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72 days ago
Here is Alex Thomson's reaction to the news: “ I have wanted to work alongside Juan for some time now, and this is a great opportunity to do that over the next three years. I believe that power equals speed, and so it makes sense to buy the most powerful boat in the fleet. I believe that ...
384 days ago
An update from Alex Thomson's team this afternoon says Hugo Boss is making about 9.5 knots towards Les Sables d'Olonne and believe he should arrive back there in the early morning of Wednesday 12th November. " On inspection at daylight the crack is located between the aft keelbox ...
384 days ago
Alex Thomson's Hugo Boss team have issued this statement: " After 32 hours of horrendous Biscay conditions in the Vendee Globe race, Alex Thomson is returning to Les Sables d’Olonne following the discovery of a structural problem onboard HUGO BOSS. A crack has appeared on ...
384 days ago
British skipper Thomson informed the race office that his Open 60 was taking in water but the pumps were controlling the situation. At 2000hrs GMT he was positioned at 46°07’48N and 08°18’46W, about 290 miles from Port Olona and was making a reduced speed of about 7 knots.
389 days ago
Alex Thomson and the Hugo Boss team must have hoped their long nights were behind them but Alex and the shore team spent the entire last night, 9pm to 9am, trying to establish how bad a halyard chafe problem they had noticed actually was. With ...
