FenêtréA-Cardinal

The Multi50 VPLP/CDK that won everything between 2009 and 2019

50-foot trimaran designed by VPLP Design and built by CDK Technologies in Port-la-Forêt. Launched in August 2009 as Crêpes Whaou ! 3 for Franck-Yves Escoffier, the boat took on the colors FenêtréA–Cardinal in 2012 when Erwan Le Roux took over the program. It has since had several sponsors and skippers.

Specifications

• Length: 15.24 m (50 feet)
• Beam: 15.20 m
• Air draft: 23.77 m
• Draft: 1.70 m / 3.50 m
• Sail area: 208 to 255 m²
• Materials: fiberglass / carbon
• Designer: VPLP Design
• Builder: CDK Technologies (Port-la-Forêt)
• Launched: August 2009

Sponsor and skipper history

• 2009–2011: Crêpes Whaou ! 3 — Franck-Yves Escoffier
• 2012–2014: FenêtréA–Cardinal — Erwan Le Roux
• 2015: FenêtréA–Prysmian — Erwan Le Roux
• 2017–2018: FenêtréA–Mix Buffet — Erwan Le Roux
• 2019–2022: Groupe GCA – Mille et un sourires — Gilles Lamiré
• 2023: Wind of Trust — Christopher Pratt
• 2026: Sodebo Fifty — Léonard Legrand

Boat achievements

• Transat Jacques Vabre 2009 (Multi50) — winner with Franck-Yves Escoffier (first race, two months after launch).
• Transat Québec–Saint-Malo 2012 (Multi50) — winner as FenêtréA–Cardinal with Erwan Le Roux.
• Transat Jacques Vabre 2013 (Multi50) — winner as FenêtréA–Cardinal with Erwan Le Roux and Yann Eliès.
• Route du Rhum 2014 (Multi50) — winner as FenêtréA–Cardinal with Erwan Le Roux, in 11 days 5 hours 13 minutes 55 seconds.
• Transat Jacques Vabre 2015 (Multi50) — winner as FenêtréA–Prysmian with Erwan Le Roux and Giancarlo Pedote.
• Transat Jacques Vabre 2017 (Multi50) — 2nd as FenêtréA–Mix Buffet with Erwan Le Roux and Vincent Riou.
• Route du Rhum 2018 (Multi50) — 2nd as FenêtréA–Mix Buffet with Erwan Le Roux.
• Transat Jacques Vabre 2019 (Multi50) — winner as Groupe GCA – Mille et un sourires with Gilles Lamiré and Antoine Carpentier.