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Drekan Groupe

Crêpes Whaou! 2 then Maître Jacques then Ciela Village then Drekan Groupe

Built for Franck-Yves Escoffier, Crêpes Whaou! 2 was the first of a new generation of 50’ multihulls and the first Multi50 (renamed Ocean Fifty in 2021) designed by VPLP. Power, manoeuvrability and value for money being the priority, the firm drew heavily on its experience designing ORMAs to produce a trimaran optimized for a stringent set of class rules which, initially, banned foils, pivoting masts and hydraulics. From the outset Crêpes Whaou! 2 started a winning spree, including successive victories in the Jacques Vabre (2005–2007) and the 2006 Route du Rhum.

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© Yvan Zedda/Crêpes Whaou !

Loïc Féquet raced her under the name of Maître Jacques from 2011 and, after considerable modifications (mast and floats), she continued to perform well in the class. In 2015 Thierry Bouchard bought the Multi50 and renamed her Ciela Village.

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© Pierrick Contin

Two years later it was Eric Defert’s turn at the helm, competing as Drekan Groupe. Unfortunately the boat capsized in the 2017 Transat Jacques Vabre and had to be abandoned. She reappeared in February 2019 off the coast of the Bahamas, still in one piece!

Launched

2005

Category

Ocean Fifty
(Multi 50)

Architect

VPLP Design

Builder

CDK Technologies

Materials

carbon

Length

15,24 m

Beam

15,14 m

Draft

3,50 m

Air Draft

23,77 m

Propulsion

Sail

Sail Area

175 m² / 250 m²

Award

2005: 1st in the Transat Jacques Vabre (Crêpes Whaou! 2, Franck-Yves Escoffier & Kevin Escoffier)

2006: 1st in the Route du Rhum (Crêpes Whaou! 2, Franck-Yves Escoffier)

2007: 1st in the Transat Jacques Vabre (Crêpes Whaou! 2, Franck-Yves Escoffier & Karine Fauconnier)

2008: 1st in the Québec–Saint Malo (Crêpes Whaou! 2, Franck-Yves Escoffier)

2010: 3rd in the Route du Rhum (Maître Jacques, Loïc Féquet)

2011: 2nd in the Transat Jacques Vabre (Maître Jacques, Loïc Féquet & Loïc Escoffier)

2015: 2nd in the Transat Jacques Vabre (Ciela Village, Thierry Bouchard & Oliver Krauss)

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