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    How Alex Thomson nearly won the Vendée Globe 2016-17

    • March 21, 2017

    In the piercing cold morning of 18 January, Armel Le Cléac’h was grasping a 34-mile lead in the Vendée Globe, racing upwind towards the Scilly Isles. A wind shift to…

    Armel Le Cléac'h at the finish of the Vendée Globe race

    Dream finish for Armel Le Cléac’h as he conquers Vendée Globe race and pays tribute to rival Alex Thomson

    • January 19, 2017

    France gained a new hero this afternoon when solo sailor Armel Le Cléac’h crossed the finish line of Vendée Globe race in Les Sables d’Olonne. It was third time lucky on this great…

    Alex Thomson racing, Vendee Globe 2016/7, in Hugo Boss

    Alex Thomson and Armel Le Cléach battle for Vendée Globe record

    • January 17, 2017

    When François Gabart won the Vendée Globe solo round the world race in 2013 at his first attempt, he set a superb new record of 78d 2h and many said it…

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