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From Monaco to Wentworth and back to Monaco! Busy, but great times! Check out an update... tinyurl.com/cezgmv5 about 2 hours ago via web
@JustinBrook had a great round today with shuan micheel and bernd. Have a date for golf, call me! 8:11 AM May 23rd via Twitter for Android in reply to JustinBrook
Back in uk today for Wentworth Pro-Am tomorrow. Hope i play better than last year! 4:08 AM May 22nd via Twitter for Android
@MikeGascoyne did u get in yet? We got to 60nm frm monaco and hit by 45knt head winds last night. Pure evil it was. 1:35 PM May 21st via Twitter for Android in reply to MikeGascoyne
@mikegascoyne when are you arriving. we will arrive on HUGO BOSS Monday morning 12:09 PM May 19th via Mobile Web in reply to MikeGascoyne
24 hours in Palma getting some little jobs done. Leaving for Monaco this am, some testing on the way 1:33 AM May 19th via Twitter for Android
bright sunshine and 25 degrees now. we going to Palma as we so early we have no berth in monaco. hope 2 b there 4 beers later. i love palma 4:52 AM May 17th via Mobile Web
upwind in really nasty sea, another 12 hours of this unfortunately. slam slam slam 1:45 PM May 16th via Mobile Web
We passed one of my heros and solo sailing legend Jean Le Cam in his new #vendeeglobe steed yesterday.Best of luck jean twitter.com/AlexThomson99/… 4:43 AM May 16th via web
Monaco Calling! An update from the boat.... on.fb.me/almU3Y 4:27 AM May 16th via web
beef and potato casserole for me tonight then bed for 3 hours. wind is slowly building and the engine is cooling after a good work out. 1:33 PM May 15th via Mobile Web
@elainebunting i once wore a pair of socks for two weeks inside boots which i did not take off. Half my foot came off when i finally did! 4:45 AM May 15th via Twitter for Android in reply to elainebunting
1 mile from tarifa and zero breeze. Either a full on gale or nothing in this place! Our oversized hairdryer pushing us along at 5mph #boring 3:27 AM May 15th via Twitter for Android
@elainebunting @sealskinz sure they will, if not i will send you one of my old pairs! #skanky x 3:22 AM May 15th via Twitter for Android in reply to elainebunting
reached cape st vincent. more wind than expected last 24 hours, v fast and VERY wet. good training though! gosport - st vincent in 3 days!!! 4:41 AM May 14th via Mobile Web
@elainebunting @sealskinz I have been using them for years and never had a pair leak. the pair i have on did 2007 BWR & still going strong! 4:38 AM May 14th via Mobile Web in reply to elainebunting
100 miles off Porto, heading south at 15 knots. top speed last night was 30.5 knots, i forget how scary these boats are at that speed. 9:40 AM May 13th via Mobile Web
wind gusting 40 knots now. a little hectic with the boat surfing to 30 knots. would i rather be watching #BGT? well it is the final 1:44 PM May 12th via Mobile Web
185 miles left to finistere. looks like it will be a personal record of 36 hours from gosport to finistere. wet but good shack down 7:58 AM May 12th via Mobile Web
off the south side of the isle of wight, sunshine and 15 knots of wind. upwind on stb tack, feels good to be at sea again. 6:20 AM May 11th via Mobile Web

Name Alex Thomson
Location Gosport, UK
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Bio Single handed round the world sailor. Ambition to win the Vendee Globe. Follow Alex, www.alexthomsonracing.com