Please select your home edition
Edition
Leaderboard April May June 2023

Charlie Dalin: "The year couldn't have started better"

by Vendee Globe 21 May 2022 21:32 PDT
Charlie Dalin on APIVIA during the Guyader Bermudes 1000 Race © Jean-Louis Carli

Charlie Dalin (Apivia) won the third edition of the Guyader Bermudes 1000 Race which in fact is his first solo victory in IMOCA (excluding being first across the line in the Vendée Globe) and his fourth overall IMOCA race win since 2019 in all different formats combined. Twenty one of the 24 solo sailors entered have racked up their miles in their 2024 Vendée Globe selection race.

Charlie Dalin and his yellow and black monohull APIVIA dominated all the way around the triangle course from Brest taking the fleet towards the Fastnet before sliding south and a waypoint to the northwest. from Cape Finisterre, before returning to Brest. Nicolas Lunven (Banque Populaire) and Thomas Ruyant (LinkedOut) were on top very early on in the very first legs, Dalin always maintained his leadership from start to finish of the 1,200 nautical miles challenge set by this third edition of the Guyader Bermudes 1000 Race. He did have a little help from the from the weather - a windless ridge which he slipped through blocked the route of the pursuers on the climb back towards Brest, allowing him to increase his lead significantly.

"From the start, it went well for me, " smiles the sailor who grew up in Le Havre. " I managed to take the lead right away. I attacked hard and pressed the boat to go as fast as possible. This ridge helped me a lot since it closed the door behind me. I felt like I was in a state of grace the whole race. I have this reliable and efficient boat that I now really know inside out. In terms of the weather, I did quite well and I always had a bit of success when I needed it. The year couldn't have started better."

Unfortunately Jérémie Beyou (Charal) was high held back by the high pressure ridge and took 2nd place 15 hours and 15 minutes after the winner. Third place went to Louis Burton (Bureau Vallée), who was able to hold off Nicolas Lunven, replacing Clarisse Crémer aboard Banque Populaire (Damien Seguin's former Groupe Apicil), and Isabelle Joschke (MACSF), took a remarkable 5th in this first solo gallop of the season.

Parallel issues

In addition to the sporting challenges linked to the race, there were also qualification challenges in this third edition of the Bermudes 1000 Race. The skippers had the opportunity to qualify for the long and adventurous Vendée Arctic - Les Sables d'Olonne the 3,500 miles June's epic race into the Arctic Circle.

21 of the 24 competitors in the Arctic Vendée - Les Sables d'Olonne have already won their qualification by completing the Bermudes 1000 Race.

In addition, the 21 skippers who have completed the Bermudes 1000 Race have accumulated miles for selection in the Vendée Globe 2024. To be among the 40 starters, those who have run the most miles in the races of the IMOCA Globe Series Championship will have the priority.

Related Articles

From teammates to competitors
Many of the Vendée Globe candidates have competed in at least one leg of The Ocean Race Many of the Vendée Globe candidates have competed in at least one leg of The Ocean Race. Aboard these IMOCA boats, which they are so used to manoeuvring single-handed, they talk about their experience as team-mates. Posted on 26 Apr
Clarisse Crémer confirms Vendée Globe ambitions
"I can't wait to get back to sailing" with L'OCCITANE en Provence partnership At 33, French sailor Clarisse Crémer is embarking on one of the most exciting challenges of her career: competing in the next Vendée Globe, in November 2024. Posted on 19 Apr
Justine Mettraux: “I realise how lucky I am”
The story of an ambitious skipper with a remarkable background While she is currently sailing on the other side of the planet in the Southern Ocean aboard 11th Hour Racing Team on stage 3 of The Ocean Race, her IMOCA Teamwork.Net is still being prepared at Beyou racing, the structure that hosts her project. Posted on 25 Mar
Vendée Globe 2024 race management team revealed
Focusing on the transmission of knowledge The race management team selected for the next Vendée Globe is made up of: Hubert Lemonnier, Jacques Caraës, Claire Renou, Pierre Hays and Yann Eliès. Posted on 21 Mar
Paprec Arkea and For People
What they show about the evolution of IMOCAs Launched less than a month after each other, the monohulls for Yoann Richomme and Thomas Ruyant have been designed by Antoine Koch and the Finot-Conq firm. Posted on 19 Mar
Fabrice Amedeo: "I fall, I get up again"
A great lesson of resilience after the Vendée Globe and Route du Rhum Even though Fabrice Amedeo's career over the past two years has been marked by a number of unfortunate events, with his retirement from the last Vendée Globe and a shipwreck in the Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe Posted on 4 Mar
Denis Van Weynberg on track for the Vendée Globe
The 55-year-old Belgian skipper is close to his dream Since he arrived on the IMOCA circuit in 2019, the Belgian skipper has had one thing on his mind: competing in the Vendée Globe! Posted on 2 Mar
Britain's Phil Sharp on his new IMOCA
Zero emissions Sam Manuard design, highlighting hydrogen fuel cell technology Britain's Phil Sharp will line up with a new zero emissions Sam Manuard IMOCA highlighting hydrogen fuel cell technology. Posted on 29 Jan
Armel Le Cléac'h: January 19th is like a birthday
Winning the Vendée Globe six years ago Winner of the Vendée Globe six years ago today, the skipper of Banque Populaire keeps his memories and "the method" that enabled him to win. Armel also gives his analysis of the IMOCA. Posted on 22 Jan
The Vendée Globe is now a concrete goal
Violette Dorange could be the youngest woman to line up at the start of a Vendée Globe Now 21 years old, Violette Dorange could be the youngest woman to line up at the start of a Vendée Globe. Posted on 6 Jan
Hella Dual Colour Floodlights - 728 x 90px - 004 gif BottomC-Tech 2020 Tubes 728x90 BOTTOMNorth Sails Performance 2023 - FOOTER