145' Ferris 3-Masted Gaff Schooner (1902) - SHENANDOAH OF SARK

At the end of a busy 2022 season, at Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez SHENANDOAH OF SARK showed a clean pair of heels to claim overall victory in the very strong schooner class of ELENA, NAEMA, VIVEKA, PURITAN, ASCHANTI IV and ORIANDA. No mean feat for a vessel conceived at the dawn of the 20th Century as the sumptuous, romantic, supremely capable and fast family yacht for a successful American investment banker’s retirement years European grand tour. The strikingly beautiful 3-masted schooner SHENANDOAH has been winning hearts, and the occasionally necessary saviours, ever more. For the past 30 years, the love and care lavished by passionate and adventurous owners in ensuring more than just her survival – in successfully blending modern superyacht luxury, equipment levels, and experience with golden age style – has been a winning formula for family, guests and charter guests, cruising, occasionally racing, and twice circumnavigating – in the greatest of style.

Voyages on SHENANDOAH are a full immersion into the relaxing atmosphere of a bygone era, for not only her beauty but even her motion under sail resonates with a deep authenticity, which allows us a glimpse of the world through the sepia lens of the past. Her historic grace and timeless class give me great pleasure and it is this unique aspect of SHENANDOAH that I have endeavoured to preserve. SHENANDOAH will always be a treasure to myself, my family, the crew and key contractors who know her. Her upkeep and maintenance is not a chore or task but a responsibility to the past as well as the present. SHENANDOAH is a labour of love and it is my hope that her beauty may continue to grace the seas for many decades to come.

Broker: Sandeman Yacht Company

See this vessel on their site: https://www.sandemanyachtcompany.co.uk/yacht/650/SHENANDOAHOFSARK