In 1905, the 185-foot, three-masted schooner Atlantic (owned by a New York Yacht Club member) raced from Sandy Hook, N. J., to the Lizard Light House on the south coast of England. The race was sponsored by the German Kaiser for the Emperor's "solid gold" cup. The Atlantic won, setting an ocean crossing record of 12 days, 4 hours, 1 minute, 19 seconds. This record stood for 75 years until broken by a Frenchman, Eric Tabarly, in a 54-foot trimaran, in 10 days, 5 hours, 14 minutes and 20 seconds. In 1928 another New York Yacht Club member, Gerard B. Lambert, raced the Atlantic to Spain. It was the first transatlantic race since 1905 and the last one in such a large professionally crewed yacht. In 1931 Lambert joined the Eastern Yacht Club and became the owner of Yankee, the magnificent J-Boat, which competed unsuccessfully in the America's Cup trials in 1930 and1934

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Atlantic. Mystic Seaport Museum.



Atlantic,  Winner of the Emperor's Cup. From Rudder Magazine 1905.

Tracks of the contestants for the Emperor's Cup 1905.
From: Rudder Magazine 1905