Atlantic Painting

The schooner Atlantic won the William II trophy for the fastest Atlantic crossing in twelve days, four hours and 1 minute. It was commanded by Charlie Barr with Frederick Maxfield Hoyt as navigator and tactician. That was in 1905. This record was beaten in 1978 by Eric Tabarly on the trimaran Paul Ricard, 75 years later. However, Atlantic's record for a monohull stood for almost 100 years, until it was broken in 1997 by the yacht Nicorette, which completed the crossing in eleven days, thirteen hours and 22 minutes. The work represents the exact replica of Atlantic financed by Ed Kastelein and built by Van der Graaf BV shipyard (consulting engineer Doug Peterson) in 2008. This boat has been participating in classic regattas for a few years, in particular within the framework of the Voiles de Saint-Tropez.