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French sailor Charlie Dalin – the most recent winner of the unbroken round-the-world Vendée Globe race – has died aged 42.
Like him, Dallin had a rare form of stomach cancer He won the 2024-25 edition Globe of Vendee.
He completed the 24,300 mile (39,100 km) route in 64 days, 19 hours, 22 minutes and 49 seconds, beating Armel Leclerc’s mark in 2017 by more than nine days.
“It is with deep sadness that my family and I announce the passing of my husband, Charlie Dallin, after a long illness,” his wife, Perrin Le Pape, said in a message to AFP on Thursday.
Dallin was joined on the boat by his wife and son Oscar after crossing the finish line to win his 10th Vendée Globe in January 2025.
He had. He finished second in the previous edition In the year In the grueling solo race of 2020-21, sprinter Yannick Bestov crossed the line first before dropping to second place when he was awarded a time bonus to save his rival.
Dalin withdrew from the Transat Jacques Vabre race at the end of 2023 due to medical problems.
A few days before the start of the competition, he revealed that he had developed a tumor and had to undergo treatment before returning to the competition last October.
He revealed the revelation in a book chronicling his battle with cancer, saying that he received immunosuppressive treatment throughout his participation in the Vendée Globe victory.
