Alex and HUGO BOSS will be visiting Canada and America in June & July this year. This will be the first time since the New York Vendée Race in 2016. The dates and stops are as follows: Montreal – 2nd - 4th June Toronto – 11th - 15th June Boston 1st - 3rd July New York – 10th - 15th July For more up to date information keep an eye on our social media channels. Read More
Alex receives two new awards!
Alex has been presented with Yachtsman of the Year by Yachting Journalists' Association for his Vendee Globe performance. Montel Fagan-Jordan (pictured with Alex) of Greig City Academy won Young Sailor of the Year. Alex has also been awarded 'Pro Sailor Of The Year' by Yachts and Yachting Magazine…. A fantastic start to 2018!! Read More
Alex Thomson Racing partner with Opihr Gin
Alex Thomson Racing are delighted to announce an exciting new partnership with Opihr Gin, the world’s fastest-growing premium gin as the gin brand aims to inspire consumers worldwide to embrace the Spirit of Adventure. Mike Salmon, Chief Marketing Officer for Quintessential Brands, said; “Maritime adventure and discovery is at the very heart of Opihr and if anyone personifies the brand’s Spirit of Adventure, it’s got to be Alex Thomson. We’re thrilled to be Read More
HUGO BOSS extends title partnership with Alex Thomson Racing.
Today we're pleased to announce that our long-term sponsor, HUGO BOSS, has extended its partnership with the team for a further four years, in a deal that will take us through to the end of 2021. HUGO BOSS has sponsored the team since 2003 in what is one of the longest and most coveted partnerships in sailing. Looking forward to 2020, and with his sights set firmly on the bringing home the gold, Thomson said; “I am looking forward to another successful Read More
British skipper ready to rule the waves
Thomson secures podium position in the Ocean Masters New York to Vendée Race, setting the benchmark for the Vendée Globe later this year Alex Thomson this evening arrived into Les Sable d’Olonne, France, after successfully finishing the Ocean Masters New York to Vendée Race in third place. Crossing the finishing line at 18:43 CEST, Thomson completed the race in 9 days, 21 hours, 3 minutes and 34 seconds, which secured him a place on the podium. “This is Read More
British Skipper Alex Thomson battles for a win in the final race before the Vendée Globe
British Skipper Alex Thomson, onboard his IMOCA 60, is on the final leg of the Ocean Masters New York to Vendée Race. Thomson experienced difficulties earlier in the race with the autopilot system onboard. In order to make the necessary repairs, he had to slow the racing yacht, HUGO BOSS, and sail under mainsail alone. Thomson is now sailing at maximum speed and currently under full sail, as the wind speeds dropped overnight. The skipper lies in third Read More
British Skipper Alex Thomson fights for a podium position in the New York to Vendée Race
Alex Thomson onboard HUGO BOSS is leading the way in the penultimate race before he embarks on the Vendée Globe in November. The fleet have had to contend with obstacles in the water seeing some of Thomson’s biggest rivals head back to Newport, Rhode Island for repairs before re-joining the race. Thomson has crossed the half way mark and is leading the fleet as he heads towards Les Sable d’Olonne, France onboard his IMOCA 60 racing yacht in the Ocean Masters Read More
Alex Thomson maintains lead position in the New York to Vendee race
British Skipper Alex Thomson continues to lead the Ocean Masters New York to Vendee Race. This race sets the form guide to the upcoming Vendee Globe and is a sprint across the Atlantic amongst the key competitors in the Ocean Masters fleet. The first few days of the race saw several competitors return to Newport, Rhode Island, after collisions south of the exclusion zone. Thomson hit several objects in the water but survived to take the lead. Thomson Read More
British skipper Alex Thomson sets sail on New York to Vendée race
British sailor Alex Thomson today embarked upon The Ocean Masters New York to Vendée Race, a 3,100 mile, single-handed sprint from downtown New York across the Atlantic to Les Sables D’Olonne, France. The challenge marks Thomson’s first single-handed offshore race on board his new IMOCA 60 race yacht, HUGO BOSS, which - after more than two years in the making - was unveiled by the Alex Thomson Racing team just last year. The New York to Vendée Race sees Read More
The Skywalk by Alex Thomson Racing
British round-the-world sailor, Alex Thomson, has unveiled yet another death-defying stunt. Having established himself as a daredevil of the sport of sailing, this latest stunt involves Thomson, on a kiteboard, chasing his IMOCA open 60 HUGO BOSS boat upwind and attaching himself via a rope to the top of the boat’s mast. The skipper then utilises the speed of the race boat to propel himself 280ft into the air, sending him surfing above the vast HUGO BOSS Read More