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Brian Thompson

British offshore sailor born in 1962, a multihull and high-performance specialist, winner of the 2012 Jules Verne Trophy and fifth in the 2008-2009 Vendée Globe.

Skipper

General rankingPlace in the class's points ranking at the current season; tied on equal points.Computed on 9 Nov 2026.See in the glossary: 153rdof 535

Class40 rankingPlace in the class's points ranking at the current season; tied on equal points.Computed on 9 Nov 2026.See in the glossary: 121stof 371

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StartsRaces started in finished editions. Non-starters (did not start, withdrawn) are not counted.Computed on 9 Nov 2026.See in the glossary

WinsFirst place in the division: same edition, same class.Computed on 9 Nov 2026.See in the glossary

PodiumsTop three in the division: same edition, same class.Computed on 9 Nov 2026.See in the glossary

WinsFirst place in the division: same edition, same class.Computed on 9 Nov 2026.See in the glossary

PodiumsTop three in the division: same edition, same class.Computed on 9 Nov 2026.See in the glossary

Best results

Vendée Globe 2008
Bahrain Team Pindar
- IMOCA
Route du Rhum 2006
Artemis
- IMOCA
Transat Café L'Or 2005
SkandiaWith Will Oxley
- IMOCA
Transat Café L'Or 2009
AvivaCo-skipperWith Dee Caffari
- IMOCA
Transat Café L'Or 2023
CER OFFSHORE-BANQUE DU LEMANCo-skipperWith Alister Richardson
- Class40
RORC Caribbean 600 2017
Phaedo3Co-skipperWith Paul Allen, Michel Desjoyeaux, Miles Seddon, Damian Foxall, Pete Cumming, Robert Greenhalgh, Lloyd Thornburg
- MOD70
RORC Caribbean 600 2016
Phaedo3Co-skipperWith Paul Allen, Miles Seddon, Damian Foxall, Pete Cumming, Robert Greenhalgh, Lloyd Thornburg, Sam Goodchild
- MOD70
The Ocean Race Europe 2025
Be Water PositiveCo-skipperWith Robin Follin, Pip Hare, Sébastien Marsset, Christopher Pratt, Scott Shawyer
- IMOCA
Transat Café L'Or 2021
TquilaWith Alister Richardson
- Class40
Défi atlantique 2023
CER OFFSHORE-BANQUE DU LEMANWith Alister Richardson
- Class40
RORC Caribbean 600 2023
CER OFFSHORE-BANQUE DU LEMANWith James Mac Hugh, Alister Richardson, Simon Koster
- Class40
Transat Café L'Or 2013
Caterham ChallengeCo-skipperWith Mike Gascoyne
- Class40
Normandy Channel Race 2023
CER OFFSHORE-BANQUE DU LEMANCo-skipperWith Alister Richardson
- Class40
Transat Café L'Or 2003
Ecover 2Co-skipperWith Mike Golding
- IMOCA
Normandy Channel Race 2022
TquilaCo-skipperWith James Mac Hugh
- Class40

All results

Biography

Brian Thompson, born on 5 March 1962, is a British offshore sailor. He made his name in 1992 by winning Class V of the OSTAR (the English Transat) aboard his own trimaran Transient, setting a crossing record for his category.

He went on to sail extensively on multihulls, notably with American Steve Fossett, with whom he took part in the 2004 round-the-world sailing record. In 2005 he won the crewed round-the-world Oryx Quest on Doha 2006 (ex-Club Med). In 2006 he won the Volvo Ocean Race in Mike Sanderson's crew on ABN AMRO One, and the same year finished sixth in the Route du Rhum in the IMOCA class.

He took fifth place in the 2008-2009 Vendée Globe aboard the IMOCA Bahrain Team Pindar. In January 2012 he was helmsman and trimmer for Loïck Peyron on the maxi-trimaran Banque Populaire V, which won the Jules Verne Trophy in 45 days 13 hours 42 minutes; he became the first Briton to complete four non-stop circumnavigations.

In 2013 he joined MGI as sailing director and co-skippered the Class40 Caterham Challenge with Mike Gascoyne in the Transat Jacques Vabre.

Nationality: United Kingdom
Born: 5 March 1962, Southampton(64 years old)
Gender: Man
Website: www.brianthompsonsailing.com (opens in a new tab)

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bio— British offshore sailor born in 1962, a multihull and high-performance specialist, winner of the 2012 Jules Verne Trophy and fifth in the 2008-2009 Vendée Globe.
gender— male
website— http://www.brianthompsonsailing.com
Biography— Brian Thompson, born on 5 March 1962, is a British offshore sailor. He made his name in 1992 by winning Class V of the OSTAR (the English Transat) aboard his own trimaran Transient, setting a crossing record for his category. He went on to sail extensively on multihulls, notably with American Steve Fossett, with whom he took part in the 2004 round-the-world sailing record. In 2005 he won the crewed round-the-world Oryx Quest on Doha 2006 (ex-Club Med). In 2006 he won the Volvo Ocean Race in Mike Sanderson's crew on ABN AMRO One, and the same year finished sixth in the Route du Rhum in the IMOCA class. He took fifth place in the 2008-2009 Vendée Globe aboard the IMOCA Bahrain Team Pindar. In January 2012 he was helmsman and trimmer for Loïck Peyron on the maxi-trimaran Banque Populaire V, which won the Jules Verne Trophy in 45 days 13 hours 42 minutes; he became the first Briton to complete four non-stop circumnavigations. In 2013 he joined MGI as sailing director and co-skippered the Class40 Caterham Challenge with Mike Gascoyne in the Transat Jacques Vabre.
birth_date— 5 March 1962
nationality— GB
nationalities[] ["GB"]