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When she passed the
warship marking her finish in 1905, she set a record
that hasn’t been bettered! Built in New York in 1903,
the 185 ft. Atlantic achieved its greatest fame in 1905
when she was one of 11 yachts to compete for the
Emperor's Cup put up by Kaiser Wilhelm for a race from
New York to Lizard Head, England.
Atlantic's professional
captain Charles Barr drove the powerful schooner through
a violent gale to the crossing in 12 days, 4 hours.
Atlantic’s 348-mile day's run on May 23-24 has never
been bettered. And her overall time was not beaten until
1968, when Eric Taberly's 58-foot trimaran made the
passage in 10 days, 5 hours.
During WW II, Atlantic was
transferred to the U.S. Coast Guard for antisubmarine
duty. After the war, she was brought to the U.S. Coast
Guard Academy for sail training. Towed to the Delaware
River for breaking up a few years later, she was saved
by a gentleman named Ward Bright. Mr. Bright’s plans to
restore the vessel came to naught after his death in
1968, but the ship’s beautiful remains could still be
seen on the river's Jersey shore nowadays.
This Atlantic features:
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Scratch-built
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Plank-on-frame
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Wooden and metal parts
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Extreme deck details
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Full sails
45" long x
32" tall
$750
Sale $349

Since setting the masts up for this model is very
simple, we ship it with masts collapsed to save your
shipping. $50 instead of $150. Set-up
instruction is included. It's going to be a fun project
that takes about 30 minutes to an hour.
This Christmas season,
this model will come free***
with your order of over
$1,000. You only have to pay $50 shipping.
Please include a message in your order to let us know
whether you want it.
*Subject to stock availability
*Offer may be changed without notice
*Not applied to sale, scratch & dent, and trade-in items
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