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118’/36m ANTARCTICA

Main Characteristics


 LOA36 m 
 Beam10 m 
 Draught 3 m 
 Sail area400 m² 
 Main engines2 x 350 hp 
 Maximum speed13 Knts 
 Displacement70 T 
 Masts27 m 
equal height 
 BuilderSFCN (CMN Group) 
 Naval ArchitectBouvet / Petit 


Under the name of Seamaster, Sir Peter Blake made the ship his prime instrument in his environmental protection program, with the support of UNEP (United Nations Environment Program). In November of 2003, Etienne Bourgeois managed to convince Sir Peter Blake's heirs to use it in respecting Sir Peter Blake's commitment to the environment. The ship was renamed Tara, the name his grandfather had chosen for his ship, which means "Celestial Path" in Maori.

Website :  www.taraexpeditions.org

Naval Architect Bouvet Petit created a highly specialised 36m exploration yacht destined for polar regions where her strengthened aluminium hull and rounded sections made her perfectly fitted to deal with subzero temperatures and pack ice. Aluminium is better suited to these environments because it is less brittle than steel and can withstand impacts due to a more thicker and flexible hull plating. Sometimes described in the yachting press as ‘the world’s first icebreaking sailboat’ ‘Antarctica’ was a support vessel for the ‘Transantarctica Expedition’ and the ‘EREBUS Expedition’.


Specific equipments

  • ice-strengthened hull for safe navigation in Polar regions
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