Alex Thomson completed a six-day solo passage onboard his IMOCA 60, HUGO BOSS, finalising his qualification for the Vendée Globe
Alex Thomson pulls out of IMOCA event
Alex Thomson has decided not to take part in the Vendée-Arctic-Les Sables d’Olonn race due to begin on 4 July
HUGO BOSS returns to the water
With five months to go until the start of the Vendée Globe 2020, the HUGO BOSS team are back out on the water with their sights firmly set on winning the race – Video here
Vendée Globe confirms race start date and entry status
Start date of the 9th Vendée Globe is confirmed for 8 November 2020, at 12:02hrs UTC off Sables d’Olonne, France
Light at the end of the tunnel for Alex Thomson
Back in 2014, solo round the world yachtsman Alex Thomson performed the mastwalk and dived into the ocean board from his on his moving yacht, Hugo Boss – preperation video here
Alex Thomson Awarded Top Honour by French Embassy
British skipper, Alex Thomson, has been awarded the prestigious French National Order of Merit (Ordre national du Mérite)
Route du Rhum – Meilhat wins IMOCA class
French sailor Paul Meilhat won the IMOCA monohull division of the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe transatlantic race
Thomson finishes Route du Rhum
Alex Thomson finishes Route du Rhum after recovering from grounding on rocks during the final miles of the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe and while leading the IMOCA class
Route du Rhum – Thomson runs aground
Alex Thomsom reported to have grounded on Guadeloupe Island. Thomson is safe, uninjured and in no danger. Structural checks are ongoing
Route du Rhum – Thomson counting down the miles
British skipper Alex Thomson, on Hugo Boss, is in good shape this Thursday morning, counting down the miles to what should be his first taste of victory in the IMOCA class.
Route du Rhum – Less than 1000nm to go for Thomson
Armel Tripon and Alex Thomson should be the next to finish the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe. The leaders of the Multi50 and IMOCA fleets are only 115 nautical miles apart
Route du Rhum – Gabart on course to smash race record
With less than 800 nm to sail to the finish of the 2018 Route du Rhum he French sailor François Gabart is on course not only to win the ULTIME class but to smash the outright race record
