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Alex Thomson launches Vendee campaign: Video
First video in a 12-part series showing the lead-up to one of the world's toughest racesOn Sunday, November 6, British yachtsman, Alex Thomson, will embark on one of the toughest sporting challenges on the planet, the Vendée Globe.
A gruelling single-handed, non-stop, unassisted race around the world, the Vendée Globe – the pinnacle event in the Ocean Masters World championship – takes place every four years and pushes sailors to their limits in the quest for victory.
After finishing in third place in the 2012-2013 Vendée Globe, Thomson will this year seek to make history and become the first British sailor ever to win the iconic race.
Thomson will do so on-board his new IMOCA 60 racing yacht, Hugo Boss – a yacht which was unveiled at the end of last year.
With just nine months to go until the Vendée Globe begins, Alex Thomson Racing has unveiled the first in a twelve-part video series, documenting his preparations and progress ahead of the race.
Episode one, which you can see below, sets the scene as the Alex Thomson Racing team prepare for the start of the Ocean Masters Vendée Globe. It features a unique insight from the legendary Sir Robin Knox-Johnston and Managing Director of Alex Thomson Racing, Stewart Hosford. In 1969 Sir Robin Knox-Johnston became a hero for being the first man to perform a single-handed, non-stop circumnavigation of the globe.
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