Charlie Dalin, winner of the 2024 Vendée Globe, breaks the record in 64 days of racing!

Sprayed! THE Vendée Globe record until now held by Armel Le Cléac’h and established during the 2016 edition in 74 days, 3 hours and 35 minutes has just been largely beaten by Charlie Dalin.

The skipper of the Imoca Macif has just crossed the finish line of the Vendée Globe 2024-2025 this Tuesday January 14, 2025 a little before 8:30 a.m..

It took 64 days 19 hours 22 minutes and 52 seconds to complete his solo world tour, non-stop and without assistance.

No return to the channel before early afternoon

To be able to go up the Sables-d’Olonne channel immediately after crossing the finish line, Charlie Dalin had to reach it before 6:15 a.m. this Tuesday morning.

As this was ultimately not the case, the navigator will therefore have to wait until the beginning of the afternoon to experience this legendary moment and commune with the public.

Charlie Dalin is expected at the entrance to the channel from 1:50 p.m.

A moment that you can experience live on the website of the Sand Journal.

While waiting for him to celebrate his victory with the public, look back at a race that the skipper of Macif mastered from start to finish, he who narrowly missed victory in 2020.

On target from the start

At the start of the Vendée Globe on November 10, 2024, Charlie Dalin (Macif) left with the status of ultra-favorite.

During the first days of racing, Charlie Dalin placed himself in the first positions. When passing the Equator, he is in second position behind Thomas Ruyant (Vulnerable). He regained the lead of the race thanks to a depression off the coast of Brazil.

He crosses the Cape of Good Hope in the lead in 19 days, 3 hours, 43 minutes and 2 seconds. The first three (with Yoann Richomme and Sébastien Simon) then fought a battle for the leadership position, very quickly recovered by the future winner.

A winning bet

Charlie Dalin kept first place to the second important crossing point of the Vendée Globe: Cape Leeuwin.

Thanks to an important poker move in which the skipper decides to cross a major southern depression in the Indian Ocean. Winning bet. He reached Cape Leeuwin after 29 days, 2 hours and 10 minutes of racing on Monday December 9, 2024.

Just before reaching Point Nemo, Sébastien Simon and Yoann Richomme are back at the head of the race. And the term “stick” is not a euphemism.

On Wednesday December 18, at the 11 a.m. check-in, the three skippers were only 750 meters apart.

At the end of this impressive battle more than 26,000 kilometers from the start, Charlie Dalin regains the lead of the race which he had lost three days earlier, victim of slight damage.

On December 19, the Le Havre skipper was even officially ahead of the record by Armel Le Cléac’h.

A duel for victory

On December 21, Yoann Richomme took the lead in the race. The new leader passed Cape Horn on Christmas Eve in 43 days, 11 hours, 25 minutes and 20 seconds and shattered Armel Le Cléac’h’s record.

Charlie Dalin passes it just 9 minutes and 30 seconds behind the first.

December 30, 2024during the rise of the Atlantic, skipper Macif takes back the lead of the Vendée Globe. He won’t let go of her again.

On January 5, 2025, after 56 days, 2 hours, 36 minutes 23 seconds of racing, Charlie Dalin crosses the equator again on the way back.

A peaceful end to the race

After passing the Equator, Charlie Dalin relegates Yoann Richomme between 80 and 150 miles behind until the end of the race. Nothing seemed to be able to deprive Charlie Dalin of access to his dream victory in the Vendée Globe.

On January 14, after 64 days of racing Charlie Dalin finally gleaned the Holy Grail by breaking the record.

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