20Dec/20
Uffa Fox in 2022 – Celebrate Uffa’s legacy 50 years on
Celebrate the designs, work and life of Uffa Fox with sailing, racing, fun and Uffa history in Cowes over a weekend in 2022, the 50th anniversary year of his death
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19Dec/20
Fascinating profile of Charles Currey
‘..an incredible sailor, who at the same time was also a clever and insightful innovator‘ Dougal Henshaw, Sail-World 18 December 2020 Dougal Henshaw has just published a fascinating profile of Charles CurreyRead More…
15Dec/20
Happy Christmas to all
The AOA Annual Bulletin and Yearbook should be hitting Member doormats this week. Thanks to all the contributors and to Bernard and his team for its production. And a very Happy ChristmasRead More…
27Nov/20
How A105 became ‘Taku Maru’
We were delighted to hear from the son of Taku Maru’s original owner, Philip Booth, about his recollections of her and how she got her name. I am really delighted to seeRead More…
27Nov/20
Atalanta Vendee Globe Sat
Hi fellow sailors and boat maintainers. I think we should get together and discuss the Vendee Globe out of a sense of shared interest. I have created a zoom meeting below forRead More…
21Nov/20
A166 Hullabaloo For Sale – £400 in boatyard on Portland
Through a series of unfortunate experiences A166 is in need of a new home. She is in Clark’s Boatyard on Portland. Contact Tim or Denise at 01305 860265. Although originally covered theseRead More…
21Nov/20
Atalanta 26 For Sale – A161 Amber Ellen, £Offers
Atalanta 26 for sale – A161 Amber Ellen. Based near Ullapool Amber Ellen is offered with a trailer and some interesting modifications including wheel steering. With varnished hull and decks she now needs some attention and TLC. The exterior needs re-finishing and decks may need some repairs. The hull is in sound condition. Amber Ellen has had some interesting modifications through the years including raised tubular toe rails and wheel steering.
20Nov/20
A140 Kate Thomas – Two Views of Ownership in the 1990s
A recent tidy up by one of the AOA ex Bulletin Editors brought to light a new document written by an owner’s wife offering a different perspective on the ownership, sailing and trailing of an Atalanta.
18Nov/20
Hot Wood – Dougal Henshaw writes on Fairey Marine Hot Moulding
Thanks to Bernard Marshall for bringing to my attention the excellent article on the Yachts and Yachting website about Fairey Marine hotmoulded boats. It majors on the dinghies but the Atalanta doesRead More…
20Oct/20
Laying-Up eMeeting this Sunday – Details Published
The details of the virtual laying up get together have now been published under the Event entry. It would be great to see as many of you as can make it comingRead More…
13Oct/20
Classic Boat A1 Design and Restoration Review
With the completion of A1 Atalanta last year it seemed like a golden opportunity for the Association to have another push at publicising our excellent wards. A1 was a very special boatRead More…
13Oct/20
12 October 2020 – A154 Deannie Obituary
The decision to scrap A154 was taken in October 2020. To all intents and purposes A154 is no more although she lives on through parts salvaged by the AOA to be usedRead More…
12Oct/20
Salvaged Parts For Sale
Following the scrapping of T4 Brother Jack, A154 Deeanie and A179 Emma Duck, the AOA now have a large number of second-hand parts available for owners. You can access the list throughRead More…
05Oct/20
A154 Deannie – Last chance to save her
It is planned for Deannie to be scrapped over the weekend of 9-11 October. This week is the last chance if anyone wishes to save her. I you are seriously interested andRead More…
28Sep/20
A115 Mara For Sale – £800 SOLD
I have taken the decision to let A115 go to a new owner. Sadly I don’t have the time to work on her where she is as there is no power andRead More…
28Sep/20
F3 Dunsheen Restoration Project
I hope there is a competent person out there who would take on the restoration of F3 Dunsheen and sail this lovely boat. She is a good example of this classic classRead More…
29Aug/20
2020 East Coast Cruise in Company
It will not go down in the AOA Annals for its mileage or good weather but we all had a great time. We explored the Stour, Deben and Walton Backwaters before StormRead More…
02Aug/20
A124 Helene For Sale – £6500 incl.trailer SOLD
Lying in Ipswich. Please contact Nick for details by email or by phone on 07711 088762. A124 is for sale to allow to pursue my Atalanta and sailing aspirations in different directions.Read More…
23Jul/20
A124 meets A1 – not for the first time?
A124 Helene was launched at last on Monday (with much thanks to Mike Dixon for driving miles to assist). It felt good to have water under the keel again and looking forwardRead More…
10Jun/20
A55 For Sale on eBay as restoration project
A55 is for sale on eBay (finishes 14th June at 14.23) as a restoration project. She has been stored in a barn for a few years. Condition hard to tell exactly fromRead More…
25May/20
Fairey Marine early drawings for the A31
The 26′ Atalanta was a great success and Fairey Marine were considering a 31′ variation. There is a very early set of sketches and drawings, many signed by Uffa Fox, in theRead More…
17May/20
A109 – You might want to look the other way
In 2001 the owners of A7 bought A109 Beltine for spares. A109 was subsequently broken up as can be seen in the photos. Coincidentally A7 was bought by an owner who usedRead More…
Virtual Meeting E-WOW: Wild on Windermere 2020
We went Wild on Windermere! See what went on. How to take part Read the conversation below. Contribute using the form at the bottom of the page. Click on the ‘Subscribe’ linkRead More…
06May/20
Blue Jackaroo 2020 Repairs
Hello guys, been a while but using the warm weather I have been at work doing what I can. she started as loose tape on the deck and a little hole inRead More…
05May/20
Fairey Marine Promotional Videos
We have recently placed five Fairey Marine promotional films on the ‘Videos’ page. These are entertaining and provide an interesting insight into sailing in the late fifties / early sixties as wellRead More…
30Apr/20
A35 features in Audio-Visual treat
Further to the investigations in what happened to A35 Scherzo after the Conservatoire International de la Plaisance closed down in the 1990s we have continued to search periodically. I came across thisRead More…
29Apr/20
A76 and A98, a sad loss and an idea for the future
We were saddened to hear at the beginning of last year that the long term owner of A76 Inshallah and A98 Beki had died. The owner had been restoring both boats inRead More…
22Apr/20
A126 in the late 1970s
Happy memories of A126 Apple The AOA were very glad to be contacted in April 2020 by an ex-owner of A126 Apple with a little bit of history and some photographs. HavingRead More…
20Apr/20
Atalanta Lifting Slings
The Atalanta was designed with built in lifting brackets which enabled the boat to be lifted with the weight taken largely by the strong central bulkhead and keel structure. Two were boltedRead More…
02Apr/20
1958 Daily Express Boat Show Prize – An Atalanta!
In 1958 the prize for Daily Express National Boat Show was an Atalanta! Specifically A70 Catalina! John Dixon kindly provided the cutting tin the photograph (much appreciated!) which triggered this post. TheRead More…
02Apr/20
Archive addition – AOA Annual Dinner Menu Cards
Dinner menu and attendance cards for the first seven Annual Dinners – Atalanta Owners know how to enjoy themselves! These cards were kindly donated by the sone of an ex-owner.
10Mar/20
A65 Joann For Sale – £4000 incl. unique trailer SOLD
A65 Joann is for sale. A special Atalanta, Joann has a Titania coachroof ‘blister’ over the main cabin providing increased headroom there. She also has a standard Atalanta blister fitted to theRead More…
02Mar/20
Twenty Two in Twenty Twenty – the 2020 AGM
Storm Jorge didn’t manage to keep 22 of us from The Tamesis Sailing club, even passing through quickly so that we could bask in the sunshine during the AGM and lunch. TheRead More…
03Feb/20
F14 Noggin for sale £5,950 SOLD
Noggin has had a great deal of work done in recent years by professional boatbuilder Alan Staley and the previous owner. She is wonderful condition, looking very smart and awaiting a freshRead More…
01Jan/20
A1 Atalanta – The Radical Prototype
Below is the text of an article published in the November 2019 edition of Classic Boat. It documents the special place which A1 Atalanta has in yachting history and the amazing restorationRead More…
22Dec/19
A1 Restoration – The Final Push
I took on the restoration of A1 ‘Atalanta’ in 2016. This post begins a series in which I will document the work done, in text and photographs. There has been an extraordinary interest in A1’s progress. Many thanks to all who have expressed interest.
We’re back – apologies for the break in service
I would like to apologise to all of our readers for the non-availability of the website in the past few days. A small change triggered some unexpected impacts on the site. IRead More…
09Dec/19
Memories of my Father’s boat
Alan contacted us to enquire about the fate of A175 Inyoniamanzi (African for ‘Water Bird’). We were unable to provide much more information but Alan added some information to A175’s history. InyoniamanziRead More…
28Nov/19
James Wharram comments on the Atalanta, and the crew of A113 Aku
UPDATED 28/11 after input from Hanneke Boon of Wharram Designs, including updates to Aku’s boat page Further to the article in November the December issue of Classic Boat includes an endorsement ofRead More…
Adding photos to your blog improved
A number of you highlighted difficulties in adding photos to your blog entries. With apologies for it having been a bit messy I have now made it more reliable. Or should IRead More…
23Nov/19
Bernard Blavier
Bernard Blavier contacted the AOA in October 2019 to enquire of her whereabouts. (Connecting with ex-owners is one of the pleasures of the website). Bernard was the owner responsible for A35 beingRead More…
17Nov/19
A1 hauls out, watched by A89
After her first few months afloat for over 25 years Mike Dixon took A1 out of the water at the Orwell Yacht Club in the middle of October. Colchide, Richard James andRead More…
07Nov/19
A1 Atalanta floats for the first time in over 25 years
I hope you will have read the excellent series of articles by Mike Dixon about his restoration of the Atalanta prototype – A1 Atalanta. There are more to come but in theRead More…
07Nov/19
Membership Subscriptions – Simplified for 2020
Subscriptions for 2020 are due by 1st January. At the 2019 AGM in March it was agreed to simplify our subscription rates. There is now a flat rate of £20 for allRead More…
29Oct/19
November 2019 Classic Boat – Atalanta as an ‘Affordable Classic’
It started with a conversation at the Suffolk Yacht Harbour Classic Regatta in June this year. In the bar. Peter Smith, art editor for Classic boat was taking part with his 8-tonRead More…
01Sep/19
2019-20 Bulletin – Contributions please
The Bulletin Editor is busy preparing to collate and format all of your articles for this year’s Bulletin. Tell us about your cruises, your modifications or anything you think other Atalanta OwnersRead More…
12Aug/19
Ex Owner seeks photos of Aquilo sailing for a painting
Vic Carr, ex owner, had this letter published in the September edition of Classic Boat. The Secretary is getting touch with Classic Boat to connect with Vic. He is looking for photosRead More…
2019 East Coast Rally – Final Programme
The final programme for the East Coast get together and race as part of the Regatta is now available. Check it out here It would be great to see as many ofRead More…
03Jul/19
A176 Persephone – Last Call (2019)
We were contacted by someone who was looking to help a friend dispose of an Atalanta. They did not know many details but provided the photos below. From this we were ableRead More…