Solo sailor Charlie Dalin is now the fastest to race non-stop, unassisted, around the world thanks to finishing the Vendée Globe in just 64 days.
In early December 2024, 40-year-old French sailor Charlie Dalin had Antarctica and icebergs to starboard, and behind him lurked a monstrous storm, barreling across the great swath of the Southern Ocean like an atmospheric bowling ball. It packed 60-knot winds and unruly 30-foot waves, living up to its nickname as the Sailor’s Graveyard.
The environment outside his 60-foot projectile would have brought mere mortals to their knees in prayer, but as the wind shrieked and sharp waves pounded the underside of his carbon-fiber vessel, Dalin was in his element. He was confident his boat would endure the beating and the autopilot would steer it over, under, and through the oceanic minefield., in a self-driving car, at full throttle, day and night, for days on end.
Multi-tasker: For two months, solo skippers like Dalin have to be captain, meteorologist, mechanic, sail trimmer, and any other job to keep the boat running.And that’s exactly how Dalin made history as the fastest solo sailor to win the greatest sailing race.MACIF Santé Prévoyance This was his second consecutive first-to-finish, but this time, the result does not come with an asterisk. Four years earlier, Dalin was first to Les Sables, but the second-place finisher was awarded an elapsed-time bonus for assisting in the rescue of a competitor during the race. Dalin was gracious in the moment, but those close to him and the campaign acknowledge that the sting was real.
Dalin crosses the finish line with a hero’s escort, nine days and eight hours ahead of his first-place win last year.The first Vendée Globe race was staged in 1989 when 13 sailors departed Les Sables D’Olonne , and while today’s sailors—both male and female—are better connected with satellite communications, so isolation is less of an issue. But in this raw and humbling adventure, the battle of human versus the elements remains pure.
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