Atlantic was skippered by Charlie Barr, accompanied by navigator and tactician Frederick Maxfield Hoyt,[1] when she set the record for fastest transatlantic sail passage in the 1905 Kaiser's Cup race.

[4] In 1905, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany proposed a sailing race across the North Atlantic and put forward a solid gold cup to be presented to the winner.

Eleven boats including the Kaiser's yacht Hamburg, George Lauder Jr's schooner the Endymion which was the record holder going into the race, and the schooner Atlantic skippered by Charlie Barr, with navigator and tactician Frederick Maxfield Hoyt[1] took part.

The competitors encountered strong winds and gales which ensured a fast passage time, and all eleven boats finished the race.

However, Atlantic's monohull record stood until broken in 1997 by the yacht Nicorette completing a solo crossing in 11 days 13 hours 22 minutes.

Ed Kastelein commissioned a full-sized replica of Atlantic, built at the Van der Graaf BV shipyard (consulting engineer: Doug Peterson) in Hardinxveld-Giessendam (Netherlands).