 Alex Thomson (right) competed in the Transat race in 2003 |
A racing yachtsman looking for a sponsor has placed an advertisement on auction website eBay - with bidding starting at �1.4m. With only seven weeks left to find a sponsor for the round-the-world Vendee Globe race, Alex Thomson has taken an unusual step to find a backer.
The winner will be able to name the Gosport, Hampshire, sailor's boat.
The eBay auction, which finishes on 17 June, has so far attracted one bid of �1m.
Mr Thomson, 30, last year smashed the world solo speed sailing record when he travelled 468 miles in 24 hours.
He said: "I have never used eBay before, but I am very positive we will get the money one way or another.
He would prefer to raise sponsorship of �2.2 million, which will take him to the end of 2005, but �1.4 million would pay for essential boat repairs and see him through the Vendee Globe, he said.
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