Adix – The 221ft three-masted schooner Adix is joining the racing fleet in Antigua.
Built by Astilleros de Palma de Mallorca in 1984, she first arrived in Antigua as ‘Jessica’ in the mid ‘eighties under the flamboyant ownership of Carlos Perdomo. She had completed her first circumnavigation by the late ‘eighties under Alan Bond, before returning to Europe to begin her new awakening as ‘Adix’. After competing at La Nioularge in 1990, she competed in two trans-Atlantic races, the second effort delivering a long sought after goal, which was to better the famous three-masted schooner ‘Atlantic’s’ passage time, which we eventually did comfortably at an average speed of 12.6 knots.
However, during her current ownership, which now spans more than 27 years, she has essentially been a consummate cruising yacht, with two more circumnavigations under her keel, and several runs throughout the Pacific. She has ranged as far north as Alaska, and ventured south to the Antarctic Peninsula.
In 2015 she went to refit in Falmouth England, where she completed her regular Lloyd’s special survey, underwent modifications to her deck accommodation, and replaced her original ageing rig with a new carbon rig, reflecting the same style and look as the old; one notable exception being the introduction of ‘deadeyes and lanyards’ as a nod towards her traditional heritage. This coming summer will see her on the east coast of the United States and the Maine coast, before returning back through the Caribbean en-route once more to the Pacific, continuing her tradition as one of the great cruising yachts of her time.
