Charlie Dalin was hoping for a double in the Transat Jacques Vabre. But the skipper from Le Havre who won the event in 2019 in Salvador-de-Bahia has to be content this year with a fine 2nd place on the road to coffee. This time alongside Paul Meilhat and aboard the same Apivia sailboat, the two men who led the start of the race were overtaken after the Cape Verde archipelago by the duo Rettant – Lagravière. And in windy conditions that all the skippers have described as unusual, they never managed to catch up. Arriving 20 hours and 12 minutes later.
“We had little wind throughout the race, we had to adapt with the weather forecast a little out of date” Charlie Dalin explained after the arrival – he missed maybe 2 or 3 ingredients, a hint of success, speed under certain conditions. “
Happy to be in Martinique. Charlie dalin
On board his Imoca Apivia Charlie Dalin has never finished worse than 2nd for 2 years: 1st in the Transat in 2019, 2nd in the Vendée Arctic Les Sables in 2020, 1st on the Vendée Globe line but 2nd in the ranking in 2021, 1st in the Rolex Fastnet Race in 2021.