Alex Thomson Hugo Boss Talk and opening of the London Landing on Friday 14 July

Published 13:18 on 22 Jul 2017

We were very excited that Member Alex Thomson was able to open the London Landing prior to speaking on his experiences in the Vendee Globe 16/17, in which he finished second and broke the 24 hour distance record.

This was a wonderful Royal London evening. A great speaker; an amazing story; Alex brought his adventures and challenges to life so vividly that all attending were immersed and felt they experienced them.

Auction of a day on Hugo Boss

Alex and the Commodore mentored Member Chris Rashley who is undertaking a foiling Nacra 17 campaign to compete in the 2020 Olympics. Alex very kindly allowed us to auction a day on Hugo Boss with the proceeds going towards Chris' campaign. Vice Commodore David Gower very skilfully managed the auction which raised a significant sum.

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