Built in New York in 1903, the Atlantic achieved its greatest fame in 1905 when she was one of 11 yachts to compete for the Emperor's Cup put up by Kaiser Wilhelm for a race from New York to Lizard Head, England.

Captain Charles Barr, a long time veteran of the America's Cup, has command of the Atlantic in this exciting race. Command Performance particular proficiency in the implementation of this race continues to this day with a record 348 miles on his exciting run on 23-24. Time of her overall commander, won the race finish was not beaten until 1968. When Eric Taberly's 58-foot trimaran made ​​the passage in 10 days, 5 hours.

During WW II, Atlantic was transferred to the U.S. Coast Guard for antisubmarine duty. After the war, she was brought to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy for sail training. Towed to the Delaware River for breaking up a few years later, she was saved by a gentleman named Ward Bright. Mr. Bright’s plans to restore the vessel came to naught after his death in 1968, but the ship’s beautiful remains could still be seen on the river's Jersey shore nowadays.

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Highlights about this Atlantic model ship:

This model ship is entirely handmade by skilled and experienced craftsmen, using the plank on frame construction method
No kits are use
Meticulously sewn sails, keep sails from wrinkle
Use high-quality wood such as rosewood, ebony, black wood, mahogany wood...., timbers are after process step of pre-construction.
The Atlantic model ship is built on scale by the original plan, then drawn up and painted by actual photographs to ensure the best accuracy.