Alex Thomson HUGO BOSS rescue VELUX 5 OCEANS solo yacht race

British solo sailors complete emergency rescue in Southern Ocean during VELUX 5 OCEANS yacht race Between the hours of and GMT Friday morning (24th November 2006) a dramatic rescue operation took place in the treacherous icy waters of the Southern Ocean. Devastated British solo sailor Alex Thomson (GBR), who was competing in the VELUX 5 OCEANS yacht race abandoned his yacht HUGO BOSS, after it suffered severe structural failure to the keel, and transferred via life raft to Mike Golding's