Thirteen of us met up in Dundee: George, Estelle and Morag from A147 Chamois; Bernard from A66 Sassi; Jonathan from A183 Bluster; Mike and Sheila from A1 Atalanta; Greg from A142 Sugar Plum, Ted and Sharon from A148 Johara; and ex-owners Dom, XX and Nick.
A rough estimate at the end of the meal indicated that the assembly represented roughly two hundred years of Atalanta ownership, with at least one hundred and forty years in commission.
A great time was had by all. We started with an excellent light lunch in the V&A museum. The very large building is home to a lot of light and air but recommended for the views and cafe alone. Then a couple of hours giving RSS Discovery a thorough survey, marvelling at the original construction and the sensitive restoration representing how she may have been on her Antarctic expeditions. Exhausted, afternoon was taken in the cafe in the V&A.
The day was capped off by an excellent dinner in the dining room of the Royal Tay Yacht Club. The views over the Tay were magnificent.
Thanks to Greg for all the organisation.
Windermere Jetty Museum
On the way from East Anglia and the Midlands a small team popped in to enjoy again the delights of the Windermere Jetty Museum. Many of you will remember the excellent virtual visit we made during lockdown in 2020.
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AOA_Events Roger Mallinson, steam engine officianado, rebuilt this Windemere launch and built the steam engine for her.
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AOA_Events Windemere Jetty Museum
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AOA_Events Windemere Jetty Museum
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AOA_Events Windemere Jetty – Cafe to start
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AOA_Events Roger Mallinson, steam engine officianado, rebuilt this Windemere launch and built the steam engine for her.
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AOA_Events Windemere Jetty Boat Dock
RSS Discovery and the V&A Museum
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AOA_Events RSS Discovery explored
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AOA_Events RSS Discovery explored
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AOA_Events RSS Discovery explored
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AOA_Events RSS Discovery explored
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AOA_Events A lot of masts and even more rigging
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AOA_Events Getaway vehicle
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AOA_Events RSS Discovery
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AOA_Events RSS Discovery
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AOA_Events Look out for ice
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AOA_Events RSS Discovery at night
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AOA_Events RSS Discovery at night
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AOA_Events RSS Discovery
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AOA_Events RSS Discovery and the V&A Museum
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AOA_Events RSS Discovery and the V&A Museum
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AOA_Events On deck
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AOA_Events Checking the compass
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AOA_Events Inspecting the varnishwork
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AOA_Events The menu included a dessert ‘Sugar Plum Pavlova’. Greg, owner of A142 Sugar Plum had to partake!
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AOA_Events The menu included a dessert ‘Sugar Plum Pavlova’. Greg, owner of A142 Sugar Plum had to partake!
Royal Tay Yacht Club
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AOA_Events Royal Tay Yacht Club
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AOA_Events Royal Tay Yacht Club
