Charles Caudrelier (born 26 February 1974) is a French

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. While the term ''sailor'' ...

who has sailed in multiple

Volvo Ocean Race The Ocean Race is a yacht race around the world, held every three or four years since 1973. Originally named the Whitbread Round the World Race after its initiating sponsor, British brewing company Whitbread, in 2001 it became the Volvo Ocean Rac ...

s. Born in Paris and raised in Brittany, Caudrelier is a merchant navy officer. He won the

Solitaire du Figaro The Solitaire du Figaro, previously called the Course de l'Aurore, is a solo multi-stage sailing race created in 1970 by Jean-Louis Guillemard and . The unique character of the race, the presence of great solo sailors and its being open to amateu ...

, a solo race, in 2004 and also completed the race in 2005 and 2006. He won the

Transat Jacques Vabre Transat may refer to: * Transat A.T., Canadian tour and travel agency ** Air Transat, Canadian airline owned by Transat A.T. * Concept Composites MD03 Transat, French ultralight aircraft * "The Transat", also called the Single-Handed Trans-Atlant ...

, a two-man race, in 2009 and 2013. He sailed in the 2011–12 Volvo Ocean Race on '' Groupama 4'', which won the race. He skippered the ''

Dongfeng Race Team Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team (formerly Dongfeng Race Team) is a Volvo Ocean 65 yacht. Under Chinese sponsorship she finished third in the 2014–15 Volvo Ocean Race skippered by Charles Caudrelier and then went on to win the 2017-2018 edition, w ...

'' in the 2014–15 Volvo Ocean Race. Three years later, in the 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race, he skippered the ''Dongfeng Race Team again'', and this time they won.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Caudrelier, Charles 1974 births Living people French male sailors (sport) Volvo Ocean Race sailors Sailors (sport) from Paris People from Brittany