Charlie Dalin on Apivia leads the 32 boat Vendée Globe fleet into the south with a margin, already at 220 nautical miles, which looks set to grow
Vendee Globe – The Boss is Back
Check in with a very excited Alex Thomson who, having completed the structural repairs onboard HUGO BOSS, is back in the Vendée Globe race, and headed towards the Southern Ocean – Video here
Vendee Globe – Final repairs video from Alex Thomson
Re-join Alex Thomson as he pushes on with the final stages of the repair work onboard HUGO BOSS so he can rejoin the Vendee Globe race
Vendee Globe – Foil damage to 2nd placed LinkedOut
Second placed Thomas Ruyant has sustained damage to the port foil of his IMOCA LinkedOut on day 18 of the Vendee Globe race
Dalin keeps Vendee Globe lead as Thomson returns to the race
Overnight only Vendee race leader Charlie Dalin (Apivia) is the only skipper among the top 10 to have managed to hold speeds in double figures – See 2 new video here
Alex Thomson video of damaged frame and required repairs
Join Alex Thomson as he shares a video insight into the intricate repair work now underway onboard HUGO BOSS
New Vendee Globe leader and encourging signs from Hugo Boss
Early Monday morning (23 Nov) and and the 08:00 hour Vendee Globe report shows a new leader . . . Charlie Dalin on APIVIA now leading from Thomas Ruyant on LinkedOut
Thomson starts work on Hugo Boss repair – You have to be able to deal with this stuff
Alex Thomson spoke to his team early Sunday evening to give an update on his thoughts and progress as he seeks to repair a damaged longitidunal frame near the bow of HUGO BOSS
Vendee Globe – Hugo Boss slows with structural problem
At approximately 19:00 UTC on Saturday 21 November, Alex Thomson notified his team on shore of a possible structural issue onboard the HUGO BOSS boat.
Thomas Ruyant takes lead of Vendée Globe
Thomas Ruyant on LinkedOut has taken the lead at the head of the 32 boat Vendée Globe fleet on the early morning rankings Saturday
Ruyant challenges Thomson for Vendee Globe lead
This Friday morning Alex Thomson on HUGO BOSS retains a margin of just a handful of miles in teh Vendee Globe race
Vendee Globe – Thomson is caught by Ruyant and Dalin
Overnight there was compaction of the three Vendee Globe leaders, with Alex Thomson’s lead on Hugo Boss slashed to just seven nautical miles