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What’s behind the design of Alex Thomson’s Vendée Globe racer Hugo Boss?



Hugo Boss design features
Like PRB, Hugo Boss has a forward-looking cockpit window. A ‘targa top’ roof may also be rolled over in poor conditions to protect more of the cockpit.
The cockpit is extremely deep, offering great security for Thomson, while also lowering its centre of gravity. The roof can be retracted in better conditions.
The gullwing foredecks of the last generation MACIF and Banque Populaire have gone. But Hugo Boss is alone in having a massive deck chamfer forward. This reduces weight and encourages the bow to emerge from waves more readily.
The only hydraulics on board are used for canting the keel. Although there are halyard locks, the headsail tacks are cranked on via block and tackle. The paint on deck was developed by BASF and is novel in reflecting rather than absorbing heat – ie it remains cooler underfoot.
Hugo Boss has twin rudders that kick-up in the event of a collision with a submerged object. Quite what happens when a foil hits something is less clear
Hugo Boss has the now common twin companionway arrangement allowing the pit to be located in between. Watertight companionway doors are mandatory.
Spaghetti junction. The pit is largely free of jammers, instead relying almost entirely on lightweight and relatively cheap ‘constrictors’ to keep lines in place....