atlantic yacht charters

Welcome aboard the sailing yacht Atlantic

All about one of the most awesome classic yachts of all time, the three mast schooner Atlantic. Long time holder of the world record for the crossing of the Atlantic Ocean under sail, this one hundred and eighty-five foot schooner originally designed by William Gardner in 1903 has been relaunched and is sailing once more.

The Atlantic is currently in the western Mediterranean, and available for luxury sailing yacht charters.

EUROPEAN ATLANTIC COAST & ISLANDS YACHT CHARTERS

524 boats available for bareboat or crewed charter

Yachts from professional fleet operators in European Atlantic

Free cancellation of reservation without obligations within 4 days

Most popular boats For rent in EUROPEAN ATLANTIC

Bavaria 40 Cruiser (2010)

Lipari 41 (2011)

NARWHAL 670 (2024)

NEEL 43 (2022)

Yatlant 24 (2000)

Oceanis 38.1 (2019)

FIRST 31.7 (2005)

Fountaine Pajot 37

Maxus 26 (2020)

SUN ODYSSEY 349 QR (2016)

Top destinations in european atlantic for boat rental.

ATLANTIC COAST OF FRANCE

326 boats for charter

from €436 per week

CANARY ISLANDS

118 boats for charter

from €943 per week

PORTUGAL MAINLAND

31 boats for charter

from €511 per week

ATLANTIC COAST OF SPAIN

25 boats for charter

from €665 per week

18 boats for charter

from €1,564 per week

9 boats for charter

from €3,800 per week

Types of boats available for rent in European Atlantic

Sailboat charter

There are 399 sailboats available for charter in European Atlantic, prices start from €423 per week. Most budget friendly option for a vacation.

Power boat charter

74 powerboats available in European Atlantic for rent, starting from €496 per week. Bareboat or crewed options available for sailing vacations.

Catamaran charter

49 catamarans available for rent in European Atlantic, form €1,390 for 1 week charter. Ideal option for group of friends or family vacation.

Trimaran charter

2 trimarans available for rent in European Atlantic, with prices from €1,940 per week. Great option for skippers looking for performance boats.

Gulets charter

Currently not available for charter in this country. Check other boat types.

Houseboat charter

Yacht charter types available in European Atlantic

Bareboat charter, crewed yachts, skippered boats, cost of boat rental in european atlantic.

Average yacht charter cost in European Atlantic starts from €2,925 per week. Graphic below represents fluctuation of charter prices in European Atlantic during the year, based on a sample of 50 boats ranging from 40 to 50-foot. This graphic shows months with lowest prices during the year as well high season when prices are above average. Before booking the boat at lowest rate, please check sailing conditions as usually best prices are during off season.

European Atlantic Yacht Charter Reviews with 12knots

Thierry Saive

“Très bonne expérience”

Très bonne expérience pour notre première location. Professionnelle, disponible et efficace!

United Kingdom

“Very positive experience with 12 knots”

Very positive experience with 12 knots. Even when we had an issued regarding the boat Helene and her team were very helpful in getting to a resolution working with the base manager. Would definitely use 12 knots again. Thanks Helene in particular.

United States

“My first experience with 12 Knots”

My first experience with 12 Knots, very good services, very good communication skills, prompt reaction and easy procedure for booking. I highly recommend their services. Clearly, not everybody could be satisfied, but personally I did not find any wea…

“Excellent charter”

Excellent charter - I recommend them!

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Another World Adventures

Sail across the atlantic ocean – join transatlantic sailing voyages, it’s every adventure seeker’s dream to sail across the atlantic ocean..

And we’ve helped hundreds of sailors – new and experienced – to turn that dream into reality.

Find transatlantic voyages here where you book a berth or cabin and join join as hands on guest crew on planned journeys and rallies like the ARC, or if you’d like to charter a whole boat then get in touch .

We work with a network of many incredible boats from luxury yachts, performance racers to historic traditional tall ships.

If you have the ambition to sail across the Atlantic Ocean, whether you’re a beginner or pro sailor, there are exciting options for you on board hands-on sailing vessels. Join yachts or tall ships as guest voyage crew and learn incredible new skills, as you pull together as a team to harness the wind and reach a new continent. It’s a sustainable long-distance travel option that is all about embracing the journey.

Complete our short form to let us know your Atlantic ambitions and we’ll be in touch with exciting options.

Which direction?

A big first consideration for many when planning their transatlantic is which direction to sail – east or westbound and if you’re fixed on that it will determine when you’ll go.

Westbound: Europe to the Americas & Caribbean tend to depart with the trade winds in between October-December.

Eastbound: Caribbean & Americas to Europe tend to sail between March – June (April & May most commonly).

Northbound : South Africa to Europe voyages tend to depart between April-June

How experienced are you?

Our crews are a mix of sailing abilities.

Some enter races and you’d be expected to know what you’re doing, others teach you everything you need to know on the go. You’d just need to join in with a ‘can do’ and ‘here to learn’ attitude and the professional crew will help with the rest!

Want to join a crew for a fixed departure?

We have limited spaces available on organised voyages – these trips are very popular and often book out far in advance.

First step: Explore the listings and make an enquiry on the voyages you’re interested in. You’ll receive more information by email right away and if you asked any questions we’ll get back to those as quickly as possible. In the info you receive is an intro to the skipper or crew office for the boat so you can go ahead and book with them directly if it’s the right fit. These berth options are perfect for solo travellers or couples/pairs/small groups of friends.

Or book a private charter?

Bespoke voyages are organised separately, so reach out to us through the contact form or by email for more details on these.

Or get in  touch using the contact form above so we can help you make this trip dream a crossing to remember!

Voyages to sail across the Atlantic 2024 / 2025 and beyond

2024 east bound.

• Sail from USA to Scotland via Newfoundland 2024 Clipper 60
• Sail from Caribbean (Tortola, BVI) to Azores, to UK on a Celestial Navigation voyage  Clipper 60
• Beneteau 40 or Harmony 52 yachts sailing Caribbean to UK
• Sail British Virgin Islands > Azores > UK May/June  2024 – tall ship
• Sail Caribbean to France  on a Challenge 67
• Sail Cape to Cape – Chile to South Africa via Antarctica, South Georgia and Tristan de Cuna – tall ship
• Sail New York USA to Lorient France in June 2024

2024 Westbound

• November ARC 2024 Canary Islands to St Lucia on a Beneteau 40 or Harmony 52
• November Challenge 72 ARC entry 2024 to St Lucia
• November Luxury 54ft Catamaran sailing Canary Islands to Martinique
• November Tall ship adventure sailing Tenerife to Falkland Islands
• November Tall ship sailing (Portugal)> Canary Islands > Barbados

2025  Eastbound

• February tall ship sailing Antigua to Azores to Portugal
• Sail West Indies to France March 2025
• Sail Argentina to Namibia via Antarctica tall ship Feb/March 2025
• Sail Caribbean to Rotterdam tall ship March 2025
• DARWIN200 South Atlantic Falkland Islands to Cape Town via South Georgia & Tristan da Cunha Feb-April 2025
• Beneteau 40 or Harmony 52 yachts sailing Caribbean to UK March/April 2025
• Celestial Navigation voyage sail Caribbean Antigua to UK Clipper 60 March-April 2025
• Sail NYC to Lorient France June 2025 

2025  Westbound

• January 2025 Atlantic Circuit Sail Lisbon to Suriname tall ship
• January 2025 RORC transatlantic race
• Sail Lorient France to NYC USA in May 2025
• We expect to have several tall ships and yachts making the crossing to the Americas with and independent of the ARC so email us if you have any questions!!

Check all Atlantic ocean crossings here or email Larissa on [email protected]

Want to sail, but not sure about a transatlantic voyage?  We have options for everyone. Check out:

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Tall Ship vs Yacht?

Finding the right boat for your journey is a important part of your planning, not just the route. Each boat has it’s own character, style and charm – and personality! And the on board experience varies hugely depending on the reason for the boat sailing – is it taking part in a race? Is it an ocean cruise slow travel experience? And so on. The degree to which you’ll be mustered to help with the sailing and life on board also varies so whether you’re keen to join a 50ft yacht or a full size tall ship we’re happy to talk you through the options to find the best fit.

What is it like on Board a Transatlantic Voyage?

Experience navigation, planning and life on board with your fellow crew who will be a mix of ages and from all walks of life.

There’s rarely an upper age limit on the voyages although some of the tall ships have more recently set a limit of 73 for their offshore voyages (please ask for details). Decisions on whether someone is a suitable crew are made on a case-by-case basis by the crew office for each vessel but the key requirement is good health and an enthusiasm to get involved.

Solo Travel Sail Across the Atlantic Ocean

We met as two solo travellers on board a transatlantic voyage, so we understand the opportunities and challenges of solo travel on long journeys at sea.

It was a life-changing experience for us and Another World Adventures wouldn’t exist without that solo travel experience.

The really good news for solo travellers is that when it comes to ocean sailing trips around 80% of the people joining are doing so on their own – so if all of your mates look at you like you’ve grown two heads when you tell them your Grand Plan then don’t worry, you’ll be in great company with the friends you’ll make on board.

Sail with Friends Across the Atlantic Ocean

As well as being an amazing experience for those travelling solo, transatlantic sailing with friends can bond you for a lifetime.

As experienced adventure travel planners, we can connect you with a reliable and responsible vessel that you can join together to make the crossing. Heck, we’ve even known honeymooners celebrate their marriage with an ocean crossing.

All that’s needed is an adventurous mindset to sail across the Atlantic.

Private Charter to Sail Across the Atlantic Ocean

If you are looking for a more personalised experience, we can coordinate bespoke voyages for individuals, groups and companies.

Let us help you find and charter a private vessel for a journey across the Atlantic Ocean.

Whether it’s a bonding experience with friends, a brand contest or marketing effort, or a chance to achieve a life-long dream, we can help you navigate the best vessel choices  whether you’re 4 or 40 sailors.

Do I Need Prior Sailing Experience to Sail Across the Atlantic Ocean?

You do not always need much prior sailing experience to take on the challenge of a transatlantic sail although it is advised to ensure you and your fellow crew get the most out of the experience. Afterall, this is a really big experience to go into without knowing if it’s your cup-of-tea. For many of the boats we work with, especially the tall ships, sailing experience is not compulsory. Instead, the vessel crew will give you hands-on experience and training along the way – both on expedition sail yachts and tall ships. 

If you’re looking for an experience on a smaller vessel, you might need to have or get some sailing experience or qualifications beforehand. For example, some of the race boats or smaller yachts (60ft) require RYA Day Skipper or equivalent, so speak to us if you’d like more information. A few of the passages are even qualifiers for Yachtmaster Ocean mile makers, so if you have bigger ambitions for your sailing, please reach out to ask about that and about Watch Leader roles, too.

Be Inspired to Sail Across the Atlantic Ocean by our Previous Atlantic Sailing Voyages

Below are some voyages from the past which we’ve left up to give you an idea about routes to consider. If there’s a route you love the sound of but it’s not in the current schedule then just drop us a line to find out more. With so many changes to the sailing schedule for ocean journeys there’s a chance it’s in the planning stages, just not yet announced..!

If you’re not sure of the best option for you, speak to us about your plans and dreams for this great adventure,  so we can advise you on the best voyage route and crew to join.

Transatlantic Route inspiration

Past voyages have included

• South Africa to Canada 2019 – January – May 2019 – This was the final leg in a circumnavigation that set off in spring 2018 on board a unique sail training tall ship. Solo travellers were invited to join the crew of this remarkable vessel for the voyage of a lifetime. Unusually for the ocean crossings this voyage included lots of stops along the way.
• Sail Cape to Cape via Antarctica on a traditional tall ship from South America to South Africa.
• Sail Cape Verde to Cuba
• Sail Falkland Islands to South Africa 2018
• Sail Bermuda to the UK on a traditional tall ship
• Sail USA to the UK via the Azores on a Clipper 60 yacht
• Sail Azores to the UK on a tall ship
• Sail Europe to South America on a Dutch tall ship
• Sail USA > EUROPE (Florida to The Netherlands via Bermuda and Azores)
• Sail Antigua and Barbuda to the United Kingdom
• Sail South Africa to Norway via Azores, Ascension Island and St Helena
• ARC – Atlantic Rally for Cruisers Canary Islands to St Lucia (via Cape Verde)

If you see a trip listed here but not on the Atlantic sailing trip page , please contact us to discuss your options. We are constantly updating this list so get in touch if you don’t see a route that works for you and we’ll see what is possible.

Westbound Atlantic Crossing Tenerife to Barbados Tall Ship 2024

Join an unforgettable 30 day hands-on westbound Atlantic Ocean crossing from Canaries to Barbados as crew

Eastbound Atlantic Crossing Antigua > Azores > Portugal

Join an unforgettable 41 day hands-on eastbound transatlantic from Antigua to Portugal via Azores

Atlantic Crossing with ARC Rally – Gran Canaria – Saint Lucia

Cross the Atlantic as part of the ARC Rally on this bucket list adventure from Gran Canaria to Saint Lucia

Sail Transatlantic New York City USA to Lorient, France

Embark on a transatlantic voyage on a Challenge 67 from USA to France via St Pierre & Miquelon

Sail Transatlantic Argentina to Namibia 2025

A TRUE epic - sail a traditional tall ship from South America to Southern Africa via Antarctica

Sail Cape to Cape Chile to South Africa via Antarctica, South Georgia and Tristan da Cuna 2024

Join a Cape to Cape sailing voyage via Antarctica, South Georgia & Tristan da Cuna on a tall ship

Sail ARC Atlantic Rally 2023

Join the famous Westbound Atlantic Rally crossing on a fantastic sailing cruiser.

Sail Transatlantic Lorient to New York City

Embark as a teammate in a transatlantic voyage on a Challenge 67 from France to USA

Sail ARC Transatlantic 2024

Embark as a teammate in a transatlantic voyage on a Challenge 67 during the ARC 2024!

Atlantic Circuit Sailing Adventure

An Atlantic Circuit sailing adventure including two transatlantic crossings and some unusual port stops

Sail Transatlantic Westbound Luxury Catamaran 2024

Embark on the voyage of a lifetime sailing from Gran Canaria to Martinique on an exceptional 54ft catamaran

Sail ARC 2024 Transatlantic

The voyage of a lifetime to sail across the Atlantic Ocean with a crew in the ARC 2024.

Transatlantic Eastbound Sail Antigua – UK 2024

Join a crew to sail back across the Atlantic Ocean from Antigua to the UK

Sail Spain to Canary Islands

Offshore sailing between Malaga and Lanzarote, Canary Islands on a fantastic sailing cruiser.

Sail Around the World As Crew on a Square Rigger

Become crew on an authentic working sailing ship on a global circumnavigation. 20+ ports, 30000 nautical miles

Transatlantic Sailing Tenerife to Falkland Islands

Adventure sailing Tenerife to Falkland Islands from the North Atlantic into the South Atlantic across equator

Atlantic Crossing Cape Verde to Fernando de Noronha Brazil DARWIN200 Leg 3

Crossing the Atlantic Ocean from Cape Verde to Brazil Fernando de Noronha.

Sail Caribbean to UK via Azores Tall Ship 2024

Hands on sailing a classic brigatine across the North Atlantic from Caribbean to Azores to the UK in May '24

Sail Across the Atlantic Ocean – Cape Town to Montevideo

Experience life at sea as you sail across the Atlantic Ocean on a 100 year old traditional tall ship.

Celestial Navigation Transatlantic Eastbound 2025

Navigate by the stars as you sail across the Atlantic Ocean eastbound from Antigua to UK

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Replica of Famous Turn-of-the-Century Sailing Schooner, Built with Modern Amenities

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PRESENTING ATLANTIC

Looking across the quay toward the deck of schooner yacht ATLANTIC, it is impossible not to remain fascinated. The beauty of this strikingly large and slender three-mast luxury yacht charter schooner is overwhelming. Sail yacht ATLANTIC boasts 56 meters of impeccably-laid teak deck interrupted only by a few lacquered teak deckhouses and skylights and by a partition caused by the characteristic slightly raised aft deck.

REPLICA OF ORIGINAL

This vessel, mega sail yacht ATLANTIC, is an exact replica of the original, launched in 1903.   Dutch yachtsman Ed Kastelein owned, restored, rebuilt, and recreated a number of yachts. To illustrate, Thendara, Aile Blanche, Borkumriff, and Zaca te Moana.  Most recently, the Herreshoff racing schooner Eleonora.  He then planned his ultimate masterpiece.  Recreation of this most famous 3-masted schooner.

She measures 185 feet (56 meters) over the deck.  She is the largest classic racing schooner recreated.  Her original lines honor the finest detail.  In addition, the sail plan equals that of her doppelganger.  In specific, the victorious 1905 Transatlantic Race made her immortal in yachting history.

PROFESSIONAL CREW

Atlantic is an absolutely amazing 3-masted schooner who charters, not as a bareboat , but with a full professional crew.  The power of the sails is amazing.   This yacht is gorgeous racing through the water.

The raven black high-gloss hull reflects every ripple in the water. And looking up at the three towering masts, one senses the enormous power this yacht must-have. Above all, she is again breathtakingly beautiful, turning heads wherever the wind takes her.

HOW TO BOOK YOUR YACHT CHARTER

In conclusion, book sailboat yacht ATLANTIC for your own private luxury yacht charter vacation today. Contact your yacht charter brokers at 1-800 Yacht Charters at 305-720-7245.  Consequently, complete our online inquiry form at https://1800yachtcharters.com/book-now/ .

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Celebrate in Style on the Seas with Atlantic Yacht Charters!

Host stress-free parties aboard our luxurious boats or at the beach for an unforgettable celebration.  Choose from 4, 6, or 8-hour packages, and let us turn your special moments into extraordinary memories.

Elevate your celebrations with us - where every moment is a reason to celebrate in style!

Beach SetUp 

Say "Cheers" amidst Beach Bliss with Atlantic Yacht Charter

Picture enjoying our delightful meal with your feet in the sand or under the shade of a beach setup, surrounded by the tranquil allure of the coastline.

Customized to your desires, our 6, or 8-hour beach setup packages guarantee a hassle-free celebration.

Incentive Trips

Team Spirit with Incentive Trips on Atlantic Yacht Charters!

Imagine rewarding your team against the backdrop of a fun ocean trip or a tranquil beach setting. Our luxurious boats, accommodating up to 65 guests, provide the perfect venue for a memorable corporate getaway.

Choose from our flexible 4, 6, or 8-hour packages, tailored to make your incentive trip stress-free and invigorating.

Dinner Cruise

Dinner Cruises Redefined,  with Atlantic Yacht Charters

Picture a 4-hour cruise through the channel, with the best Brazilian-style cuisine the island has to offer. Our boats, designed for comfort and luxury, provide the perfect setting for a delightful culinary experience.

From corporate gatherings to intimate dinners, let the gentle waves and Brazilian flavors create an ambiance that transforms a meal into a cherished memory.

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ATLANTIC YACHT CHARTER

32.99m  /  108'3   westport yachts   1998 / 2021.

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Special Features:

• Impressive 2,500nm range
• Sleeps 8 guests
• 11.89m/39' HCB Outboard
• Shallow draft and fast speeds for reef exploration

Primed for discerning charter guests, luxury yacht Atlantic offers the height of luxury living

The 32.9m/107'11" 'Atlantic' motor yacht built by the American shipyard Westport Yachts is available for charter for up to 8 guests in 4 cabins. This yacht features interior styling by Sheryl McLaughlin.

Built in 1998, Atlantic's bespoke fittings and design ensure guests can explore the ocean's wonders in style and comfort.

Guest Accommodation

Atlantic offers guest accommodation for up to 8 guests in 4 suites comprising a master suite, two double cabins and one twin cabin. She is also capable of carrying up to 4 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht charter experience.

Onboard Comfort & Entertainment

Keeping comfortable and entertained on Atlantic is easy thanks to the available amenities, particularly a deck jacuzzi, perfect to enjoy the scenery with your favourite drink in hand.

Whatever your activities on your charter, you'll find some impressive features are seamlessly integrated to help you, particularly Wi-Fi connectivity, allowing you to stay connected at all times, should you wish. Guests will experience complete comfort while chartering thanks to air conditioning.

Performance & Range

Built with a GRP hull and GRP superstructure, she benefits from a semi-displacement hull to provide exceptional seakeeping and impressive speeds. Powered by twin MTU engines, she comfortably cruises at 12 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 21 knots with a range of up to 2,500 nautical miles from her 21,953 litre fuel tanks at cruising speed. With a shallow draft of 1.7m/5'7" Atlantic can anchor closer to coves and sheltered bays overnight.

Atlantic knows a thing or two about fun on the water, with a selection of water toys and accessories for you and your guests to enjoy whilst on charter. Take to the sea on the Jet Skis offering you power and control on the water. Another excellent feature are two SEABOBs, offering a truly remarkable experience that lets you skim along the surface or swim with the fishes quietly and safely. If that isn't enough Atlantic also features fishing equipment, inflatable water toys and snorkelling equipment. When it's time to travel from land to see, it couldn't be easier with a 11.89m/39' HCB Outboard.

Based in the magical waters of the Caribbean all year round Atlantic is ready for your next luxury yacht charter. Let Atlantic Discover the magical places, food and experiences of the the Caribbean.

Motor yacht Atlantic has an array of charter-focused amenities to ensure a memorable experience onboard whatever the destination.

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Amenities & Entertainment

For your relaxation and entertainment Atlantic has the following facilities, for more details please speak to your yacht charter broker.

Atlantic is reported to be available to Charter with the following recreation facilities:

• 1 x 11.89m  /  39' HCB center console

For a full list of all available amenities & entertainment facilities, or price to hire additional equipment please contact your broker.

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'Atlantic' Charter Rates & Destinations

Summer Season

May - September

$55,000 p/week + expenses

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Cruising Regions

Caribbean Bahamas

HOT SPOTS:   Florida

Winter Season

October - April

$60,000 p/week + expenses

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Unforgettable Journeys: Sail for as long as you want, where you want, when you want*. Cruise past iconic landmarks—the Statue of Liberty, One World Trade, and Manhattan’s midtown skyline. Whether a two, three, or four-hour charter, each voyage offers a unique perspective of NYC’s beauty.

Luxury and Comfort: Our yacht is private sailboat for up to 6 people with a dedicated captain and crew, offering personalized service and ample space in the sun or shade. Bring your own food and drinks to make the trip uniquely yours, just no red wine please. 

Easy Booking: Conveniently located in Tribeca at Pier 25, booking is simple and includes all fees except gratuity. Book your private sailing adventure here.

Ideal for Any Occasion: Perfect for birthdays, engagements, or when visiting the city, our charters promise a memorable experience tailored to your needs.

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Vitamin Sea  is a 2021 Beneteau Oceanis 38.1—a modern sailboat with all the amenities. Relax and stretch out in the spacious cockpit, complete with above-deck table with space for your favorite food and drinks, or make your way up to the bow for breathtaking views of the NYC skyline—all while streaming your own custom playlist on our Bluetooth sound system. 

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Atlantic Yacht for Charter

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• Length 64.4m (211ft)
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The ATLANTIC sailing yacht blends modern capabilities and classic lines to transport you back to Edwardian sophistication but with a few contemporary twists.

A faithful rebuild of the 1903 William Gardner-designed schooner, ATLANTIC has meticulously mirrored the racing lines of her namesake and boasts an updated interior perfect for a luxury charter.

The original ATLANTIC yacht was one of the most iconic sailing yachts in the world. She broke the record for the fastest crossing from New York to Cornwall, clocking up 341 miles in 24 hours and reaching a top speed of 14,1 knots. ATLANTIC held onto the mono-hull record until 1998

The replica is designed to share her speedy potential, and during a recent trans-Pacific voyage, she reached an average of 15 knots on several days.

The new ATLANTIC is a faithful reproduction that extends the legacy of the original, which managed to break loose from her moorings and sail back to see without a single person on board. She ended up being broken up in the early 1980s.

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One of the updates to the ATLANTIC yacht is her light-filled interior. The addition of skylights breaks up her expansive teak deck and illuminates her main deck.

You can dine in style in the classic dining room or sit around the long table in the period-style room for a more formal Edwardian experience. Push aside the thick drapes, and you’ll find yourself in the main salon of this luxury superyacht, where you can lounge on the L-shaped red velvet sofa as you enjoy an evening game and a nightcap.

Twelve guests can be accommodated during an ATLANTIC yacht charter, sleeping across a grand master, two double cabins, and three twins.

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It’s clear to see the racing prowess of the ATLANTIC yacht when you’re standing on her deck. You can take in the ocean views while reclining on the sunpads, soak up the sun from a deck chair, or enjoy an al fresco meal around the table.

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A crew of 11 will oversee your ATLANTIC yacht charter.

When you want to head ashore or explore the coastline, you have two choices: hop in the RIB to race across the waves or explore under your own steam with her 12ft sailing dinghy.

If you want to maximise your fun on the water, you can go on the water skis and bumper rings or rent toys like Jet Skis.

• Six beautifully designed cabins
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The South Pole by superyacht: The top yachts available for charter in Antarctica

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The increasing desire for superyacht owners and charterers to get off the grid is growing, with guests wanting to explore some truly adventurous destinations. Even one of the world’s final frontiers – the wintery reaches of ice-covered Antarctica – has become an attraction for anyone looking for a once-in-a-lifetime superyacht charter experience. 

Whether you’re a lover of skiing and snow sports or a wildlife-watching enthusiast who’s hoping to spot the region's famous residents like penguins and whales, the Antarctica Peninsula should be on your travel bucket list – and there’s no better way to discover this destination than on a luxury superyacht expedition. 

BOAT takes a closer look at the explorer superyachts currently available for charter in Antarctica to help you plan your voyage to the end of the earth…

Pink Shadow

Stats: 58.3m, Damen Yachting , 2023, 12 guests, 17 crew

What to expect in Antarctica : With a gleaming green hull, an imaginative interior and superior expedition credentials, 58.3-metre Pink Shadow has every feature one could dream of for an expedition yacht. Her interiors are inspired by an epic adventure film set in the Amazon basin and she even has a Habana room on board where guests can wind down with a cigar after a day on the ice. 

Pink Shadow is managed by Y.CO with a weekly charter rate starting from €510,000.

Stats: 126.2 metres, Lürssen , 2003, 12 guests, 45 crew

What to expect in Antarctica: Widely considered the first true explorer, 126-metre Octopus famously belonged to Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen before being sold in 2021. Equipped with an ice-classed 1A steel hull, a flotilla of tenders and cool expedition features such as an ROV, Octopus is perhaps the most extravagant way to see Antarctica. 

Octopus is managed by Camper & Nicholsons with a weekly charter rate starting from $2,200,000.

Hanse Explorer

Stats: 47.8m, Fassmer , 2006, 12 guests, 15 crew

What to expect in Antarctica: Returning to the frozen south virtually every season, 48-metre Hanse Explorer is perhaps the most popular choice for Antarctic expeditions. Built in 2006 (and extensively refitted in 2021), she has a high commercial ice classification, refined interiors, and an onboard expedition team to enhance your experience. Accommodation on board is for 12 across seven comfortable cabins. Hanse Explorer is managed by EYOS Expeditions with a weekly charter rate starting from $245,000 per week.

Stats: 77.4m, IHC Verschure , 1974, 22 guests, 28 crew

What to expect in Antarctica: Having started life as a Dutch-built tug in 1974 with Class 1 ice-breaking credentials, 77.4-metre Legend is a seasoned pro of the Antarctic Peninsula. Capable of sleeping 22 guests, she features a commercial helideck, a submarine and a spa pool that can take 16 people. While she may be tough, her interior is more akin to that of a stately home. 

Legend is managed for charter by Y.CO with a weekly rate starting from €625,000.

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The wave comes , throat-high and hungry. The last thing I see before it sweeps me off the rock and into the ocean is a man in a wetsuit leaning his shoulder into a wall of water. When we swam out here around 2 a.m. and hoisted ourselves onto the algae-slick face of a boulder, he had warned me: “If you go in here, it won’t be fun.” And he was right.

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I manage to keep hold of my fishing rod, and I’m reeling in lost line and treading water and trying to forget all the stories I’ve heard about sharks as a second large wave begins sucking me up its face. By the time the third crashes over me, I’ve abandoned any pretense of swimming back to our original perch. Sputtering and coughing, I make my way toward another rock closer to shore. A last wave pushes me onto it, and I get my feet under me.

Thirty yards in front of me, having held on to that sloping rock through the entire set, Brandon Sausele makes a long, arcing cast into the pounding surf.

Sausele is 27 years old. Shaggy-haired, tattooed, and muscular, he is a devoted practitioner of an extreme sport known as “wetsuiting,” which is both easy to describe and impossible for the uninitiated to understand. When I was first getting into the sport a few years ago, the advice I received from another fisherman was simply: Don’t .

Wetsuiting is a form of saltwater fishing that involves wearing a wetsuit and wading or swimming out to offshore rocks—almost exclusively at night, often during storms—to access deeper water or faster currents than can be reached in traditional waders. The quarry are striped bass, a fish that migrates every spring, mostly from the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays, to as far north as Maine, and back down again in the fall.

Although “stripers”—one of the most popular game fish in America—can be caught during normal waking hours, the largest members of the species, some more than four feet long, usually come close to shore at night. Stripers prefer inclement weather and rough water, which make ambushing their prey easier, but also make conditions more dangerous for the men—wetsuiters are nearly all men—who chase them.

Catching big stripers requires dedication and sleep deprivation. And if you’re wetsuiting, it involves more than a little risk. The hazards of this hobby, coupled with the fact that most of us who do it don’t even keep the fish we catch, are often baffling to outsiders, who quite reasonably wonder why we bother. Perhaps not surprisingly, wetsuiting has long attracted highly particular personalities: cranks, brooding combat veterans, adrenaline junkies, recovering alcoholics, and spiritual questers.

Fishing for striped bass from the shore—known as “surf casting”—was once a pastime for the rich, who created clubs and built “bass stands” in places such as Newport and Cuttyhunk Island in the 1800s. But what Sausele does, wetsuiting, was born in the mid-20th century in Montauk, New York, back when it was a hardscrabble fishing town. Who exactly invented the sport is a matter of substantial debate, but it’s generally agreed on that by the early 1960s , a handful of men were donning wetsuits and swimming sometimes 100 yards or more through the churning surf to reach the sandbars and outer rocks on Montauk’s shores .

Montauk’s geography is uniquely perfect for the sport. Situated at the eastern tip of Long Island’s South Fork, which some call simply “The End,” the town has a mix of sand beaches, boulder fields, and ripping currents that provides an ideal habitat for stripers, and a singular challenge for those who hunt them. By most standards, I’m a serious wetsuiter; I go out some 80 nights a year. But I was not fully prepared for the nights I spent on Long Island this summer, fishing with one of the most celebrated anglers on Montauk’s coastline.

Wetsuiters often talk about their “career” in fishing, and Sausele has already had a decorated run. He has seven Montauk Surfmasters tournament victories to his name and a “50” under his belt. Catching a 50-pound striped bass is an achievement that most spend their life chasing, and very few attain.

During the day, Sausele works as a pipeline-rehabilitation specialist, traveling the country to repair lines that carry water, chemicals, and natural gas. But like most die-hard wetsuiters, he treats fishing as his second job, which means forgoing anything approaching a healthy sleep schedule. Sausele regularly fishes from sunset to sunrise before driving 90 minutes from Montauk back home to change; then he goes straight to work. This isn’t uncommon: Most dedicated wetsuiters are out in the surf multiple nights a week from May to November. Some junkies log 100 or more nights a year.

In this prolonged state of sleep deprivation, wetsuiters must keep constant track of moon phases, bait migration, wind direction, tide swings, current speed, water temperature, swell and surf conditions—knowing that a single mistake can spell injury or worse. Wetsuiters pursue a fish, yes, but also an old and very human question: What can a body do?

I sought out Sausele because he’s a good fisherman, really good, but also because he is, as he himself puts it, one of a dying breed. By Sausele’s estimate and that of other Montauk fishermen I talked with, only about five or six hard-core wetsuiters fish The End regularly today, down from dozens in the ’90s and 2000s. (Many local fishermen still wear a wetsuit, but vanishingly few swim out to Montauk’s far-flung reefs at night.)

In part that’s because Montauk has long since become a vacation spot for influencers and Wall Street guys, pushing out the working class and making it harder for fishermen to find affordable places to stay. It’s also because striper numbers have dropped after years of inadequate conservation. But just as much as any of these reasons, it’s a story about sharks. Because if there’s one thing keeping Montauk wetsuiters shorebound, it’s the shark population . Sausele often takes to Instagram to share videos and images of large bass bitten in half by “the tax man” while he is reeling them in, as well as other encounters he has with large sharks while precariously perched on offshore rocks, most of which are submerged, leaving him belly-deep with predators bigger than he is. In one video, he releases what looks like a sizable bull shark at night. It had hooked itself after eating a bluefish on his line.

If this sounds insane, that’s because it is. Wetsuiters are all mad, and they always have been. Spending sleepless night after sleepless night up to your chest in the riotous Atlantic, hunting fish the size of a preschooler, isn’t a hobby that people who are psychologically grounded pursue. (I do not exempt myself from this charge.) Many disciples speak about their relationship with the sport as a kind of addiction. More than a few have lost marriages and jobs in their desperate quest for this fish. Some have lost their life.

I went down to Long Island in June and again in July—a time of year when shark run-ins are common—to swim to the outer rocks with Sausele in an attempt to understand why he risks life and limb, chasing massive fish only to release them, with nothing but the occasional Instagram post and a few hundred likes to show for it.

Wetsuiters have a mantra: “Boat fish don’t count.” It’s often said tongue in cheek, but most of us sort of mean it. I’ve thought about the meaning of this phrase a lot: on the long drives to my fishing spots; while wading out, neck-deep, to sandbars in white-shark territory; in a parking lot, gearing up to fish the bleeding edge of a hurricane. Boat fish don’t count because, generally, boat fishing can’t kill you.

I arrive in Montauk during the first week of June, my wife and seven-month-old in tow. We haven’t been away together since our son was born, so we decided to make the trip a family affair, staying in one of the rental homes that are helping drive up the town’s housing prices. We get in on a Monday afternoon and spend the evening like tourists, drinking South Fork rosé at a picnic table and watching the sun sink into Lake Montauk.

Twenty-four hours later, Brandon Sausele is giving me a firm handshake in a dirt-and-gravel parking lot. Although we talked on the phone several times in the months leading up to my trip, Sausele takes me a little by surprise. You might expect a man who swims through a shark-infested ocean at night to be brash and full of swagger. Sausele is not quiet, but he is understated and modest. He asks me questions about my gear, whether I like a certain brand of hook, if I have thoughts on a certain kind of “plug” (an artificial lure). It’s a bit like if Phil Mickelson asked an amateur golfer his opinion on a particular nine iron.

After a few minutes of chitchat, we’re piling into Sausele’s truck and driving to a second location, where we’ll slip into our wetsuits and prepare for the night. He tells me he doesn’t like to get ready in the same place that he’s fishing in case he’s recognized by another wetsuiter who might try to horn in on his bite. (This kind of secrecy is typical—I have my own similar routines and rituals that shade from privacy into paranoia.)

We take our time getting our gear together: pool-cue-thick rods and waterproof reels made of aircraft-grade aluminum; plug bags made of sailcloth attached to thick belts made of scuba material; rust-proof rescue knives; primary and backup dive flashlights attached to lanyards made of surgical tubing; nitrile-coated gloves; specialized shoes called Korkers fitted with carbide cleats designed to grip rock; an assortment of other tools, including pliers, stainless-steel D rings, and handheld scales to weigh fish. And finally, with those sharks in mind, tourniquets.

By 8 o’clock, we’ve driven to a third location, and I’m wading deep into the Montauk surf with Sausele. Our first perches are maybe 60 yards offshore, a pair of flat rocks that we can reach without swimming. He directs me to the bigger of the two and we fish until the blue wash of sky turns purple and the ebbing tide sucks out a little farther. He keeps a polite eye on me.

“All right,” Sausele announces. Night has fully set in, and soon I’m watching Sausele’s dark form side-stroking through the choppy Atlantic, using his 11-foot surf rod to feel for a specific rock that allegedly lies somewhere below the surface. He does this without turning on his flashlight, so as not to spook the fish; as he later explains, he locates these underwater rocks, which he scouts during the day, by triangulating from various onshore landmarks. The water is pushing fast and he starts his swim up current, letting it swing him toward the rock. A few minutes later, I can just make out Sausele’s silhouette standing some 40 yards in front of me. He signals for me to join him. I slip into the black water.

As Sausele promised, the rock is plenty big but awkwardly shaped. The water is well above my waist, even when I’m standing on the highest part. I’ve fished plenty of difficult places—my home waters offer miles of ledge-studded coastline, craggy death traps battered by New England tides—but Montauk is an entirely different animal. I’m not used to fishing from rocks that are this deeply submerged, and the surf is frothing and the current tugs at me. Within the first 10 minutes, a big roller comes in and pushes me off into deep water. Sausele extends a hand and pulls me back on only for the next wave to push me off again. This time, I swim around to the front of the boulder and let the next wave deposit me belly-first onto the rock.

We don’t catch any stripers that night, and my entire body aches—Sausele stays on that slimy boulder like he’s glued to it, while I seem to spend as much time swimming back to our rock as I do fishing from it. Nevertheless, the entire affair is deliriously fun. Wetsuiting can feel illicit, almost juvenile: courting danger while the rest of the world sleeps, the sense that something exciting—catching not just a fish, but The Fish—could happen at any moment. When the sky brightens over the distant Montauk Point Lighthouse, Sausele’s watch reads a quarter to five and we call it quits. We mostly float back, paddling with the hands not holding our rods, relying on the buoyancy of our wetsuits and letting the waves push us toward shallow water.

Back onshore, we stand on the rocky beach, panting lightly, leaning on our surf rods like canes under Montauk’s crumbling bluffs. A sliver of moon is dissolving into the morning. Sausele says he hopes the fishing will be better tomorrow.

The teenager in the surf shop is tanned and stoned. When I tell him I’m working on a story about fishermen, striped bass, and sharks, his bloodshot eyes flash, his mouth splitting into a grin.

“Oh, the sharks are here, man.” He leans back on his stool until it’s balanced on two legs. “I’ve seen them two different times. One night, I was out at dusk. Whole crowd of surfers. And we see this big fin coming down the lineup. Just fucking cruising.” He presses his hands together and makes them swim like a fish. “Just fucking cruising,” he repeats. “And we’re all like … shit! You know?” I agree, shit . He forgets to tell me about the second time he saw a shark.

It’s been a month since my June trip and I’m back in town. When I pull into the parking lot around midnight, Sausele is tying a monofilament leader to his braided fishing line, fingers lit up by the beam of a headlamp.

We had fished hard the day before, meeting at midnight and staying out through sunrise with only two bass and some hefty bluefish, all released, for our efforts. When I got back to the parking lot of my beachside motel that morning, vacationers were already ambling toward the ocean, weighed down by coolers and sandy beach chairs. I slept until 10 a.m. Sausele went straight to his job.

It’s the week of July 4, when sandbar sharks and other species typically begin showing up in Montauk in big numbers. Sausele hasn’t had a fish bitten in half yet this season, but during the height of summer, it can be a weekly, sometimes daily occurrence. He expects his first visit from the tax man any day now, a prospect that doesn’t seem to cause him much anxiety, though it keeps my heart rate up.

Craig O’Connell—the director of the O’Seas Conservation Foundation, who is also known as the “Shark Doctor” and has appeared on Shark Week —told me that on top of a growing sandbar-shark population, the Montauk surf is also home to white sharks, duskies, spinners, bulls, and sand tigers (these are reportedly behind Long Island’s recent uptick in attacks).

When I asked Oliver Shipley, a marine biologist who studies Long Island’s sharks, if he thought it was safe to go wetsuiting at night during Montauk’s summer months, he let out a peal of laughter. He said he’s seen some of Sausele’s Instagram videos. Shipley emphasized that it’s important not to demonize sharks, and that attacks on humans remain extraordinarily rare. Though some fishermen feel like the shark population, especially sandbars, is “exploding,” he said, it’s actually rebounding after decades of decline , as a result of effective conservation efforts. But he also said that he personally would not go swimming after dark, smelling like fish and eels (common striper bait), looking like a harbor seal in black neoprene.

Shipley’s gallows laughter is on my mind tonight as I’m pushing out toward an eddy that marks the location of a submerged rock a short distance from the one Sausele is already on. I’m uncomfortably aware of how soft a human belly is as I swim. I scramble onto my rock and try—and fail—not to look like a wounded seal.

I’ve spent plenty of time in New England waters at night during the peak of our white-shark season. But I’ve never actually seen or encountered a white—which are relatively uncommon and often interested in chasing larger prey than striped bass—whereas the ubiquity of Montauk’s sandbar sharks, as well as the fact that we’re both chasing the same fish, means there’s a decent chance I’ll come across one of them. While I stand on my rock with the tide incoming, bioluminescent algae sparking around my waist, I think of the stories I’ve heard from other Montauk wetsuiters: releasing a large bass only to hear the surface erupt 10 feet away as a shark strikes it; exploratory bumps on the leg from curious sandbars; eight-foot-long shadows cruising cresting waves; a large fin surfacing in front of your rock, then slipping beneath the surface.

Two of Sausele’s friends join us, swimming out through the incoming tide. They are among the very small number of people he fishes (and shares information) with. During the glory days of Montauk wetsuiting, when dozens of fishermen regularly pushed out to the farthest rocks, wetsuiters often worked in “crews,” cooperating to scout new territory and claim choice rocks. As Sausele and his friends banter, getting washed off their rocks and cracking jokes at one another’s expense, laughing at the prospect of being eaten, I catch a glimpse of what it might have been like at its peak. As John Papciak, a still-active fisherman who wetsuited in Montauk in the ’90s and early 2000s, told me, the crews were in no small part about commiserating amid discomfort.

A season in the surf is an accumulation of petty miseries broken by fleeting triumphs. Permanent sand in your boots. The wetsuit that never fully dries from one night to the next. The October waves that hit you in the face and the feeling that you’ll never be warm again. The trudging, flashlight-free walks through the woods or along the beach at night, trying to keep your secret spot a secret. The hunger for sleep. And the all-too-real risks. Papciak warned me that I should not glamorize wetsuiting, and during our hour-long conversation, he reminded me again and again how dangerous the sport is. He mentioned an acquaintance who had washed up lifeless in the surf on Cuttyhunk Island, and told me stories of his own close calls. But I also noticed the twinkle in his eye as he told them.

Anyone who is being honest will tell you that wetsuiting is a sport of considerable torment. But there is also nothing like it. When you feel the bracing hit of a 30- or 40-pound striped bass after six hours of futile casting, and the line goes singing off your reel all at once, and your rod is bucking and the surf is building and you’re trying to hold your rock and hold your rod and weather the sea that wants to claim you until suddenly, as if by magic, you see a tail the size of a broom head spraying water at your feet—in that moment, the months of pain are all worth it.

The truth is, it’s worth it even when the fish aren’t there. And they aren’t in Montauk, at least this time. Neither are the sharks. None that we see, anyway. We swim off our rocks at 3 a.m. Sausele needs a Red Bull, one of his friends needs a cigarette, and another needs to get his car into the driveway before his wife realizes he sneaked out again. “If one of my kids wakes her up, I’m fucked,” he says, laughing. Sausele asks if I’m up for regrouping and swimming back out to fish through sunrise. The only sleep he’s gotten in two days is the two hours he grabbed in his truck before we met up tonight.

I haven’t slept much more than he has, and I have a long drive ahead of me. I remind myself that my wife and son are expecting me to return in one piece, and that the most dangerous part of wetsuiting is what happens not in the water but on the sleep-deprived trip home. I tell him I should get back to my motel and rack out for a few hours.

He understands. His friends disperse. Sausele gives me a fist bump, and I watch him disappear again beneath a maze of stars. I listen to the death rattle of the Atlantic as it sucks sea-polished stones, and one fisherman, back into its embrace.

Through the summer, I continue to hear from Sausele that the fishing in Montauk is tough. Anecdotally, it seems tough everywhere. Maine. Massachusetts. Rhode Island. Connecticut. The story is the same. The most talented wetsuiters I know report their worst season ever.

So when I return for a third and final trip to The End in late July, my expectations are low. “You take what Montauk gives,” Sausele’s friend tells me as we’re bullshitting on the shore. “And lately she isn’t giving much.” But tonight Montauk is generous. Around 1 a.m., Sausele’s rod doubles over. Minutes later, he’s treading in deep water, cradling in his arms a bass that weighed in at 29 pounds, reviving her until she’s ready to swim off. “That water’s fucking murky,” Sausele observes with a grin. I know he’s thinking about those sandbars that love to steal an easy meal. We spend the rest of the night on a minivan-size boulder that Sausele’s crew calls “shark mountain,” the site of his aforementioned bull-shark video. No other fish make an appearance, and I wonder if this is normal now.

For at least a decade, anglers, conservationists, and fisheries biologists have been warning that the striped-bass population is in crisis thanks to a combination of overfishing and poor spawning years due to unusually warm and dry springs and winters. Between commercial fishing, guided charters, and recreational angling, stripers represent a multibillion-dollar industry, composed of stakeholders who always seem to think that someone else is the problem. The recreational fishermen accuse “the comms” of harvesting too many fish. The commercial fishermen respond by pointing out that “the recs” kill more than their share annually, and that a percentage of released fish still die. And on and on.

In the attempt to keep everyone happy, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has long avoided making the hard decisions—namely, declaring a moratorium on harvesting striped bass—necessary to allow striper numbers to rebound. The species’ population collapsed once before, in the 1980s, and many of us think we’re on the verge of another collapse, if we’re not there already. If it does happen again, it may well prove the final blow to Montauk’s wetsuiting scene.

Like any town that was once a fishing town and is now that and something else, Montauk is a sprawl of contradictions. In the past 15 or so years, The End has been transformed into a summer gathering spot for the rich, a fate that was perhaps inevitable given the proximity to the wealthier Hamptons. Nearly every local I spoke with referred, with some degree of ambivalence, to the 2008 appearance of Surf Lodge—a clubby, celebrity-filled hotel , where rooms can start at $600 a night during the peak summer months—as the town’s point of no return. “Our B.C./A.D.,” one said.

The crusty dive bars that once gave Montauk its character—a local fishing legend, Bill Wetzel, told me that “surf rats” used to pull up a bar stool, still dripping in their wetsuits—are now something like vestigial organs, touchstones from an earlier moment in its evolutionary history that are gradually being pushed to the margins by New Montauk. There are beachside cocktail joints with $22 Negronis. There is SoulCycle and green juice. There are Land Rovers with custom golf clubs in the passenger seat. There are big houses with perfect lawns that sit empty 50 weeks out of 52. There are finance boys lined up outside the Shagwong Tavern, where they will dance badly to a bad DJ on the same floor where commercial fishermen slop beer in the hard winter.

But for now at least, they also remain—the men who ply the dark surf, who fish hard and sleep little and pull a great American fish from the ocean and know, as all fishermen know, that there is a kind of love that is also violence. And if it is around dusk and you take the parkway east toward the lighthouse, and you drive until you can’t drive anymore, you might still see them. They will be changing hooks and checking lights and strapping dive knives to their ankles and heavy belts to their waists. They drink Red Bull and gas-station coffee and read texts from their wives that say “Be safe.” And when the sun sets over the Atlantic, a few of these last Ahabs will push out past the breakers and swim for the horizon.

This article appears in the October 2024 print edition with the headline “Boat Fish Don’t Count.”

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Montgomery County Angler Catches First Maryland State Record Yellowedge Grouper

The 38.0-pound grouper caught in the Atlantic Ocean is only 10 pounds short of the world record.

Jian Feng Li, center, caught the new Maryland state record yellowedge grouper from an Ocean City charter boat. Photo by Gary Tyler, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recognizes Jian Feng Li of Silver Spring as the first state record holder for yellowedge grouper (Caulolatilus microps) in the Atlantic division.

Li caught the 38.0-pound, 43-inch fish on August 27 while fishing in Poorman’s Canyon off Ocean City. He was deep-dropping with false albacore strips for bait and was using a hand-cranked conventional reel.  

The group of anglers on Captain Chase Eberle’s charter boat Tiderunner started the day fishing offshore for dolphinfish (mahi) and other pelagic fish–those that live in the water column and not near the bottom or shoreline. Eventually, the anglers decided to deep drop false albacore strip baits with heavy sinkers into 420 feet of water in Poorman’s Canyon, looking for large bottom fish. Four anglers hooked up with big fish, and three broke off. Li was the only angler to bring his fish to the surface – a state-record grouper.

Staff at Sunset Marina in Ocean City weighed the fish on a certified scale. Maryland DNR biologist Gary Tyler confirmed the species.  

The yellowedge grouper commonly ranges from North Carolina to southern Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. With the recent popularity of deep dropping, anglers have reported catching them in the canyons off of New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia. They are a solitary, deep-water species occurring in rocky areas and on sand or mud bottoms in 290 to 1200 feet of water. On soft bottoms, they are often seen in or near trenches or burrow-like excavations. Yellowedge grouper feed on a wide variety of invertebrates (mainly brachyuran crabs) and fishes. They are considered very good for eating, among the best of the grouper species when fresh. 

Li’s catch is the first state record for this species. It is only 10.6 pounds lighter than the International Game Fish Association world record yellowedge grouper, a 48.6-pound fish caught off Dauphin Island, Alabama in June 2012. 

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Nicknamed "Hvaldimir" in a pun on the Norwegian word for whale, hval, and its purported ties to Moscow, the beluga first appeared off the coast in Norway's far-northern Finnmark region in 2019.

At the time, Norwegian marine biologists removed an attached man-made harness with a mount suited for an action camera and the words "Equipment St. Petersburg" printed on the plastic clasps.

Norwegian officials said Hvaldimir may have escaped an enclosure and may have been trained by the Russian navy as he appeared to be accustomed to humans.

Moscow has never issued any official reaction to speculation that he could be a "Russian spy".

On Saturday, the beluga's lifeless body was discovered off the southwest coast at Risavika by Marine Mind, an organisation that has tracked his movements for years.

"I found Hvaldi dead when I was scouting for him yesterday like usual," Marine Mind's founder Sebastian Strand told AFP.

"We had confirmation of him being alive little more than 24 hours before finding him floating motionlessly," he added.

Fredrik Skarbovik, maritime coordinator at the port of Stavanger, confirmed the beluga's death to the VG tabloid newspaper.

Strand said the cause of the whale's demise was unknown and no visible injuries were found during an initial inspection of Hvaldimir's body.

"We've managed to retrieve his remains and put him in a cooled area, in preparation for a necropsy by the veterinary institute that can help determine what really happened to him," Strand added.

With an estimated age of around 14 or 15, Hvaldimir was relatively young for a Beluga whale, which can live to between 40 and 60 years of age.

Beluga whales can reach a size of six metres (20 feet) and generally tend to inhabit the icy waters around Greenland, northern Norway and Russia.

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