He was born in Paris, far from the sea spray.
As a child, he saw himself as a priest, a fencer and then dreamed of being a golfer.
He admits to being sick on the first day of racing and is never happier than when the sea is calm with just enough to keep his boat moving.
On paper, Charles Caudrelier was not programmed to tame the raging seas of the globe and seek the most prestigious victories.
But, after all, Titouan Lamazou was indeed a man of the mountains, in love with the Moroccan High Atlas, before triumphing in the Vendée Globe in 1990, the first of his name.
First feat of arms
Like the painter who entered the legend of offshore racing after nearly 110 days to complete the tour of the planet, the skipper of the trimaran
Edmond de
Rothschild
will open this Tuesday morning, barring a last minute technical disaster, the winners of the Arkéa Ultim Challenge, the first solo round-the-world trip on giant, flying multihulls.
A success acquired after fifty days at sea and solitude which…
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