Athena is a clipper-bowed three-masted gaff-rigged schooner built by Royal Huisman in 2004 for Internet entrepreneur James H. Clark. Clark purchased a 47.4 meter sloop, Hyperion, from Royal Huisman in 1998. As Hyperion was nearing completion, Clark began to consider the possibilities of a larger yacht, which could include a theater, library, more guest space and a more capable galley, taking inspiration from the 1920s Krupp built motor yacht "Talitha".
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| History | |
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| Name | Athena |
| Owner | James H. Clark |
| Builder | Royal Huisman |
| Launched | 2004 |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Gaff-rigged schooner |
| Length | 295.28 ft (90.00 m) LOA |
| Beam | 40.03 ft (12.20 m) |
| Draft | 18.93 ft (5.77 m) |
The yacht was re-fitted in 2008.[1] It can support 12 guests and 22 crew, and is built under Lloyds Register classification.[1]
Athena is the winner of the Show Boats International Award for Best Sailing Yacht over 40 Meters for 2004.[2]
A book titled “Athena – A Classic Schooner For Modern Times” (photography by Louie Psihoyos, writer Jack Somer) describes the history, the construction and the life of this vessel.[3]
In July 2012 the Athena was listed for sale with an asking price of US$95 million,[4] and reduced to $75 million in June 2014.[5] In summer 2014 Athena was listed as available for charter in the South Pacific, priced at approximately €260,000 per week.[6] As of May 2019 the asking price was listed as $45 million (USD).[7]
Similar sailing super yachts of this period include Eos, The Maltese Falcon, and the Black Pearl (yacht).
Specifications
edit- Length overall - 90.0 metres (295.3 ft)
- Length of deck - 77.04 metres (252.76 ft)
- Length waterline - 60.52 m / 198.56 ft
- Beam - 12.2 m / 40.03 ft
- Gross tonnage - 1103 t
- Displacement - 1126 t
- Sail area - 2623 meters squared[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Yacht ATHENA, Royal Huisman".
- ^ SquirrelBS. "10 largest sailing ships in the world". nauticalchannel.com. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ Somer, Jack A. (2005). Athena - A Classic Schooner For Modern Times. Louie Psihoyos (Photographer). Stichting Foundation. ISBN 978-9090195179.
- ^ "Athena Yacht for Sale Royal Huisman Sail." superyachts.com. Archived from the original on 2013-09-30. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- ^ Posted Jun 17th, 2014 at 9:14am (2014-06-17). "Royal Huisman sailing yacht Athena is for sale". Yachting Magazine. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Athena Charter - Royal Huisman Sail Yacht." superyachts.com. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- ^ "For Sale Athena Luxury Sail Yacht". SUPERYACHTS.COM. 2019-05-26. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
- ^ "ATHENA Royal Huisman". www.charterworld.com. CharterWorld LLP. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
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