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
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