VG2020 – Flash : Issue onboard HUGO BOSS
— 22 November 2020At approximately 19:00 UTC on Saturday 21st November, British Skipper Alex Thomson notified his team on shore of a possible structural issue onboard the HUGO BOSS boat.
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VG2020 : Thomas Ruyant (LinkedOut) assertive leader
— 21 November 2020Thomas Ruyant (LinkedOut) took the lead of the Vendée Globe since Friday evening. With 32.43 miles ahead of Alex Thomson (HUGO BOSS), the northerner is leading the way in the Saint Helena high. Charlie Dalin (Apivia) rounds off this trio, which rushes forward with the hope of making the most of a weather option that will not smile on everyone …
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VG2020 : Hugo Boss leads and “papy fait de la resistance”
— 14 November 2020Alex Thomson leads the Vendée Globe by some 26 nautical miles this afternoon, first to deal with the worst of storm Theta at some 250 miles south of the Azores.
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The IMOCA class offers a very positive appraisal of the 2018 Route du Rhum
— 6 December 2018The twenty sailors competing in the eleventh edition of the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe put on a remarkable show, at the end of which Paul Meilhat (SMA) came out on top ahead of Yann Eliès (Ucar-StMichel) and Alex Thomson (Hugo Boss).
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Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe : today’s analysis by Jean-Pierre Dick
— 16 November 2018There has been a huge upset in the race between the IMOCAs. Comfortably leading the Route du Rhum and on his way to a clear victory, British sailor, Alex Thomson ran aground last night at the foot of a cliff in the north of Grande-Terre (Guadeloupe), just 75 miles from the finish.
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Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe : today’s analysis by Alain Gautier
— 14 November 2018It will soon be coming to an end for the leading IMOCA. Ruling supreme, Alex Thomson has kept a good lead over his closest rivals. Paul Meilhat, Vincent Riou and Yann Eliès are fighting it out to make it to the podium, while aiming to be ready to pounce should the British leader show the slightest weakness.
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The best is yet to come from HUGO BOSS – Neal McDonald
— 20 November 2020When you are the performance manager for Alex Thomson Racing’s Vendée Globe campaign, all you can do now is sit at home and check the updates on the computer and hope all is well on the high seas for the British sailor who is continuing to lead the Vendée Globe after 12 days at sea.
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Route du Café : Hugo Boss planning safe withdrawal as leaders reach halfway
— 3 November 2019Alex Thomson and Neal McDonald are working on the safest place to navigate their damaged 60ft monohull, Hugo Boss, after announcing their withdrawal from the 14th edition the Transat Jacque Vabre.
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Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe : today’s analysis by Gwénolé Gahinet
— 17 November 2018When he crossed the finish line in Pointe-à-Pitre at 0023hrs UTC last night, Paul Meilhat won the the Route du Rhum in the IMOCA category, taking into account the 24-hour penalty given to Alex Thomson for starting his engine after running aground.
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Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe : Today’s analysis by Sébastien Simon
— 15 November 2018It is shortly after midnight in Europe that Alex Thomson is expected off Tête à l’Anglais island to the north of Basse-Terre. He will then have the tricky task of sailing around Guadeloupe.
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