Alex Thomson returns home onboard HUGO BOSS

[@Ash-cy7yw]

Nice work Skipper. Looking forward to your plans.

[@arthurrobache3076]

All the best Alex, looking forward to your new adventure. We'll be behind you!

[@TheThoolio]

Respekt from Germany Mr Alex! :) Your ARE A GREAT Guy!

[@JimKJeffries]

Thanks for making the time to share, hope you feel welcomed to keep it up. Nothing more inspiring than seeing one give their best each day. Cheers from Ohio

[@milesjohnnorris]

Saw you reaching down the Solent in the sunshine this morning. Looked fabulous, enjoyed your updates, and I’m sure you have a Vendee win in your future so keep striving.

[@windonwater3895]

Alex. Thanks for keeping your fans up to date. Glad you made it back home with no issues. I've certainly enjoyed the great coverage of the race but sure missed having you be a part of most of it.

[@davidlaw899]

Welcome back to the UK. Can’t wait for the next installment.

[@johnduffy7502]

Welcome home Alex! Such a shame it didn't work out this time around :(

[@AKaktusA]

really like the short updates. Please keep them up. Not just during the vendee :)

[@jnw5470]

We would have loved to come to Gosport to cheer you in after really enjoying your race. Instead we had to be content with watching you coming home through the entrance on the Gosport webcam. Welcome home! Here’s to 2024!

[@fredericp2740]

Courage Alex Thomson Tu nous a manqué sur le Vendée Globe On espère te revoir bientôt sur l’eau !!👏🏻

[@RicardoDinizPortugal]

Really glad to see you and the boat back home. Thank you for all the hard work, inspiration and determination from you and the team. Really look forward to your next updates. All the best 🌊💙

[@tizianobrombin8516]

thanks a lot Alex! Looking forward to see You sailing in Italy. All the best! TB

[@rico7614]

Merci d'avoir donné régulièrement de vos nouvelles. Profitez de vos proches. Revenez plus fort que jamais. Good luck for the races to come

[@timarmstrong6421]

Well done Alex. I know this year was a disappointment, but you, your boat, and Hugo Boss have the grit to see you thru to next VG. Hang in there bud!

[@petertaylor5861]

Welcome back home! Thanks for all the updates. Looking forward to watching the next challenge!

[@jamesmacdonald7726]

Good to see you back home safely ! I popped to visit your boat in the V & A Waterfront between Christmas and New Year - amazing to see it up close ! All the best and I'm looking forward to what cones next :)

[@simonjconnor]

Well done Alex for getting back safely, and hope you have a wonderful time now with your family. All the best

[@exploringlandandsea4811]

So glad you are home safe and I cannot imagine how awesome it was seeing your family again. I am a military vet and sadly I am used to spending lots of time away from my family as well. the sacrifices they make in our absence are well under appreciated. I cannot wait to hear what is on the horizon.

[@Yurivlc]

Thanks Alex! Have a good time with yours! Thanks a lot for sharing the news

[@davidmason5470]

Welcome back to the UK. Looking forward to your next adventure!!

[@damiendeffieux2029]

Thank you for the update Alex.

[@waynefederico9396]

Thx bud, Best of life for all the family and crew. How about a few videos on "How to sail one of them beast" controls , wing adjustments , keel etc..

[@Heavywall70]

Less than four years to go!!!!

[@randalljames1]

glad to see you home.. never thought much about sailing but your story was pretty cool.. has a lot to say about life in general... looking forward to more video..

[@sphcx60]

Hâte de vous revoir avec ce magnifique bateau sur de nouvelles courses en mer.

[@juliemcclelland5127]

Welcome home - cant wait to hear what’s next. 😊

[@DrCrabfingers]

You certainly DID deserve applause and a warm welcome as some other people have said....argh...that moment has gone...that is terrible...so I applaude you from my home in Dorset!! Good on you Sir! We have to clean up the ocean...not only is it killing cetaceans and other wildlife..it's ruining some very beautiful boats!!!

[@para1324]

Looking forward to new adventures and success. Well done.

[@hisdadjames4876]

Welcome home, Alex. Best wishes for next phase of your HB campaign. 🤞

[@josedacunhafilho]

0:38 what's next is that chevalier Alex will study French intensively, and arrive in Les Sables d'Olonne in October 2024 totally fluent, and amaze everyone with how well he speaks French, and then go on to win the next two editions of the Vendée Globe. ALLEZ ALEX!

[@martinaston627]

You are delusional mate , obviously you are a pommy lover , to start with Alex could not learn French if his life depended on it , second , Hugo Boss will always fail structurally as it was built in pommy land , third , the Vendée Glove will NEVER be won by a foreigner, so dream on sunshine , we will always have new young comers that will go on DOMINATING what has been a « French invention » thanks to Phillippe Jeantot , and « we the French » come up with the concept and design of the IMOCA , so there it is 🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌

[@DeeHutchy]

‘Never be won by a foreigner’ indeed, because if it might they’ll just turn off the AIS and park a fishing boat in front of them.

[@liebestraume75]

@@DeeHutchy Un peu d'honnetêté intellectuelle SVP : The AIS was ON, the fishing boat had his trawl in the water (= restricted maneuverability). He called Boris on the VHF but he did not hear anything as he was sleeping deeply... that's what he says himself...what else ?

[@DeeHutchy]

@@liebestraume75 it was a joke 🙂

[@josedacunhafilho]

@@martinaston627 You sound like an angry, jealous, betrayed middle age wife. better seek treatment for that neurosis; it will not get better on its own. And what a ridiculous name is that you came up with? Maybe you should stick to cars instead. But get treatment first.

[@jegjeg4530]

Good to see you safe back home. Get some rest and enjoy some quality time with your family. The next adventure will most likely start soon.🥂🍾🥂

[@oikkuoek]

Good to see you got back to home base in one piece! Have a good one, and stay safe!

[@michellethoron8240]

go for 2024 merci pour cete belle aventure

[@bitmanev4331]

Sweet home :) Having good memories of Gosport area well whole Solent actually.

[@patrickhill4682]

The Boss is back ⭐️

[@nathaliedufour3891]

WHAT AN AMAZING JOURNEY 👏🙌👍

[@derektan8244]

Yess!!!!!! I’m so looking forward to your next move !!!

[@rg3412]

That first non-french winner of the VG title is still up for grabs!

[@forsail9182]

Welcome back Alex!

[@gregb2063]

Welcome home Alex. Back on the horse!

[@poulyelisabeth3237]

C’est bien de donner des nouvelles. On vous aime beaucoup

[@jamesagnew3411]

Welcome home!

[@Sliverth]

Allez Alex! Please keep us informed.

[@tobywaggett8694]

Well done mate I would love to come and see you when we can

[@pjmullin8309]

Would love to see/hear you on one of the Americas Cup chase boats giving a report!

[@GreenMntMoto]

Super cool!!! 👍💥👏

[@VentoRacing1]

Ocean race? It would be a great opportunity to show the performance of the boat!

[@shirleyboy8859]

The dam boat tried to fold in half!!!! not much work to do???? Mmmmm ....think you might find some delamination that needs tweaking... But well done for a fantastic effort...Glad you are home safe and planning to do it all again.. :-))) ps: 8,000 miles?? Which world did you sail around?? :-))

[@Bernstein0801]

Good Luck for your next Events

[@kimobailey2926]

Next race !!!

[@santiagobenites]

There's no place like home.

[@tschaesipi]

Would be awesome to see you in the ocean race!

[@jakewillssailing]

Wehay, welcome back

[@RESET1776]

Welcome home.

[@Joe-oe4lo]

Is there gonna be a new boat for 2024 or will you just improve on the current one?

[@TheN30M]

But you wont make reinforcements to the hull?

[@guguette6413]

Good job

[@paulstubbs4487]

Someone said the boat is already for sale?

[@marcomorosi9925]

Forza boss!

[@philippwolber1465]

Where can I get that jacket?

[@nautilusshell4969]

Hugo Boss - nothing about little breweries in Cardiff?

[@krapoutchik1]

See (sea) you later! For an other adventure!

[@aardvarkmindshank]

I think if you race more in preparation, in order to debug and prove the boat, and take it a little more easy in the race (see Boris as a fine example), then you can maybe be more successful.

[@dominiquecoquelle6796]

Dommage de ne pas être repassé par les Sables

[@aragorn618]

Will you be at the next Vendée Globe in 2024 ?

[@braxtonsorg8769]

Welcome home Alex. Fix her up we will see you out in the ocean again soon !

[@damientelle]

you should have stop in Les Sables on the way ! you deserve to park Hugo Boss along the other Imoca ! DNF or not it doesn’t Matter !

[@rubysamy8076]

Alex will you participate to the next vendee globe.

[@manonquellier7803]

Il y a 6 jours David guetta a fait un concert où il y a le bâtiment avec un picque

[@chabtee7332]

fastnet race?

[@cocoy4783]

Bien

[@normanboyes4983]

Welcome home - Alex with all that data and machine learning you gained while Northward bound - how can you not Vendee next time?😉🤣👍

[@freequest]

👍🏿

[@petergrundy8081]

Alex bring the Boss out too Australia show the Aussies how it’s done we need to get some interest and corporate backing to get some sailors competitive

[@markstephens4061]

Here's an idea, install a string or two of LED lights and a vent or 2 topside in the hull. No I am not available to join your team. Thank me later.

[@martadiogo5878]

GBR Hugo Boss

[@SilentYachting]

🤞🇬🇧🎩⛵💨...🥂

[@fredoboomer5477]

je comprends mieux pourquoi il s’était barre ! non , c'est de l'humour !

[@chberlande5676]

Welcome to Brexit

[@alaing2753]

a major sponsor, a major budget and a major failure. This must be a major disappointment for all the team and support, mother Nature is unforgiven and sooner or later ones will ask the pertinence of playing financial race around the world rather than common sens and humility.

[@tomtom6319]

Ok great! Now cut off all that ridiculous technology garbage and go out and win races on your awesome sailing abilities. Cheers Alex!

[@RicardoDinizPortugal]

What do you mean?? 😦

[@martinpolach6171]

AI ...seems to be making many occupations, non competitive, ..Alex was talking about gathering masses of data ..analayse, and have computer decide what’s best ....unfortunate I agree... The Jean Le Cam’s of the world will slowly become obsolete... Stephen Hawkins said that the Greatest threat to mankind is not ..global warming, pandemics, etc....but Artificial Intelligence taking over and making human kind unnecessary!

[@RicardoDinizPortugal]

But surely you understand that so much of what makes the Imoca class and the Vendee Globe so exciting is the evolution and integration of technology. Every big step forward like swing keels and wing masts and now foils will inevitably require data and more data. Everyone is doing it in their own way, also in F1 but also with athletes of all sports, from soccer to athletics. Data has always been part of evolution. Alex and all his projects and boats were always exciting mostly because of the man himself. Data just adds safety and competitiveness. Alex could sail a bathtub to Ireland and it would still be exciting and fun to follow. So I don't feel that technology and data take away from the true soul behind all these campaigns: The sailors and their Teams.

[@tomtom6319]

@@RicardoDinizPortugal Naa! Not buying it. Just go sail.