[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] The boat was the official design for the Solitaire du Figaro race from 1990 to 2002.

[1][2][3][14][15] The Figaro is a racing keelboat, built predominantly of solid glassfibre.

The hull has a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel with a swept, weighted bulb.

[1][2][3] The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 1GM diesel engine for docking and manoeuvring.

[1][2][3][17] As well as serving as the official design for the Solitaire du Figaro from 1990 to 2002, the boat was used for the first one-design transatlantic race, the double-handed Transat AG2R from 1992 to 2002.