Atlantic (yacht)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Owner | Wilson Marshall |
| Builder | Townsend & Downey |
| Launched | 1903-07-28 |
| Honours & awards | Kaiser's Cup, 1905 |
| Fate | Scrapped (1982-01-30) |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | three mast gaff-rigged schooner |
| Displacement | 303 tonnes |
| Length | 69.40 m (227.7 ft) |
| Beam | 8.85 m (29.0 ft) |
| Draught | 4.90 m (16.1 ft) |
| Installed power | steam and sail |
| Sail plan | 1,720 m2 (18,500 sq ft) |
The Atlantic was a three-masted schooner built in 1903 by Townsend and Downey shipyard on Shooters Island, New Jersey. She was designed by William Gardner, and Frederick Maxfield Hoyt for Wilson Marshall.
Atlantic was skippered by Charlie Barr, accompanied by navigator and tactician Frederick Maxfield Hoyt, when she set the record for fastest transatlantic sail passage in the 1905 Kaiser's Cup race. The monohull record remained unbroken for nearly 100 years.
Her speed and elegance have made her the subject of a book.