Time Over Distance - Alex Thomson

[@edouardwinckler4922]

Well, Alex has to be one of the most inspiring British figures in France. It came to a point where even though I’m French I would love to see him win this edition. He deserves it so much !

[@RobHealey]

The best interview of Alex I've ever seen, thank you RORC

[@billhanna8838]

After 2 - 3 days you settle in & I LOVE IT ... Says it all . Well done Alex , Gotta love doing it to WIN .

[@LouisPrudhomme]

Absolutely fascinating! I could have listened to this for hours. I absolutely don’t get how this race doesn’t attract even more global audience. I’m definitely rooting for you Alex Thomson, even though I’m French. You most definitely deserve the victory this time! 💪⚫️🌊 GO GO HUGO BOSS!!! 🇬🇧🇫🇷 On a side note, I have close to zero experience in sailing, but I tell you this : the footage from 4 years ago, captured by the Marine Nationale helicopter (French Navy), near the Kerguelen Islands, during ACTUAL Southern Oceans racing, with your missing foil, as well as you’freaking legend waiving the 🇬🇧 flag on deck, is among the most universally fascinating videos I’ve ever watched. It should have 100M views 🙌

[@upinyou8]

Alex is a true sportsman. Thank you for being who you are and inspiring others to do the same. Much love.

[@andypeters211]

What an amazing jump into the mindset of a offshore sailing athlete. I love Alex's positive, practical mentality. We can all take something from this. What a legend. #no1vendee.

[@mikeshiels1]

The discussion centered around the mental aspects and the endurance required for a race like this is important to so many other pursuits.

[@easylistening1377]

Alex inspired me to take up sailing. Been watching his career for just 2 years.

[@edithugorji6398]

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[@Deucely]

Hmmm, what a lad. Great production too, tyvm for this montage, along with the high quality interview. Cheers!

[@RORCRacing]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@christinealessandrini4280]

Beautiful document ! very good interviewer and Alex is the man. Very touching, very intelligent, very talented. Very well done too, thanks !

[@jeffcondell]

Terrific!

[@davidclarke7728]

A great insight to a great sailor, and very informative

[@RORCRacing]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@MKWBSezai]

To me Alex is the Roger Federer of sailing! Absolute living legend! All the best!

[@easylistening1377]

Anything is possible!!

[@MogleCorp]

Truly inspiring interview. Thank you, Alex, thank you RORC.

[@Gottenhimfella]

jjust a pedantic correction: Yves Parlier (and nobody would argue that he is a legend whose memory should never be allowed to fade) did not sail to an uninhabited island, but he did pick an inlet on NZ's Stewart Island where it would be unlikely that anyone else would turn up to offer the one thing he was not permitted to avail. (Outside help). So he effectively turned it into an uninhabited location for his purposes. And proceeded to repair and re-erect a towering mast, a feat which (on paper) it is absolutely not possible for a man alone without recourse to a workshop plus a crane of some description to manage.

[@gregknipe8772]

amazing!!

[@VoilierFuligule]

Very nice interview, the best I've seen for a while, really appreciate what have been said! Love technical details! Thanks a lot for sharing! Sebastien, Quebec, Montreal area

[@Sliverth]

Excellent interview. Thank you.

[@RORCRacing]

Our pleasure!

[@patrickjames3994]

Great interview

[@jstanham]

Great interview!

[@johnswimcat]

What a person

[@davidclarke7728]

I also do get the feeling that the boat is so new , it has not been tested enough , I think Alex has his hands full to be competitive

[@leighharrison9632]

Great Interview

[@justinsteele5822]

F1 watch out Alex and sailing are coming ⛵️🇬🇧😂 half joking I love them both but sailings my No. 1 👍

[@rayred74]

I must say, I was not a AT fan bacause of some cocky comments he made about Mike Golding, and then Mike rescues him in the southern Ocean. but Alex have been winning me overland I am a supporter now - I am however beating him on Virtual Regatta so there LOL

[@RORCRacing]

Day 6 update from Alex "40-gusting 60" and "losing the third reef nearly cost the main and the race" #HUGOBOSS #AlexThomsonRacing #VendeeGlobe kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2erlpx3rNKIgqM

[@bernardnorris1916]

Fair winds

[@bernardnorris1916]

What is the sea temperature ?

[@RORCRacing]

Great update from Alex on Day 4 Vendee Globe #HUGOBOSS #AlexThomsonRacing kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYuyooePpcyggNU

[@failureroom9817]

any link to follow the race online with coordinates?

[@RORCRacing]

www.vendeeglobe.org/ to follow Alex: www.alexthomsonracing.com/

[@joesmith4494]

in response to the comment of getting folk outside sport into it....hells yeah. i like my sport in adult size. im from canada and the national sport is hockey. i played that when i was a child and all i know bring a halfwit child to hockey. (nice, sport. does it come in adult? no its a kids game). i shoot fight hunt and run because i would be too afraid to run imoca class races. i ended up here because of the mastwalk stunt.second vendee. skoden alex

[@philv3941]

Even if Le Cam is ahead on shortest trajectory, for me Alex is first on the front ( you can follow and play against him on virtual Regatta)

[@fabienh3943]

Great guy who would ndeed have won last edition without the foil damage. And a sailor who's pro enough to understand the potential of the event IF well broadcasted and filmed. I'm a former amateur windsurfer and remain convinced that sport "died" because of the poor and amateuristic management and reporting back in the late nineties. Today they are not there yet. It's still a bunch of insiders doing their thing. Be careful boys, when the interest fades by lack of ways to imagine what's really happening on those boats, it won't come back.

[@davidclarke7728]

I’m sorry, I do not agree with the fastnet finishing in Cherbourg , it might as well be called something else.

[@edithugorji6398]

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[@maohadad8392]

What an amazing jump into the mindset of a offshore sailing athlete. I love Alex's positive, practical mentality. We can all take something from this. What a legend. #no1vendee.