Latest video updates from Alex Thomson on progress with HUGO BOSS and their training programme leading to the Vendee Globe in November
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
Repairs to HUGO BOSS are now complete
Thanks to the hard work of our team and contractors, repairs to HUGO BOSS are now complete and It’s time to get this beautiful boat out of the shed and back in the water where she belongs
Hugo Boss less than 300 miles from Cape Verde
Alex Thomson and Neal McDonald on the keelless Hugo Boss have an ETA of Friday morning in the Cape Verda Islands.
Hugo Boss keel removal Video
Video of Hugo Boss Keel removal after hitting an unidentified object submerged in the water in the Transat Jacques Vabre race
Hugo Boss Collision Update – Keel jettisoned
Hugo Boss Update . . . After removal of the damaged keel, the decision has been made that the safest course of action is for the skippers to sail to the Cape Verde Islands, around 800nm away
Hugo Boss out of Transat Jacques Vabre
Hugo Boss is out of the Transat Jacques Vabre after they hit something in the water. At this stage, it is not clear what they hit
Transat Jacques Vabre – Charal powering away
Charal of Jérémie Beyou and Christopher Pratt is powering away at the front of the IMOCA fleet in the Transat Jacques Vabre
Transat Jacques Vabre – The 14th Route du Café has begun!
The 14th edition of the Transat Jacques Vabre, the classic offshore race, with a record 29 yachts within the IMOCA class
A look at the new Hugo Boss from AC75 builder Carrington Boats
Alex Thompson discusses the process of designing and constructing the IMOCA 60 hull of the new HUGO BOSS boat