british sailor alex thomson says he'll compete again in the next vendee globe race.ace, only 16 hours behind the french winner. we caught up with him earlier today on his arrival back home. alex thomson's exploits in the race ca ptu red alex thomson's exploits in the race captured the imaginations of millions of people. today he's been giving a rousing welcome here in gosport. all the way round the vendee globe race he was trying to catch up with the leader in his damaged boat. in the end, he had to settle for second place. today, thousands of people have turned out to welcome him home. alex, what do you think, huge welcome home. it's amazing. it's almost like finishing in france. it's very emotional, to share it with my son 0scar in france. it's very emotional, to share it with my son oscar and the whole family. it's going to be a great day. does it bring it home to you how many people were following you how many people were following you during the race. it's amazing. when you're out there, you're really isolated. you don't really get a feeling of it. when you come