A1 Atalanta has been tucked up in her workshop for the last 18 months after rescue from a garden in Essex. Mike (Dixon) has achieved an amazing amount of progress in that time, transforming her from the state indicated in this post. There is still much to do but A1 is planning to be at Suffolk Yacht Harbour for the AOA60 celebrations and Mike needed to get her on the trailer, with the mast up, in order to organise new sails from Jimmy Lawrence. The sail-loft will not make from other’s measurements so Mike is trailing the part complete A1 and her complete mast to Brightlingsea for them to apply their tape measures.
This is first of a few posts showing the work done by Mike with the support of Peter Keightley and Nick Phillips over last weeked to get all this ready.
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A1 A1 at rest in the shed where she has been for 18 months receiving new keel boxes, skin grafts and hole repairs.
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A1 Jacks and beams in position. One beam aft, one forward. Each with a jack on each end.
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A1 View of the workshop with the plans on the door.
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A1 Aft and forward beams are raised with a person on each jack. the boat sits level and ready for the trailer to be wheeled into position.
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A1 Trailer in position ready for lowering of Atalanta
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A1 Blocking on the trailer to bring Atlanta out for final positioning.
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A1 Gone!
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A1 A happy owner walks around Atalanta in the sunlight for the first time in 18 months.
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A1 Atalanta is all curves, without the vertical sides of the later Atalantas. Look at the curves in that transom.
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A1 Sitting proud (and high) on her trailer. Beautiful from every angle.
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A1 A1 clearly showing her tumblehome.
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A1 The bow shape is little changed in the production Atalantas.
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A1 Gratuitous photos of A1’s blister and foredeck
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A1 Gratuitous photo of A1’s aft deck
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A1 The lifting beams and jacks are called into play again to lower the boat fully onto the trailer.
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A1 The lifting beams and jacks are called into play again to lower the boat fully onto the trailer.
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A1 The lifting beams and jacks are called into play again to lower the boat fully onto the trailer.
Are you going to paint it canary yellow?
But really it is brilliant I am sure we will have a hard time catching up. Particularly if you see the beard Mary is growing..