Charlie Dalin (born 10 May 1984 in le Havre) is a French offshore sailor. He placed second in the quadrennial Vendée Globe race around the world 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).[2] He has a Naval Architecture degree from the University of Southampton.[3]

Charlie Dalin
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1984-05-10) 10 May 1984 (age 40)
Le Havre
Sailing career
ClassIMOCA 60
Charlie Dalin at the Solitaire du Figaro 2012 Paimpol (23 June 2012)

In 2023 he launched his new boat MACIF.[4]

Sailing Highlights edit

Pos Year Race Class Boat Name Notes Ref
Round the World Races
2 2020-21 2020-2021 Vendée Globe IMOCA 60 Apivia (2019) 80d 06h 15m 47s [5]
Transatlantic Race
2 2022 Route du Rhum IMOCA 60 Apivia (2019) 11d 19h 38m 11s [6]
2 2021 Transat Jacques Vabre IMOCA 60 Apivia (2019) with Paul Meilhat [7][8]
1 2019 Transat Jacques Vabre IMOCA 60 Apivia (2019) with Yann Elies [7]
DNF 2016 Transat AG2R Figaro 2 MACIF 2015 with Yoann Richomme [7]
3 / 20 2015 Transat Jacques Vabre IMOCA 60 Quéguiner – Leucémie Espoir, FRA 029 17d 10h 01m
with Yann Elies
[7]
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
[9]
Other Results
1 2022 Vendée Arctique IMOCA 60 Apivia (2019) Vendee Qualifier [10]
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 [7]
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
[11]
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 [12]
1 2004 RORC Commodore's Cup Farr 52 Crew [12]

References edit

  1. ^ "Charlie DALIN".
  2. ^ "Charlie Dalin (APIVIA) First To Finish The Ninth Vendée Globe". www.vendeeglobe.org. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Charlie Dalin Vendee Globe Success". Southampton University southampton.ac.uk. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  4. ^ Luce, Amandine (26 June 2023). "Elodie Bonafous getting seriously into the Imoca class". Tip & Shaft. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Détail résultat". Fédération Francaise de Voile (in French). Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Runner up Dalin rues his third second place in IMOCA major races". 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d e "FFV Sailors Database".
  8. ^ "Map and rankings - Transat Jacques Vabre - Site Officiel". www.transatjacquesvabre.org.
  9. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Transat 6.50. 2009 - Charlie Dalin. Mini transat. YouTube.
  10. ^ "A first first for Dalin, night finishes | Site officiel de la Vendée Arctique-Les Sables d'Olonne 2022".
  11. ^ "A26 Safran, FRA 25". histoiredeshalfs.com (in French). Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  12. ^ a b "Sailing CV". Archived from the original on 18 August 2009.

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