Charlie DALIN APIVIA

1^st participation

38 years old

Concarneau (29)

Sailor but also architect… Charlie Dalin claims loud and strong that this double culture is a major asset to aim for victory in the Vendée Globe. His new Verdier plan is innovative and well-structured, like him – convinced that it’s the smallest details which make the biggest difference. With MerConcept, François Gabart’s company, Charlier has been able to express his vision while benefitting from the 2012 Vendée Globe winner’s and team’s ... Read more

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Achievements

2020

Vendée Arctique Les Sables d'Olonne, 2nd

2019

Transat Jacques Vabre, 1st

2018

Figaro : Solo Concarneau, 4^th
Solitaire du Figaro, 3^rd

2017

Figaro : French champion Élite Course au Large, 2^nd
Solo Concarneau, 1^st
Solo Normandie, 1^st
Solitaire du Figaro, 3^rd
Douarnenez Fastnet Solo, 1^st

2016

Figaro : French Champion Elite Course au Large
Le Havre All Mer Cup, 1^st
Solo Concarneau, 1^st
Solitaire du Figaro, 2^nd
Douarnenez Horta Solo, 1^st

2015

Figaro : Solitaire du Figaro, 2^nd
Solo Basse Normandie, 3^rd
IMOCA
Transat Jacques Vabre, 3^rd

2014

Figaro : French Champion Elite Course au Large
Solitaire du Figaro, 2^nd
Le Havre All Mer Cup, 3^rd
Lorient Horta Solo, 2^nd

2012

Figaro : Transat AG2R La Mondiale, 1^st

2009

Class Mini : Transat 6,50 La Rochelle – Salvador de Bahia, 2^nd

Portrait

Charlie Dalin doesn’t leave much to pure chance. Everyone that has worked with him underlines his meticulous side, his high level of requirement, his permanent strive for excellence. After having learned on the Mini circuit, he entered the Pôle Finistère Course au Large of Port-la-Forêt and became one of its driving forces. Selected for the MACIF excellence team, he wore the colors of the team from 2015 to 2018. His results and involvement have earned him a selection as Apivia’s skipper, one of the branches of the insurance group.

IMOCA monohull

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Charlie Dalin’s new prototype is closely linked to its skipper. Charlie Dalin was very active in its design and many innovations are the results of collaborative thinking between the skipper and the architect. The deck of the boat is curved to allow a lower center of gravity but also to limit the height of supporting bulkheads, thus reducing the weight. Another innovation deals with the cabin - almost closed-up - which should enable the skipper to navigate well protected from choppy waves. With particularly massive foils, this new-born hopes to optimize its flight sequences while maintaining a relatively powerful and multipurpose hull.

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