Alex Alley

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Alex Alley (born 23 October 1970) is a British sailor and author. ^{[1] [2]}

Early life and career

Alley was born in Margate, Kent. He studied Naval Architecture and Yacht Design at Southampton and briefly worked at Kelsall Catamarans before beginning a career in professional racing. ^[3]

Alley participated as a watch leader in the 2004-2005 Global Challenge Round the World Yacht Race. He set the Length of Britain world record and two solo records around the Isle of Wight in 2018 on his crowdfunding-supported yacht Pixel Flyer. ^{[4] [5]} In 2019, he attempted a solo, non-stop round-the-world record but had to abandon due to rigging failure. ^{[6] [7] [8] [9] [10]}

Bibliography

• Alley, Alex. Boat to Boardroom: Leadership Lessons from the Global Challenge. [Upfront Publishing], [2009].
• Alley, Alex. The 7 Racing Rules on Winning: Leadership Lessons from the World of Sailing. [Upfront Publishing], [2012].

References

1. "BBC Radio Solent - H2O Podcast, Alex Alley in conversation". BBC. 2019-04-05. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
2. "Record bid sailor's new challenge to cross the Atlantic". BBC News. 2019-05-04. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
3. "Alex Alley Archives". Scuttlebutt Sailing News: Providing sailing news for sailors. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
4. "Alex Alley sets Solo Round the Isle of Wight record in 'Pixel Flyer'". www.yachtsandyachting.com. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
5. Today, Sailing (2018-11-06). "Pixel Flyer and Alex Alley target non-stop solo round-the-world record". Sailing Today. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
6. Yachting, Yachts (2019-03-11). "Alex Alley abandons Pixel Flyer solo circumnavigation record attempt". Yachts and Yachting. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
7. "'Game over' for crowd-funded 'Pixel' boat sailor". BBC News. 2019-03-12. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
8. "How this Gosport sailor is preparing to sail non-stop around the world". The News. 2018-11-02. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
9. "Â University to do research on record sail". The News. 2018-12-21. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
10. Richard (2018-07-26). "Fasthosts emblazons Alex Alley's 'Around the World Solo Sailing Challenge' record attempt". Portsmouth Harbour Marine. Retrieved 2025-04-11.