Charlie Dalin

Charlie Dalin (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. 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).^[2] He has a Naval Architecture degree from the University of Southampton.^[3]

Charlie Dalin

Personal information
Nationality	French
Born	(1984-05-10) 10 May 1984 (age 41) Le Havre, France
Sailing career
Class	IMOCA 60

Charlie Dalin at the Solitaire du Figaro 2012 Paimpol (23 June 2012)

He is also IMOCA world champion in 2021 and 2022. In 2023 he launched his new sailing yacht MACIF, an IMOCA 60 monohull.^[4]

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	[5]
2	2020-21	2020-2021 Vendée Globe	IMOCA 60	Apivia (2019)	80d 06h 15m 47s	[6]
Transatlantic Race
2	2022	Route du Rhum	IMOCA 60	Apivia (2019)	11d 19h 38m 11s	[7]
2	2021	Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	Apivia (2019)	with Paul Meilhat	[8][9]
1	2019	Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	Apivia (2019)	with Yann Elies	[8]
DNF	2016	Transat AG2R	Figaro 2	MACIF 2015	with Yoann Richomme	[8]
3 / 20	2015	Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	Quéguiner – Leucémie Espoir, FRA 029	17d 10h 01m with Yann Elies	[8]
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			[10]
Other Results
1	2022	Vendée Arctique	IMOCA 60	Apivia (2019)	Vendee Qualifier	[11]
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		[8]
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	[12]
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	[13]
1	2004	RORC Commodore's Cup		Farr 52	Crew	[13]