Athena is a clipper-bowed 3-masted gaff rigged schooner built by Royal Huisman in 2004 for internet entrepreneur James H. Clark. Clark purchased a 47.4 meter sloop, Hyperion, from Royal Huisman in 1998. As Hyperion was nearing completion, Clark began to consider the possibilities of a larger yacht, which could include a theater, library, more guest space and a more capable galley.
Athena can be chartered from €250,000 per week in the Caribbean, or in summer 2010 cruising the South Pacific, with charters there start at €275,000 per week.[1]
Athena is the winner of the Show Boats International Award for Best Sailing Yacht over 40 Meters for 2004.
A 204 pages coffee table book [2](41cm x 34cm / 16” x 13”) “Athena – A Classic Schooner For Modern Times” was made (photography by Louie Psihoyos, writer Jack Somer), describing the history, the construction and the life of this vessel.
Similar sailing super yachts include Eos and The Maltese Falcon.