| Career | United States |
|---|---|
| Owner: | Wilson Marshall |
| Builder: | Townsend & Downey |
| Launched: | 1903-07-28 |
| Honours and 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 built in 1903 by Townsend and Downey shipyard, and designed by William Gardner, for Wilson Marshall. The three-masted schooner was skippered by Charlie Barr and it held the record for fastest transatlantic passage by a monohull in the 1905 Kaiser's Cup race. The record remained unbroken for nearly 100 years[1][2].
Her speed and elegance have made her the subject of a book[3].
Atlantic was broken up in 1982 after deteriorating when used as a floating fuel dock in Norfolk, Virginia
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In 1905, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany proposed a race across the North Atlantic and put forward a solid gold cup to be presented to the winner. Eleven boats including the Kaiser's yacht Hamburg and the schooner Atlantic skippered by Charlie Barr took part.
The competitors encountered strong winds and gales which ensured a fast passage time and all eleven boats finished the race. Atlantic won, breaking the existing record with a time of 12 days, 4 hours, 1 minute and 19 seconds. The record stood for 75 years until broken by Eric Tabarly sailing the trimaran Paul Ricard. However Atlantic's monohull record stood for nearly 100 years until was broken in 2002 by the schooner Windrose completing the crossing in 11 days 10 hours during a trans-Atlantic race.
Ed Kastelein commissioned a full-sized replica of Atlantic which was completed in June 2010.[4].
Sophie Kastelein recreate interior design, http://www.atlantic-schooner.com/