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Transat Jacques Vabre: Charlie Dalin, a first in the class with tenfold ambitions

2021-10-27T15:45:40.192Z


PORTRAIT - The title holder, the 37-year-old sailor-architect is one of the favorites with his new coskipper Paul Meilhat.


Charlie in front and all the others behind.

Since plunging into the deep end of the Imoca two years ago, Dalin has often been the first to raise his arms.

Including when he finished 2nd in the Vendée Globe, won by a Yannick Bestaven who arrived after him at Les Sables-d'Olonne but crowned in the bonus game linked to the rescue of Kevin Escoffier.

This good habit as a sailor in a hurry, the Normand, who has since "

digested

" this unprecedented finish, intends to continue it on the Transat Jacques Vabre of which he is the title holder (victory alongside Yann Eliès in 2019) .

But also one of the favorites with his new coskipper Paul Meilhat, another size of the monohull.

See also

Vendée Globe: "My round the world in 80 days", by Charlie Dalin

Above the lot on the Fastnet Race in August and then untouchable in the great Défi Azimut race in the fall (a 550-mile loop in the Atlantic), the duo

"ticks a lot of boxes"

recognizes Dalin.

"You still have to be careful with overconfidence and not let your guard down

, tempers Le Havrais, who will be leaving home.

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Source: lefigaro

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