Commissioned in 1929 by Captain Guy H MacCaw whose brief to William Fife was simply: 'build a sound, safe cruiser, safe to go to the south seas islands in with no anxiety'. Fife was then 73 years old and this would be one of his last large yachts. She was restored at Southampton Yacht Services from 1985-87 by skipper Paul Goss and one of the Fairlie Restorations creators, Albert Obrist. Altair truly set the standard for all subsequent classic yacht restorations. She spent time in a yard again in 1999 at Cantieri Beconcini in La Spezia, Italy, under the ownership of a Spanish banker, and was a regular at the Med. regattas often seen fighting with the schooners, 'Mariette' and 'Orion' and the ketch, 'Thendara'. In 2005 Altair was sold and was seen out again on the Mediterranean circuit giving 'Mariette' a good run for her money.

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