Alex Thomson

Career highlights PosYearRaceClassBoat nameNotesRefRound the world races DNF 2021 2020–2021 Vendée Globe IMOCA 60 Hugo Boss 7 Retired to Cape Town 2 / 29 2017 2016–2017 Vendée Globe IMOCA 60 Hugo Boss 6 74d 19h 35min 15sec DNF 2014 Barcelona World Race IMOCA 60 Hugo Boss 5 with Pepe Ribes boat was dismasted 3 / 20 2013 2012–2013 Vendée Globe IMOCA 60 Hugo Boss 4 80d 19h 23min 43sec DNF 2009 2008–2009 Vendée Globe IMOCA 60 GBR 99 - Hugo Boss 2 day 6: cracked hull DNF 2006 Velux 5 Oceans Race IMOCA 60 GBR 99 - Hugo Boss Abandon Boat rescued by Mike Golding DNF 2005 2004–2005 Vendée Globe IMOCA 60 GBR 88 - Hugo Boss Hole in the deck 1 1998 Clipper Round the World Race Clipper 60 Ariel Transatlantic Races 3 2018 Route du Rhum IMOCA 60 Hugo Boss 1st on the water 2 2011 Transat Jacques Vabre IMOCA 60 Hugo Boss with 7 1999 Transat Jacques Vabre IMOCA 60 Gatamore with Other significant races

Boats owned NameSail No.Years ownedYearLaunchedLaunchednameBuilderDesignerKey racesNotesRef Hugo Boss GBR88 2004 - 2006 1999 Sill Chantier Mag (FRA) Lombard 2004-2005 Vendee Globe and Velux 5 Oceans Race Boat lost in Southern Ocean Hugo Boss 2 2007 - 2012 2007 New Build Jason Carrington (GBR)Neville Hutton (GBR) Group Finot 2008-2009 Vendee Globe Hugo Boss 3 GBR 99 2009 - 2014 2007 PINDAR Cookson (NZL) Juan Kouyoumdjian Boat written off while on charter Hugo Boss 4 GBR 99 2011 - 2015 2007 Estrella Damm Offshore Challenges (GBR) Farr Yacht Design 2012-2013 Vendee Globe Hugo Boss 5 GBR 99 2014 - 2014 2009 Virbac-Paprec 3 Cookson Boat (NZL) Lauriot-Prévost G. Verdier Barcelona World Race Hugo Boss 6 GBR 99 2015 - 2019 2015 New Build Green Marine (GBR) Lauriot-Prévost G. Verdier 2016-2017 Vendee Globe Hugo Boss 7 GBR 2019 - 2021 2019 New Build Carrington Boats (GBR) VP-Lauriot-Prévost 2020-2021 Vendee Globe

Records 2007: Monohull (up to 60 feet) 24-hour distance record with Andrew Cape: 501.3 nautical miles 2012: Monohull (up to 60 feet) singlehanded transatlantic sailing record: 8 days 21 hours 8 minutes and 31 seconds 2017: Monohull singlehanded 24-hour distance record: 536.8 nautical miles 2018: Route du Rhum IMOCA60 Class 11 days 23 hours 10 minutes 58 seconds