REBIRTH OF A LEGEND

Nearly 94 years after her launch, Atlantide has been fully renewed and reawakened by the artisans at Huisfit by Royal Huisman. Following a complete rebuild, the Huisfit team is now excited to place the remarkable 37m / 122ft motorsailer in the spotlight she deserves, sharing insights and a stunning new photo library.

In January 2021, this laurelled, historic Little Ship of Dunkirk arrived as deck cargo from the US and entered the shipyard for repairs and interior modifications. In November 2023, she sailed away from Huisfit after a full rebuild with 40 per cent of her hull, deck and frames replaced, her interior fully reimagined and every onboard system except her original Gardner diesels fully overhauled or replaced. Her current owner, Jim Clark, has built three sailing yachts at Royal Huisman, the sloop Hyperion (1998), schooner Athena (2004) and the J Class Hanuman (2009). When Atlantide came on the market in 2020, he and wife, Kristy, felt that Atlantide would make a charming accompaniment to their J Class racing yacht.

“It’s a work of art,” states Clark. “There were parts of the yacht, [both the interior and the mechanical spaces] that were not well thought out before. Now it is.”

“What I like is the historic quality of this boat; nothing is plastic. I’m a classic boat snob. I like the old wood look; big modern boats do nothing for me”
Jim Clark

“Hanuman was in the shipyard for some updates in October and Mr Clark asked if we could refit Atlantide the following year,” said a Royal Huisman spokesman. “The next thing we knew, he’d decided to ship Atlantide to the Netherlands immediately instead of waiting.” Since the refit team hadn’t seen the boat out of the water until it was hauled at the shipyard, the actual scope of the project still needed to be determined. It wasn’t long before the workmen discovered what appeared to be a crack in the hull. Fearing the worst, they began poking and picking at the gap. As pieces fell to the floor, they were...

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