64.5m Sailing Yacht ATLANTIC Opens Five-Year World Voyage to Charter Guests

A classic sailing superyacht chooses a different charter calendar

The 64.5-metre sailing superyacht ATLANTIC is inviting charter guests to join a planned five-year circumnavigation instead of returning to the usual Mediterranean and Caribbean circuit every season. The schooner's management team is promoting a Grand Voyage from 2027 to 2031, with individual charter itineraries arranged around remote anchorages, historic trading routes and the realities of long-distance passage-making.

According to ATLANTIC's official programme, the route will develop in successive chapters through Central America, the eastern Pacific, French Polynesia, Australia and New Zealand, Southeast Asia and Japan, and the Indian Ocean before an eventual Mediterranean return. The organisers emphasise that the itinerary is intentionally flexible, with the timing of particular passages dependent on weather, sea conditions and guests' arrangements.

A 2010 recreation of an extraordinary schooner

Built by Van der Graaf in 2010 and refitted in 2025, ATLANTIC recreates the profile and sailing character of the original three-masted schooner of 1903. The historic ATLANTIC famously set a transatlantic crossing record in 1905, and the modern yacht's long hull, low deckhouse and elaborate rig evoke that period of competitive ocean sailing.

The modern vessel is a privately operated luxury superyacht rather than an antique preserved unchanged. Its official specifications provide six guest cabins for up to twelve charter guests and a crew of twelve, bringing hotel-level accommodation and service to a vessel whose identity remains centred on sailing under canvas.

From the Panama Canal to the South Pacific

The initial charter chapters published by the yacht place Central America and the eastern Pacific between January and May 2027, with the South Pacific following from May to September. Australasia is scheduled from September 2027, while later phases will carry the vessel through Southeast Asia and onward towards Indian Ocean and East African destinations.

The prospective cruising grounds include French Polynesia's atolls, Australia's remote Kimberley coastline, Indonesian archipelagos and waters around Madagascar. Such regions are attractive for their natural and cultural variety, but they also demand substantial logistical preparation: fuel and provisions, technical spares, local permits, weather routing and the availability of suitable repair support must be coordinated well beyond the familiar Western Mediterranean network.

What chartering during a circumnavigation involves

Unlike a stationary charter fleet offering repeated week-long programmes in one region, ATLANTIC's voyage proposes a changing home port and cruising area. Prospective guests need to align flights, embarkation points and desired activities with the yacht's passage schedule rather than expecting the same destination to remain available from month to month.

A large classic-style sailing yacht also offers a different onboard experience from a fast motor yacht. The use of canvas, the rhythm of ocean sailing and opportunities to observe seamanship are part of the appeal, while guest comfort, routing and port access still take precedence over following a historic timetable exactly.

A long programme with milestones still ahead

The official website describes the Grand Voyage as an invitation to take part in successive journeys rather than one fixed cruise sold in its entirety. Charter enquiries are invited through the yacht's representatives, and the operator notes that detailed itineraries are available on request because final routes may evolve with the seasons and the wishes of guests.

The announcement does not mean the five-year journey is already under way or that every planned stop is confirmed. For the superyacht charter sector, ATLANTIC offers an example of how a distinctive large sailing yacht can build its commercial identity around expedition-scale travel while retaining bespoke guest services.