Friday, 16 November, 2018, after 11 days, 23 hours, 10 minutes and 58 seconds racing across the Atlantic in the famous Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe , Alex Thomson crossed the finish line at Pointe-à-Pitre at 08:10:58 local time (13:10:58CET).
As the fourth boat overall to complete the gruelling transatlantic race, Thomson onboard HUGO BOSS was the first IMOCA and monohull to arrive in Guadeloupe. During the race Thomson reached a new top speed of 38.5 knots and won the 24 hour Brittany Ferries class trophy.