LE CIGARE ROUGE
This legendary Open 60, has been hlmed by the most famous sailors such as Jean-Luc Van Den Heed, Catherine Chabaud, Joe Seeten and Karen Leibovici. She has circumnavigated the globe 5 times, taking part in 4 Vendee Globe & 1 BOC Challenge, proving her quality of construction by the renowned shipyard CDK Technologies.
In 2018, she underwent a major refit that included giving her a new stainless-steel keel, new rudder, etc. totalling EUR 400K. She will participate in the Route du Rhum 2022 with skipper Catherine Chabaud who raced her in the 1996-97 Vendee Globe Race. LE CIGARE ROUGE will be available for sale at the end of the Route du Rhum race, in Guadeloupe mid-November or back in France in December.
Special Features :
- 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