Onboard the classic super yacht Altair, Cannes, France.
Commissioned in 1929 by Captain Guy H MacCaw whose brief to William Fife was simply: ‘build a sound, safe cruiser, safe to go to the south seas islands in with no anxiety’. Fife was then 73 years old and this would be one of his last large yachts.
Name: Altair
Class: Schooner
Designer(s): William Fife III
Type of Boat: 2 Masted Gaff Schooner
Year Built: 1931
Built by: William Fife & Son, Fairlie
LOA m / ft: 39.21m / 133′ 82
LOD m / ft: 33m / 107′ 8
LWL m / ft: 23.77m / 77′ 9
Beam m / ft: 6.24m / 20′ 4
Draft m / ft: 4.02m / 13′ 2
Yard No: 789
Sail Stats: Sail Area: 550sq.m
Construction: The hull is made from Burmese teak(2 1/4 inch thick) on oak frames. Present engine: 275 BHP Gardner 6LXDT
Other: Original tonnage: 161

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