The Schooner Lelanta was custom designed as a private yacht in 1929 by Boston Yacht designer John G Alden and was built of steel by G de Vries Lentsch at Amsterdam, Holland. Lelanta started her career in the famous 1930 Fastnet race in England and continued cruising and racing throughout England, Brittany, France and the Mediterranean for the next thirty-five years.

In 1966, after her first trans-Atlantic crossing to the Caribbean, Lelanta entered the luxury charter trade and happily sailed with their pampered guests throughout the West Indies.

The seventies found Lelanta summering in New England, Maine and Nova Scotia, then with visits in Bermuda, continuing to winter in the Caribbean.

In the nineties Lelanta was hauled at a famous New England shipyard, professionally surveyed and completely rebuilt including hull plating, complete ships systems, sails, rigging and electronics. The plush interior was hand crafted in the original style in solid teak and butternut accented with inlaid leaded glass cabinetry, antique lamps and artwork collected throughout Europe.

In 2002 Lelanta was re-launched, virtually a new 1929 Alden Schooner. After summering in the Hampton’s, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, Lelanta sailed again for the Caribbean and is presently sailing thoughout the West Indies and available for select private charter.