{"id":13397,"date":"2025-01-16T10:33:57","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T09:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.forumnautico.com\/2025\/01\/16\/charlie-dalin-wins-the-vendee-globe-2024-and-breaks-historic-record\/"},"modified":"2025-01-16T10:33:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T09:33:57","slug":"charlie-dalin-wins-the-vendee-globe-2024-and-breaks-historic-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.forumnautico.com\/en\/2025\/01\/16\/charlie-dalin-wins-the-vendee-globe-2024-and-breaks-historic-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Charlie Dalin Wins the Vend\u00e9e Globe 2024 and Breaks Historic Record"},"content":{"rendered":"

The prestigious world of sailing celebrates a historic moment: Charlie Dalin<\/strong>, French skipper of the MACIF Sant\u00e9 Pr\u00e9voyance<\/strong>, has conquered the Vend\u00e9e Globe 2024, considered the most demanding and prestigious solo race in the world. After 64 days, 19 hours, 22 minutes, and 49 seconds, Dalin crossed the finish line this Tuesday at 07:24 UTC, setting a new record in the competition and surpassing the previous one, achieved in 2016 by Armel Le Cl\u00e9ac\u2019h, by more than 9 days. <\/p>\n

A Well-Deserved Victory<\/h3>\n

Charlie Dalin’s journey has been an example of consistency and determination. For 42 days, Dalin led the fleet, demonstrating his mastery in extreme conditions. Since December 30, no one could take away his first place, consolidating him as the clear winner of this historic edition. <\/p>\n

The 40-year-old skipper, originally from Le Havre, France<\/strong>, thus reaches the highest point of his career after having finished in a close second place in the 2020-2021 edition. This achievement is a well-deserved reward for a sailor who has dedicated his life to perfecting his skill and endurance in the ocean. <\/p>\n

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A Day to Remember<\/h3>\n

Dalin will be able to fully enjoy his victory day when he ascends the mythical canal of Les Sables d\u2019Olonne<\/strong> this afternoon, a tradition that symbolizes the welcome home after an epic journey. It will be the first time he has set foot on land since his departure on November 10. <\/p>\n

Historic Record in the Vend\u00e9e Globe<\/h3>\n

With his record time, Dalin has not only inscribed his name in the history of the Vend\u00e9e Globe, but has also raised the bar for solo sailing to a new level. This achievement marks a before and after in ocean competitions and underscores the technological and strategic evolution in modern regattas. <\/p>\n

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The Vend\u00e9e Globe: the Ultimate Challenge<\/h3>\n

The Vend\u00e9e Globe is known as the “Everest of the Seas.” This challenge consists of circumnavigating the world solo, without stops or assistance, facing the most dangerous oceans on the planet. Dalin’s victory reinforces the prestige of this competition and highlights the excellence of French sailors in the field of international sailing. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The prestigious world of sailing celebrates a historic moment: Charlie Dalin, French skipper of the MACIF Sant\u00e9 Pr\u00e9voyance, has conquered the Vend\u00e9e Globe 2024, considered the most demanding and prestigious solo race in the world. After 64 days, 19 hours, 22 minutes, and 49 seconds, Dalin crossed the finish line this Tuesday at 07:24 UTC, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13398,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[203,204],"tags":[206,205,212,237],"class_list":["post-13397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-regattas","category-sailingboats-com","tag-barcosavela-com","tag-competition-sailing","tag-regattas","tag-vendee-globe"],"acf":{"region":["world"]},"featured_media_src_url":"https:\/\/www.forumnautico.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VendeeGlobe2024_05.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.forumnautico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.forumnautico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.forumnautico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.forumnautico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.forumnautico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13397"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.forumnautico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13397\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.forumnautico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.forumnautico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.forumnautico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.forumnautico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}