Atlantic, yacht designed by William Gardner. Launched 1903 in
New York. At the turn of the Century, royalty dominated luxury
yachting, and races were organized for the pleasure of the
wealthiest yacht-owners. In 1905, 11 yachts are invited in
Europe to race the Kaiser's Cup, offered by the German Kaiser
Wilhelm II. Among these luxury yachts, there was a three masted
steam schooner Atlantic, 185' long and owned by Wilson Marshall,
who would enter the legend of boating forever. Driven to the
potential of her lean hull form and 18,500 square feet of sail
by Captain Charlie Barr, on the seventh day of racing she logged
a staggering 341 nautical miles. When she passed the warship
marking the finish, she had crossed the ocean in 12 days, 4
hours, 1 minute and 19 seconds. This record would stand for more
than 50 years ! Her second owner was Cornelius Vanderbilt. She
lasted into the late 1970s. Too big and costly to properly
maintain, she sank at her last mooring in tidewater Virginia. In
1997, the New-York Yacht Clu