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Alex Thomson (18 April 1974 in Bangor, Wales) is a British yachtsman. Alex Thomson was helped early in his sailing career by Sir Keith Mills, the British businessman who ran London's victorious bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games and set up with British America’s Cup campaign TEAMORIGIN. With Mills backing, Thomson broke into the professional solo sailing circuit at a young age. He is the youngest skipper ever to win a round-the-world yacht race (1998-1999 Clipper Race). He is an around the world solo sailor, and holds the 24-hour world speed sailing record for solo mono-hulls (468 nautical miles at an average speed of 19.5 knots). Sponsored by Hugo Boss he took part in the Vendee Globe 2004/05 but was forced to retire after damage to the carbon fitting that attached the boom to the deck.〔(''Alex Thomson retires'' ), BBC News. Dated 7 December 2004.〕 == Records == * 2003: Monohull singlehanded 24 hour distance record: 468.72 nautical miles * 2007: Monohull (up to 60 feet) 24 hour distance record with Andrew Cape: 501.3 nautical miles * 2012: Monohull (up to 60 feet) singlehanded transatlantic sailing record: 8 days 21 hours 8 minutes and 31 seconds 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alex Thomson (sailor)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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