Charles Caudrelier


Charles Caudrelier is a French sailor who has sailed in multiple Volvo [Ocean Race]s.
Born in Paris and raised in Brittany, Caudrelier is a merchant navy officer. He won the Solitaire du Figaro, a solo race, in 2004 and also completed the race in 2005 and 2006. He won the Transat [Jacques Vabre], 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] 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.