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Dutch sailing yachts on the market

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Exceptional Dutch sailing yachts for sale

In an in-house deal, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/526" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Northrop and Johnson (Company)">Northrop &amp; Johnson</a> recently sold the 25-metre sailing yacht, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/12407" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Volterra24.54m (80'6&quot;)Palmer Johnson Yachts1990">Volterra</a>. The transaction was facilitated by yacht broker, Brian Commette, who represented both the buyer and seller. Built in 1990 by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/121" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Palmer Johnson Yachts (Company)">Palmer Johnson</a> and designed by the renowned early 20th-century yacht designer <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/341" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="John G. Alden (Company)">John G. Alden</a>, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/12407" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Volterra24.54m (80'6&quot;)Palmer Johnson Yachts1990">Volterra</a> is a Spirit of Tradition sailing yacht with a classic pedigree and engineering.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/243516/image/large-e38c0ba8efba243ce67d405f5b102174.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/243516">The yacht's naval architecture is the work of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/6718" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Frers Design (Company)">Frers Design</a>, while her interiors were created by American yacht designer <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/31" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="John Munford Design (Company)">John Munford Design</a>. <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/12407" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Volterra24.54m (80'6&quot;)Palmer Johnson Yachts1990">Volterra's</a> exterior exudes a timeless elegance, with an aluminum deck adorned with a teak overlay and a teak veneer in the cabin trunk sides and cockpit. While maintaining her classic aesthetic, the yacht has been fitted with modern amenities, including a <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/1483" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Cummins Inc. (Company)">Cummins</a> QSB engine and Northern Lights generator, making her a perfect blend of old-world charm and modern convenience.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/270068/image/large-aeb7230a626d4e72ac7eeb36e985da03.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/270068"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/243522/image/large-fca17fd971c83e85bc70fcde28ca593f.png" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/243522"><a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/12407" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Volterra24.54m (80'6&quot;)Palmer Johnson Yachts1990">Volterra's</a> hull was repainted in Stars and Stripes blue in 2018, enhancing her already striking appearance. Inside, the yacht boasts a spacious main saloon with an open galley, and a wide sofa with a Pullman berth to the starboard, which can accommodate an additional guest. A privacy curtain ensures privacy, while a dining table and lounge area complete this inviting open plan space.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/270070/image/large-9176a33889aa1497276111620728f1a4.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/270070"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/270067/image/large-94b000cca8a37178c8630c8a81c7bde0.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/270067"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/243518/image/large-dfdd01010acb0f12b06fc87a6360690b.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/243518">With three staterooms, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/12407" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Volterra24.54m (80'6&quot;)Palmer Johnson Yachts1990">Volterra</a> can comfortably accommodate up to six guests. The owner's stateroom is located to the fore of the main saloon and features a double berth to port and a single to starboard. The double can convert to a single or a settee if needed, and there is also an ensuite bathroom to the fore with a separate shower. Two-quartre cabins with twin berths are available for additional guests, making Volterra an ideal vessel for a luxurious and unforgettable sailing experience.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/243515/image/large-8fc2ed5e6593f35ec258775c681540af.png" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/243515">The sold yacht had a last known asking price of $749,000.

 Palmer Johnson yacht Volterra sold

The 25m Palmer Johnson sailing yacht Volterra has sold with an in-house deal by Northrop & Johnson. 

25m Palmer Johnson sailing yacht Volterra sold

The 25m <a href="https://www.superyachttimes.com/yachts/volterra/for-sale" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="">sailing yacht Volterra is for sale</a>. The <a href="https://www.superyachttimes.com/yachts/sailing/for-sale" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="">sailing yacht for sale</a> was built by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/121" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Palmer Johnson Yachts (Company)">Palmer Johnson</a> and launched in 1990 to designs by famous early 20th century yacht designer <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/341" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="John G. Alden (Company)">John G. Alden</a>. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/243516/image/large-e00634bc1116157cc06409a5d3486203.png" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/243516">The <a href="https://www.superyachttimes.com/yachts/sailing/for-sale" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="">sailing yacht for sale</a> is a Spirit of Tradition sailing yacht with a classic pedigree and engineering. The yacht's naval architecture is the work of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/6718" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Frers Design (Company)">Frers Design</a>, while her interiors come from the boards of American yacht designer <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/31" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="John Munford Design (Company)">John Munford Design</a>.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/243522/image/large-fca17fd971c83e85bc70fcde28ca593f.png" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/243522"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/243521/image/large-76b80ad1377a1ad529fbfb66d6f3335a.png" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/243521">The <a href="https://www.superyachttimes.com/yachts/for-sale" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="">yacht for sale</a> features an aluminium deck with teak overlay and a teak veneer in the cabin trunk sides and cockpit which give her a truly classic aesthetic. Due to her age however, she is fitted with many of the modern amenities and has been re-powered with a <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/1483" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Cummins Inc. (Company)">Cummins</a> QSB main and Northern Lights generator.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/243519/image/large-71e9fb48cf6ea235d05ae1f238aa5e7f.png" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/243519">The <a href="https://www.superyachttimes.com/yachts/sailing/for-sale" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="">sailing yacht for sale</a>'s hull was repainted in 2018 in Stars and Stripes blue. She has a spacious main saloon with an open galley, a wide settee with a Pullman berth to the starboard which can be used to accommodate an additional guest, there is also a privacy curtain to ensure seclusion. There is also a dining table and lounge area in this open plan space.The yacht can accommodate as many as six guests in three staterooms, with the owner's stateroom to the fore of the main saloon and features a double berth to port and a single to starboard. The double converts to a single or a settee if needed, there is also an ensuite bathroom to the fore with a separate shower. There are two quarter cabins with twin berths for the additional four guests.

25m sailing yacht Volterra for sale

The 25m sailing yacht Volterra is for sale. She was built by Palmer Johnson and launched in 1990.

25m sailing yacht Volterra from Palmer Johnson for sale

Monaco Yacht Show superyachts

MYS has started to announce the superyachts in attendance this year. These are the largest announced so far. 

Monaco Yacht Show 2022 superyachts: Tatoosh, Laurel and Solo confirmed

The 50.58-metre <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/122" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Royal Huisman Shipyard BV (Company)">Royal Huisman</a> sailing yacht <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/1127" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Borkumriff IV50.58m (165'11&quot;)Royal Huisman Shipyard BV2002">Borkumriff IV</a> has entered the market. The <a href="https://www.superyachttimes.com/yachts/borkumriff-iv/for-sale" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="">yacht, Borkumriff IV for sale</a>, was delivered in 2002 from the Netherlands and is built for worldwide cruising. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/110547/image/large-030fd765ed1f142c6899f0a050410c03.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/110547">The <a href="https://www.superyachttimes.com/yachts/sailing/for-sale" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="">sailing yacht for sale</a>, was commissioned by an experienced owner who chose some of the most important names in yachting to design the schooner. The yacht <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/1127" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Borkumriff IV50.58m (165'11&quot;)Royal Huisman Shipyard BV2002">Borkumriff IV</a> was built by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/122" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Royal Huisman Shipyard BV (Company)">Royal Huisman</a> who are widely regarded as one of the greatest for large sailing yachts.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/110320/image/large-28df5d226007e0b41a9cffa90960cf3d.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/110320">Her exterior lines come from the design studio of American schooner specialist <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/341" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="John G. Alden (Company)">John G. Alden</a>. While <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/1127" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Borkumriff IV50.58m (165'11&quot;)Royal Huisman Shipyard BV2002">Borkumriff IV</a>’s naval architecture was managed by Dutch design house, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/230" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Dykstra Naval Architects (Company)">Dykstra Naval Architects</a>, whose award-winning modern replicas are icons of the sailing superyacht fleet. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/110322/image/large-c34dc5934bd81c6045a86897caf5c233.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/110322">The <a href="https://www.superyachttimes.com/yachts/for-sale" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="">yacht for sale</a> features interior design by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/31" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="John Munford Design (Company)">John Munford Design</a> who has chosen custom furniture and wood panelling in highly polished mahogany and light coloured ceilings and floors to contrast. The interior draws its inspiration from the spirited age of sail and complements the classic lines of her sheer and deckhouses.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/110323/image/large-be090926a2d80014f3bc978076a73f48.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/110323">The saloon and dining area of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/1127" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Borkumriff IV50.58m (165'11&quot;)Royal Huisman Shipyard BV2002">Borkumriff IV</a> are located on the main deck, while her accommodation is located on the lower deck. Her full-beam master suite aft also includes a private office for those that prefer to work while at sea. Her remaining two twin guests staterooms are located midship with ensuite bathrooms for all her accommodation.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/110313/image/large-66758c52b40935477e60041f38063500.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/110313">The <a href="https://www.superyachttimes.com/yachts/royal-huisman/for-sale" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="">Royal Huisman yacht for sale</a> carries two tenders on her teak decks and can also boast the addition of two canons, which are used to mark the lowering of the flag at sunset.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/110316/image/large-3c8736821676863f92c25307f1c856ad.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/110316">In terms of performance, she is equipped with a <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/1409" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="MTU (Company)">MTU</a> diesel engine that propels her to a top speed of 14.6 knots. <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/1127" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Borkumriff IV50.58m (165'11&quot;)Royal Huisman Shipyard BV2002">Borkumriff IV</a> has only ever been used privately and has been maintained to the highest standards.

51m Royal Huisman sailing yacht Borkumriff IV for sale

The 51m Royal Huisman sailing yacht Borkumriff IV for sale was delivered in 2002 from the Netherlands and is built for worldwide cruising. 

In August 2021 Patsy Bolling, serial yacht owner and veritable yachting legend, was invited aboard the 12-metre A. E. Luders, Jr. racing yacht American Eagle. For Patsy, this was the long awaited return to a yacht that she knows like the back of her hand. When she steps aboard, it will be the first time in 50 years that she has hoisted a sail aboard the yacht. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/210023/image/large-4ced9afd224f83c801e29cdc415ee73f.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/210023">During her two year tenure American Eagle won the 1970 Fastnet in Cowes and raced against Australian challenger Greta in the America’s Cup test of the same year. She was the first woman to race in an America’s Cup competition, 22 years before they were permitted.Patsy and I caught up over the phone in the weeks before the event to talk about her incredible life on boats, that she shared, in part, with her late husband Bill Bolling. Patsy estimates that they owned around 13 yachts, of all shapes and sizes, spending their lives restoring and selling on yachts which were much in need of their love and expertise.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/210016/image/large-55bc2443fa45297af76b6e83b83c55ad.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/210016">Patsy was raised amidst the salt and sail, spending her childhood living aboard the 45-metre, 300-ton schooner The City of New York. Famed for its role as Admiral Byrd’s Arctic expedition vessel, The City of New York was captained by Patsy’s father, a man the Saturday Evening Post once referred to as ‘The Incredible Captain Kenedy’, and the only individual other than Winston Churchill, to whom they dedicated four consecutive articles during their long history.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/210018/image/large-9892e30cf5c721817a64e1802bd56796.jpeg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/210018">Captain Kenedy is known by many as one of the last true schoonermen of America, who traded goods up and down the US coastline. The City of New York hauled everything from lumber, salt fish and Christmas trees, and Patsy learnt the tricks of life aboard yachts long before most. By the time the family moved onto the 62-metre three masted schooner Vema at the age of 5, Patsy was an old hand at sea. After two summers chartering the ship, previously known as Mandalay, the family moved onto a 24-metre yacht called Alpha. By that time Patsy was 11 years old, she was solely responsible for furling the jib out on the bowsprit.The Kenedy’s began to charter Alpha in the Bahamas and before long the family permanently moved to the fairer climes. Patsy, ever the enthusiast on the water, was by then a sharp hand onboard and a skilled sailor and navigator, she had bought herself a 16-foot dinghy called Tipky – short for ‘This is Patsy Kenedy’s yacht’. She turned her hand to racing whenever the big yachts arrived for the SORC offshore regattas. At the age of 18 she took a job as a stewardess for Bahama Airways, racing cars and yachts whenever she touched the tarmac, eventually securing herself a delivery job aboard Ted Turner’s American Eagle.&nbsp;Before long Patsy was managing the deck, earning $50 per week as the only paid crew aside from the captain. Under Patsy’s tenure American Eaglewent on to become one of the most well known yachts in her class, eventually winning the World Ocean Racing Championship in 1971. Patsy left the yacht after two circumnavigations, taking the role as captain aboard the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/341" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="John G. Alden (Company)">John Alden</a>’s schooner Ululu, ex. Chauve Souris, chartered on the islands and owned by maverick yachtsman and ex. CIA spy, Bill Bolling.&nbsp;<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/210019/image/large-b78fe663ef880dad685f364191653998.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/210019">Bill had already begun the venture of refurbishing down-on-their-luck yachts when he met Patsy, although it wasn’t long before she joined the enterprise and brought her own wealth of knowledge to the endeavour. Between them they restored 13 vessels over 35 years, but in 1972 they were in the foundation stages of this extraordinary enterprise. Having just completed the restoration of the famous Islander 55 Charisma, which they’d sold to Senator Ted Kennedy, they purchased themselves a Bentley R-Type as the mark of a job well done. One day word came along the ‘waterfront telegraph’ that a big schooner was laying up the Miami River in desperate need of their expertise.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/210025/image/large-b1fbb323a1ba1d2a671be547027849ba.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/210025">By 1973 the 1931, 38.4-metre Alden schooner <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2103" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Puritan38.4m (125'12&quot;)Electric Boat1931">Puritan</a>, was far removed from the gentleman’s yacht of her glory days. A rusting hulk of a hull, abandoned and storm wrecked, the yacht had come to rest down the way from the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/127" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Merrill Stevens Yachts (Company)">Merrill Stevens Shipyard</a> and was in dire need of attention. Patsy and Bill looked upon her with tears in their eyes, but their excitement surpassed their distress at her mistreatment and after a long hard negotiation, they sold the Bentley and put down the deposit on the schooner. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/210024/image/large-53e9e4663285478eba2aea8058db2e03.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/210024">The story of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2103" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Puritan38.4m (125'12&quot;)Electric Boat1931">Puritan</a>’s resurrection is one that inspired many budding yachtsmen to take on the challenge of restoring the classic yachts which were left to rot in shipyards from Nova Scotia to Newquay. Over the course of 18 months, Patsy, Bill and their motley crew of students, engineers, deckhands and friends, set about one of the most impressive restoration projects imaginable. Driving the schooner hard into the mud at the Riverbend Marina in Fort Lauderdale, the team set to work, gradually removing the rust, grime and decay and bringing <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2103" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Puritan38.4m (125'12&quot;)Electric Boat1931">Puritan</a>, with her graceful lines and elegant interior, back to life.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/198304/image/large-2d4f2f93767cce74cff812475cf1cdff.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/198304">After the work was done, 22,000 man hours had been poured into the job and the crew set off for a highly celebrated cruise. Taking in the sites up the East Coast, Patsy sailed <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2103" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Puritan38.4m (125'12&quot;)Electric Boat1931">Puritan</a> up to Lunenburg, the first schooner to enter the river since her father sailed Vema down it for the last time twenty years before.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/210021/image/large-f986e2167b6db6005ef4fe730852f2da.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/210021">In 1974 they spent a raucous season first sailing <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2103" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Puritan38.4m (125'12&quot;)Electric Boat1931">Puritan</a> around her original sailing ground (she had been launched in Groton, Connecticut at the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/1233" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Electric Boat (Company)">Electric Boat Company</a>, now General Dynamics), before heading south to the Caribbean. On one spectacular occasion, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2103" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Puritan38.4m (125'12&quot;)Electric Boat1931">Puritan</a> was moored up next to the replica of the schooner America, whose victory at Cowes in 1851 founded the America’s Cup. Crew from the two schooners challenged one another and Bill Bolling led <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2103" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Puritan38.4m (125'12&quot;)Electric Boat1931">Puritan</a> to an extraordinary victory against the legendary competitor.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/210017/image/large-9f97c65f0cd4c3b64a7d7fd643e9d104.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/210017">Though their time aboard Puritan had been some of the sweetest in their lives, it had never been their intention to keep her. By June 1974, the deed had been signed and <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2103" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Puritan38.4m (125'12&quot;)Electric Boat1931">Puritan</a> was sold to an Austrian chemicals inventor Oskar J. Schmidt. For the Bolling’s this could well have marked a break in their life on boats, but though they took a short hiatus within two years they had purchased themselves a Stedel trawler called Picaroon.In the years that followed the Bollings owned and sold a host of vessels, including the 24-metre sailing yacht Pez Espada and a <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/1956" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Trumpy Yachts (Company)">Trumpy</a> motor yacht called Jaru. Eventually they were ready for their next challenge, a 37-metre Icelandic Coast Guard vessel called Albert, which they’d bought in a state of disrepair not dissimilar to how <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2103" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Puritan38.4m (125'12&quot;)Electric Boat1931">Puritan</a> had been found in 1973.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/210020/image/large-90ada69791f40f9aea107e75238b871b.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/210020">Albert, though originally a working vessel was beautifully appointed, with eight panelled staterooms and a generous saloon she made an excellent charter yacht. With their Cessna 185 Amphibian tied up alongside to ferry guests to and from the shore, the Bollings cut an eccentric figure on the charter scene. Unfortunately for the Bollings, the US Coast Guard had other ideas, regularly stopping the yacht to search her for smuggled goods (due to her previous occupation she looked considerable like a military vessel), eventually leading to their decision to sell.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/210022/image/large-ebe80e463b496b67d323960be4ce0925.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/210022">Albert was to be the Bollings final big yacht, after her sale they “swallowed the anchor”, as Patsy puts it, and moved their lives ashore. Over the last few years Patsy’s life on yachts has been relit and she now attends the Mediterranean regatta circuit as part of the crew aboard <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2103" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Puritan38.4m (125'12&quot;)Electric Boat1931">Puritan</a>.Considering her life on boats, Patsy commented, “I have had a wonderful adventurous life, doing all things exciting. Sailing, racing cars and flying airplanes, thinking I was bullet proof.My husband Bill and I rebuilt boats, many of them “White Elephants''. Folks were telling us we were crazy to take on such projects. Little did they know we loved and worked well together and with Bill's vision, we were able to rebuild and enjoy the vessels as our home until they were sold. Reflecting on my many years at sea and all the memories of exciting times under sail, will carry me through these difficult days that are upon us.”This article was originally published in&nbsp;<a href="https://sya.superyachttimes.com/news/superyacht-times-newspaper-issue-39" target="_blank">Issue 39 of SuperYacht Times newspaper</a>. To read more stories like this one and to never again miss another issue of the SuperYacht Times newspaper, <a href="https://shop.superyachttimes.com/report/the-superyacht-times-subscription" target="_blank">subscribe here</a>.

Owner interview with Patsy Bolling

Francesca Webster catches up with American yachting legend Patsy Bolling, to talk about her life rescuing boats on the brink of demise.

An extraordinary life on boats with owner Patsy Bolling

There are few classic yachts in the world that have had their definitive histories recorded, one such vessel is the 1931 <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/341" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="John G. Alden (Company)">John Alden</a> schooner, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2103" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Puritan38.4m (125'12&quot;)Electric Boat1931">Puritan</a>. <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2103" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Puritan38.4m (125'12&quot;)Electric Boat1931">Puritan</a>’s owner, Tomas de Vargas Machuca, commissioned historian and journalist Francesca Webster to research and record the yacht’s history. The work, which spanned over two years, is now complete. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/198304/image/large-2d4f2f93767cce74cff812475cf1cdff.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/198304">With 450 copies available, the book is set to be announced at the Monaco Yacht Club, on Friday 10th September, during the Monaco Classic Week, where <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2103" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Puritan38.4m (125'12&quot;)Electric Boat1931">Puritan</a> won La Belle Class in 2019. With her history very much entwined with the yacht club, the team have offered to host the event, and following the days racing, the classic fleet will await <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2103" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Puritan38.4m (125'12&quot;)Electric Boat1931">Puritan</a>’s arrival, blasting canons as she enters the marina.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/198292/image/large-49023e7f56b6a0f70a32eb5d2c8ef3e5.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/198292">Following her arrival, the owner and author will hold a presentation on the history, with anecdotes about the schooner, the research behind the book, and some of the people met along the way. The club have invited many of the major contributors, including ex-owners, Vernon Gray, Patsy Bolling and Arturo Ferruzzi, as well as descendants of others.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/198293/image/large-c92d275b4caa234d7789b61437250b92.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/198293"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/198294/image/large-ab5b32e588d26b69a897c706272f863c.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/198294">In addition, a limited edition copy of the book, in its wooden case, will be presented to the President of the Monaco Yacht Club, HRH Prince Albert II of Monaco. A number of books will be available to purchase from the yacht club shop, as well as directly from Tomas de Vargas Machuca’s company, The Classic Yacht Experience.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/198297/image/large-e91a3d4676bb8bc7ef176077b5633fdc.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/198297">

Puritan: The Portrait of an American Queen

A definitive history of the John Alden schooner, Puritan, has been published and is set to be launched at the Monaco Classic Week. 

Puritan: History of golden age schooner published

The iconic 50.58-metre classic schooner yacht <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/1127" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Borkumriff IV50.58m (165'11&quot;)Royal Huisman Shipyard BV2002">Borkumriff IV&nbsp;</a>has joined the sales market. Completed by Dutch shipyard <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/122" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Royal Huisman Shipyard BV (Company)">Royal Huisman</a> in 2002, with exterior lines from the drawing boards of US designer <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/341" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="John G. Alden (Company)">John G. Alden</a> and naval architecture by the Amsterdam-based studio <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/230" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Dykstra Naval Architects (Company)">Dykstra Naval Architects</a>, the two-masted <a href="https://www.superyachttimes.com/yachts/sailing/for-sale" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="">sailing yacht for sale&nbsp;</a>sports an aluminium hull and superstructure and has a total volume of 254 GT.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/110321/image/large-1bdcab1656c7b74cda59ec0e21e18ebe.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/110321"><a href="https://www.superyachttimes.com/yachts/borkumriff-iv/for-sale" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="">Yacht Borkumriff IV, for sale</a>, has been maintained in perfect condition since her build and features a homely<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/31" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="John Munford Design (Company)">&nbsp;John Munford</a>-designed interior that draws its inspiration from the spirited age of sail and complements the classic lines of her sheer and deckhouses. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/110323/image/large-be090926a2d80014f3bc978076a73f48.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/110323">Finished in teak and lightly-stained raised panel mahogany, the yacht's below-deck spaces are softened by the white overheads and an abundance of natural light.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/110322/image/large-c34dc5934bd81c6045a86897caf5c233.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/110322">Three cabins which are comprised of a master stateroom and two twin cabins can accommodate six guests on board this <a href="https://www.superyachttimes.com/yachts/royal-huisman/for-sale" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="">Royal Huisman yacht for sale</a>, with a crew of nine catering to the needs of her guests.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/110319/image/large-fdb0b2e067e6bc0f6dd357a5d00752bd.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/110319"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/110313/image/large-66758c52b40935477e60041f38063500.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/110313"><a href="https://www.superyachttimes.com/yachts/borkumriff-iv/for-sale" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="">Yacht Borkumriff IV for sale&nbsp;</a>features a wide cockpit area equipped with all the essential navigation and communication instruments and, with a beam of 9.24 metres, provides sufficient storage both on-deck and below. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/110324/image/large-c4f5dc8952d79fa3893bc895ff0a12eb.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/110324">Equipped with an MTU 12V 2000 M70 diesel engine with 1071 hp and a fuel capacity of 21,760 litres, this<a href="https://www.superyachttimes.com/yachts/for-sale" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="">&nbsp;yacht for sale</a> can reach a maximum speed of 14.6 knots. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/110547/image/large-030fd765ed1f142c6899f0a050410c03.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/110547">

51m Royal Huisman yacht Borkumriff IV for sale

New to the market: Sailing yacht Borkumriff IV for sale! She is a 51m Royal Huisman yacht built in 2002.

51m Royal Huisman schooner Borkumriff IV for sale

The 51.59-metre sailing yacht <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/374" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Meteor51.59m (169'3&quot;)Royal Huisman Shipyard BV2007">Meteor</a> has been sold, with Will Bishop from<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/206" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="YPI (Company)">&nbsp;YPI</a> representing the seller and Henry Craven-Smith from <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/159" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Burgess (Company)">Burgess</a> representing the buyer.&nbsp;<img src="/uploads/store/photo/16081/image/large-b4903b514e478855e0b3ff860c5c8033.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/16081">Delivered by Dutch yard Royal Huisman in 2007, the 51.59-metre schooner features naval architecture from <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/230" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Dykstra Naval Architects (Company)">Dykstra Naval Architects</a> in collaboration with<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/341" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="John G. Alden (Company)">&nbsp;John G. Alden,</a> and exterior and interior design from <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/31" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="John Munford Design (Company)">John Munford Design</a> and <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/197" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Pauline Nunns Associates Ltd. (Company)">Pauline Nunns Associates.</a>Presented fresh from her 2018 refit at Royal Huisman, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/374" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Meteor51.59m (169'3&quot;)Royal Huisman Shipyard BV2007">Meteor</a>&nbsp;was awarded the title of Sailing Yacht of the Year in the 2008 World Superyacht Awards and won the St Barths Bucket in 2009.During her extensive winter refit at the Dutch yard, the vessel underwent the completion of her ten-year Lloyd’s survey, numerous cosmetic and maintenance upgrades, a hull and rig repaint, as well as an engine room overhaul.&nbsp;Aside from her 1,800 square metre North sails wardrobe, the 51.59-metre superyacht is powered by a single MTU 12V2000 M60 diesel engine with a top speed of 15 knots. On board, she offers accommodation for six across one owner's cabin and two twins with a crew of 12 also accommodated for on board.&nbsp;At the time of sale, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/374" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Meteor51.59m (169'3&quot;)Royal Huisman Shipyard BV2007">Meteor</a>&nbsp;was listed at an asking price of €15,000,000 (excluding VAT).&nbsp;Read <a href="https://www.superyachttimes.com/yacht-news/road-to-polaris-the-next-stage-of-the-northern-star-journey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="">our interview</a> with <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/374" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Meteor51.59m (169'3&quot;)Royal Huisman Shipyard BV2007">Meteor's</a> previous co-owner, John Risley to find out more about his adventures on board sailing superyachts.&nbsp;

52m sailing yacht Meteor sold 

The 52m sailing yacht Meteor has been sold by YPI. Read more on SYT 

New owner for 52m sailing yacht Meteor 

The 32.92-metre cutter-headed ketch <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/803" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Keewaydin32.92m (108'0&quot;)">Keewaydin</a> has been sold by Northrop &amp; Johnson in an in-house deal. Sales broker Simon Turner acted on behalf of the buyer and seller.<img src="/uploads/store/photo/52031/image/large-26b829168971fc91062bd1a7d65a6d60.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/52031">Built by Palmer Johnson in 1995, the sailing yacht underwent an extensive refit in 2015. Her refit included system updates and various cosmetics including new teak decks - all of which cost in the region of $2,000,000.&nbsp;Her classic interiors were designed by John Mumford and can accommodate up to six guests in three staterooms. <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/803" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Keewaydin32.92m (108'0&quot;)">Keewaydin</a> features an aluminium hull and superstructure by American naval architecture John G. Alden, designed to reach a top speed of 11 knots.&nbsp;At the time of sale, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/803" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Keewaydin32.92m (108'0&quot;)">Keewaydin</a> was listed with an asking price of $1,900,000.

33m sailing yacht Keewaydin sold

Northrop &amp; Johnson have announced the sale of Parlay, the 38.40 metre Ortona Navi. Michael Nethersole from the N&amp;J Fort Lauderdale office represented both the seller, and the buyer. <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/139741/image/large-be8d1a4b794ce2dd7f239ffaea5b704f.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/139741">Designed by John G. Alden, and built in aluminum by Ortona Navi, Parlay was offered for sale for the first time since her launch in 1991. Parlay has luxurious accommodations for ten or more guests in five staterooms, and up to six crew in three cabins. A motorsailer with a ketch rig, she has a hydraulically operated centerboard with a board up draft of 8’6”, allowing access to many harbors usually off limits to a yacht of this size. Her asking price was € 5,900,000.Northrop &amp; Johnson Michael Nethersole +1 954 522 3344 <a href="mailto:michael.nethersole@northropandjohnson.com?subject=Article%20on%20SuperYachtTimes.com">michael.nethersole@northropandjohnson.com</a> <a href="http://www.northropandjohnson.com/">www.northropandjohnson.com</a>

Ortona Navi Parlay sold by N&J

Churchill Yacht Partners has anounced that Volterra, an 80’ Palmer Johnson aluminum sloop, has joined their charter fleet. Volterra is a modern classic sailing yacht designed to circumnavigate the world safely in comfort and style. While she has indeed traced a stern wake around the globe, she has also distinguished herself on the race course in the Mediterranean, the Caribbean and the Atlantic; first in the 1997 Transatlantic Challenge Race. <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/132747/image/large-01a6007bad883ef8b33f9d67b6c11d76.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/132747">Her design is an achievement of collaboration between German Frers and John Alden, endowing her with fast, classically elegant lines, built by an American yard famous for building strong, seaworthy luxury yachts. Her comfortable and airy interior was designed by John Munford and executed in solid cherry wood. Her large cockpit offers ample elbow room to an active racing crew as well as comfortable accommodations to owner and guests for a full service moonlight dinner. Volterra will debut at the Antigua charter show and is available in the Caribbean this winter for customary charters as well as racing charters. She sleeps up to 6 guests with a crew of 3. Since purchasing the highly successful charter company Rikki Davis Yachts in 2005, Churchill Yacht Partners has continued to expand its charter yacht management and retail booking divisions. Churchill’s Charter Fleet Management supports owners and captains of yachts in the charter market, and Rikki Davis Yachts at Churchill Yacht Partners services clients worldwide in the retail charter field. Churchill Yacht Partners Els Bucknell +1 (954) 527-2626 <a href="mailto:Els@ChurchillYachts.com?subject=S/Y%20Volterra%20on%20SuperYachtTimes.com">Els@ChurchillYachts.com</a> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ChurchillYachts.com">www.ChurchillYachts.com</a>

Sailing yacht Volterra joins the charter fleet of Churchill Yacht Partners

The Meteor team, Royal Huisman Shipyard, Dykstra &amp; Partners Naval Architects, J/G Alden Design and John Munford Design, where proud to receive the Awards at the, by Boat International initiated, event in Venice. As described by the World Superyacht Award Judges: <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/124522/image/large-ad77d3c71e4fea0b7c7376f1f419b5ab.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/124522">Winner Sailing Yacht of the Year Of the entire fleet finalist sailing yachts, the judges considered that the gaff-rigged schooner <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/374">Meteor</a> combined the best appearance, technology and appropriate interior design, while being a seaworthy high-performance offshore cruiser in all wind and sea conditions. Winner Sailing Yacht Exterior Styling The recreation of an authentically classic style, while using modern technology and providing modern amenities, is not a straightforward task, especially when the modern high-tech element of the yacht must remain in the background. Dykstra &amp; Partners has become an expert in this field while working on J-Class and other sailing yachts from past eras, and the judges felt that their outstanding work on Meteor was well deserving of this award. Winner Sailing Yacht in the 45m+ size range While Meteor is, in appearance, a classic yacht, everything else about her is completely state-of-the-art, from her carbon fibre spars and standing rigging to her sails controls and machinery. On top of the excellent performance shown in her polar diagrams, the judges admired the perfection of her design, both interior and exterior and the superlative quality of her construction. Schooner Meteor Inspired by the owner's love for the Gloucester Schooners, Meteor is a traditional Schooner for the experienced sailor and marine entrepreneur designed and built to the latest yachting standards. Comfortable and performance orientated. Her design was based on the Dykstra &amp; Partners designed Borkumriff IV, also built at Royal Huisman Shipyard. Meteor has a tradional Schooner rig but constructed from carbon fibre to enhance her sailing performance.

Schooner Meteor wins 3 awards 

Royal Huisman’s latest launch, combining the classic lines of the Gloucester schooner with 21st century sail and rig technology, has already turned heads in Valencia and Palma.<img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/122933/image/large-e272ca1ff826bca16736c662b797e7dc.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/122933"> <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/374">Meteor</a> was launched in May 2007, happily on schedule and on budget, to the delight of her owners. As two families, they had set a demanding brief for the yard and for naval architects Gerard Dijkstra and Partners in collaboration with John G. Alden.<img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/122934/image/large-1f151007bb1d6cb5fbea299cdb2d99b2.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/122934"> <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/374">Meteor</a> was to reflect their admiration for the classic lines and rugged seaworthiness of the Gloucester schooner whilst also fulfilling their high performance expectations as keen racing sailors.<img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/122935/image/large-b9e63eda5e1139e43fe72a57c9f0b3b3.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/122935"> To this end, the naval architects maintained the tradition of a full keel underbody to ensure a sea-kindly motion, complemented above the waterline by graceful sheer and a fine clipper bow and bowsprit. The tall schooner rig and sailplan, whilst also traditional in appearance, tells another story. Rondal Carbon spars with carbon standing rigging by Southern composites, high-performance sails from North and a functional ergonomic deck layout refer more to contemporary race technology than to 19th century practice.<img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/122936/image/large-5944c1fe26a5ebd17b50e538f702ca72.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/122936"> The effectiveness of this realisation may be judged by this extract from a message sent by <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/374">Meteor</a> Captain Dean Maggio after a challenging start to his delivery trip to Palma: “I owe you a beer or two. <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/374">Meteor</a> has just been outstanding…in the English Channel winds averaged 35-40knots with gusts well into the 50’s and above 65 knots. With the wind on our beam, we had the staysail set and she just handled it like a thoroughbred. I can honestly say I have never been to sea and been more confident and comfortable than I am aboard <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/374">Meteor</a>.”<img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/122937/image/large-7a374f4c422d5bb6d43bf44f5eb62e61.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/122937"> At the Palma Superyacht Cup, <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/374">Meteor</a> was again able to show her performance potential, her elegant flag-blue hull and white sail-plan creating a striking image as she turned the heads of an international community of respected yachtsmen as she sailed, close hauled, at an easy 15 knots.<img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/122938/image/large-aeff660344f4aaeef6e4103f7bd400bb.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/122938"> Whilst those on deck enjoy the power and exuberance of <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/374">Meteor</a>’s sailing capability, those below are able to savour the gracious ambience and comfort of an interior created by styling architect John Munford. ‘Swetania’ mahogany throughout the owners’ and guests’ accommodation provides a warm, nostalgic glow, complemented by elegant soft furnishings and a collection of artwork reflecting the owners’ passion for the sea and all things of beauty. <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/122939/image/large-affaf54e2b841228d45969782ed6d0cb.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/122939"><img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/122940/image/large-6a58832efdf5567c3a2f04595054385f.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/122940"> In the main salon, a beautifully crafted wood-fired fireplace is the centrepiece of the library area to starboard. A centreline bevelled glass skylight of cathedral-like proportion provides an abundance of natural light and air as needed. <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/122941/image/large-c40a5edca4c796e1378ca331f11c826c.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/122941"><img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/122942/image/large-bc15800e81c7c1b6faaff9513d3d2116.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/122942">Aft of this area is the full-width, master cabin; forward of the salon are two mirror-image guest cabins. Crew accommodation, also in fine finished mahogany, is generous with seven well appointed cabins, with the mate and engineer in individual cabins aft of the engine room. <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/122943/image/large-969144f3fb2248c8def12428278545f5.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/122943"><img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/122944/image/large-723ecfc6cc5bd7fa2b9cb5078e34971a.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/122944"> <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/122945/image/large-a9a958f211ef9b16f02362aa752903b4.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/122945"> The traditional styling continues on deck with two beautifully-varnished deck houses finished in teak and connected by a large, twin-tabled cockpit, at the aft of which the helmsman steers a wood-spoke wheel from behind a glass-faceted binnacle.<img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/122946/image/large-58971b9cb491f23125e3f3bdcdc49712.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/122946"> <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/122947/image/large-6fbabf23952385eb49920543d1d39695.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/122947"> The main deckhouse provides a comfortable refuge from the deck with leather upholstered furniture arranged around a substantial table. In the aft port corner a cleverly concealed wet bar is situated, complete with sink, fridge and stowage for bottles and glassware. The companionway from the deckhouse to the cockpit is guarded by a pair of miniature cannons that can (of course) be fired from fittings on the cap rail to signal sundown.The smaller pilot house, aft, provides access to the engineer’s and mate’s cabins as well as accommodating the navigation/communication station with adjacent pilot berth / settee. The flat screen chart plotter / radar and satellite communications complement three neatly concealed navigation screens on deck, whilst forward access from the pilot house ensures excellent interaction with the helm. Unlike the main living areas finished in mahogany both deck houses transition between deck and interior, using teak for furnishings, floors and walls. <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/122948/image/large-75d552373ce2cb2a07825bd7a7438e76.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/122948"> <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/122949/image/large-9eea8b87a65e1c0304d6a120e632d10e.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/122949"><img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/122950/image/large-583db619e1bd3a2263871807d0b96043.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/122950"> <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/122951/image/large-7c89ad9a76d3e50bd3034c0aaeed5201.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/122951"> Elsewhere on deck, numerous references to the classical styling of the original era can be found including unusually wide centre teak deck planks, harmoniously-designed deck hardware and winches; even the gaff rigged carbon masts and booms have been finished to support the aesthetic integrity of the project, thanks to the expertise and ingenuity of sister company Rondal.<img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/122952/image/large-428bc8641775609a68f7d85c7ca9c9d6.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/122952"> After further cruising in the Mediterranean, <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/374">Meteor</a> will head for her spiritual home waters in the Canadian and New England Maritimes where she is sure to turn heads for many years to come. <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/122953/image/large-fd5d0e38cad3776b6dc2f8988b555fa2.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/122953"> <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/122954/image/large-15ee5746b23a465f05537ade715c5d10.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/122954">Photo credits: Photos 1, 2, 3 by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.richard-page.com">Richard Page</a> Photo 4 by Roger Lean-Vercoe Photos 5, 6, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 by Ed Holt Photos 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 by Stuart Pearce

Royal Huisman's 52m gaff rigged schooner Meteor

The latest superyacht from Royal Huisman, <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/374">Meteor</a>, is almost ready for on time delivery to take part in The Superyacht Cup. On April 11 the gaff rigged schooner was transported from the shipyard in Vollenhove through the locks of Ijmuiden to Harlingen. The design of <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/374">Meteor</a> was done in collaboration between John G Alden design and Gerard Dijkstra and Partners. The classic interior is from the office of John Munford and features a beautiful wooden fireplace. Once she is completely finished she will set sail to the Mediterranean for the Superyacht Cup in Palma and the America’s Cup in Valencia. The following photos of <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/374">Meteor</a> were provided by Ruud Burgers. <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/122428/image/large-f9113fb92b7f4daa20f75febffe0ffa8.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/122428"> <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/122429/image/large-a6158e35874d6526a9ec01f7b2f151a6.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/122429"> <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/374">Meteor</a> arrives in Harlingen on a barge together with her masts <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/122430/image/large-4f6cee1c5dff2019a90f7ea3638ab0f9.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/122430"> <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/122431/image/large-c74ffc3e1ab8922c62f979235740fdb9.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/122431"> <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/122432/image/large-bb51529496ed27d687d93a1102157e58.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/122432"> The day after she arrived in Harlingen her masts were installed <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/122433/image/large-2110b22f183ca3f4485c283527386050.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/122433"> Installing the forward mast on <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/374">Meteor</a> <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/122434/image/large-28974440df21b5f5a0b5f2ab0d63836d.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/122434"> The masts and rigging were build by Rondal <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/122435/image/large-b703fdaaf8736ef2dff10919f1e4457e.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/122435"> Lowering the first mast on the deck <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/122436/image/large-7b21ad30d0163a85336d2418e43a5351.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/122436"> Installing the hydraulic furling system on the bowsprit <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/122437/image/large-1bb0c7f7657bcdcc1d51fd1745ba52e7.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/122437"> Placement of the second mast <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/122438/image/large-9382e7cc21892b71aa3e9e29a485349e.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/122438"> Attaching the mast to the deck <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/122439/image/large-514aa6260683cc0f2620f4fcee658898.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/122439"> <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/374">Meteor</a> on her first sea trial on April 23