Hatteras GT63 Sportfish Crosses Atlantic – Again

The Hatteras Yachts GT63 named POST ONE made history in July as one of the first boats of her size to complete a transatlantic crossing on her own bottom. In November, she did it again, journeying back across the Atlantic.

But this time around, she traveled even farther — nearly 4,000 nautical miles — twice the distance of her original voyage.

The pair pulled off the docks on November 7 at Mindelo Marina, Cape Verde bound for Rio De Janeiro, Brazil with Capt. Josh Heater at the helm. In the days leading up to their departure, POST ONE hit the fishing grounds of Sao Vicente and Santo Antao, battling seas that often reached eight feet while still managing to reel in catch that occasionally weighed between 500 and 800 pounds.

Cruising alongside the 147′ superyacht DOROTHEA III, POST ONE and crew, with some healthy assistance from their mothership, took on the challenging task of refueling the adventurous sportfish from DOROTHEA III’s reserves throughout the 18-day trek, meaning it wasn’t all fun and fishing.

Although the trip offered some beautiful cruising conditions at times, there were ocean swells and wind-driven seas that presented various challenges along the way. In addition, the crews endured refueling trouble while anchored in Ascension for an unplanned stretch due to bad weather.

Perhaps, it was best described in Capt. John Crupi’s (of DOROTHEA III) logbook from day 18: “Few people will ever really understand the complexity, logistics, dangers, and situations (good and bad) surrounding a voyage of this magnitude.”

In total, POST ONE traveled more than 22,000 nm and put nearly 2300 hrs on her main engines since leaving the factory in mid-January. What a performance.