The history of Moonbeam boats goes back to 1858, when Moonbeam I and II appeared. In 1902, Charles Plantry Johnson, a prominent London lawyer at the time, decided to approach William Fife again to build his third yacht (the first two had previously been his father's) that could be raced under the new RORC rules. The result was a boat that is one of the most famous classic yachts in the world today. Her swift, streamlined contours and white cloud of very large sails have long been the hallmark of this unusual boat. In 2004-2006 she underwent a very thorough restoration, she was in fact completely "stripped" before being set, which led to the discovery that the previous restoration of the 80's had been done very carelessly: there were discrepancies in the set details. So the work was done in two stages: first the kit and hull were restored, then a year later the interior was restored, the sailing equipment and deck equipment was replaced. Today the yacht is in the closest possible state to the original. Her unique interior in the King Edward style has been fully restored, the color of the famous leather upholstery is carefully chosen. Her owner, WS Innovation, promises that for the next hundred years, Moonbeam III will look no worse than when her hull first touched the water in 1903.
