25.02.2011
HUGO BOSS crosses the International Date Line
HUGO BOSS have sailed through the Cook Straits in the Barcelona World Race without stopping, despite being unable to fix damage to the mask track. The HUGO BOSS team have overcome several issues, with skipper Alex Thomson not starting the race, damage to the main sail and not sailing under full main since the end of January. Regardless of these setbacks, Andy Meiklejohn and Wouter Verbraak, co-skippers of HUGO BOSS have climbed from 14th, to 8th in the fleet.
Kiwi Andy Meiklejohn wrote as HUGO BOSS sailed through the islands of his home country: 'As I sit here on HUGO BOSS, as we sail through the Cook Strait, I can only think how good it is to be sailing past home. The scenery of the upper South island is amazingly rugged and desolate but incredibly beautiful. We have had a tough time of the last 7 weeks with several issues forcing us to be slower than optimal, this was also after a very light exit to the Med, conditions that the heaviest boat in the fleet definitely did not like. Wouter and myself have managed to pull together our resources, our common strength and the belief, and with the support of Alex and our shore team to keep the yacht in the race, and here we are just 400 miles behind 4th place and the battle begins again.'
So as HUGO BOSS crosses the International Date Line and the half way mark of the Barcelona World Race, Andy & Wouter are positive and look forward to the second half of the race, and continue to fight to gain back miles on the rest of the fleet.
To celebrate HUGO BOSS reaching this milestone, the International Date Line, the HUGO BOSS Sailing Team are giving you the chance to win a HUGO BOSS Regatta Watch. Enter here for your chance to win the watch as worn by the skippers onboard HUGO BOSS and the HUGO BOSS Sailing Team www.facebook.com/alexthomsonracing
For more information please go to www.facebook.com/alexthomsonracing or www.alexthomsonracing.com
Amanda Hilsdon
Alex Thomson Racing
12 Haslar Marina
Haslar Road
Gosport
Hants PO12 1NU
tel: 0044 (0)2392 524343
www.alexthomsonracing.com
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