A1 Atalanta was delivered to the Classic Boat Museum in Cowes by Mike Dixon and Nick Phillips at the end of last week. This is great news for the Museum and for the future of the Atalanta, ensuring that the Atalanta’s place in yachting history and the unique features of the class will be remembered and promoted for many years to come.
After over thirty years ‘resting’ ashore at Point Clear, near Brightlingsea, Mike completely rebuilt Atalanta between 2017 and 2019. A1 has real significance in yachting history, marking Fairey Marine’s move into yacht building and as part of the post-war explosion in yachting.
The Museum will take time to prepare A1 as an exhibit and she is unlikely to be on view to the public until 2025 or later. They are excited to have A1 in the Museum as part of their own presentation of the development and spread of yachting in the 1950s. And, of course, because of Uffa Fox’s role in creating her – the Museum have an extensive range of Uffa-related exhibits. The Museum already have the 20′ yacht Sopranino, designed by Laurent giles, in which Patrick Ellam and Colin Mudie crossed the Atalantic in 1951.
Read more about A1 and the Atalantas below
The concept for the Atalanta – Sujanwiz
The Atalanta’s place in yachting history
A1 Atalanta Restoration 2016 – 2019
The Atalanta was not an Airborne Lifeboat
