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Alex Thomson's bid for sailing's biggest prize

Gosport sailor Alex Thomson is on a mission to win the 2020 Vendee Globe.

Gosport sailor Alex Thomson is on a mission to win the 2020 Vendee Globe. If he achieves his ambition, he will be the first British sailor to win the grueling race.

In 2019 Alex took delivery of the boat that he hopes will sail him into the record books.

In this podcast, find out what happened when Alex took the 麻豆社's Tony Husband for a spin on the Solent.

Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley

Email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

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11 minutes

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