Dalton has participated in the following major events:[citation needed] He then skippered and won The Race, a sprint around the world on maxi catamaran Club Med.
[citation needed] Dalton was called in as manager to restructure and revitalise Team New Zealand after its loss of the America's Cup in February 2003.
[citation needed] In 2014, at 57 years old, Dalton entered the Manx Grand Prix as a newcomer, and also the F1 Classic TT, saying "I've done seven laps around the world and a few America's Cups, but this is the most extreme thing I’ve ever done".
[3] He gained a coveted finisher's medal for the 2015 Classic F1 TT, with an overall race average speed for the four laps, which includes the time spent stationary in the pits for a gravity-fed refuelling stop, of 97.047 mph.
[4] Dalton was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1995 New Year Honours, for services to yachting.