212-foot schooner Atlantic opens seven-night berths on a five-year voyage

The 212-foot schooner Atlantic, described as the largest classic racing schooner ever recreated, is about to embark on a five-year circumnavigation and is taking passengers for a minimum of seven nights. The voyage runs to 1,826 days, set against the familiar 88-day world circuit.

Things begin early next year, after Atlantic crosses the Atlantic Ocean and sails through the Panama Canal. From there the schooner heads for Central America, then on toward the South Pacific, Australasia, Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean, changing course with the seasons and conditions at sea.

The plan is to leave no stone unturned, with remote isles and hidden coves along the way. Named stops go beyond a usual yacht charter: secluded islands in the Philippines, the spice shores of Madagascar and the ring-shaped atolls of Fakarava, in French Polynesia's Tuamotu group.

Because the route shifts with the seasons, passengers will see different sights through the year. Atlantic describes the passages as chapters, each lasting seven days, and the full circuit is the Grand Voyage that those chapters belong to.

What the voyage costs

Seven-day chapters are priced from around $170,000 for a private charter of the whole yacht for up to 12 guests. That covers crew, all food and beverage, onboard activities and equipment. Bespoke experiences at each stop can be arranged on top of that figure.

The price is for the yacht rather than per head, so the figure is shared across a group of up to a dozen. Atlantic invites guests to bring up to 11 of their closest friends. Bookings are made through the schooner's own website.

Meals are made from local ingredients picked up throughout the trip. Guests can dine on deck, at a picnic onshore or underneath the stars, so the menu follows the places the schooner passes rather than a fixed galley plan.

Cabins, crew and things to do aboard

Atlantic has six cabins, each with a luxe ensuite, rich woods, classic nautical details and fine linens, and it has room for 12 crew. The same design thinking runs through the dining room and salon, in a nod to traditional maritime vessels.

A gym can be set up on deck each morning. On the water, guests can try water-skiing, diving, snorkelling or wakeboarding. To explore the surroundings, the schooner has a sailing dinghy and bicycles ready for passengers, so days ashore need no separate hire.

The 1905 original behind the name

The schooner honours its namesake, a 227-foot sailing yacht that entered the 1905 Kaiser's Cup transatlantic race. That Atlantic ran from Sandy Hook, New Jersey, to Cornwall in England, finishing in just three days.

The original's record was not broken until almost a century later. The new Atlantic is 15 feet shorter than that 227-foot yacht, yet it follows the earlier design closely, and Van der Graaf is the builder named for the recreation.

Nods to the original include an elongated hull, elegant lines and towering 147-foot masts. The sail plan is the same arrangement as its predecessor's, at about 18,800 square feet of canvas, set above a vessel with every modern touch of a luxury yacht.

The result is meant as a blend of tradition and contemporary sailing for its guests. What the sources do not say is how many chapters remain unsold, or whether single cabins can be booked separately from the whole-yacht charter.

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