Alex Thomson

Alex Thomson

Author: Justin Chisholm November 17, 2021 Duration: 1:00:17
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Justin Chisholm’s guest is British solo racing skipper Alex Thomson – a veteran of no less than five editions of the Vendée Globe solo around the world race. He made his first attempt in 2004 but damage to his boat put him out of that race and the following edition in 2008-09, but he went on to finish third in the 2012-13 edition and second in the 2016-17. Despite starting the 2020-21 edition as a firm favourite to become the first ever non-French Vendée Globe winner, Thomson was again forced out of the race after first having to effect running repairs to the bow of his state of the art ultra high tech IMOCA 60 and then suffering catastrophic damage to one of his rudders in a collision with floating ocean debris. The British skipper shocked the sailing world recently with the announcement that he would not be competing in the 2024-25 Vendée Globe.

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Vendee Globe 2020-21 Week 1 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 39:44
It may only have been five days since the 33 Vendee Globe skippers set off from Les sables D’Olonne on their solo around-around-the-world adventure but there has been plenty of going on out on the wilds of the north-Atla…
Vendee Globe 2020-21 Preview [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:00
On the eve of the start of the 2021-22 edition of the Vendee Globe solo, nonstop, around the world yacht race 2016-17 Vendee Globe skipper Conrad Colman joins regular host Justin Chisholm for the first of a special serie…
Ken Read [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:11:32
In this episode Justin Chisholm’s guest is the world-renowned American yachtsman Ken Read. As well as winning nine world championship titles, taking part in multiple campaigns in the America’s Cup and The Ocean Race – Ke…
Simon Fisher [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 53:14
Justin Chisholm’s guest on the show this time is British ocean racer Simon Fisher.SiFi – as he is universally known – is one of the world’s most well respected and best liked professional sailors and is very much sought…
Terry Hutchinson [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 52:58
The latest episode of the Yacht Racing Podcast sees NYYC American Magic skipper Terry Hutchinson make a return appearance with an update on the US America's Cup syndicate’s response to the Covid-19 global pandemic. Speak…
Bouwe Bekking [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:06:12
Our guest on the latest episode of The Yacht Racing Podcast is the legendary Dutch ocean racing skipper Bouwe Bekking. Bekking is best known as an around-the-world race campaigner and has eight Whitbread and Volvo Ocean…
Boris Herrmann [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:35
Boris Herrmann is highly accomplished ocean racer with an impressive track record that includes competing in two double handed around the world races – the Global Ocean Race in 2014 (which he won with Felix Oehme) and th…
Nicolai Sehested [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 53:06
Our guest on Episode 13 of The Yacht Racing Podcast is Danish yachtsman Nicolai Sehested – a sailor who, despite having just reached the age of thirty, has already established himself as a major figure on the internation…
Tom Burnham & Rome Kirby [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:09
Tom Burnham and Rome Kirby are, respectively, the coach and skipper of the American SailGP team.Burnham is an ex-Olympic campaigner who has been involved in four America’s Cup challenges – one with Young America, twice w…

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