In May '99 Jan Lietaer made a transat with the sailing boat Côte d'Or.  Here you can see some pictures of this event

This 83 foot top rigged racer, built of kevlar and carbon, was built for the Whitbread Round The World project of Cote d'Or and designed by the bureau of Joubert Nivelt.  Eric Tabarly was skipper during the race with this ultra fast ship : 10 knots at sharp courses and surfs of 23 knots with broad courses are no exception.

Length 25.40m
Beam 5.98m
Draft 4.30m
Main sail 143 m²
Spinnaker 425 m²
Design Joubert Nivelt for Cote d’Or Round The World Race