PARIS - Vendee Globe leader Alex Thomson was on Sunday counting the cost of his boat's collision with an unidentified object in the south Atlantic. Until then he will just have to make do, the 42-year-old who finished third in 2012/13 said. "I'm gradually gaining ground on Alex Thomson, but we need to look after the boat for the rest of the race." Thomson's accident robbed him of the new world record for the furthest distance sailed solo in 24 hours. Alex Thomson (GBR/Hugo Boss) at 19,341.8 nautical miles from the finish2.

Source: Bangkok Post November 20, 2016 19:50 UTC