but Alex Thomson doesn’t see it that way. The Briton came second in the recent edition of the single-handed Vendee Globe around-the-world race, finishing in 74 days 19 minutes 35 seconds.

In 2018, solo sailor Alex Thomson ... have made Thomson one of the world’s most accomplished sailors, and he’ll need every ounce of his knowledge during this year’s Vendée Globe.

British sailor Alex Thomson admits he is “deeply disappointed” to have been forced to retire from the Vendee Globe yacht race due to boat damage. Thomson was bidding to become the first non ...

Twice a runner-up in the grueling Vendee Globe event, the French skipper celebrated ... Race organizers predicted that second-placed British sailor Alex Thomson would cross the line 12 hours ...

British sailor Alex Thomson believes he has the boat to win him the Vendee Globe around the world race in 2020. Thomson, from Gosport in Hampshire, finished second on board Hugo Boss in 2017 ...

Knox-Johnston took over 300 days to circumnavigate the globe. British yachtsman Alex Thomson returning to Les Sables d'Olonne, France in 2013 Credit: Chris Ison/PA Wire Unlike Knox-Johnston ...

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but Alex Thomson doesn’t see it that way. The Briton came second in the recent edition of the single-handed Vendee Globe around-the-world race, finishing in 74 days 19 minutes 35 seconds.