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A89 trialling foils for the East Coast RaceA89 trialling foils for the East Coast Race -
"Gellie" at Portsoy 2nd July 1999"Gellie" at Portsoy 2nd July 1999 -
2012 Sailing hard - looking beautiful.2012 Sailing hard - looking beautiful. -
2008 Callista's winter home2008 Callista's winter home -
2020 07 A1 Photo Shoot Pin Mill 0232020 07 A1 Photo Shoot Pin Mill 023 -
A128 August 1990. Drying out in Derrynane, Ireland, to fix a leak.A128 August 1990. Drying out in Derrynane, Ireland, to fix a leak. -
PR Ahead of their time, dry sailing the Atalantas like big dinghiesPR Ahead of their time, dry sailing the Atalantas like big dinghies -
AGM Dinner Card Cover 1962AGM Dinner Card Cover 1962 -
A79 “Frisk” Atalanta variant but similarities hard to determineA79 “Frisk” Atalanta variant but similarities hard to determine -
Deannie peaking out from the undergrowthDeannie peaking out from the undergrowth -
F53 Pilgrim tucked up safe and soundF53 Pilgrim tucked up safe and sound -
The foredeck laminations are now complete.The foredeck laminations are now complete. -
A150 Salizanda on the way to the water in 2017A150 Salizanda on the way to the water in 2017 -
2020 07 A1 Photo Shoot Pin Mill 0982020 07 A1 Photo Shoot Pin Mill 098 -
Sujanwiz helmed by Alan Vines sailing on the Hamble with his brother in law Jimmy Mumford crewing. Fairey Marine factory in the background.Sujanwiz helmed by Alan Vines sailing on the Hamble with his brother in law Jimmy Mumford crewing. Fairey Marine factory in the background. -
Don't swear at motorboats - one of them might be your sister! This is A94 - a motor cruiser on the Thames built from an Atalanta hull.Don't swear at motorboats - one of them might be your sister! This is A94 - a motor cruiser on the Thames built from an Atalanta hull.
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*** Fair Winds to all in 2022 ***
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| 16th July - Website Updates July ’21 Triggered by some recent (unsuccessful) attacks on the site we have updated the way people can request an account. It is now more manual than before. This does not affect existing users of the website. At the same time we ... | |
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| book reference – A21 ‘Chuff’ (1 comments) 21st January Mentioned in the book “The War That Never Was” by Duff Hart-Davis page 29 one page only. The ... |  |
| ‘Out of Arklow’ – book added to Archive (0 comments) 20th January We came across this book recently by Danny O’Neill. Danny owned A78 Marianda in the 1980s and 1990s. ... |  |
| Sole Boards (0 replies) 20th January Give In ! I am trying to find that blog of the excellent installation of sole boards in ... | |
| Reefing hove to (0 replies) 30th December On the way back from West Mersea the wind picked up as I entered Felixstowe. I am not ... |  |
| A31 Peanut in 2021 (1 replies) 30th December Peanut seems to be at the first stage of needing some TLC. She’s on the hard at Beaumaris, ... |  |
| Trailer ‘Snaking’ and an antidote from the past (0 replies) 29th December The recent 2021-22 Annual Bulletin included an account by an AOA Member of a recent accident whilst towing ... |  |
| Airplanes with something in common with Atalantas (0 replies) 26th December This post will be, I hope, the first in this thread celebrating the Atalanta construction through its origins ... |  |
| Painting Deckheads (3 replies) 23rd December I knew enough to paint the outside of A90. Now I am to paint the inside, particularly the deckheads, ... | |
| Elle moves to winter quarters (1 comments) 10th November Elle is being stored in a barn this winter. Located in Dell Quay, Chichester Harbour – Apuldram Manor ... |  |
| Parts on ebay: Keelbox covers, steering wires and turning pulleys, piston hanks (0 replies) 25th October Heads up if you looking for any of these. Someone is selling the following parts on ebay: Keelbox covers (slats ... | |
| A49 seems to be in need of rescue (1 comments) 24th October Just saw this on Boat Scrapyards site. The boat is in Cheshire |  |
| A15 Artemis II – Unique and in fine condition – £4000 ono (0 comments) 15th October Presently afloat and in commission in Chichester harbour. Artemis II is in good condition with a Sabb marine ... |  |
| Southampton Boatshow Success (0 comments) 13th October Atalantas at a Boatshow? First there was one – the twenty four feet long Atalanta prototype, in 1955. Then, ... |  |
| 1966 – We nearly drowned (0 comments) 13th October The AOA caught up with the son of an ex-owner at the Southampton Boastshow in 2021. This ... |  |
| Cockpit renovation (1 comments) 03rd October Having decided that the cockpit seats need replacing . I set about ripping the old ones out the ... |  |
| The Wrabness tender mystery. Part 2 (2 comments) 27th September On taking over a boat it is common to inherit a certain number of “special” items. Dredged from ... | |
| The Wrabness tender mystery. Part 1 (1 comments) 23rd September The plan was for an overnight to Pin Mill or the Walton Backwaters. We left Manningtree under sail ... |  |
| Canvas Cover (5 replies) 10th September Hi Everyone, This will be the first winter for at least 4 years that A90 ‘Jenaka III’ will be ... | |
| A1 Generating Chatter At Southampton (0 comments) 09th September After a great deal of effort by Mike A1 is moored in the ‘Class Association’ area of the ... |  |
| Original purchase price of Atalantas (1 replies) 07th September I am interested to collate information on the cost of new Atalantas as they came out of the ... |