It is time for me to pass on the ‘bateau’ on to a new owner. Work commitments, blah..de..blah.. But she deserves to be used and should never be neglected.
She is a ‘little behind in her maintenance’ with her decks needing repainting. But she is still a solid original example in good working order. She comes with everything that is ‘hers’ and required for the cruises I have done. Cover, sails, ropes, hand-held ‘ships’ radio (as required in the French Canals), reliable engine, solar panel etc. The trailer is solid and works well as a cradle in the yard and for local movements. She has a ‘Waveline’ tender but the rollicks need re-attaching. The fire extinguishers are out of date.
Association members can see her full history in the registry.
Value is a funny thing as it has never been about the money. I am asking £4,000. Because that is what I think is a cheap but fair price.
I am expecting the new owner will become a valuable contributor to this association and Mary’s ongoing history.
If you are interested please contact me, Alistair:
- Telephone: [zero, 7578] 955 102
- Email: fairey.mary[at]dog-cafe.co.uk (replace [at] with @)
Blog Posts
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 | Barrier -> St. Katharine Docks2025 September -Comments: |
 | Back home on the Orwell.2025 August -Comments: |
 | Orwell to Oxford, London2025 May -Comments: |
 | Orwell to Oxford, To the Medway2025 April -Comments: |
 | Orwell to Oxford2025 January -Comments: |
 | Repairs to top sides2022 December -Comments: |
 | Out of hibernation2021 August -Comments: |
 | November 2019 Classic Boat – Atalanta as an ‘Affordable Classic’2019 October -Comments: |
 | Atalanta Mary hibernates2019 January -Comments: |
 | 2016 Mary on the way home2017 June -Comments: |
 | Suffolk Yacht Harbour-Mary maintenance2016 October -Comments: |
 | 09 Sep – Hyeres2016 September -Comments: |
 | 09 Sep – St Tropez to Le Lavendou2016 September -Comments: |
 | 07 Sep – St Tropez2016 September -Comments: |
 | 06 Sep – Past Agay to St Tropez2016 September -Comments: |
 | 05 Sep – Past Cannes to La Napoule2016 September -Comments: |
 | 04 Sep – Antibes2016 September -Comments: |
 | 03 Sep – Around Monaco2016 September -Comments: |
 | 02 Sep – To Monaco2016 September -Comments: |
 | 01 Sep – San Remo2016 September -Comments: |
 | 31 Aug – San Lorenzo Al Mare2016 August -Comments: |
 | 30 Aug – Alassio2016 August -Comments: |
 | 29 Aug – Savona to Loano2016 August -Comments: |
 | 28 Aug – Genoa to Savona2016 August -Comments: |
 | 26 Aug – Genoa2016 August -Comments: |
 | 25 Aug – Portofino2016 August -Comments: |
 | 25 Aug – Past Cinque Terre to Portfino2016 August -Comments: |
 | 24 Aug – Portovenere2016 August -Comments: |
 | 23 Aug – La Grazie2016 August -Comments: |
 | La Spezia2016 August -Comments: |
 | 23 Aug – Past Lerici, Viareggio and Carrera2016 August -Comments: |
 | 23 Aug – Leaving the Arno2016 August -Comments: |
 | 22 Aug – Arnovecchio2016 August -Comments: |
 | 21 Aug – Florence, before we get afloat2016 August -Comments: |
 | Leaving Pisa to La Grazie (near La Spezia)2016 August -Comments: |
 | Atalanta Mary Comes Home (2016)2016 August -Comments: |
 | Bringing Mary Home-Non abbastanza vacanze2016 June -Comments: |
| Boat cover for Mary2016 June -Comments: |
 | 2016 Atalanta Mary’s new cover2016 June -Comments: |
 | Arnoveccio in Pisa2016 January -Comments: |
 | 2015 Mary to Pisa2015 September -Comments: |
Mary 20152015 September -Comments: | |
 | 2015 Mary check in Bosa2015 April -Comments: |
 | Atalanta Mary 20142014 October -Comments: |
 | bubble repair2014 April -Comments: |
 | 2014 Winter check on A102 in Bosa2014 January -Comments: |
 | 2013 Atalanta Mary lays up in Bosa2013 November -Comments: |
 | 2013 Atalanta Mary from above2013 September -Comments: |
 | 2013 Atalanta Mary Alghero to Bosa, Sardinia2013 September -Comments: |
 | 2013 Atlanta Mary from Corsica to Isola Rossa, Sardinia2013 September -Comments: |
 | 2024 A103 – Sardinia2013 September -Comments: |
 | 2013 A102 – Corsica!2013 August -Comments: |
 | 2013 A102 – Out into the Mediterranean2013 August -Comments: |
 | 2013 A102 – Hatch Repairs2013 July -Comments: |
 | 2013 A102 – Lyon and The Rhone2013 June -Comments: |
 | 2013 A102 – Into the Rhone Valley & R.Saone2013 June -Comments: |
 | 2013 A102 – The Marne Valley2013 June -Comments: |
 | 2013 A102 – East from Paris on the R.Marne2013 May -Comments: |
 | 2013 A102 Mary in Paris2013 May -Comments: |
 | 2013 A102 Mary To Paris2013 April -Comments: |
 | 2013 Atalanta Mary ready on the South Coast2013 January -Comments: |
European holiday2012 December -Comments: | |
 | 2012 A102 Atalanta Mary travels to Chichester2012 November -Comments: |
 | A102 Atalanta Mary is for sale SOLD2012 February -Comments: |
 | Beta Diesel engine2000 January -Comments: |
Restoration – Cockpit, Engine, Rig1998 May -Comments: | |
Coupe Bernard Trophy 1992 – Twin Rudders1992 January -Comments: | |
In the Navy1979 January -Comments: |
Photographs
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A102 Off the Upnor shore on the way to the AOA 2025 Social at Chatham Dockyard
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A102 The sand keel seems to be laminates of agba. So I used the same to pack out the bow roller. Much of a gap would have left room for movement. Water ingress and nastyness.
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A102 I think it was this picture I had in my mind when I need to push my way through another day of sanding.
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A102 dry flaky paint
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A102 Aft of the cockpit I just sanded through the old paint. Fore of the cockpit I used a heat gun.
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A102 bow roller and shroud bolts were good. Lucky I had not checked these before.
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A102 the heat gun lifted the old paint. I think she has been west system’ed but I needed to be careful with the scraper. I only gave this a light sanding and avoid biting into the wood.
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A102 the nose had a sheet of glass fibre but was solid underneath.
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A102 a heat gun made quick work of this.
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A102 Rot under the anchor roller
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A102 Remove stove through deck.
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A102 Mary’s rib.
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A102 Having new tow rails
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A100, A102 A good sail with the tide to The Hamble
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A100, A102 A good sail with the tide to The Hamble
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A102 2022 08 UF50 2 Cowes 1 Shephards 028
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A102 A102 visits The Two Keels
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A100, A102 More wind on the second day
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A102 2022 08 UF50 2 Cowes 3 Racing 025
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A100, A102 More wind on the second day
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A102 Five Atalantas!
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A1, A102, A124 A1, A102 and A124 in Harwich
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A1, A102, A124 A1,A102 and A124 tucked up in Ramsgate
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A102 Atalanta Mary at dawn as we leave Dover
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A102 too many fiddly bits
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A102 Raising the mast (singlehanded – it is simple with the raised chainplates)
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A102 Back to the water
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A102 A102 keel bolt covers
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A102 Alistair and A102 off Sardinia
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A102 Atalanta Mary is reversed into her home for a few months
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A102 Following Mary down the farm track
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A102 The barn is very close to the marina, and the famer offers a tow vehicle
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A102, A124, A89 2018 West Mersea Race Morning
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A102, A124 2018 West Mersea Race Morning – Banter with A102 and A124
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A102 2018 West Mersea Race Morning – Banter with A102 and A124
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A102, A124 2018 CIC Hans with A102 and A124 Rowhedge
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A102, A124 2018 CIC A102 and A124 at Rowhedge
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A102, A124 2018 CIC A102 and A124 at Brightlingsea after the rain
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A102, A124 After a very wet passage from Levington the sun came out!
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A102, A124 2018 CIC A102 and A124 Resting at Brightlingsea
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A102 2018 CIC A102 and A124 at Brightlingsea
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A102, A89 2018 AOA60 at SYH 25th 019 A102 and A89 A124 in background
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A102 At the MDL Hamble event 1996
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A102 Atalanta Mary enjoying life in the Mediterranean
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A102 A102 Atalanta Mary in Sardinia
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A102 A102 Atalanta Mary in Sardinia
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A102 A102 Attacking the Blister in Sardinia
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A102 A102 Sardinia – the blister looking resplendent and the keels ready to go
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A102 A102 in Sardinia, keel preparation
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A102 A102 in Sardinia – keels out and preparing the bottom for copper coat
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A102 A102 Lunch in the keel boxes
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A102 2016 A102 New Cover
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A102 2016 A102 New Cover
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A102 2016 A102 New Cover
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A102 2016 A102 comes out at Le Lavandou, S. France, for the trip home
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A102 2016 A102 in her new home, Suffolk Yacht Harbour, on the Orwell
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A102 A102 Mast gets a full makeover at Suffolk Yacht harbour
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A102 A102 Mast gets a full makeover at Suffolk Yacht harbour
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A102 2017 A102 under her new cover in the midst of topside repaint
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A102 2017 A102 looking good
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A102 A102 after her adventures with the Languard Buoy, Harwich
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A102 2017 Mary on the Blackwater
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A102 2017 Mary on the Blackwater
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A102, A124 A89 and A124 swap banter before the race West Mersea 2017
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A102 A102 Atalanta Mary hosts the ‘night before’ briefing W.Mersea 2017
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A102, A89 2017 A102 Atalanta Mary and A89 Colchide on the piles at West Mersea
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A102, A124 A124 and A102 jilling around waiting for the start
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A102, A124 A102 and A124 at Heybridge Basin after W.Mersea 2017
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A102 A102 beating up The Blackwater 2017
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A102 A102 saiing towards Marconi SC and Osea 2017
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A102 A102 Looking good on the Blackwater 2017 after West Mersea race
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A102 A102 sailing past Tollesbury under autopilot 2017
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A102 A102 Atalanta Mary sailing out of the Orwell to West Mersea
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A102 A102 Atalanta Mary sailing out of the Orwell to West Mersea
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A102 Atalanta Mary after launch at Suffolk Yacht Harbour
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A102 Atalanta Mary after launch at Suffolk Yacht Harbour
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A102 Loaded on the trailer mast threaded under the hull. Ready to go home.
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A102 The hoist bay at Le Lavendou – a modern marina.
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A102 Mary snugly moored just inside the harbour
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A102 Sunset sailing
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A102 Bimini motoring.
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A102 Bimini in position.
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A102 A fine vessel
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A102 Plenty of room. Doesn’t she look smart!
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A102 And we sailed. An all too infrequent occurrence
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A102 Looking cool in the shade of the ad-hoc bimini rigged under the boom.
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A102 Atalanta Mary rubs shoulders with the great and the good.
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A102 Sailing at last. This corner of the med is not the windiest, but we had a great sail today.
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A102 Atalanta owner in his element. One hand on the tiller, other on the vodka bottle.
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A102 Back into the water
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A102 Atalanta Mary had faired well through during her year at Arnovecchio and was in good shape.
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A102 A102 clean foredeck layout
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A102 A102 Beta engine installation
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A102 A102 galley simple and effective
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A102 A102 Aft cabin
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A102 A102 main cabin and shelves
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A102 A102 saloon shelves
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A102 A102 cabin shelving
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A102 A102 Well sorted rigging and cockpit
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A102 A102 sailing under reefed main
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A102 A102 sailing
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A102 A102 in very original form
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A102 A102 resplendent after restoration
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A102 A102 uncluttered decks
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I have committed to the UF50 celebrations so won’t sell until after that. Sorry.