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IMOCA 60 - Interview with Alex Thomson and sailing on 'No Way Back'

by Nic Douglass on 24 May 2016
Alex Thomson sets sail on board new Hugo Boss - 2016 Vendée Globe Alex Thomson Racing
A quick catch up with Alex Thomson before he docked off from the Newport Shipyard to head to New York in preparation for the Ocean Masters race to Vendee on 29 May.

While the offshore race from Newport to New York was cancelled, I still got a sail on the foiling IMOCA 'No Way Back' on Saturday afternoon, and I included a few snippets on board with the Canadian Ocean Racing guys after my interview with Alex.

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