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William Fife III 108 ft Gaff-Rigged Schooner 1931/2008

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BROKER'S COMMENTS

Named after one of the brightest of stars, the William Fife III schooner ALTAIR’s near mythical status in the classic yacht world is all for very good reason - this yacht has become the standard-bearer for the cause of authenticity since her landmark restoration in 1987. While important as the yacht that started what has become the classic yacht revival, that role is as nothing to her own status at the top of this hierarchy. ALTAIR is the ultimate vintage yacht – and surely one of the world’s most beautiful works of mind and hand. Always the darling of the classic regatta fleet and often winning her class, in more recent years she has succeeded in paying homage to her original owner’s unfulfilled desire to safely sail to the South Sea Islands. Her dimensions have allowed for the modern comforts that a smaller classic will not; all discreetly concealed and allowing her to cruise anywhere. Above all, she is blessed with the spirit engendered by her original designer, the incomparable William Fife III. As one of the very few classic yachts of her vintage afloat with unbroken Lloyd's ✠100A1 classification, having passed survey again with flying colours in 2021, ALTAIR is in her element - as ready to cruise the world as she is for racing.

2021 SURVEYOR'S COMMENT

"[ALTAIR] presents in exceptional condition for a vessel that is now over 90 years old and is a tribute to the shipyard’s build quality and a credit to [her] owners and her crew that a vessel of this age is found to be in such pristine condition."

REFIT/ RESTORATION

2023/2024 WINTER WORK, COSTA BRAVA, SPAIN MASTS, SPARS, RIGGING AND BLOCKS - c.15M of Douglas fir replacement plus graving pieces - Local small repairs - Varnish stripped and re-finished w. 12 x coats Epifanes high gloss varnish - All fittings removed, re-galvanized, re-painted, re-fitted - All blocks stripped, serviced as necessary re-varnished - All shrouds and cables sanded and treated with 50/50 Owatrol/ Epifanes - All electronic and communications wires replaced TOPSIDES Sanded filled and faired where necessary - Then undercoat with International Top Lac - and 3 coats of International Top Lac Snow White UNDERBODY - Sand blasted - Filled and faired around water line - Some caulking repair along the hull - Applied Hempels Underwater Primer (2 coat) - Applied Hempels Hard Racing Tec Cel (2 coats) - Seacocks & thru-hulls checked and serviced BILGE - Re-painted 2020/2022 AT AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - Refit, to Lloyd's where required STRUCTURAL - All 16 x chainplates removed repaired and refitted - All bolts replaced in 630 aluminium bronze with isolators on all chain plates - Chainplates all repaired: welded with iron welding rods then reheated - Then shot blasted, galvanised, exterior painted - Repairs to frame at starboard aft chainplate - Stem repairs in way of bobstay fitting - Replacement lower panel in bulwark at starboard davit - A-bracket realigned. Bolts replaced in 630 nickel aluminium bronze MAST & RIGGING - Repair to heel of fore mast - All fittings removed, re-galvanized, re-painted - All other fittings repaired and refitted as necessary - All blocks stripped, serviced as necessary, re-varnished - All hoops treated and re-leathered - New standing rigging by Jochen Gnass/ Toplicht (2020) PAINTING VARNISHING Hull - Topsides - Sanded filled and faired where necessary - Undercoat International Top Lac - Top coats 3 x International Top Lac Snow White Hull - Underbody - Sand blasted - Filled and faired around water line - Painted with Pettit Ultima system On Deck - All exterior varnish stripped, re-finished with Epifanes clear varnish - Bulwarks stripped and treated with Owatrol Deck Oil - First 10/12 coats of D1 then 6 coats D2 ACCOMMODATION - All areas sanded, prepared, under coated with Resene - Deck heads through out Resene semi gloss white - All non-varnished bulkheads Resene Half Astra semi gloss finish - All guest accommodation walnut stripped and new French polish applied - Saloon & corridor stripped, refinished 4 x Epifanes Wood Finish; 2 x Epifanes Rubbed Effect - Inside of deck hatches stripped and sanded - Varnish in dog house. Around windows and some step repairs - Re-sealing of anchor chain spurling/ hawse pipes - Adjusting, replacing/ repairing/ re-sealing of all shower trays and associated woodwork - Work to deckhead trim in way of new electric cables SYSTEMS/ SERVICES - New electrical installation to Lloyd's by McKay Marine Electrical - New switchboards - Complete electrical wiring and controls - New CZone digital monitoring and system information - All water pumps serviced and or replaced - All water tanks replaced in polypropylene (fresh, grey and black) - New 316 stainless steel supports for black water tank - New custom made Black Water Treatment plant - All black water pipes and connections replaced - All pumps serviced and or replaced - All grey water pipes and connections have been replaced - Some new elements fresh water system where necessary for rerouting or repair AIR CONDITIONING - All AHUs cleaned and serviced - All ducting replaced - All coolant lines replaced with thermo fused insulated pipes - All valves are now plastic as well - All flexible joints have been replaced and re-insulated - Drains only been replaced where needed - Main chiller unit serviced; 4 x new compressors added; base replaced - Pumps serviced or replaced REFRIGERATION - New compressors and lines to both fridges - Main galley fridge has new condensing plates - Freezer has new insulation on the lines - The ice makers are new MECHANICAL, PROPULSION AND NAVIGATION - Main engine off boat teardown, inspection, top end rebuild - Main engine gearbox off boat rebuild - New SPW Variprop 4-bladed propeller - New Onan MDKDK 7 kW night generator to lazarette - Newly engineered, custom made autopilot (2023) 2007-2008 FAIRLIE RESTORATIONS, SOUTHAMPTON, UK Major Refit under Lloyd's Supervision Works included - New stem - New forefoot - Floor bolts removed and replaced (160 in total) - All frames closely inspected and attended to as required - Full rig removed, spars & blocks stripped, serviced, varnished and replaced - All brightwork stripped and re-finished - Deck hatches removed and re-bedded - Full interior French polished - Installation of a black water treatment system - New air conditioning plant - Modernised refrigeration system 1987 SOUTHAMPTON YACHT SERVICES, SOUTHAMPTON UK - Major Restoration

ALTAIR HISTORY 1930 to 1985

WILLIAM FIFE & SON YARD No. 789 - Launch date: May 15th 1931 - Built to Lloyd's ✠18A1 ✠LMC By 1930, 74-year-old William Fife Junior (“III”) may well have presumed his days of designing and his yard building such a vessel - a beautiful throwback to the pre-First World War heyday of the large schooner yacht - were over, particularly in the midst of the Great Depression. But until 1931 yacht building on the Clyde had continued to ride a post First World War high; and some clients were simply impervious to world financial trends. ALTAIR’s commissioning owner, 45-year-old retired cavalry officer Captain Guy Hardy MacCaw’s family fortune came from the east: the highly lucrative manufacture and trade in jute by their Calcutta-based firm Kettlewell, Bullen & Co. MacCaw was born in Calcutta in 1886, but followed a British military career as a Lancers and Hussars officer after his father became a successful Liberal politician and Member of the UK Parliament. That MacCaw’s military career is rather foggy to research may back up handed down tales from long gone members of ALTAIR’s original crew that he had been in Military Intelligence, and that T.E. Lawrence of Arabia had been an on board guest. Fluent in Russian, MacCaw is believed to have been a close aide to Lord Kitchener and Brigadier-General John Hanbury-Williams in UK/ Russia negotiations during the First World War, and - possibly working with Altair's next owner Walter Runciman - in discussions with Nazi Germany in the years leading to the Second World War. However, McCaw’s cloak and dagger exploit most relevant to our story was successfully hiding until March 1931 that he was Fife’s client for the 108 ft schooner in build 1930-1931 at Fairlie, two months before her launch. McCaw’s apparent tendency to spend well beyond his perceived means was revealed during that winter when a financial legal case against him by his estranged first wife hit the headlines. The case was settled in February 1931 with the ALTAIR connection apparently unknown. MacCaw’s desire - recorded for posterity in a letter to William Fife Jr that is on board - was for a boat “capable of sailing to the South Sea Islands with no anxiety.” He got that for sure, but Altair only finally sailed the Pacific Ocean quite recently, in present ownership. Guy McCaw may have enjoyed ALTAIR for only two seasons, occasionally racing on the Solent and cruising no further south than deep into the Bay of Biscay, to Saint-Jean-de-Luz, but his dream ship became everyone’s dream ship. Perhaps through political affiliations, early in 1933 ownership in ALTAIR transferred to Royal Yacht Squadron member, shipowner and prominent Liberal politician The Right Hon. Walter Runciman, M.P., of Doxford Hall, Chat Hill, Northumberland and the Hebridean Isle of Eigg. Runciman was no stranger to Fife schooners, his father, also Walter, having commissioned the similarly sized schooner ASTHORE from Fife in 1902. In Runciman’s ownership, ALTAIR cruised the extended English Channel and the west coast of Scotland. In 1938, 'Bristol' aircraft and vehicle manufacturer William George Verdon-Smith, CBE, became ALTAIR’s third owner. Her home mooring may have been at Poole, Dorset, where his family had a substantial summerhouse at Sandbanks. In Verdon-Smith’s ownership ALTAIR was requisitioned by the UK Admiralty to participate in the war effort, it is believed in anti-submarine and/or de-gaussing work. She survived, of course, and in 1949, by now Sir W.G. Verdon-Smith sold her to José Augusto Mendonça e Vasconcelos of Lisbon; the start of ALTAIR’s long association with the Iberian Peninsula. After a period recorded owned by a Swiss bank, in 1952 ALTAIR fell into the hands of the couple who would preserve her almost complete originally in a 34 year love affair of gentle cruising in the Western Mediterranean out of Barcelona: textile entrepreneurs Miguel Sans Mora & Maria Esther Sans Avecedo. ©2024 Iain McAllister/ Sandeman Yacht Company Ltd.

ALTAIR HISTORY 1985 to PRESENT

RELAUNCHED AT SOUTHAMPTON YACHT SERVICES, SOUTHAMPTON, 7 July 1987 ALTAIR's purchase from Miguel Sans Mora in 1985 by Swiss inventor, businessman and car collector Albert Obrist, and her subsequent authentic but practical restoration at Southampton Yacht Services, began with a chance meeting; the kind that was bound to result in something special. The revival of interest in older, classic yachts was in its infancy when Obrist chartered the Fife ketch BELLE AVENTURE in Sardinia in the mid 1980s. BELLE AVENTURE's captain at this time, Paul Goss, had Fife evangelists Donn Costanzo and Jeffrey Law among the crew, and all three knew that ALTAIR was available to be restored. After an epic voyage from Barcelona to Southampton that revealed much of what ALTAIR urgently needed, she hauled out at Shamrock Quay (the site of the old Camper & Nicholsons Northam yard, formerly J.G. Fay & Co.) for a major 18-month restoration led by Captain Paul Goss that set a new bar in authenticity carefully married to keeping ALTAIR practical and comfortable by modern standards. After re-launch in the summer of 1987 ALTAIR's life changed forever, with a sailing programme far removed from her gentle first half century, but nothing more than William Fife designed and built her for. Apart from, of course, looking like new, the most noticeable feature was her suit of "Altair Cream" Dacron sails by her original sailmakers, Ratsey & Lapthorn of Cowes - made to look like the original cotton suit. She became a regular at the growing number of Classic yacht regattas on both North Atlantic coasts. In 1993 ALTAIR returned to Spanish ownership with highly successful businessman Alberto Cortina. Through the mid to late 1990s she gained a reputation as an incredibly efficient sailing machine, with Mediterranean duels against the Alfred Mylne ketch THENDARA and the Herreshoff gaff schooner MARIETTE becoming the stuff of legend. After a quieter period berthed at Antibes, in 2005 ALTAIR was purchased by Californian commercials and music video director Joe Pytka who had fallen head over heels in love and put her through a major refit at Fairlie Restorations after which she sailed to the waters of her birth and won the 2008 Fife Regatta on the Firth of Clyde. ALTAIR then enjoyed Mediterranean and Caribbean seasons with countless regatta successes. In 2015 she was line honours and corrected time overall winner of the Panerai Transat Classique, sailing the 3000 miles from Lanzarote, Canary Islands to Fort-de-France, Martinique in 13 days, 3 hours, 12 minutes, 53 seconds, at an average speed of 8.8 knots. Later that year ALTAIR entered the current ownership of a Fife connoisseur. During the past seven years she finally accomplished Guy MacCaw's dream, sailing all the way down to New Zealand. New Zealand's strict handling of the Covid pandemic put paid to further voyaging, and she was shipped back to Europe in 2022. ©2024 Iain McAllister/ Sandeman Yacht Company Ltd.

CONSTRUCTION

Built to Lloyd's ✠18A1 ✠LMC In Class Lloyd's ✠100A1 ⋇LMC (most recent cert. 29 Aug 2021) - Carvel teak planking on sawn oak frames - Bronze fastened - Teak wood keel - Galvanised steel floors - Teak laid deck over marine plywood substrate - Teak superstructures - Douglas fir and spruce rig

DECK EQUIPMENT AND GROUND TACKLE

GENERAL - Teak laid deck on marine plywood (1987) - Varnished teak superstructures - Varnished teak capped bulwarks - Removable bronze stanchions and guard rails WINCHES - 4 x HUTTON-ARCO 60 winches, manual for runners - 6 x Lewmar 803 24 V electric winches for main sheet and hoist - 6 x HUTTON-ARCO 60 winches, manual GROUND TACKLE - Original Thomas Reid anchor windlass and warping drum - 2 x Original galvanized fisherman anchors - 2 x 100 m 21 mm stud link galvanized anchor chains

OWNER AND GUEST ACCOMMODATION

The original French polished walnut interior of ALTAIR is considered one of the most beautiful and authentic in any yacht. The panelling, door furniture and bathroom fittings are all from 1931. In 2007 all nickel and chrome interior fittings were removed and re-plated with her interior freshly French polished and hand painted. And again 2020-2022, while in enforced layup during New Zealand's long Covid pandemic lockdown, all interior surfaces were stripped and refinished with French polish, varnish and paint as appropriate. In summary the accommodation below has an owner’s suite, guest VIP suite; small double cabin, two guest single cabins, skipper’s cabin and crew quarters for 7. There are two head compartments, a separate shower, a day head and head with bath and shower. The original Blake WC has been beautifully preserved, but while appearing to be manual, it is actually electrically operated. From the spacious deck house – over the engine room, companionway steps descend to a corridor from which the principal accommodation is accessed. Immediately to each side are single berth guest cabins, both attractively laid out. Next forward to port is the owner’s bathroom with WC, large bath and drop down wash basin. Opposite across the corridor is a shower room, easily reached from the guest cabins. Again to port is a day head compartment and then the navigation and chart space with a guest stateroom with generous long single berth, washbasin and furniture. Forward of the shower to starboard are two guest staterooms, one of which is a double and each fully furnished, also with washbasins. The doorway forward opens to the main saloon; panelled and magnificently furnished with seating both sides, generous cabinets and to starboard the dining table.

RIG, SAILS, AND CANVASWORK

RIG - Spruce spars throughout (fully serviced in 2020 refit, new Ash spreaders 2007) - 1 x spinnaker pole - 1 x jackyard - 1 x Staysail boom STANDING RIGGING - Standing & running rigging fully overhauled and serviced 2021 - Galvanized 7x7 18 mm wire for stays for headsails and staysails - All galvanized head gear on bowsprit - All lower shrouds soft eye hand spliced and seized around galvanized hearts. - Lower ends of shrouds are wormed, parceled, and served - Galvanized, stainless & bronze rigging screws - All eyes around mast heads are leathered in addition to serving - Running rigging: Marlow braid polyester/ Dynema - Jiggers and Runners: hard lay English braid 3-strand/ Dynema SAILS - Queen Mts, racing (Incidence) - Main Jackyard Topsail (Incidence) - Main Topsail Racing (Incidence) - Gaff Mainsail Racing (Ratsey & Lapthorn) - Jib Top 3 Cruising (Ratsey & Lapthorn) - Jib Top 2 Cruising (Ratsey & Lapthorn) - Jib Top 1 Racing (Incidence) - Jib 3 Cruising (Ratsey & Lapthorn) - Jib 2 Racing (Incidences) - Jib 1 Racing (Incidence) - Jib 2 Cruising (Ratsey & Lapthorn) - Staysail 1 Racing (Incidence) - Staysail 1 Yankee Racing (Incidence) - Staysail 1 (Small) Cruising (Ratsey & Lapthorn) - Ballooner Racing (Incidence) - Ballooner Racing (Ratsey & Lapthorn) - Asymmetric Spinnaker Racing (Ratsey & Lapthorn) - Reacher Spinnaker Racing (Ratsey & Lapthorn) - Gollywobbler Racing (Incidence) - Fisherman Racing (Incidence) - Gaff Foresail Cruising (Ratsey & Lapthorn) - Gaff Foresail Racing (North) - Fore Topsail Racing (Incidence) CANVASWORK - 3 x Full deck awnings by Antigua Sails - Full set of sail covers by Antigua Sails

MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, TANKAGE, AND OTHER SYSTEMS

- Engine/ generators space accessed from hatch aft of deckhouse - Systems space accessed from hatch in aft starboard guest cabin MECHANICAL - Gardner 6-cyl 6LXDT turbocharged 275 hp main engine - Manuf. 1986; fitted 1987; realigned with v-drive 1994; rebuilds 2007 & 2021 - Twin Disc MG-511V2 1.980:1 reduction gearbox (v-drive); rebuild 2021 - Aquadrive bearings (2024) - SPW Variprop 4-bladed propeller (2020) - PropSpeed applied (2024) - Max speed under power: 9 knots MECHANICAL / ELECTRICAL - 2 x 27 kW Cummins Onan MDKDL generators - 1 X 7 kW Cummins Onan MDKDL night generator at lazarette (2021) ELECTRICAL Complete electrical refit to Lloyd's (2020) - New switchboards - Complete electrical wiring and controls AC System - 2 x Mastervolt Mass Combi Pro 24/3500-100 3500 W chargers/ inverters - 1 x Mastervolt shore power isolating transformer (110 V or 220 V to 24 V) DC System - Mostly 24 V; some 12 V - Charging by engine alternator and above chargers - Service batteries: Mastervolt 6800 1,500 Ah 2 V Gel, connected in series (2021) - Engine start batteries 200 Ah (2021) - CZone digital monitoring and system information - All lighting systems are 24 V - All sockets 220 V 13 A TANKAGE AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS - 704 Gal / 3,200 L Fuel: (4 x tanks) - Twin Racor fuel separators - Fuel transfer: 220v pump and rotary pump - 1001 Gal / 5,000 L Water: (2 x composite tanks, 2021) - 2 x Isotemp 50 L 230 V electric hot water cylinders (2007) - Twin Aqua Major water pressure system (new pumps 2007) - HEM 25/100 series watermaker; up to 4000 L / day - 286 Gal / 1,300 L Grey water: (2 x composite tanks, 2021) - 220 Gal / 1,000 L Black water holding stainless steel - 300 L Black water treatment stainless steel - Hamann HL-Cont Super Mini WC effluent treatment plant (2007, rebuilt 2023) AIR CONDITIONING - Condaria air con throughout: reverse cycle, individual controls to all cabins (2007)

NAVIGATION AND COMMUNICATIONS

NAVIGATION - Furuno TZ 48 mile radar (2014) - Furuno GP 33 sat nav - B&G Anemometer (360 degree wind direction) - B&G Beat indicator - B&G Analogue & LCD repeaters - B&G Rudder indicator - B&G Barograph Barometer - B&G Digital Depth sounder - B&G Steering compasses - B&G Flux Gate compass - Navigation computer: Time Zero chart plotter; AIS (2014) COMMUNICATIONS - Mini Fleet broadband sat comms (2014) - 6 x Hand-held Icom VHF - Mini M Satcom - Cobham sat phone (2014) - Pep Wave router and antenna 4G/5G (2021) - Sailor VHF radio at nav station (2014) - Communication computer (2014) - 2 x A/G Neovo Monitors - 1 x Epson Stylus SX415 printer ENTERTAINMENT - CD / radio unit - Flat screen TV & DVD player in saloon - 5G/4G RUTX50 + Antennas (2023)

To Lloyd's Classification BILGE PUMPING - 2 x Manual bilge pumps - 1 x Engine driven bilge / fire pump - 1 x 220 V Bilge pump; doubles as fire pump - 1 x 24 V Bilge pump; doubles as fire pump FIRE EXTINGUISHING - 11 x Fire extinguishers LIFE SAVING - EPIRB - 18 x Life jackets - 6 x Kru 150 NT offshore life jackets (2014) - 10 x 150 NT Ocean Spinlock life jackets (2014) - 10 Personal AIS Transponders (2014) - 2 Life rings with strobes - 2 x 8-person Zodiac Survivetec life rafts (2011; serviced 2024) - 1 x Jon Buoy man overboard module (2014) - 1 x Light and smoke beacon (2010) - Signal flags OTHER - Emergency tiller - Lloyds approved alarm panel (2007/2022) - Alarm systems for bilges, grey water, black water, fire, smoke & gas - 1 x Medaire medical chest - 2 x Medaire first responder kits - 1 x Steiner Navigator Pro 7 x 50 Binoculars

GALLEY, AND CREW ACCOMMODATION

CAPTAIN's CABIN - Accessed forward to starboard from saloon; aft from crew WC/ shower - Single berth - Washbasin - Small sofa - Hanging locker GALLEY - Accessed forward to port from saloon; aft from crew mess - For equipment list see DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT below CREW MESS/ ACCOMMODATION - Sofa/ berths with bunks over to port and starboard - Stowage outboard and under sofa berths - Large drop leaf table - Hanging lockers forward - Lockers - Canting galvanised ladder to scuttle forehatch in deckhead - Clock and barometer - 2 x Electric fans - Deckhead lights FOREPEAK - Sideboards and lockers to port and starboard - Chain lockers with pipe cots to port and starboard

DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT

- 2 x Stainless steel sinks (2007) - Gaggenau electric oven (2009) - Miele 2 x burner gas hob - Midea 2 x burner gas hob - Miele 2 x ring electric induction hob - Falmed electric fan - Fridge / deep freeze (major overhaul 2020; new compressors, plates) - 12 x Sets Denby crockery for crew - 12 x Sets acrylic glasses for crew - 12 x Sets cutlery for crew - Galley utensils - LG Washing machine (2023) - LG Dryer located below saloon sole - U-Line Ice maker (2009) - Wine cooler in saloon - CD / radio unit in saloon - Flat screen TV & DVD player in saloon

- Original Fife 21 ft / 6.4 m clinker teak launch 1931; Albin 12 hp inboard engine - Clinker wooden 14 ft / 4.25 m sailing gig (J Perry 1987 - copy of original) - Ribtech 18 ft / 5.5 m tender; Yamaha 4 stroke 150 hp outboard (2018)

OTHER EQUIPMENT

- 1 x Mediterranean style boarding ladder - 1 x Standard boarding ladder - 1 x Varnished teak deck table can seat up to 10 for a formal meal - 8 x Teak deck chairs - 2 x Teak sun loungers + small teak table - 8 x Easy inflate fenders and covers, flat pack to store

IMAGE CREDITS

Video and sailing photos: Richard Langdon/ Ocean Images At anchor: Bruce Thomas

These particulars have been prepared from information provided by the vendors and are intended as a general guide. The purchaser should confirm details of concern to them by survey or engineers inspection. The purchaser should also ensure that the purchase contract properly reflects their concerns and specifies details on which they wish to rely.

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The ALTAIR yacht is a 131ft / 39.9m luxury yacht built and launched by yacht builder Fife Sailing Yacht . Delivered to a proud yacht owner in 1931, this luxury yacht sleeps up to 7 guests in 5 staterooms and has accommodations for 8 crew. She has a beam of 20.5ft / 6.3m, a draft of 13.8ft / 4.2m, and she measures in at 93 gross tons. Her hull is oak frames, teak and her decks are teak. Her max speed is 9 knots and cruising speed is 6 knots. She is propelled by a 1 engine at 275 hp.

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ALTAIR is a 29.14 m Sail Yacht, built in the United States of America by Derecktor and delivered in 1996.

Her top speed is 12.0 kn and her cruising speed is 11.0 kn and her power comes from a Caterpillar diesel engine. She can accommodate up to 6 guests in 3 staterooms, with 4 crew members waiting on their every need. She has a gross tonnage of 114.0 GT and a 6.83 m beam.

She was designed by Sparkman & Stephens , who also completed the naval architecture and designed the interior. Sparkman & Stephens has designed 64 yachts, created the naval architecture for 63 yachts, and designed the interior of 5 yachts for yachts above 24 metres.

ALTAIR is one of 993 sailing yachts in the 24-30m size range, and, compared to similarly sized sailing yachts, her cruising speed is 1.64 kn above the average, and her top speed 0.96 kn above the average.

ALTAIR is currently sailing under the British Virgin Islands flag, the 7th most popular flag state for superyachts with a total of 228 yachts registered. She is currently located at the Derecktor refit yard, in United States of America, where she has been located for 2 weeks. For more information regarding ALTAIR's movements, find out more about BOAT Pro AIS .

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• Name: ALTAIR
• Previous Names: VALKYRIE
• Yacht Type: Sail Yacht
• Yacht Subtype: Motorsailer
• Builder: Derecktor
• Naval Architect: Sparkman & Stephens
• Exterior Designer: Sparkman & Stephens
• Interior Designer: Sparkman & Stephens

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Fife & Co finished building sailing yacht ALTAIR in 1931. The yacht can be categorised as having been built in the United Kingdom. ALTAIR had yacht design and naval architecture created by W. & R.B. Fife and W & RB Fife. This superyacht ALTAIR is able to accommodate overnight the sum total of 6 aboard and 9 professional crew.

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W & RB Fife was the naval architecture company involved in the formal superyacht design work for ALTAIR. Also the company W & RB Fife expertly worked on this venture. In 1931 she was formally launched to triumph in Fairlie and post sea trials and final completion was afterwards handed over to the owner who commissioned her. Fife & completed their new build sailing yacht in the United Kingdom. A reasonable proportion is brought about with a widest beam (width) of 6.25 metres or 20.5 ft. With a 4.02m (13.2ft) draught (maximum depth) she is deep. The material teak/oak frames was used in the building of the hull of the sailing yacht. Her superstructure above deck is created out of teak. Over the deck of ALTAIR she is 32.86 (107.8 ft) in length. In 2008 extra refitting and updating was in addition performed.

Main Engines And The Speed/Range That S/Y ALTAIR :

The 6LXDT engine installed in the sailing yacht is made by GARDNER. For propulsion ALTAIR has a single screw propeller. The main engine of the yacht gives 206 horse power (or 152 kilowatts). She is equiped with 1 engines. The total power for the yacht is 206 HP or 152 KW.

On board Superyacht ALTAIR She has Guest Accommodation Potential:

Bestowing bedding for a limit of 6 yacht guests overnighting, the ALTAIR accommodates them luxuriously. The boat carries around 9 expert crew to operate.

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She has a teak deck.

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William Fife III ALTAIR

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Vessel Type: Gaff-Rigged Topsail Schooner

LOA: 133′ 10″ / 40.79m – LOD: 108′ 4″ / 33.02m – LWL: 77′ 9″ / 23.71m – Beam: 20′ 4″ / 6.20m – Draft: 13′ 11″ / 4.25m – Original Rig: Gaff-Schooner – Hull Number: 789 – Construction: Wood – Designer: William Fife – Original Owner: Captain Guy H. MacCaw – Built: 1931 – Year Refit: 1985-87 Southhampton Yacht Services – Built By: William Fife & Son – Current Name: Altair – Flag: United Kingdom (GB) – Location: Marine Traffic

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Sandeman – Named after one of the brightest of stars ALTAIR’s near mythical status in the classic yacht world is all for very good reason – this yacht has become the standard bearer for the cause of authenticity since her landmark restoration in 1987.

William Fife III may have saved his best until last. Commissioned as an ocean going cruising boat for the southern seas and her designer’s last big boat, Fife could not help but create a blend of breathtaking beauty; fast safe and totally capable.

ALTAIR built by William Fife & Sons at Fairlie as yard number 789, was launched in May 1931. She was effectively a descendent of the famous fleet of big yachts that had revitalized schooner racing around the turn of the 19th century – William Fife’s own CICELY and SUZANNE having been notable members of that fleet. More specifically, ALTAIR’s origins lie in her first owner Captain H. MacCaw’ desire for “a sound, safe cruiser; safe to go to the South Sea Islands with no difficulty’ thus expressed in his brief to William Fife in 1929.

In the event the elderly MacCaw never undertook the world voyage he had planned, and after two years of ownership, sold her to Walter Runciman (later Viscount Runciman) Liberal MP for St. Ives. Having sailed her on the south coast of England and west coast of Scotland, he in turn sold her in 1938 to Sir William Verdon-Smith who enjoyed her for two seasons until she was bought by the Admiralty to play her part in the war effort. Post war, ALTAIR was extensively refitted and was to leave British waters under Portuguese ownership passing then to Miguel Sans Mora to be based in Barcelona until acquired by her next owners in 1985. It is largely thanks to Sans Mora’s great love for ALTAIR that during his 34 years of ownership, she was maintained in the tradition of her original build through that difficult period of “old but not yet classic”.

It was new owner Albert Obrist who, with project manager Paul Goss and Duncan Walker committed ALTAIR with almost obsessive attention to detail to the now famous restoration at Southampton Yacht Services on her owner’s insistence on absolute faithfulness to the original design – some of this dedicated and hand picked team would in due course go on to create Fairlie Restorations.

With extensive shipwrighting work complete, her walnut interior was refinished and all fittings including her original heads were restored to working order. Her rig which had been slightly shortened was restored to the full length by scarphing into the original spars. The dyed cream Dacron was developed by sail makers Ratsey & Lapthorn to resemble Egyptian cotton reflecting Obrist’s desire even for the sails to appear original. This was soon copied by other classic yachts.

ALTAIR then acquired by a well known Spanish family, was sold again in 2005 to her current American owner, who has cherished the yacht, doing everything to maintain her exactly as she should be; enjoying Mediterranean and Caribbean seasons with countless regatta successes.

Restoration:

1985-87 Southhampton Yacht Services – The restoration kept faithful to the original design. Her rig had been restored to her original height by scarfing new lengths on to the original spars. The sails were even dyed to resemble Egyptian cotton. The refit and launch of sailing yacht Altair , Pendennis 1995.

Provenance (The Wall of Remembrance – The Owners, Crew & Notable Guest):

Owner: (1931-1933) – Captain Guy H. MacCaw Owner: (1933-1938) – Walter Runciman Owner: (1938-1940) – Sir William Verdon-Smith Owner: (1940) – the Admiralty (War Effort) Owner: (1951-1985) – Miguel Sans Mora, Barcelona Owner: Albert Obrist  

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Altair is a custom sailing yacht launched in 1931 by William Fife & Sons.

Altair measures 40.80 metres in length, with a max draft of 4.20 metres and a beam of 5.90 metres.

Altair has a wood hull with a wood superstructure.

Altair also features naval architecture by William Fife & Sons.

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Elegant and classic appearance with top comfort and seaworthiness. Highest quality construction according to the Germanische Lloyd classification standards by Gouwerok yard and completed by the Royal Nordia van Dam, one of the top Dutch quality yards.

Her first owner developed this custom built Nordia in close cooperation with the Nordia van Dam shipyard in 1987, according to his specific and demanding needs for a quality and comfortable ocean cruising sailing yacht. This owner registered the ‘Cornelia of Pretoria’ under UK flag and sailed her for 30 years, all around the world, while maintaining her in top condition.

In 2017 the current owner acquired the Nordia from the first owner including all documentation of the initial building and all modifications and maintenance afterwards. The new owner was specifically searching a yacht with all the quality aspects of top Dutch yards as the perfect candidate for a total refit.

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During the 2017-2020 refit in Zaandam, The Netherlands, the base of a quality aluminum ocean going sailing yacht was renewed to the current standards on systems, electronics, navigation systems and interior. The refit was also driven to achieve an MCA certification according to MGN-280 code and Malta Yacht code, to be able to offer commercial operation in unrestricted area’s (ocean). Also was chosen to certify according to European CE standards with a post construction certificate. Both codes were surveyed and approved by Mecal UK and ECB, The Netherlands.

After the refit the yacht was named ‘Altaïr’ and registered under the Dutch flag. Due to the MCA and Malta yacht code standards, future owners can choose to re-register under a UK or Malta flag to be able to perform commercial operations, such as charter.

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Yard : Van Dam Nordia Type : Sailing yacht Guests : 8 Crew : 2 Cabins : 4 Length : 25 m / 82′1″ Beam : 5.77 m / 19′0″ Draft : 2.85 m / 9′5″ Year of build : 1987 Refit : 2020 Maximum speed : 9 knots Cruising speed : 8 knots Gross tonage : 64 Hull : Aluminium Superstructure : Aluminium Decking : Teak Similar yachts New listings Share full article Advertisement Supported by The Alternative to Huge Cruises? 3 Masts, 28 Sails and Wind Power. We checked out the 136-passenger Sea Cloud Spirit on a Mediterranean cruise. In this era of gargantuan ships, its elegant clipper design, wooden decks and relatively small size stands out. By Ceylan Yeğinsu From the bridge of the three-masted windjammer, the Sea Cloud Spirit , the captain called out the words we’d all been waiting for. “Let’s set the sails!” he cried, after turning off the engines, while maneuvering to maintain an optimum angle for his 18 deckhands to climb into the shrouds and unfurl the ship’s 44,132 square feet of sails by hand. 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Owner & Guests Previous Yacht The 31m/101'8" sail yacht 'Altair' was built by Custom . She was last refitted in 2017. Guest Accommodation Altair has been designed to comfortably accommodate up to 12 guests in 6 suites. She is also capable of carrying up to 4 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht experience. Range & Performance Altair is built with a wood hull and wood superstructure, with teak decks. Altair comfortably cruises at 8 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 13 knots. Length 31m / 101'8 Beam 6.65m / 21'10 Draft 2.85m / 9'4 Cruising Speed 8 Knots Built | (Refitted) Builder Custom Model Custom *Charter Altair Sail Yacht Sail yacht Altair is currently not believed to be available for private Charter. To view similar yachts for charter , or contact your Yacht Charter Broker for information about renting a luxury charter yacht. 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Up to 7 guests can be accommodated on board the superyacht, Altair, and she also has accommodation for 8 crew members, including ... ALTAIR yacht (William Fife & Son, 39.5m, 1931) ALTAIR is a 39.5 m Sail Yacht, built in the United Kingdom by William Fife & Son and delivered in 1931. Her top speed is 9.0 kn, her cruising speed is 6.0 kn, and she boasts a maximum cruising range of 2000.0 nm at 6.5 kn, with power coming from a Gardner diesel engine. She can accommodate up to 7 guests in 5 staterooms, with 8 crew members ... ALTAIR yacht (Derecktor, 29.14m, 1996) ALTAIR is a 29.14 m Sail Yacht, built in the United States of America by Derecktor and delivered in 1996. Her top speed is 12.0 kn and her cruising speed is 11.0 kn and her power comes from a Caterpillar diesel engine. She can accommodate up to 6 guests in 3 staterooms, with 4 crew members waiting on their every need. She has a gross tonnage of ... Yacht ALTAIR, Fife & Co A General Description of Sailing Yacht ALTAIR. Fife & Co finished building sailing yacht ALTAIR in 1931. The yacht can be categorised as having been built in the United Kingdom. ALTAIR had yacht design and naval architecture created by W. & R.B. Fife and W & RB Fife. This superyacht ALTAIR is able to accommodate overnight the sum total of 6 ... William Fife III ALTAIR 1985-87 Southhampton Yacht Services - The restoration kept faithful to the original design. Her rig had been restored to her original height by scarfing new lengths on to the original spars. The sails were even dyed to resemble Egyptian cotton. The refit and launch of sailing yacht Altair, Pendennis 1995. 40.8m Altair Superyacht Altair is a custom sailing yacht launched in 1931 by William Fife & Sons. Design. Altair measures 40.80 metres in length, with a max draft of 4.20 metres and a beam of 5.90 metres. Altair has a wood hull with a wood superstructure. Her exterior design is by William Fife & Sons. Sailing Yacht ALTAIR Experience the thrill of high-performance sailing in complete luxury and comfort onboard the 58.3ft catamaran ARAOK. Launched in 2018 and refitted in 2023, this innovative yacht is perfect for families or friends, for long or short getaways, and for cruises along Italian or French... June 17, 2024. NO CODE: New catamaran for sale. Sailing yacht Altair Altair is a 31 m / 101′9″ luxury sailing yacht. She was built by Viking Yat in 1992. With a beam of 6.85 m and a draft of 2.85 m, she has a oak frames hull and pine superstructure. She is powered by MTU engines of 193 hp each giving her a maximum speed of 13 knots and a cruising speed of 8 knots. The sailing yacht can accommodate 12 guests in 6 cabins and an exterior design by Haluk Kaya. ALTAIR Yacht ALTAIR is a 41m luxury sail super yacht built in 1931, refitted in 2007 by Fife. View similar yachts for Charter around the world Classic S/Y Altair ALTAIR is a 29.14 m Sail Yacht, built in the United States of America by Derecktor and delivered in 1996. Her top speed is 12.0 kn and her cruising speed is ... Sailing yacht Altair Altair is a 25 m / 82′1″ luxury sailing yacht. She was built by Van Dam Nordia in 1987. With a beam of 5.77 m and a draft of 2.85 m, she has an aluminium hull and aluminium superstructure. This adds up to a gross tonnage of 64 tons. She is powered by engines giving her a maximum speed of 9 knots and a cruising speed of 8 knots. ALTAIR Yacht Charter Brochure The 29.3m/96'2" sail yacht 'Altair' (ex. Valkyrie) was built by Derecktor Shipyards in the United States. Her interior is styled by design house Sparkman & Stephens and she was completed in 1996. This luxury vessel's exterior design is the work of Sparkman & Stephens. Guest Accommodation Altair Gulet Gulet for sale The Gulet 31 m. Altair has been privately used. She offers quit, smooth and comfortable sailing and is known to be one of the fastest sailing Gulets on the market. She is fully licensed for charter, and has been occasionally chartered with great success. General: Model GULET 31 M. Type motor sailor. LOA (m) 31,00. Beam (m) 6,90. Draft (m) 2,90 ... Sailing the Mediterranean on a 136-Passenger Windjammer Summer prices, which include food and beverages, range from $3,995 for a four-night sailing in a superior cabin to $9,420 for a veranda suite. Seven-night sailings cost between $6,995 and $16,495. ALTAIR Yacht ALTAIR yacht NOT for charter*. The 24.99m/82' sail yacht 'Altair' (ex. Cornelia Of Pretoria) was built by Van Dam Nordia Shipyard in the Netherlands. Her interior is styled by design house Robert van Dam and she was completed in 1987. This luxury vessel's exterior design is the work of Robert van Dam and she was last refitted in 2020. Kapotnya District A residential and industrial region in the south-east of Mocsow. 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