Atlantic (yacht)

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Created in 1903 by Townsend and Downey shipyard, and designed by William Gardner, for Wilson Marshall, the three-masted schooner Atlantic held the title for fastest transatlantic passage by a monohull, during a race, for 100 years.

Historically notable both for her speed and beauty, she has been the subject of a book and a modern sailing recreation.

[edit] See also

• Yacht racing
• 2005 Rolex Transatlantic Challenge
• Schooner

[edit] References

• Atlantic prints from the Rosenfeld Collection.
• Original New York Times notice of Atlantic's victory in the race for the Kaiser's Cup.
• History of the original and overview of the reproduction.
• Atlantic: The Last Great Race of Princes.
• The Schooner Atlantic (reproduction).