1978 Gin Fizz · Ketch · Athens
Astarte.
The home of a classic French ketch — and the log of her loving upkeep.
01 The home of Astarte
This is the home of a classic, salty Gin Fizz ketch that lives in Athens.
It is provided as information for anyone interested in these beautiful yachts, as many are still loved today.
The Gin Fizz is a French-designed and -made yacht that holds a special place in the history of yachting.
Updates · Summer 2025
New projects completed
Fresh work finished — just in time for the season.
See the projects → The boatWhat is a Gin Fizz?
Design, ketch rig, the name, and the racing data.
Meet the yacht → PhotographsAboard & underway
Exterior, interior and gear, through the seasons.
Open the gallery →“A small sailing craft is not only beautiful, it is seductive and full of strange promise and the hint of trouble … a home that is stable without being stationary, shaped less like a box than like a fish or a bird or a girl.” — E. B. White · read the whole text