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| Alex Thomson |
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| Alex Thomson is the skipper of the “Hugo Boss” boat and is one of the major talents in international yachting today. He first came to prominence at the age of 25 when he became the youngest skipper ever to win a round-the-world yacht race when he won the 1998-1999 Clipper Race. Following that early success, in 2000 he won the Round Britain & Ireland Race on an Open 50 "Sail that Dream" in a record time of 10 days which still stands.
In 2003, Alex was sailing captain on "HUGO BOSS" Farr 65 for the Rolex Fastnet Race and came 2nd in the Transat Jacques Vabre with Roland Jourdain on the Open 60 "Sill". At the end of 2003, Alex came a close third in the Defi Atlantique solo transatlantic race on Open 60 "AT Racing". During the race, he set a new 24 hour world speed sailing record for solo mono-hulls. He is currently preparing for the 2007 Barcelona round the world race and will also race the Vendee Globe in 2008. |
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