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Charlie Dalin (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁli dalɛ̃]; 10 May 1984 – 11 June 2026) was 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. He completed this race while battling gastrointestinal cancer, taking immunotherapy pills during the race. The edition before that he also finished second in the 2020–2021 Vendée Globe race that took place in 2020–2021, with a time of 80 days 6 hours 15 minutes and 47 seconds. 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). He had a Naval Architecture degree from the University of Southampton. Dalin was also IMOCA world champion in 2021 and 2022. In 2023 he launched his new sailing yacht MACIF, an IMOCA 60 monohull. In 2025 he received a World Sailing World Sailor of the Year Award with fellow Vendee Globe competitor Justine Mettraux winning the female category. On 11 June 2026, Dalin died in Quimper, France, at the age of 42. He had been battling gastrointestinal cancer for two and a half years.
Career
- 1984Born
- 2025Won ISAF World Sailor of the Year Awards
- 2025Won Sailor of the Year Awards (France)
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- •Place of birth: Le Havre
- •Citizenship: France
- •Known as: sailor
- •Sport: sailing
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