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…
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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…
June 2019: Website Updated – hope you like it..
New Styling, Pages and Navigation (menu) Options Yes, the website looks different. Responding to feedback we have tried to make it easier to find things on the website. In particular you willRead More…
21May/19
2019 Atalanta Owners in Bristol 11th May
The cold weather took a welcome break and the sun shone in Bristol on 11th May for our meet-up at the Underfall Yard in the Bristol Floating Harbour. There was a prettyRead More…
14Feb/19
Wood needs to breathe – A59 Julietta re-launch delayed
I have had an update from Dennis Clarke on the progress of Julietta’s restoration. As often happens timescales for the work planned extended significantly but Julietta was finally prety much ready forRead More…
31Jan/19
A1 and A105 Head to Toe
Last year Peter Keightley bought A105 Taku Maru from John Ingleby with plans of visiting the Mediterranean via the French Canals. Peter has an excellent workshop for his preparations. There is apparentlyRead More…
29Jan/19
2019 AGM, Meet-Ups, Cruises and Rallies
Although the wind, snow, rain and frost are still with us I am sure most of us are planning our Summer activities. Why not make room in your diaries to get togetherRead More…
What’s new? – Archive and technical updates
This page details all archive and website updates by the date they were made – scroll down to review. Feedback on the site and ideas for improvements are always welcome – pleaseRead More…
What’s new – November 2018 Photos Added
The photos below were loaded in November 2018. These photographs were collected as part of the pjysical AOA Archive and are now being made available online. Although the photographs are individually availableRead More…
10Nov/18
Peanut in Beaumaris 2018
Peanut is based in Beaumaris, North Wales. Andrew Willat posted photos of her in 2017-18 on the Facebook group ‘Uffa Fox Designs‘. Peanut is far from standard with an extra mast andRead More…
28Aug/18
A48 Seen in barn in Dorst
Nick contacted us to say that he had come across A48 Theodora in a barn in Dorset. It was not clear what the owner planned for her. Title: Theodora in 2018 2Caption:Read More…
23Aug/18
Theodora safe and sound in a barn
In another demonstration of the benefits of the website we were contacted by someone who had come across Theodora in a barn in Dorset.She looks to be in reasonable condition.Unfortunately we hadRead More…
30Jul/18
A1 Atalanta gets a new Iron Topsail
As part of her restoration Atalanta a1 has now received a shiny red Beta diesel. You will be able to read about the details of the installation in the future but inRead More…
26Jul/18
A90 Mourne Goblin – Offers around £5000 SOLD
Reluctant sale, due to purchase of larger boat.
A90 Mourne Goblin had a full rebuild 2000/2005 – see A90 Boat Page (detail requires site registration).
Ashore on trailer West Yorkshire, offers around £5000.
10Jul/18
A1 Atalanta Interesting Keel Hoist
A1’s keel plates and hoist have been completely refurbished. The lifting gear is of interesting design – the same principle was used in the production Atalantas but the original has cables inRead More…
03Jul/18
A1 Atalanta dresses in her new rigging
Mike’s new sails are to be made by famous sailmaker Jimmy Lawrence, of Brightlingsea. The loft insist on measuring the boat themselves. So all Mike has to do is get her toRead More…
03Jul/18
A1 Atalanta Trailer (ex Kotora) – a different type of trailer
Mike bought Kotora’s old trailer and heavily refurbished it. It is of an interesting design, quite different to others I have seen. It has central supports for the keel and a fore-and-aftRead More…
03Jul/18
A1 Atalanta Restoration – Sunlight for the first time in 18 months
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 thatRead More…
17Jun/18
Site Activity Feed – Never miss a post, blog or comment on the site
AOA Website Site Activity Feed – updates emailed to you so that you never miss a post, blog or comment.
07Jun/18
A144 CYN For Sale – offers
Yet another year has passed and I haven’t had time to touch Cyn.
She is complete and watertight wooden mast and a yanmar engine which isn’t fitted.
There is a rough yard trailer
Located 30min from Rosslare port
€1500 euro / offers if it’s going to be restored
A160 Moyra from the Archive – use with the RONA Trust
As part of the continuing transfer of the AOA archives online I came across this note from the RONA Trust about Moyra’s first owner Lord Amroy, and Moyra’s role in the Trust.Read More…
29May/18
Atalanta 26 For Sale – A161 Amber Ellen SOLD
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.
21May/18
Atalanta 26: A9 Ereina £2000 ono
Atalanta 26 A9 Ereina is for sale. Ereina is part way through a restoration interrupted due to move to sailing a catamaran. She is out of the water in South Wales. Most repairs have been completed (see photos) – the hull needs stripping back and re-coating. Galvanised 4-wheel trailer almost unused, never been in salt water. Yanmar 1GM10 engine , stainless steel P-bracket. Original Dinky dinghy.
03May/18
A117 Turtle May 2018 – progress in Cornwall
Our Secretary Richard has been on his travels, sailing tupperware yachts and popping in on unsuspecting Atalanta Owners. Richard visited Chris Berry in Truro. Chris has taken on A117 Turtle – TurtleRead More…
13Apr/18
AOA Annual Dinner
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.
?? AOA60 – How well do you know Fairey Marine yachts?
The AOA0 Challenge is live – have a go, get on the leaderboard, and maybe learn some new facts about the Fairey Marine Yachts.
AOA60 Round The World
Fairey Marine Yachts Collaborative Round the World Journey FMAOA Around the World Log
AOA60 Challenge
AOA60 Challenge Pit your knowledge against our resident Quizmaster ‘Dicky’ and against the wider Fairey Atalanta community.
Test FrontEnd Post
This is a test of a Front End Post.
The AOA is 60 Years Old – Celebrate with us
Check out, and Join in our celebration of 60 years.
AOA60 – Celebrating 60 years
The Atalanta Owners Association was formed in May 1958.For sixty years the Association has provided the means for owners and potential owners to support themselves and each other in keeping aliveRead More…
16Feb/18
2018 AOA AGM
The 2018 AGM was held at the Tamesis Sailing Club on the River Thames in Hampton Wick. It was an excellent day with a suitable mix of ‘business’ and pleasure, and theRead More…
04Feb/18
A128 Echo in 1989-1990
Pictures of A128 Echo iin 1989 and 1990 kindly provided by Piers Beckett.
31Jan/18
A125 Bacardi – A ‘Barn Find’ which died in the barn
Below is a story of a long distance affair between Peter Nicholls and A125 Polaris II in Mexico. 1960 Polaris moves to Mexico Fairey Atalanta hull no 128 left the Hamble worksRead More…
12Dec/17
A16 Dervorguilla gets a makeover
A16 Dervorguilla gets a makeover at Pin Mill. A Mark 1 Atalanta Devorguilla is still in remarkable condition despite her age. There are quite a few interesting differences: The aft-cabin is longer,Read More…
09Dec/17
Paint job (mostly) complete
So today was the day that all the prep has paid off. I hope the colour gets the nod. When I stripped off the old black paint, I found some of thisRead More…
09Dec/17
2018 AOA Website – introduction
Welcome to the new 2018 AOA Website which replaces the old ‘Ning’ site. Our new website is still work in progress. We are in the process of loading AOA records and thereRead More…
26Nov/17
F14 Noggin for sale £6,000 – SOLD
Christopher Perkins has put Noggin up for sale. She has had a great deal of work done by professional boatbuilder Alan Staley. Lying in Faversham, with an excellent trailer. Contact details christopher.perkinsRead More…
03Jul/17
A124 Helene gets new electrics panel
Helene had been professionally rewired before I bought her. There were one or two aspects I didn’t like, mainly that some of the cable routing was very visible, the sockets provided wereRead More…
A124 Helene gets her old boom back with slab reefing
Helene’s previous owner had invested in the hope of a return in silverware. Helene (3/4 rig, wooden mast) had been set up with new sails and gear for racing. This included leadingRead More…
12Jun/17
AOA Toco demise 2017 – A sad tale
Sadly we watched the A99 Toco demise in 2017. She had been lying outside the owner’s house for many years. He had intended to restore her but never quite got started. TheRead More…
25May/17
A124 Keels and their mechanism
The keels, keel brackets and clamping plates all looked in excellent condition but I wanted to get them out to check. I got the boat in the air and prepared to removeRead More…
25May/17
A124 Replacement Windows
The windows on Helene were very cloudy and needed replacing. There is a lot of excellent information in bulletins about how to replace them so I got stuck in. The only variationRead More…