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Alex Thomson
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Crazy horse
When you live on the shores of the Solent you can hardly avoid a life on the sea. Alex Thomson is certainly no exception to the rule. It was at the age of 25 that he won the Clipper Round the World Race. For Alex, clearly the result is what counts in the end. In the 2004 Vendée Globe, he managed to keep up with some of the top names in the series by pushing the boat to the limit of what was reasonable, before being forced to retire after some damage. Possessing an extraordinary degree of determination, he can also be his worst enemy, when he pushes himself or his boat too hard. Since then however, Alex has finished second in the Barcelona World Race, showing the sceptics that he was capable of completing a race. After some excellent results and a boat that he has had the time to tame, he is in with perhaps the best chance of all the British entrants.
Press Contact : Jo GRINDLEY
+44 778 810 6762 / jo.grindley@intotheblue.biz
When you live on the shores of the Solent you can hardly avoid a life on the sea. Alex Thomson is certainly no exception to the rule. It was at the age of 25 that he won the Clipper Round the World Race. For Alex, clearly the result is what counts in the end. In the 2004 Vendée Globe, he managed to keep up with some of the top names in the series by pushing the boat to the limit of what was reasonable, before being forced to retire after some damage. Possessing an extraordinary degree of determination, he can also be his worst enemy, when he pushes himself or his boat too hard. Since then however, Alex has finished second in the Barcelona World Race, showing the sceptics that he was capable of completing a race. After some excellent results and a boat that he has had the time to tame, he is in with perhaps the best chance of all the British entrants.
Press Contact : Jo GRINDLEY
+44 778 810 6762 / jo.grindley@intotheblue.biz
Achievements
• 2nd in the 2003 Transat Jacques Vabre
• 3rd in the Atlantic Challenge and 24h solo monohull record in 2003
• Winner of the Clipper Round The World Race 1998/99
On the 60’ « Hugo Boss »
• 2nd in the Barcelona World Race (with Andrew Cape)
• 3rd in the Atlantic Challenge and 24h solo monohull record in 2003
• Winner of the Clipper Round The World Race 1998/99
On the 60’ « Hugo Boss »
• 2nd in the Barcelona World Race (with Andrew Cape)
Boat
Maybe the grass is greener on the other side of the Channel… as Alex called upon the services of the French designers at the Finot-Conq Group to come up with the plans for his latest boat. That has not however stopped him from wanting to give the boat a personal touch: she is powerful, with a modern and aggressive look. There are two things we can be certain about: his boat stands out and clearly she can sail quickly….very quickly indeed.
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Boat - Designer: Finot-Conq - Boatyard: Jason Carrington/Neville Hutton (Lymington, England) - Launch date: July 2007 - Length: 18.28m (60’) - Beam: 5.50m (17’2’’) - Draught : 4.50m (14’9’’) - Displacement (weight) : 8500 Kg - Number of daggerboards : 2 - Mast height: 27m (88’6’’) - Keel blade : carbon - Upwind sail surface: 300 m2 - Downwind sail surface: 550 m2 |
© François Chevalier
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