The Trophée BPE, or Transat BPE, was created in 2001 by François-Xavier Dehaye and his company Match Racing, backed by the city of Saint-Nazaire. Held every two years on Figaro Bénéteau one-designs, it was sailed in doubles in 2001 and 2003, from Saint-Nazaire to Dakar with a stopover at Porto Santo.
In 2001 Gildas Morvan and Charles Caudrelier won on Cercle Vert in 16 days. In 2003, with the Figaro Bénéteau 2, Bertrand de Broc and Dominic Vittet won on Myrialis ahead of Cercle Vert.
In 2005 the race became a solo transatlantic from Saint-Nazaire to Cienfuegos (Cuba): Crédit Maritime-Zerotwo won ahead of Bostik and Cercle Vert, in 25 days. In 2007 it linked Belle-Île-en-Mer to Marie-Galante with 27 entrants. A fifth and last edition took place in 2009 on the same course; the event was replaced in 2011 by the Transat Bretagne-Martinique.
