![]() ![]() Atlantide followed the yachts, providing accommodation for the owner and his guests at each regatta. ![]() Sir William owned and raced a succession of 12 Metre yachts in regattas all around the East and South coasts, ending up in Cowes Week in August. ![]() No” and previous yachts, the venerable 289’ "Maltese Falcon", two Perini Navi's both named S/Y Andromeda la Dea and the 1915 - 137' classic Herreshoff racing schooner “Mariette”.ĭesigned by the gifted English Naval Architect Alfred Mylne (the designer of the original Royal Yacht Britannia) and launched in 1930 by Philip and Sons at Dartmouth, Atlantide (ex-Caleta) has been in continuous commission to this day.Ītlantide was built for Sir William Burton, a distinguished yachtsman who was helmsman of Shamrock IV, the J Class challenger for the 1930 America’s Cup. Tom Perkins who’s other yachts include the submarine-carrying expedition yacht “Dr. Their stewardship of owning this fine vessel has kept her in pristine condition and she is arguably “better than new”.Ĭurrently she is owned by world famous yachtsman Mr. Atlantide’s history is significant, her pedigree of owners is unmatched. ![]()
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