Charlie Dalin
French sailor (born 1984)
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Charlie Dalin (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁli dalɛ̃]; born 10 May 1984) is a French offshore sailor. He placed first in the 10th edition of the quadrennial Vendée Globe race around the world that took place in 2024–2025 completing the race within a time of 64 days, 19 hours, 22 minutes and 49 seconds, smashing the previous record by 9 days, 8 hours, 12 minutes and 57 seconds.[1] He completed this race while battling gastrointestinal cancer, taking immunotherapy pills during the race.[2] The edition before that he also finished second in the Vendée Globe race that took place in 2020–2021, with a time of 80 days, 6 hours, 15 minutes and 47 seconds.[1] He covered 28,268 nautical miles (52,352 km; 32,530 mi) at a race average of 14.67 knots (27.17 km/h; 16.88 mph).[3] He has a Naval Architecture degree from the University of Southampton.[4]
He was also IMOCA world champion in 2021 and 2022. In 2023 he launched his new sailing yacht MACIF, an IMOCA 60 monohull.[5] In 2025 he received a World Sailing World Sailor of the Year Awards with fellow Vendee Globe competitor Justine Mettraux winning the female category.[6]
Sailing Highlights
| Pos | Year | Race | Class | Boat name | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round the world races | ||||||
| 1 | 2024-25 | 2024-2025 Vendée Globe | IMOCA 60 | IMOCA 60 Macif | 64d 16h 22m 49s | [7] |
| 2 | 2020-21 | 2020-2021 Vendée Globe | IMOCA 60 | Apivia (2019) | 80d 06h 15m 47s | [8] |
| Transatlantic Race | ||||||
| 2 | 2022 | Route du Rhum | IMOCA 60 | Apivia (2019) | 11d 19h 38m 11s | [9] |
| 2 | 2021 | Transat Jacques Vabre | IMOCA 60 | Apivia (2019) | with Paul Meilhat | [10][11] |
| 1 | 2019 | Transat Jacques Vabre | IMOCA 60 | Apivia (2019) | with Yann Elies | [10] |
| DNF | 2016 | Transat AG2R | Figaro 2 | MACIF 2015 | with Yoann Richomme | [10] |
| 3 / 20 | 2015 | Transat Jacques Vabre | IMOCA 60 | Quéguiner – Leucémie Espoir, FRA 029 | 17d 10h 01m with Yann Elies | [10] |
| RET | 2014 | Transat AG2R | Figaro 2 | CERCLE VERT | with Gildas Morvan | |
| 1 | 2012 | Transat AG2R | Figaro 2 | Green Circle | with Gildas Morvan | |
| 2 | 2009 | Mini Transat Race | Mini Transat Pogo 2 | [12] | ||
| Other Results | ||||||
| 1 | 2022 | Vendée Arctique | IMOCA 60 | Apivia (2019) | Vendee Qualifier | [13] |
| 1 | 2021 | Defi Azimut | ||||
| 1 | 2021 | Syz Translemanique en Solitaire | ||||
| 8 | 2020 | Défi Azimut | ||||
| 2 | 2020 | Vendée-Arctique-Les Sables d'Olonne | ||||
| 3 | 2018 | La Solitaire Urgo Le Figaro | ||||
| 6 | 2018 | La Solo maitre Coq | ||||
| 1 | 2017 | Douarnenez Fastnet Solo | ||||
| 1 | 2016 | Douarnenez Horta Solo | ||||
| 3 | 2017 | La Solitaire Urgo Le Figaro | Figaro 2 | SKIPPER MACIF 2015 | [10] | |
| 2 | 2016 | La Solitaire du Figaro | Figaro 2 | MACIF 2015 | ||
| 2 | 2015 | Solo Basse Normandie | ||||
| 2 / 9 | 2015 | Rolex Fastnet Race | IMOCA 60 | Quéguiner – Leucémie Espoir, FRA 029 | 03d 01h 28m with Yann Elies | [14] |
| 2 | 2015 | La Solitaire du Figaro | Figaro 2 | |||
| 3 | 2014 | La Solitaire du Figaro | Figaro 2 | |||
| 1 | 2014 | Championnat de France de Course au Large | ||||
| 3 | 2014 | Le Havre All Mer Cup | ||||
| 2 | 2014 | Lorient - Horta Solo | ||||
| 1 | 2013 | Rolex Fastnet Race | Figaro | |||
| 2013 | Tour de France à la Voile | M34 | ||||
| 1 | 2013 | Record SNSM | ||||
| 3 | 2012 | Med-Race | M34 | |||
| 2011 | Solo Basse Normandie | Figaro | ||||
| 2010 | Record SNSM | |||||
| 2 | 2008 | Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race | Sydney 38 | |||
| 2008 | les Sables - Les Açores - Les Sables | Mini Transat Pogo 2 | ||||
| 1 | 2004 | Round The Island Race | Farr 52 | Crew | [15] | |
| 1 | 2004 | RORC Commodore's Cup | Farr 52 | Crew | [15] | |
