Hugo Boss Eyewear and Alex Thomson to race the Giraglia Rolex Cup

Yesterday morning round the world skipper Alex Thomson was back at the helm of his Imoca 60 race yacht Hugo Boss, for the start of the 245nm offshore Giraglia Rolex Cup from St Tropez to Genova. Skipper, boat and crew are supported by Hugo Boss and Hugo Boss Eyewear, the brand that includes ranges of spectacles and sunglasses produced by Safilo on license from the
brand.

The Sailing Project and the new Boss Black Eyewear Collection As part of its “Sailing” Project, Safilo has expanded the product offer of the BOSS Black Eyewear Collection and on April has launched an international ad campaign tied to the fascinating Barcelona World Race, with the catchline “Follow your vision”.

The race will be the first time Alex has sailed competitively on the boat since he was unable to take part in the Barcelona World Race following his emergency appendectomy. Alex commented “I am delighted to be back on board and very much looking forward to giving the boat a good check out and starting my next phase of race training. The boat completed the Barcelona World Race with very few issues and having had a short service stop in Valencia the boat is in good shape and we are now ready to start our build up to the 2012 Vendée Globe Race.”

On board with Alex are round the world sailor and Imoca skipper Guillermo Altadill, top Figaro sailor Gildas Morvan, and Volvo sailor Wouter Verbraak, who also raced the boat in the Barcelona World Race as Alex’s replacement skipper. The race leaved St Tropez yesterday and heads to Italy via La Giraglia Islet off Corsica, with the boats expected to finish in Genova on the 24th June.