One of the world’s leading offshore sailing teams, Alex Thomson Racing, has renewed its partnership with international rope manufacturer Gleistein Ropes for a further two years. Having penned an initial partnership back in 2014, Alex Thomson Racing and Gleistein Ropes will now work together to develop and install a complex rigging system onboard the ocean racing team’s new IMOCA 60 race boat. The yacht, which is set to launch this summer, is being designed Read More
British Sailor Alex Thomson Conquers La Route du Rhum.
Alex Thomson was today the first IMOCA skipper to cross the finish line in the Route du Rhum, one of the most famous races in offshore sailing. The HUGO BOSS skipper crossed the line at Pointe-à Pitre, Guadeloupe after just 11 days, 23 hours, 10 minutes and 58 seconds, setting a new IMOCA race record. After leading for the vast majority of the race, 50nm from the finish line Thomson ran aground on Guadeloupe Island and was forced to utilise his engine to Read More
Thomson Retains Lead in Gruelling Route du Rhum.
British sailor Alex Thomson continues to lead in what has already been a brutal 11th edition of the Route du Rhum, a 3,542 nautical mile solo sailing race. After three days at sea, well over a quarter of the 123 skippers who began the race in Saint Malo on Sunday (November 4) have already been forced to retire, take shelter or make vital repairs. A brutal Atlantic low pressure system has torn the fleet apart with many of the starting 20 IMOCAs already Read More
Day 2 update from Alex onboard HUGO BOSS
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Thomson on Top after Day One at Sea
Monday, November 5 British skipper Alex Thomson is leading the IMOCA fleet in La Route du Rhum, one of the most famous solo races in the offshore sailing calendar. After just over 24 hours at sea, Thomson is continuing to push the pace and currently lies in first place – 13.8nm ahead of France’s Vincent Riou - in the highly competitive IMOCA 60 class. Having departed Saint-Malo at 14:00 CET yesterday (Sunday, November 4), the fleet headed westwards. Read More
British Skipper Alex Thomson Sets Off on Debut Route du Rhum Race
Thomson today departed onboard HUGO BOSS boat from Saint-Malo, Brittany in his first ever Route du Rhum race The 3,542 nautical mile race sees skippers compete to the finish line in Guadeloupe British IMOCA sailor is ‘one to watch’ in the famous French race More than 120 skippers, 20 in the IMOCA class, departed from the start line at 14:00 CET today Almost 2.5 million spectators flocked to Saint-Malo to witness the build-up to the race Today, 123 Read More
Alex Thomson Racing announce Oceanvolt partnership.
British sailing team Alex Thomson Racing has underlined its commitment to sustainability by declaring an ambition to race around the world without the use of fossil fuels. Earlier this year the ocean racing team announced plans to build a brand new IMOCA 60 yacht, with the aim of becoming the first non-French team to win the iconic round-the-world Vendée Globe race in 2020-2021. Now well into the build process of the multi-million pound boat, the team has Read More
Alex Thomson Racing and Nokia Announce Ground Breaking Technology Partnership.
Nokia, a global leader in creating the technologies that connect the world, together with its world-renowned industrial research and innovation engine, Nokia Bell Labs, was today announced as Technology Partner to UK-based sailing team Alex Thomson Racing. The ground-breaking new partnership, which continues through to 2021, will see Nokia Bell Labs join forces with skipper Alex Thomson and his team, as he looks to become the first British sailor ever to win Read More
Alex Thomson Racing Appoints World Renowned British Boat Builder.
British sailing team, Alex Thomson Racing, has announced that it will build a brand new IMOCA 60 race boat in the south of England. The boat, HUGO BOSS, will be constructed by Carrington Boats. Jason Carrington is one of the most accomplished and highly regarded specialists in the industry. The project marks a multi-million pound investment by Alex Thomson Racing, together with its long term partner HUGO BOSS, as it looks to make history by becoming the Read More
Alex Thomson Racing Partners with VPLP to Design New Multi-Million Pound Race Boat.
British sailing team, Alex Thomson Racing, has announced plans to design and build a brand new 60ft IMOCA race boat for the 2020-2021 Vendée Globe race. The boat, HUGO BOSS, will be designed by French naval architectural firm VPLP Design in conjunction with Alex Thomson Racing’s design and technical team, led by Peter Hobson. With the design phase now well under way, the boat build is set to commence later this month. The announcement comes just six months Read More