson today (Sunday 8th November) set off onboard his HUGO BOSS boat from the seaside town of Les Sables-d’Olonne in France to begin the Vendée Globe - a 24,000-mile, solo, non-stop, unassisted round-the-world yacht race. A sporting challenge conquered by only 89 sailors in history, the Vendée Globe sees skippers push their minds and bodies to the absolute limits onboard custom-built racing yachts, Read More
Alex Thomson on his quest to make British sporting history
“This race has consumed me for the past 20 years” Alex Thomson on his quest to make British sporting history Alex Thomson is just days away from beginning a sporting challenge widely regarded as one of the toughest in the world today. The 46-year-old from Gosport, Hampshire will depart on Sunday (8th November) onboard his HUGO BOSS boat from Les Sables-D’Olonne on France’s west coast to begin the Vendée Globe – a 24,000-mile, solo, non-stop, unassisted Read More
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