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A brief history of the 3-masted schooner Atlantic
Commissioned by New York Yacht Club member Wilson Marshall, the Atlantic was launched in 1903. William Gardner, one of America's foremost designers of large yachts, designed her. From the moment Atlantic went to sea, it was clear that she was an exceptionally fast and beautiful schooner. When a yacht in 1903 hits twenty knots during her sea trials, she is a promising yacht, but even then nobody could imagine two years later this yacht would set a record that would stand unmatched for almost a century.
Read more: http://www.schooner-atlantic.com/atlantic-history.htm
http://www.schooner-atlantic.com/atlantic-history.htm
The Schooner Atlantic's General Specifications
Design: William Gardner
Year originally built: 1903
Extreme length: 227 feet 69.24 meters
Length over deck: 185 feet 56.43 meters
Waterline length: 135 feet 41.18 meters
Beam: 29 feet 8.85 meters
Draught: 16½ feet 4.90 meters
Displacement: 298 tons 303 tonnes
Sail area to windward: 18,500 feet2 1,720 M2
Commissioned by New York Yacht Club member Wilson Marshall, the Atlantic was launched in 1903. William Gardner, one of America's foremost designers of large yachts, designed her. From the moment Atlantic went to sea, it was clear that she was an exceptionally fast and beautiful schooner. When a yacht in 1903 hits twenty knots during her sea trials, she is a promising yacht, but even then nobody could imagine two years later this yacht would set a record that would stand unmatched for almost a century.
Read more: http://www.schooner-atlantic.com/atlantic-history.htm
http://www.schooner-atlantic.com/atlantic-history.htm
The Schooner Atlantic's General Specifications
Design: William Gardner
Year originally built: 1903
Extreme length: 227 feet 69.24 meters
Length over deck: 185 feet 56.43 meters
Waterline length: 135 feet 41.18 meters
Beam: 29 feet 8.85 meters
Draught: 16½ feet 4.90 meters
Displacement: 298 tons 303 tonnes
Sail area to windward: 18,500 feet2 1,720 M2
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