The 40-metre ketch sailing yacht Antares has been sold in an in-house deal at Fraser Yachts Florida, with Georges Bourgoignie representing both the buyer and the seller.
Built in aluminium by Dutch yard Royal Huisman in 2005, she was refitted in 2025 and "has seen exhaustive maintenance and upgrade investments over the last eight years of ownership". Antares was designed in the UK by top naval architect Bill Dixon and sports a "subtly-styled 1930s Art Deco" interior by Rhoades Young Design.
Accommodation is provided for a party of nine in four cabins, comprising a master stateroom aft, with direct private access to the deck, a double VIP cabin to port, a twin-berth guest cabin to starboard (with an additional Pullman berth) and another double guest cabin forward. All cabins have en suite bathrooms, and there are further quarters for a crew of six.
A highlight of Antares is her deckhouse (with windows that open to connect it with the cockpit), featuring teak joinery, comfortable seating, a 12-person convertible dining table, as well as a communications and navigation station. Two generous cockpits allow guests to find quiet spots to relax while under sail on passages, or come together to socialise and enjoy on-deck dining.
The LR-classed vessel has only ever been used privately and has cruised the South Pacific with family aboard for the past five years – "undergoing adaptations to ensure redundancy and robustness for expedition-style service". A sideboarding platform and aft swimming platform make for easy guest embarkation.
Under her 715hp Caterpillar engine, the 218GT motor yacht has a cruising speed of 11 knots and a maximum speed of 12.5 knots.
Antares was last asking €6,900,000.