The superyacht Atlantic, a 56m three-masted schooner has been delivered.
Sailing yacht Atlantic is a replica of the famous schooner ATLANTIC launched in 1903, designed by William Gardner, one of America’s foremost designers of large yachts. The original schooner Atlantic made the headlines in 1905 by winning the Kaiser’s Cup, a Transatlantic race. Legendary Captain Charlie Barr, who had already successfully defended the America’s Cup three times, was hired to skipper Atlantic and sailed the 3006 miles in 12 days, 4 hours, 1 minute and 19 seconds. There were several attempts to break this record however Atlantic’s record held firm until 1998, the longest standing speed record in the history of yachting.
Superyacht schooner Atlantic preparing to leave Holland.
The new Atlantic is based on the original design of William Gardner and it is Ed Kastelein, who has owned, restored, rebuilt and recreated a number of famous yachts such as Thendara, Aile Blanche, Borkumriff, Zaca a te Moana and most recently the Herreshoff racing schooner Eleonora, who is the man behind project Atlantic.
The new superyacht Atlantic was launched in March 2008 at Van der Graaf yard, in Holland and has since been undergoing a long programme of fitting out. Her 3 masts with a height of 45m, supporting 1700m² of sails were assembled in late 2009. Recreating the 3-mast schooner Atlantic, was certainly an ambitious project, with a length over deck of 185 feet (56 metres), and a bowsprit to boom length of 227 feet (69 metres) she is the largest classic racing schooner ever to be recreated. Her graceful sheerline and long overhangs accentuate her grace while her waterline length of 42 meters and narrow beam are a promise for unmatched speed under sail.
Classic sailing yacht Atlantic was reportedly in La Rochelle, France for around 10 days where she completed some finishing touches. She has now left La Rochelle on the way to Mediterranean to start her charter season. She can accommodate up to 12 guests and will have a crew of 12.
