Charles Caudrelier

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Charles Caudrelier (born 26 February 1974) is a French sailor who has sailed in multiple Volvo Ocean Races.

Born in Paris and raised in Brittany, Caudrelier is a merchant navy officer.{{cite web|url=http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/people/284_Charles-Caudrelier.html|title=Charles Caudrelier|publisher=Volvo Ocean Race SLU|accessdate=3 August 2017|archive-date=7 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207172107/http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/people/284_Charles-Caudrelier.html|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2014/02/26/volvo-ocean-race-chinese-team-selects-french-skipper/|title=Volvo Ocean Race: Chinese team selects French skipper >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News|date=26 February 2014|website=Scuttlebutt Sailing News|accessdate=3 August 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2015/07/01/charles-caudrelier-managing-the-mission/|title=Charles Caudrelier: Managing the Mission >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News|date=1 July 2015|website=Scuttlebutt Sailing News|accessdate=3 August 2017}} Three years later, in the 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race, he skippered the Dongfeng Race Team again, and this time they won.{{cite web|url=http://www.dongfengraceteam.cn/the-team/view/charles-caudrelier|title=Charles Caudrelier|publisher=|accessdate=3 August 2017}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/China-back-in-the-Volvo-Ocean-Race-with-Charles-Caudrelier-as-skipper/149514|title = China back in the Volvo Ocean Race with Charles Caudrelier as skipper}}