The Yacht Sherpa is owned by Sir James Arthur Ratcliffe is a British billionaire, chemical engineer, and businessman. Ratcliffe is the chairman and chief executive officer of the INEOS chemicals group, which he founded in 1998. In May 2018, Ratcliffe was the richest person in the UK, with a net worth of £21.05 billion. INEOS is a sponsor of the Americas Cup, and the yacht remained in town for Sail GP.

The 73.6m/241’6″ expedition yacht ‘Sherpa’ was built by Feadship in the Netherlands at their Kaag shipyard. Her interior is styled by British design house RWD and she was delivered to her owner in July 2018.

The Yacht Features 6 cabins for the owner and 12 guests. The yacht operates with a Crew of 22. Sherpa is built with a steel hull and aluminum superstructure, with teak decks. Powered by twin diesel 16-cylinder 2,038hp engines running at 1600rpm, she comfortably cruises at 13 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 15 knots with a range of up to 5,200 nautical miles at 13 knots.