Who owns athena sailboat

Jim Clark uses Athena to explore the world with his family. Photo: David Churchill. Clark has hosted many famous guests on board Athena. Jim Clark's favourite spot to relax on board his sailing superyacht Athena.

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The most outrageous superyacht guest requests. Meet the amphibious crab-inspired catamaran powered by the sun. June 7, The metre schooner Athena has been relaunched after her extensive winter refit with Royal Huisman. The three-masted yacht was built by Royal Huisman in Combining the unique talents of Pieter Beeldsnijder with Dykstra Naval Architects, the yacht represents is a classic schooner for modern times.

She is one of the largest sailing yachts ever delivered, and exudes grace and majesty. This three mast schooner provides some 2, sqm of sail power and is complete with in mast furling for the topsails and in boom furling for the carbon fibre gaffs. Athena blends traditional yachting arts with modern yachting technology, able to cruise under 14 to 18 knots. The schooner arrived to Huisfit facility in the Netherlands last autumn, aimed for extensive refit along with the metre Eos.

The latter was relaunched in March She reemerged early this week, gleaning in the sunlight. Various onboard systems and piping were updated, and the teak on her main and bridge decks was replaced.

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Full name. Email address. Sign up. The SuperyachtNews App. Follow us on. Media Pack Request. Clark isn't letting his passion drift away too easily, however, and says he expects to break even on the boats. According to Tim Thomas , editor-in-chief at Boat International, the two boats represent very unique pieces in the world of watercraft collectors. Both Hanuman and Athena were built by the Netherlands' Royal Huisman, which is among the top custom design shipyards in the world.

His are quite specialist kinds of yachts and pretty niche. In comparing Clark's boats to similar superyachts--which by definition are watercraft longer than 80 feet--the two watercraft are in pretty exclusive and expensive company. J-class yachts, which are replicas of the boats that competed for the America's Cup in the s, are rare.

Athena, because of its sheer size, is an even more unique purchase, says Thomas. The custom-built sailing yacht, which underwent a complete refit last year according to its owner, was built specifically for Clark and launched in The three-masted yacht's amenities include an on-board jacuzzi, library, entertainment center and formal dining salon.