Alex Alley

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

Early life

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]

Sailing

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 with Phil Sharp and Sean Conway, Followed by 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]}

During the non-stop round-the-world record he set a further five records.

• Ushant to Cape Point, 40 foot monohull, solo
• Ushant to Cape Lewin, 40 foot monohull, solo
• Equator to Cape Point, 40 foot monohull, solo
• Equator to Cape Lewin, 40 foot monohull, solo
• Cape Point to Cape Lewin, 40 foot monohull, solo

Personal life

Alley lives in Alverstoke, Gosport. ^[8]

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.