Our Mate Alex Thomson’s Races

[Giles]

He did not make the party….He had engine problems on the way back from the London launch....

[Giles]

You don't need to be particularly interested in, or understand sailing to read and watch this and be in total awe of the man.  It's not Alex, but Thomas Colville:

https://www.yachtingworld.com/all-latest-posts/trying-break-40-day-barrier-thomas-coville-radical-ultime-yet-119098/2

[Aetas]

“Relentless”
This brings back memory's and and awakens pleasant anticipation to the Vendeé Globe 2020.

[Giles]

https://www.alexthomsonracing.com/the-hub/?fbclid=IwAR0QR2qiZ3VAct0yRrPzu40WrPuIBNCZZmNjmnnEI55wQKlAdikS-o3lyko

[Giles]

Alex starts a little practice race on Sunday…...

https://www.transatjacquesvabre.org/en/skippers/imoca/59/hugo-boss

[Giles]

Quote from Alex's co-skipper from Le Havre whilst they wait for the beginning of the Transat…

"The best thing is, I heard somebody on the pontoon telling their friends, ‘you see these other boats, they are like a Renault, Alex? He’s brought a Rolls Royce.’ "

[Aetas]

Hope his new boat behaves more like a Koenigsegg.

[Giles]

[Giles]

Damn…..

[neph93]

Ouch 

[goosehd]

Thank god they are alright and I hope that they make it to port safely!

[Chris]

Damn that sucks. Coming to a dead stop from 25 knots, at night, out in deep ocean, must be a hell of an experience, and not in a good way.

[goosehd]

Any news on how they made out?

[goosehd]

Just looked it up and see that they made it back to port yesterday.  Five days and 800 nautical miles with no keel.  That is insane and glad they made it safely.

[Giles]

https://youtu.be/–7LGX6Kt8k

[Giles]

And he's off again.  Departed Gosport yesterday for the start in Les Sables-d’Olonne.

If he does not break anything, then this is time.  He thinks he could do the race in 67 days.  67 days! It was not that long ago that around the world in 80 days was a pipe-dream….

[Giles]

[jordanscollected]

@Giles would still be trying to troll behind the boat for Mackerel

@Giles:

[Giles]

That would be one fast mackerel…...And if one did hit, all you'd land would be its lips.....

[Giles]

Vendee Globe 2020 starts in approx 2 hours.  Come on Alex, bring it home this time (ffs)…..

https://www.vendeeglobe.org/en