The Vendee Globe fleet, consisting of 40 boats, has been racing south after a slow start from Les Sables d'Olonne.

British sailor Alex Thomson in his flyer, Hugo Boss, the state of the art IMOCA 60 foot foiler went from leading the 2020 Vendee Globe fleet, to stopped in the south Atlantic, as he restructured the ...

British sailor Alex Thomson admits it is "hard not to feel quietly confident" as he bids to make history by breaking the French stranglehold on the Vendee Globe yacht race. Thomson is among 33 ...

French sailor Clarisse Cremer, who lost her sponsorship only months after the birth of her daughter, is back on course for the 2024 Vendee Globe, with Britain's Alex Thomson and a new partner on ...

Thomson says he expects the qualification rules to be adjusted for future editions of the Vendée Globe in the wake of Crémer’s experience. CNN has contacted race organizers for comment.

Thomson insists this is not the end of his sailing career and could return for the 2028 Vendee Globe, an event which he says continues to grow in popularity. Watch: Alex Thomson, Elite level sailor.

Alex Thomson has hinted at a sixth crack at the Vendee Globe after arriving back in Cape Town and officially retiring from the 2020/21 edition.

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-French ...

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 ...

Welshman Alex Thomson was still leading the Vendee Globe on Friday but faces increasing competition from two French skippers as the solo round-the-world yacht race heads into its third week.

Welsh skipper Alex Thomson slipped to third in the Vendee Globe overnight after his boat Hugo Boss suffered a "possible structural issue on board", race organisers announced on Sunday. Thomson ...