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lifting stropsKittiwake T6 being lifted by crane. Yes it is an aircraft carrier in the Mediteranean - the owner crewed on the carrier. -
Faireys Boat Park image 5Ahead of their time, dry sailing the Atalantas like big dinghies -
A128 August 1990. Drying out in Derrynane, Ireland, to fix a leak.A128 August 1990. Drying out in Derrynane, Ireland, to fix a leak. -
A110 assisting Land Rover Test a V8 LandroverRichard worked for Land Rover and was able to put a prototype V8 through its paces! -
AOA60 (8)A16 Dervorguila, newly in the water after a few years of rest ashore -
AOA60 (21)A16 Dervorguila and A124 Helene sailing past Felxstowe Docks -
F53 (5) 2006F53 Pilgrim tucked up safe and sound -
1.8 Very curvy boat at AOA60 event, Levington (Photo Richard James)Not a straight line in her, accentuated by this view from the stern -
Starting the tour at a model of the Floating HarbourWe had a guided tour of Underfall Yard which started at a model of the Floating Harbour and River Avon around Bristol -
The Underfall yard at the Western end of Bristol’s Floating HarbourWalking towards the Underfall yard at the Western end of Bristol's Floating Harbour for our 2019 AOA Bristol get together. -
Top off! (2)The new flush decked Atalanta -
Sujanwiz powering to windwardSujanwiz powering to windward. Photo provided by Alan Vines' daughter Elizabeth Leslie - the 'wiz' in the boat name -
A long and varnished foredeck too!The shallow blister makes that varnished foredeck look very sleek
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AOA & Website News
| 07th November - James Wharram comments on the Atalanta, and the crew of A113 Aku Further to the article in November the December issue of Classic Boat includes an endorsement of the Atalanta’s capabilities from James Wharram. (James started designing and circling the world with affordable and seaworthy catamarans in the nineteen fifties – see ... | |
| 29th October - November 2019 Classic Boat – Atalanta as an ‘Affordable Classic’ It started with a conversation at the Suffolk Yacht Harbour Classic Regatta in June this year. In the bar. Peter Smith, art editor for Classic boat was taking part with his 8-ton Gauntlet Bardu. We got into conversation about boats (what else) ... | |
| 07th August - 2019 East Coast Rally – Final Programme The final programme for the East Coast get together and race as part of the Regatta is now available. Check it out here It would be great to see as many of you as possible, in a boat or ashore. |
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| A1 hauls out, watched by A89 17th November After her first few months afloat for over 25 years A1 came out of the water at the Orwell Yacht Club in the middle of ... |  |
| Reply To: Connecting boats with ex-owners – A35 history 11th November A35 is truly an excellent communications link! We were fascinated to delve into her story when George Caisse, who owned her between 1959 and 1964, contacted ... |  |
| Atalanta Confusions, 100 year old boats 11th November A motorcycling owner of an Atalanta was chatting to another biker and the subject of Uffa Fox and the Atalanta came up. This particular Atalanta was ... |  |
| A1 Atalanta floats for the first time in over 25 years 07th November I hope you will have read the excellent series of articles by Mike Dixon about his restoration of the Atalanta prototype – A1 Atalanta. ... |  |
| Membership Subscriptions – Simplified for 2020 07th November Subscriptions for 2020 are due by 1st January. At the 2019 AGM in March it was agreed to simplify our subscription rates. There is now a ... |  |
| Re-Restoration for Relaunch! 07th November I can’t seem to get my photos to load, but I am under my second restoration of the awesome T6 Kittiwake. No major problems but ... |