#Skywalk Alex Thomson Racing have won Gold for the Skywalk Campaign in the sport category at last night’s inaugural London Brand Film Festival awards. The campaigned, released in 2016 was the third in the trilogy of British sailor Alex Thomson’s stunts and reached a huge online audience. The death defying stunt saw Thomson kitesurf over the top of his IMOCA open 60 boat, HUGO BOSS, reaching a height equivalent to a 25 story building and landing his kiteboard Read More
Join Alex Thomson for a Parade of Sail through the Solent as he returns to his home base in Portsmouth Harbour
Alex Thomson will be returning home to Gosport on board his racing yacht HUGO BOSS on Saturday 11th February. A parade of sail and celebratory event will be held in Alex's hometown of Gosport this weekend to celebrate the solo skipper's incredible race and podium finish in the prestigious Vendee Globe, a solo, non-stop, race around the world . The Parade of Sail will commence in the Solent close to Spitbank Fort at 10:15. Alex will then sail into Portsmouth Read More
Double Vendée Globe winner Michel Desjoyeaux bets on Britain Alex Thomson to win!
Today at 17:12 UTC British sailor Alex Thomson reached the Equator in the Vendée Globe in 62 days 05h 10min and just 16h 49min behind French rival Armel Le Cléac’h. With 87% of the race complete, Thomson crossed the last major milestone as he races towards the finish line in Les Sable d’Olonne, France, determined to continue to close the gap to the leader. The distance between Thomson and leader Le Cléac’h has closed as they have entered the Doldrums, an area Read More
Thomson Rounds Cape Horn on Christmas Day
British Skipper Alex Thomson has rounded Cape Horn, an infamous milestone in the Vendee Globe, the solo, non-stop, around the world race. Thomson reached Cape Horn today at 11:42 UTC, arriving at the southern tip of Chile in 48d 23hrs 40mins, 1d 23hrs 8mins behind leader Armel le Cleac’h. Thomson’s time to Cape Horn beats the previous record set by Francois Garbart in the 2012-2013 edition by 3d 6hrs 10mins. This is the first time in the race’s history that Read More
Friday 11th November – Thomson in third
Having started the day in 7th place, Alex Thomson has begun to significantly close the gap between himself and the leaders Armel le Cleac’h and Vincent Riou, moving into third place as of the 14:00 UTC update. Thomson has managed to claw back the miles currently travelling at 20.9 knots, the fastest in the fleet. The gap between himself and Armel le Cleac’h now stands at 47.1 nautical miles. With the winds set to increase once more tonight, we hope to see HUGO Read More
High Spirits onboard HUGO BOSS
Thursday 10th November – Alex Thomson explained to the technical team this morning that all is well onboard. HUGO BOSS is in good shape and Alex is potentially only a few hours behind Armel Le Cleac’h, racing on Banque Populaire who is currently leading the pack as the fleet heads south. Overnight Alex has managed to claw back some miles as the race course takes the IMOCA 60’s down the West coast of Africa. HUGO BOSS is now positioned as one of the most Read More
Alex Thomson Back on Top
British Skipper Alex Thomson back in the lead as we move into day three of The Vendée Globe race. At 1100hrs today, British skipper, Alex Thomson, moved back into first place position at The Vendée Globe Race. After a second night at sea alone, Thomson – who is racing on board his brand new boat HUGO BOSS - moved back into pole position after making the decision to take a different strategy from the rest of the fleet, resulting in him pulling away from the Read More
British sailor Alex Thomson sets sail in quest for Vendée Globe glory
Alex Thomson today began his bid to become the first British sailor ever to win one of the most gruelling sporting challenges on the planet, the Vendée Globe. The Vendée Globe is a single-handed, non-stop, unassisted race around the world. Often termed ‘the Everest of Sailing’, the race – which comes around just every three years - pushes sailors to their very limits, requiring them to compete alone at sea for around three months, without stopping or setting Read More
British skipper Alex Thomson prepares for toughest sporting challenge on the planet
On November 6th, British yachtsman, Alex Thomson, will embark upon one of the toughest sporting challenges in the world, the Vendée Globe. A gruelling solo, non-stop, averaging 25,000 nautical mile unassisted race around the world, the Vendée Globe – often termed ‘the Everest of Sailing’ - takes place just every four years and is the pinnacle of the offshore racing calendar. One of sport’s most extreme endurance challenges, the Vendée Globe pushes even the Read More
Alex Thomson Racing raise their energy levels as they welcome Rich Energy to their partnership group
Today Alex Thomson Racing secured a partnership with premium energy drink brand, Rich Energy. Alex Thomson Racing will use this new British energy drink, made with pure Alpine mineral water, to fuel the Alex Thomson Racing Team as they prepare for the start of the Vendée Globe on the 6th November. The start is less than 30 days away and the team are working round the clock to ensure Alex is prepared for the solo, unassisted round the world race. The race Read More
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