1967 Tripp 74 for sale in Seattle, WA

Built for shipping magnate and yachtsman Sumner "Huey" Long in 1967 by Germany's renowned Abeking and Rasmussen, ATALANTA was originally christened ONDINE II. Drawn by Bill Tripp, she represented the apex of yacht racing design at the time of her commissioning. Time magazine called her "the prettiest, most opulent, and the fastest racing yacht on the high seas." From the outset, Long insisted on a yacht capable of sailing on her own bottom to the start of any race in the world.

Delivered via Greece and around Cape Horn to Australia, she took line honors at the 1968 Sydney-Hobart Race with a young and ambitious Ted Turner aboard. She's also claimed line honors twice in the Newport to Bermuda race. ATALANTA still turns heads with her powerful ketch rig and graceful sheer.

Her hull is constructed of 5/16" aluminum plate over aluminum frames, with 1/2" plate at the keel for added strength. The deck is 5/16" aluminum, with 3/8" plate in high-load areas. Her underbody features a moderate chord length fin keel and a transom-hung rudder, the latter redesigned by Robert Perry. Her deck hardware has been updated over the years for shorthanded sailing, and John Guzwell oversaw an interior refit introducing dark stained mahogany, stainless accents, and a teak and holly cabin sole as drawn by Robert Perry. Numerous skylights, hatches, deck prisms, and fixed portlights ensure excellent light and ventilation throughout. Her owners have spared no expense keeping Atalanta ready to sail wherever her next owner desires.