Onboard Q&A: Day 14

[@johnvanslykejr.8033]

What a terrific fellow and wonderful ambassador for the Vendee Globe and offshore sailing. Hear hear. Well done.

[@gontran8638]

thanks for taking your time to answer us. What a man.

[@riverjeanmontgomery6664]

Brilliant, right?

[@gnosticmom2805]

Great Q&A, thank you Alex for making time for your fans and followers!

[@crackerjack3359]

"40 knots is a bit scary". That must be the understatement of the race!

[@simonosgerby97]

Some cracking questions there and thanks for taking the time to answer Alex

[@davidlaw899]

Amazing. Keep going and make us all proud.

[@jean-mariefuentes1787]

Merci de prendre du temps pour répondre aux questions ; bonne course !

[@elektrolyte]

I really love the way the sleep alarm is triggered aft, above the bunk ... but the kill switch is forward, on the other side of the cockpit LOL so you have to actually be up and walking across the cabin to kill it

[@riverjeanmontgomery6664]

😅 I am a recently retired fisherman, and I could tell you horror stories from the helmsman chair! Worthy of Graham Norton 🙌

[@gnedelcu7]

Sir Que La Force soit avec vous! Bon vent! București, România

[@BrownPeterAnthony]

Smashing out big miles with a smile, inspiration for the next generation...

[@moraus]

A fantastic insight in to day to day life on board. Does make us feel like we are riding along with you. Keep it up and give us a wave when you pass the southern part of Australia 👍

[@4578simonhi]

Fantastic Alex, so good for you to do this Q & A session. Can’t wait to see your first albatross, you know then you are truly in the Southern Ocean. I don’t think you are too distant from these fantastic birds, they sleep and fly at the same time too !!! All the best, fair winds, keep safe, push hard.

[@riverjeanmontgomery6664]

Brilliant. Your humor and humbleness, your love of family, your tenacity, your thin skin ( meant most admiringly). Challenge on Alex. I have enjoyed, (and cried about) your story, and am following fiercely. Count me as a HUGE FAN! SOLDIER ON!

[@wolfe1970]

Some great insight into the world of sailing, some cracking questions too,

[@cgem8426]

All the best with the repair work 🤞🤞🤞

[@DaveandGinny972]

Thoroughly enjoying your videos Alex, brilliant that you have the time to answer all the questions. First thing I check in the morning is your progress followed by how Ben's training sessions are going in Auckland...then I make a coffee. Keep it up, fantastic being able to follow you.

[@HugoPerk]

You’re doing great, Alex! Watching your journey from Chicago and I’m terribly jealous. Looking forward to your Southern Ocean stretch. Fair winds and following seas, captain.

[@igloo687]

Outstanding Alex, proud of you Hampshire Hog, with you all of the way. Doug, HAYLING Island.

[@sammcneil1213]

Highlighted reply Boris Herrmann 1 day ago Thanks for following - we are an Alex fan too don't worry. Alex, all the best from the Highlands of Scotland, received this reply from Boris, he is a top bloke and cool as a cucumber.

[@edouardwattinne7753]

That man is amazing and offers such a good share of his experience, thank you!

[@rogersmith1867]

Alex you are a true ambassador for all sports. I wish I could have your smile. Your videos are quite inspiring. Good Luck and all the best.. Roger

[@sampayne7973]

I’ve not got a scooby about sailing or the ‘vendee globe’... but watching this bloke bounce around in a tin can has become my new favourite pass time. More power to you mate, whatever you’re up to.

[@dereksg183]

A true Gentleman and Ambassador for us all to follow. Keep it going Alex

[@DrCrabfingers]

Yes absolutely awesome...many of those questions were ones I had myself. He's a good guy! Love the Christmas cake treat .... haha I can imagine you lying on your bean bag stuffing Christmas cake into you between the shudders of the boat. I follow you every day morning and night. All of you sailors are the most incredible individuals. I'm just trying to imagine a sail boat travelling at 40 knots....it must hum....quite mad really. Good winds dude.

[@antonoat]

You Sir are an amazing example of what's possible! cheers.

[@theroadhome_Liz_Summers]

Great Q&A! Thank you for taking time for this and thank you for The Hub ... you and your team have put together great info that is informative and interesting!

[@simonjconnor]

Absolutely brilliant. Great questions there and well done Alex for taking the time to answer them. Really interesting to learn so much in such a short video too. Am amazed at how you constantly trim the main there, just be feel and love the way you ease the main, I wish mine were that easy. go go go Alex !!!

[@wtgphoto]

Great video Alex, thanks for taking the time and for sharing and GREAT questions from the kids!

[@cameronstewart6894]

You continue to do a great job Alex. Keep it going. We are all very proud of you. Chapeaux.

[@petergrundy8081]

Fantastic Alex your a great inspiration for youth around the world

[@pauloshea7]

Thank you Alex. Such a great way to interact with all of us around the world watching the Vendee, by far the most incredible sporting challenge. Mind yourself.

[@u3192]

Sail well .. and safe passage . It is a pleasure to watch you . In your major Tom can . Chasing desire . I wish for you The very best . May the ocean treat you kindly .

[@robynanderson1263]

Fantastic segment there, taking the time to answer questions while racing. It's a pity the Organisers of this race are not as switched on as you are regarding the amount of English catered for in the race. Go Alex, sail fast, sail safe.

[@richardayres2949]

Well done Alex, fair winds and keep up your great efforts. Enjoying your coverage.

[@xjosettex]

Loved your Q & A and especially your talk about coping with bullying which I caught yesterday - you’re doing an amazing job!

[@djj2343]

Come on Alex!!! Dig deep and make it happen ... You give us all a lift so now it's time to give you one ! Grit.

[@kevinbuggie3808]

Just from the appearance and name of the boat, I passed some judgment on you, but God are you well grounded and pretty nice guy when I took the time to watch. Good luck and rooting for you from the states!

[@alashford3189]

Good job, keep safe and fast. Be Lucky, cheers from Antigua!

[@blakeharmon2884]

Great Job Alex, love the videos! Rooting for you hard!

[@jeronewalters4288]

Alex, absolutely love that you can take the time with the sleep deprivation and stresses to update us mere mortals. Loving being able to follow the progress and wish you the very best of luck.

[@TristanDaCunha7]

Hi Alex. Interesting to hear that the task you hate the most is getting the sails back in the sailbags. I feel exactly the same about getting the duvet into the duvet cover. Great questions and great answers. Good luck.

[@Dragonfyre2009]

I had that same thought! Lol.

[@UKPete]

Great questions, and really great to be able to get the answers from the man himself whilst racing it's amazing :-). Go Alex!

[@antoineheral]

Good Luck i wish you to win the race

[@rustie4242]

GO Alex, we are following you several times a day and love seeing your video updates. Cheers from Down Under, Rustie

[@jeromebousquet2539]

Alex bonne chance pour les réparations j'espère que tu va revenir dans la course Big up ....

[@peterbrown7965]

Great Job Alex, and thanks for spending the time to answer some really interesting questions!

[@grimgr]

One of te great Gentleman , I would love a Alex Victory, as a sort of justice, but justice is rare and versatil . Go ahead Sir Alex, Thomas is very fast , there is no beautifull victory without a perfect challenger!!

[@sandrogrixti6685]

Hi Alex. Im a young sailor from Malta. I follow you everyday. Keep going you r a legend. Thanks for the message.

[@johnaluncooke6827]

I agree entirely with what John Van Slyke below said. It is most unfortunate that HUGO BOSS has sustained some structural damage. Hopefully Alex will be able to REINFORCE the areas concerned to alow him to continue to the end of the race. He will have many miles to catch-up in the Southern Ocean which is going to be punishing on the boat and also on Alex. Continue Alex to do your best. We are all following your progress and willing you to win. Take care and STAY SAFE. - ALUN COOKE.

[@losportivosedentario]

Tks you for your adventure and your video , we stay in Lockdown so we feel like you safe ,close in our life , and free to fight . Go go go!!!

[@rmzkip]

I'm enjoying your energy, talent, and smile!

[@billywhizz6483]

Fantastic, what an all round good guy! Rooting for you Alex.

[@OldTrafford16]

Alex thank you for the candid briefings!

[@diamond_industries]

Keep up the speed. You are doing great!!!! So proud of all the hard work you have put in for this adventure!!!!

[@AndyUK-Corrival]

Great video Alex, keep on trucking. Andy UK

[@josedacunhafilho]

Sir Alex, you are a truly special person. May the Buddha grant you billions of merits for your Dharma, and Goddess bless you 24/7.

[@simonladd4262]

Thank you Alex for your amazing coverage.

[@bengmarshall]

Alex. You are a total inspiration ! Keep at it, mate

[@splash2300]

" The Boss is Back!".....love it. We're all with you Champ

[@Robbo1966]

Great to see your positivity on this tough race, keep flying

[@jjbailey3972]

Thanks for taking us along on your adventure! What a great experience this will be!!!

[@geralddavis7401]

Great job Alex! Thanks you. And what great questions from the youngsters - dead perceptive and thoughtful - loved it.

[@robsfooty]

Love the great attitude Alex! Keep it up!

[@martineyer5336]

Always so positive 👍 love your attitude. I must by another Boss suit😄

[@OnDasherOnDancer]

Happy to see you and “Hugo” looking so strong! Best of everything!

[@gedhayes-gerrard9990]

Alex, I had the pleasure of listening to you at the HSC fund raiser for Oarsome Chance Gosport, will you be raffling off your T-Shirts for the next fund raiser. Love watching your updates, you must be feeling epic...

[@wasabiginger6993]

Great Q&A ... The inside looks more like a space craft pod with you on an exercise bike ... this technology seems to be headed towards lift off completely ... we are from the stars ✨... many blessings 🌈 on having the absolute time of your life ... from Hawai’i 🌺

[@gogo22976]

Thanks for this interesting Q&A! Keep on pushing! I am sure you will be in the lead soon!

[@mastertrams]

The alarm sounds like the doors closing alarm on almost all UK trains! How wonderful!

[@becketallison8065]

Is it weird sailing from inside the capsule

[@colinwheeler4683]

Great stuff.....question and answer with children....such a cool operator

[@J.Smith-rc6wh]

what a dude, great work Alex , good fun for us

[@philippemauduit2163]

Good luck Alex , still very friendly video... hope seing you tomorrow...

[@jgzanetti]

Hi, Alex! So nice to see these interactions. Makes the race a little bit more humane, kinda brings us inside the boat in some sense! My question is: is there any sort of psichological follow up support after the race finishes? It seems to me that there is a high chance of some disorders after 70+ days of sleep deprivation, social distancing, the need for constant awareness and others altogether Thank you for your videos! Keep on going with high spirits! Wish you all the luck from Brazil 💚💛💙

[@nroose]

Thank you for your great commentary! Any chance you can post video of doing a sail change, a reef, a jibe, or a tack?

[@scottgoode9874]

WOW!! Absolutely fantastic insight again! Where did we have the opportunity to ask questions? This is amazing to see this race. Me and my son watch this app every night. Keep going strong

[@pablosdog2808]

I'd like to see a video feed from the FLIR IR camera.....with Alex standing on the rear deck....

[@m00ftak]

Hey Alex! Love following your progress. Can you tell us what your view is like inside? How are you able to determine when you need to make adjustments?

[@Eduardo-vz1qk]

Hi Alex, can you show us the boat more? Show us some specific features of this boat please.

[@easylistening1377]

Wishing you the best Alex!!!

[@brunsibrunsi7344]

Keep pushing Alex 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@randalljames1]

I hope the news gets better... There is an update on the news page of the alexthomsonracing page..

[@JamesBond-xq3tw]

From Jersey ,keep it up looks fantastic

[@iwoodie]

I really hope he wins the race!! Go for it!!!!

[@migaguiar]

Sir Alex .. Stay strong stay safe .. sail on!!

[@JG-iz8ko]

My alarm would be the Lone Ranger theme, I’d smile every time😁, nail biting racing, keep on it mate👍

[@bosoerjadi2838]

If Alex ever writes a book about this race, I'm definitely going to read it.

[@para1324]

You must be saving energy not being beaten by the waves in an outside cockpit. Will you set an outside view for us to watch on u tube? I love to see the boat running across the ocean. God’s blessing for you and safety. From Georgia USA. 👍👏

[@maxoufly]

Hi ! What a sailor ! But Will you get out of your star wars cockpit a day ??cheers and keep going !

[@YvickVentilatie]

Great Alex, making time for answering all those questions. I’m following already the whole race. How come that LinkedOut has taken the pole position in about 12 hours? You’re in the same weather conditions now!

[@2011mendo]

Guess my mail question is,,, how do you deal with temperature in the cabin? And how do you change it? Guessing to go with that,,, doesn't everything fog up, and get wet inside even though you are not getting drenched from salt water!

[@palynodie5]

Courage Alex! J'aimerais bien vous voir gagner cette édition :)

[@Johnonayacht]

Alex you are an Inspiration. Can you show us your nav seat and do you sleep in the seat or in a Lee berth!

[@gf04rce76]

Amazing..... keep pushing 😀

[@HandyMan657]

I'm chasing you on the Virtual Regatta Offshore, only a couple of days behind currently.

[@PatrioticTroll]

Thanks Alex. Be well.

[@willcourt4952]

On a 6 million £ boat and the biggest luxury is Christmas cake. Love it

[@Mal1ntha]

It is a £5 million pound boat Will Court

[@chechmusic2789]

thx for sharing . alarm on everything!!!

[@kylelaxton7457]

Keep it up Alex you got this.

[@BABAJSA]

How do you know if your sails are optimally trimmed? Do you have sensors as you are inside?

[@caractacus22]

Bless you , Alex