▁the ▁present ▁moment ▁she ▁is ▁owned ▁by ▁Dutch man ▁G ij s ▁van ▁Lie ber gen , ▁and ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁char tered ▁cru ises ▁on ▁the ▁Car ib bean , ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁Sea ▁and ▁northern ▁Europe . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁ ▁King ' s ▁Leg end ▁was ▁constructed ▁at ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁wh arf ▁N autor ' s ▁Sw an ▁in ▁Piet ars a ari . ▁She ▁was ▁commission ed ▁by ▁British ▁advent urer ▁Nick ▁Rat cl iff , ▁who ▁paid ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁ship ▁with ▁his ▁family ' s ▁wealth . ▁The ▁y acht ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁designer ▁du o ▁Spark man ▁& ▁Steph ens , ▁who ▁designed ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁N autor ' s ▁Sw an ' s ▁ships . ▁Ant icip ating ▁King ' s ▁Leg end ' s ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁Whit b read ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁World ▁Race ▁two ▁years ▁later , ▁the ▁design ▁devi ated ▁from ▁the ▁two - m asted ▁model ▁that ▁was ▁standard ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁using ▁a ▁single , ▁somewhat ▁t aller ▁m ast ▁instead . ▁King ' s ▁Leg end ▁was ▁probably ▁built ▁in ▁a ▁year ▁and ▁a ▁half , ▁and ▁upon ▁completion , ▁she ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁fast est ▁sail ing ▁y ach ts ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁▁ ▁King ' s ▁Leg end ' s ▁first ▁home ▁port ▁was ▁in ▁Cow es , ▁on ▁the ▁Is le ▁of ▁W ight . ▁This ▁is ▁where ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁crew ▁prepared ▁for ▁the ▁Whit b