VG2020 : Alex Thomson gives up
— 28 November 2020Unable to repair the starboard rudder, damaged on Friday evening, Alex Thomson (HUGO BOSS) decided to give up completing the 9th Vendée Globe.
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VG2020 : to another world
— 27 November 2020Charlie Dalin (Apivia) is increasing his lead at the top of the 9th Vendée Globe, with 300 miles ahead of Thomas Ruyant (LinkedOut) and 370 over Jean le Cam (Yes We Cam!).
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VG2020 : Giant slaloms
— 25 November 2020The Cape of Good Hope and the depressions of the great south are ardently desired. 19 of the 32 IMOCAs in the 9th Vendée Globe fleet are still grappling with the Saint Helena high pressure which is slowly moving east.
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VG2020 : Dalin on the lead
— 23 November 2020The skipper of Apivia played fair. His little shift downwind of LinkedOut as close as possible to the small cold front allowed him to touch a little more air than his opponent and thus take the lead of the 9am standings this morning.
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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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VG2020 : radical changes in sight
— 26 November 2020The head of the fleet and the first group of fighters will experience a radical change in sailing conditions within a few hours. Under the Saint Helena anticyclone, a good westerly flow will propel them rapidly towards the Cape of Good Hope, which has never been so aptly named…
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VG2020 : a laborious descent
— 24 November 2020Such a long and laborious this descent of the South Atlantic! The position of the Saint Helena high pressure system completely blurs the path to reach the deep south.
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VG2020 : little worries and big hassles
— 22 November 2020Thunderclap on the Vendée Globe fleet: Alex Thomson faces major structural problems on his HUGO BOSS. The Briton, yesterday in 2nd position, 40 miles in the transom of Thomas Ruyant, decelerated considerably, letting his opponents slip away to repair a longitudinal beam at the front of the boat, and is already 200 miles behind.
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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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