LE CIGARE ROUGE has been around the world 5 times proving how well built she is and reflecting on the skill of CDK Technologies.

In 2018, she undertook a major refit including a new stainless-steel keel, new rudder, etc. worth 400 K EUR. She will race the Route du Rhum 2022 with skipper Catherine Chabaud who raced in the 1996-97 Vendee Globe Race. LE CIGARE ROUGE will be available for sale at the end of the Race either in Guadeloupe or back in France.

1992 - 93: Vendee Globe – 2nd with Jean-Luc Van Den Heede on GROUPE SOFAP HELVIM

1994 – 95: BOC Challenge – 2nd with Jean-Luc Van Den Heede on VENDEE ENTREPRISES

1996 - 97: Vendee Globe - 6th with Catherine Chabaud on WHIRLPOOL

1998: Route du Rhum – 2nd with Jean-Luc Van Den Heede on ALGIMOUS

2000 - 2001: Vendee Globe - 10th with Joe Seeten on CHOCOLATS DU MONDE

2004 - 2005: Vendee Globe - 13th with Karen Leibovici on BENEFIC