Inside One of the Most Iconic Sailing Yachts in the World

Well one thing that makes Shenandoah unique is the fact that she's 120 years old and she's still floating. She's endured the ages, two world wars and she's still living through time. Stepping aboard Shenandoah in the historic waters of the Mediterranean is an experience that rivals anything this lifetime has to offer. Navigating this 120 year old vessel in the same waters that our ancestors first traveled with goods, news and culture gives Shenandoah an almost holy aura. Her level of craftsmanship and beauty is unlike anything that we see today and coupled with her rich and long history Shenandoah should be considered the eighth wonder of the maritime world. You know I still get goosebumps when I lift up the anchor and we hoist the sails on this boat and you know there's definitely adrenaline pumping around the crew as we're hoisting the sails and getting everything moving and you hear the sails flapping in the background and things tighten up and the lines coming under pressure. You know you lean over and the breeze comes on the beam and off she goes and it's you know that feeling is never going to get boring. Shenandoah is a three-masted schooner delivered in 1902. It's 178 foot long, 8.3 meter beam, it's 178 gross tons and it has four guest cabins including the owner's stateroom. It can accommodate up to 12 guests currently on the market for 10 million dollars and it is also available for charters starting around 110,000 euros per week. It's listed by Burgess and as always you can find more information about this vessel in the description of this video so make sure to check that out and yeah you're looking at 120 years of history here it's pretty awesome. Yeah this is incredible. I don't know if Enes just said it in the intro but we are in Sardinia off the coast of Italy. This is where this boat is currently anchored. It's a beautiful day and it's a beautiful yacht. Absolutely we've been sailing we've been enjoying the scenery here it's been pretty awesome few days and I want to start our tour here on the aft and work our way all the way to the bow. Now this yacht has over 120 years of history and so many of its parts and components are all original. Obviously it's been refurbished and restored and that's why I'm so excited to go over the top deck and show you guys all these details. Now on the stern we have the Shenandoah name and if you look at this yacht from the outside you can see this beautiful gold line separates the upper deck from lower deck and it has this rich deep blue color which gives this yacht a very very timeless look. Now like I mentioned at the beginning this is a three-masted schooner yacht which means sails are actually parallel to the yacht rather than being perpendicular so I wanted to explain that before we move on. Now coming here we have beautiful teak floors that goes all the way to the bow. Right here we have the helm station. This steering wheel is original from 1902 and over the years with all the restorations and refits this yacht has been through they managed to keep this steering wheel and it looks awesome. This is where you steer this incredible yacht and yesterday we had a chance to take this boat out on sailing and it was sensational they even let me control the helm and I don't know it was so much fun. Yeah it's incredible we're gonna actually go out later this afternoon also so y'all are gonna see some more of those shots. Absolutely and look at some of the details here with the car wings in 1902 everything has over 10 coats of varnish you have your compass here your navigation system and two years ago this yacht went through a full electronic refit where they brought all the new technologies navigation systems and all that good stuff. Coming here we have the engine control I mean look at this this is amazing look at the dials and how authentic and timeless this looks. It's like something you would see in a maritime museum really. Absolutely incredible just incredible. Let's continue our tour we have the first companionway here this roof assembly actually slides which makes this opening a little bit bigger so you can go down and you can access the nav station and two crew quarters which are the rooms for the captain and chief officer you can access it from this opening. Now continuing our tour another super cool detail that we're going to see throughout this deck are these skylights and you heard me correctly these are actually skylights bringing natural light to the salon and all the guest cabins we have below this deck. They allow these cabins to get natural light and fresh air and can we get a close-up look at these bronze hinges they have this really cool copper like patina which is just it ages so well and we're gonna see these bronze details all around us pretty cool. Coming here we have some of our rigging setup here pens pulleys going all the way to the mast and to explain a little bit more in detail how sailing yachts work basically you have the mast in the center and once the pressure is on the sails you have all these lines almost distributing the weight and pressure of the mast to the yacht on both sides and that's why you have all these pulleys and mechanisms that I'm going to try to explain as much as possible throughout the store. Now let's step down for a second we have the mizzen here and you can actually see the bottom of the mizzen once we go down to the lower level which is super cool these blocks are even original from 1902 during the restoration process they have basically shipped refinished these blocks and put 16 layers of varnish and they still function to this day which is incredible. Now coming here we have the cockpit staircase on our right hand side goes down to the salon and we have all this countertop space here small fridge and this section opens up to your outdoor dining area and built-in seating you have a foldable table here walls of glass where you can actually crank them down to open up and get more ventilation here or you can close them up and make this section a little bit more protected. This is where we have our meals we had an awesome breakfast here great dinner last night and it's just a cozy spot to sit down relax enjoy the scenery and if you want they can even take this top off for you so you have this space a little bit more open get better visibility and yeah just a cool spot. Yeah it's incredible when we had breakfast here this morning it's hard not to feel like James Bond or something you know it's pretty iconic for sure. All right let's continue our tour again teak decking all around Mikey can we get a close-up another detail I want to talk about on the edge we have this beautiful built-in drain setup and they use a different type of wood here and you can see the drains with the bronze cover plates I mean it's incredible the condition of this yacht it's impeccably maintained so I want to give big hats off to the crew of Shenandoah for just taking care of this amazing vessel. Now let's take everybody here so we just toured the cockpit by the way we have a lot of different toys on board they have a laser here few sea bobs paddle boards e-foil everything you need since it's a charter yacht they can still offer you these other water sports besides sailing but personally if I charter this boat I will sail it all day every day because it's so much fun. Yeah do you have some kind of a special connection to sailing since you used to be a wind surfer? Absolutely I mean for 12 years of my life I've enjoyed wind and sea every single day and something about harnessing the power of wind and putting it into a board or a sail yacht and driving it it's just a sensational feeling you're out on your own it's quiet it's peaceful it's very relaxing and that's why sailing and windsurfing has this like really really big deep following you know. Yeah and if anyone's watching this video out there that has been on a motor yacht before maybe that's your thing and you've highly recommended because there's something just totally different about it it does just feel like primordial almost you know you're harnessing an element of nature to propel you forward. It's way more engaging of an experience you know you're on board you see the crew running around pulling the sail you can see the sailboat heeling and I mean yesterday we literally had the rail in the water so wrap your head around that's about five to six feet of surface going into the water and you can just see this 55 meter vessel just tilt it's pretty fascinating. It's incredible. And I want to come here the sail setup I mean once you open all these sails up you have over 1,000 square meters of sail surface but once you fill up the sails with wind and expand them they can go upwards of 2,600 square meters with the downwind sails so you have this huge surface area which harnesses the wind again and drives this incredible vessel just super cool and what do you think of the experience of sailing this this yacht? It was it was awesome you know I'm from I'm from South Texas a big a big sailing area in Corpus Christi and I've been on a lot of sailboats in my life but I've never been on one this size there's a totally different feeling than being on like a you know 15 meter sailboat versus how many how long is this? This is 55 meters. 55 meters there's a big difference but it just felt so powerful and raw you know. Absolutely we've been having a great time here on this yacht and I hope we tour more sailing yachts. I do too. All right let's continue our tour so we have another companion away here going down to the crew quarters so you have an easy access here these are all your skylights again bringing natural light to the lower level and I mean look at your booms look at the carvings and bronze details at the end just everything about it every surface you look you have your crank mechanisms here more of these blocks and pins and it's kind of a manual experience you see the crew working and it's just fascinating a lot of people are just running around to make sure this thing runs properly. Now on the right hand side we have the tender coming here more of these skylights storage areas and there's a section on the other side that opens up your engine room and this vessel has two logger diesel engines that are each 500 horsepowers you have two generators everything you need even though it's a sailing yacht you have the engine power here you can go up to 12 knots just with the engines alone so I want to point that out. Now we have the four masts on our left hand side oh another fun detail they have spent 5,500 man hours to strip, sand, repair, refinish and varnish these three masts that's crazy 5,500 man hours so maintaining a yacht like this it requires a lot of love a lot of attention and a lot of passion you know. Yeah it's incredible these masts look brand new they're super shiny and I don't really have much to say about them they look really cool. They do a heck of a job sailing this yacht you know and they're all Oregon pine by the way they're real wood and maintained beautifully. All right let's continue our tour we're coming towards the bow we have the anchoring mechanism here but more importantly the bow spread of this yacht is super unique extends out quite a bit you have nets on each side perfect place for you to sit down lay back look back towards this yacht and down below that right on the bow we have a really cool figurehead woodwork that really complements the look of this stunning vessel. Another detail I want to point out this yacht itself is actually 42 meters between the boom that extends out over the stern and bow spread you get additional 13 meters which brings up the total length of this yacht to 55 meters which is quite substantial. Overall amazing vessel they maintained it so beautifully and it has over 120 years of history. So this yacht has a fantastic unique history it was designed by a celebrated American guy called Theodore Ferris launched in 1902 in Staten Island New York for an American called Charles Farnstock and he had the yacht as a as a private vessel to take him on his retirement to cruise around the American waters and the Mediterranean. So I've only done one circumnavigation on this boat the current owner's done three and on my circumnavigation we started in the med we went down to South Georgia because the boss was really interested in the story of Ernest Shackleton and the Endurance. So we went to visit some of the places in South Georgia that Shackleton walked across with his men to try and rescue them from Elephant Island and it was an experience. We've taken the vessel to Madagascar we've been to the South Pacific I remember once we were passing Sumatra just in northern Indonesia and we were about 200 miles west of the island and we found two guys in a fishing boat lost at sea. At the time of course it was piracy was pretty rife so we were quite cautious but then we realized actually these guys are in trouble. So we picked them up and we brought them on board I've never seen somebody so happy to have a fresh water shower and you know we tried to work out from discussing with them by means of charades and pictionary because they didn't speak any any European languages how they happened to be. It turns out they were at sea for 10 days adrift they'd run out of fuel and we basically saved their lives and it's things like that that you know really make you proud to work on a boat like this. And that's it for the upper deck tour and the history of Shenandoah now I want to actually take everybody through this staircase to check out the lower level. Now we're at the lower floor landing these double doors open up to the salon and it's this really cozy authentic space right in the center we have the skylight assembly here and Mikey we have to get a close-up. Look at these crank mechanisms that opens these skylights up you have the curtains also I mean this is just incredible brings natural light and fresh air to this cozy space and I'm gonna start our tour here with the dining table you have the built-in seating five additional chairs on the other side we have the bookshelves on the left and right giving you that character and timeless look and on the back we have this dark wood which is padauk and we're gonna see this wood throughout the vanities and different parts of the lower level again adds up to the character and more importantly the dining table here is a gimbal dining table which means when you're sailing and when you're leaning on each side this table can compensate for that and it can basically move and make sure your plates are perfectly level this is stunning. Yeah really cool I asked the captain why it's broken in three pieces I guess it makes sense he's like well the centerpiece moves too Mikey yeah exactly I'm assuming depending on like where you're sitting well he's like you don't want it to lean over and hit your knees so we broke it in three pieces so each piece moves independently of the other just like a camera gimbal it just kind of compensates and make sure everything stays level really cool amazing right and you have these smaller windows so when you're keeling these windows are below water and you get this really cool view so I wanted to mention that and again super cozy space the door right here opens up to the crew quarters and crew mess you access the galley crew seating area all that good stuff from here and that way they also have an easy access to the common areas now bookshelves continue on each side right in the center of this room we have this Steinway and Sons concert piano here that looks absolutely gorgeous I mean character over character detail over detail the timelessness of this yacht is almost hard to explain it just everywhere you look every corner there's a quirky interesting and thoughtful detail you look at the railings and they're all very subtle then you have focal built-in speakers wood clad ceilings built-in seating area all the mechanics function phenomenal air conditioning works great it's ice cold in here right now super comfortable you have beautiful Oregon pine hardwood and they use the padauk African wood around as a border detail to create a nice contrast tv here I mean I can go on and on and on just a stunning vessel uh let's roll it back for a second I doubt you even know this but how would they get this piano in here um they might have taken off the superstructure and this skylight assembly here and bring it in piece by piece I'm assuming so probably during one of the refits they dropped this piano in here so it's probably been in here for a while yeah absolutely and good question and actually another thing I want to mention so even though this yacht is over 120 years old obviously it's been through many restorations the hull of the yacht is steel which is kind of hard to believe considering its age and the superstructure above is all teak so you're getting the best of both worlds you're getting the steel for the strength and teak for the superstructure which gives you this timeless look and uh 120 years old and it has a steel hull crazy it's incredible incredible yeah all right that's it for the salon now let's go check out the guest cabins I'm gonna start with this one on our left hand side this is the VIP cabin with the built-in double bed you have your window looking out to the sea built-in cabinetry all around again this dark wood looks great against these white panels and white wood clad ceilings every single one of these guest cabins gets a skylight bringing natural light and fresh air I love this detail you have wainscoting on the walls wall sconces and this is the room that I'm actually personally staying in it's super cozy I had a great sleep over the last few days and uh it's just awesome it's nice and cool in here too my room wasn't quite this cool this one definitely is a little jealous all right we have some built-in cabinetry here let's go check out the bathroom you have your toilet set up vanity on the left again this beautiful dark wood countertops brass fixtures you have your walk-in shower here great water pressure just a good size bathroom for this cabin now let's go out and continue our tour we're gonna check out this guest cabin now comes with a double bed on the bottom single bed on top with the bunk set up you have these brass handrails another window super super cozy this is where Mikey stays you have some cabinetry here dresser super cozy love the hardwood floors and you have a full bathroom here just like the one that we toured earlier now continuing our tour we have one more guest quarters to see and it starts right here this one also has a built-in double bed window closet setup and attention to detail every single one of these blankets have the Shenandoah stitching with 1902 every single one of these beddings the toiletry setup every detail you touch their attention to detail is super apparent and I think they did a phenomenal job with the restoration too this yacht could be 30 years old or it could be just remodeled it looks that timeless and I think they did a really good job with the finishes tones and just like the textures that they chose to finish up this yacht I feel like it's a great match and something Enes didn't mention was each of these bedrooms actually have their own built-in speakers so if you look in the cabinetry there we have two speakers two tweeters and we have a little head unit so while you're laying in bed at night you can listen to whatever you want and I think the owner of this ship is actually an avid music collector so because it's all around I've seen his classical music has a piano he seems to have very acquired taste quiet I could not I wouldn't say acquired taste but he has a very kind of eclectic taste in music but anyway like Enes said this could be a new ship it could be an old ship it kind of goes either I really like it absolutely has that timeless look and of course this guest quarters comes with its own full bathroom vanity setup toilet walk-in shower everything you need and lastly we have this door opening up to the owner's seat room going in we have this small landing area bathroom on my left hand side and right here we have the mizzen mast the mast that's located towards the backside of this yacht it's exposed here and it goes down all the way to the kiosk so it kind of locks in the whole assembly it's just fascinating I mean so much character in this yacht yeah and you really get an idea for the scale of it in here it's absolutely massive absolutely Mikey let's check out the bathroom first let's show it to everyone starts here we have this vanity design here with two sinks brass fixtures two medicine cabinets with clad ceilings toilet is on my right hand side and over here we have the full walk-in shower elevated drain beautiful bathroom now let's go in to the stateroom this is the owner's cabin on this side we have a single bed and over here we have a double bed all built in very spacious and right in the center we have four skylights bringing natural light I gotta open this one up they are so cool they're so my vibe so timeless look at this yeah just like that I mean pretty amazing let me close this up real quick and the rest of the room we have built-in cabinetry dressers bookshelves two windows on each side big cupboard space right in the center and Mikey let's show this comes with a full desk setup here built-in tv it's very cozy to the point and the owner's stateroom is closer to the aft than the other guest quarters we have the built-in bed here and lastly this bookshelf has this secret passageway to the nav station and to the captain's quarters so I wanted to point this out overall beautiful vessel and the last few days have been just so memorable I'm very proud to be the captain on this boat because I've got a crew which are also really proud to be here and you can see by just looking at the boat and by taking photos at whichever angle you look at it's a beautiful angle whichever whichever light you see she looks fantastic and you know it's a it fills you with a warm sense of pride to be able to to be here ships like Shenandoah encapsulate the very nature of legacy their records of our humanity and their symbols of the triumphs of our past walking the deck of this grand vessel is like walking through time itself Shenandoah has enriched our souls and has captivated our minds making this video and being a small part of this ship's history is somewhere we never imagined this channel would take us but we're so grateful it has all right everyone that's it from Shenandoah I hope you all enjoyed this video stunning vessel and I want to give big thanks to the crew here for allowing us to stay on board and share our experiences with all of you as always you can find more information about this listing in the description of this video so make sure to check that out lastly if you enjoyed the video make sure to give us a like subscribe and we'll see you guys next week