Photographs of the cockpit tent installed on Hiran, which may be of interest to others. Title: A95 Hiran Cockpit Cover looking forwardCaption: A95 Hiran Cockpit Cover looking forward Title: A95 Hiran CockpitRead More…
I adapted a methodology for lifting the boat off the trailer that I have used for other boats. It involves a cross-beam with a jack at each end. In the past IRead More…
The Association have contributed to an article in Classic Sailor about Atalantas this month. Dan Houston’s Classic Sailor magazine is an excellent publication – thoroughly recommended. Check it out at http://classicsailor.com.
Emma Duck was excellently looked after for many years by AOA members, and she retains many original Atalanta features, with some later additions attributed to an extended stay in the Med. SheRead More…
Keith Viewing’s wonderful Solone is now for sale. Set up for serious cruising Solone is looking for new adventures. Invoices available for all works carried out. Solone has been laid up ashoreRead More…
Hiran is up for sale after over 30 years of ownership. Sale Details
There are three Fairey Marine tenders to complement the Atalanta series of yachts. The Dinky This is an 8 ft long dinghy. Constructed in the same way as the Atalanta, hot mouldedRead More…
Great news for Fred and the Association – Toco Axxx has a new home. We wish the new owner good fortune in the restoration and hope to follow progress over the comingRead More…
The 2017 AOA AGM was well attended with 26 people representing xxx boats. We discussed…. We had a great lunch with much talk of adventures new, old and future. And so on
In 2013 Alistair Rodger sailed A102 Atalanta Mary across The Channel to St Valery Sur Somme as the first part of a Mediterranean adventure. Alistair, Mojo the greyhound and Atalanta Mary spentRead More…
Brochures Adverts and Publicity Shots
Brochures Adverts and Publicity Shots
Brochures Adverts and Publicity Shots
Brochures Adverts and Publicity Shots
The wonderful A17, Gambol, is for sale. Gambol has had much work done by Simon Garrett and is in great condition. Asking Price £9,350 Currently Lying Under Cover a Few Mins FromRead More…
Beef this up – more recent history, plus maybe subscription over the years…. The AGM/Dinner held at St Ermin’s Hotel, Caxton Street, London, on a Saturday in January, is held in aRead More…
Ahamkara is a custom built Atalanta – see details here and also here – lying at Benfleet, Essex. Maree Ellis is keen for her to go to a new home. Please contactRead More…
The engine was not in bad condition but needed a tidy and paint up. Some of the ancilliaries and pipework were a bit untidy. I removed the cockpit floor and the engineRead More…
The join between the deck and blister was distressed at the forward end. Upon investigation it was clear that the laminated ‘quadrant’ in this corner was delaminating and there was evidence ofRead More…
The foredeck didn’t seem too bad away from the Blister (coachroof). However on investigation it transpired that the top veneer was breaking up in a few areas, particularly in the corners onRead More…
The decks appeared to need some paint. Sadly on investigation it turned out that areas were delaminating and that the stern deck on the starboard side had been badly repaired in theRead More…
I bought Helene in 2007 expecting to do some light renovation of the decks and then get sailing. I got her home and started the work. And then I made my firstRead More…
A104 For Sale ‘Click’ on a photo for a slideshow.
Lying Michigan, USA Contact George Wietor email: wietorg at yahoo.com Tel: 616 452-1021
Peter and Ian Brook have an unfinished A31 hill (number 13) and a donor boat in A31-7 Moby Dick. Peter Brook 020 8950 1313 See details of Moby Dick on her boatRead More…
Tim Arnold is selling Trio of Playford. tw.arnold at gmail dot com 07960148158 See further details on this post
A71 was bought by Lisa and Terry Greatrix. Terry’s brother had owned Blue Jackaroo earlier in her life and he helped Lisa and Terry restoration A71 to he former glory. Lisa andRead More…
Kookaburra was sold in 2012. ‘Click’ on a photo for a slideshow.
A183 Bluster was fitted with the ‘Unskink Offshore Buoyancy System’. This is a set of airtight bags which are normally folded but fill with compressed air under emergency conditions.
For sale on the South Coast. ‘Click’ on a photo for a slideshow.
The Harbour Master at Milford Haven contacted the Association with news that an Atalanta had been abandoned in the harbour and was going to be destroyed. A group of Association members gotRead More…
Chris Green bought A169 Kerry Piper in 2011 and commenced what turned out to be a very extensive restoration. As you can see in the photos, taken 2 years earlier, there wasRead More…
Lindora for sale in fishing-boat trim. ‘Click’ on a photo for a slideshow.
Extensively restored in 1999-2000 and then used on the East Coast. For sale in Essex having been stored for a couple of years. The ‘For Sale Details’ and a 2006 Survey canRead More…
A65 Joann is for sale. An unusual Atalanta she has a Titania coachroof ‘blister’ over the main cabin providing increased headroom there. She also has a standard Atalanta blister fitted to theRead More…
Blue Jackaroo, in excellent condition, is for sale. ‘Click’ on a photo for a slideshow.
In 1996 Colin Twyford, the AOA Secretary, Sent an AOA Newsletter to Jack Nelson requesting news of Aku but heard nothing in reply. Colin sent another Newsletter in Spring 2004 .To Colin’sRead More…
Major Boat Restorations Awarded when restorations are put in the water. This award started as a plaque awarded to singificant restorations of an Atalanta, Titania, Fulmar or Atalanta 31. It became knownRead More…
Most Adventurous Journey written up in the Bulletin Silver model of an Atalanta in a glass case. This is a second silver model (like the Etchells Trophy). This had been owned privately,Read More…
Best Technical Article published in The Bulletin Painting of A71 Blue Jackaroo by Alan Vines. The trophy is the second painting taken from a photograph of A171 Blue Jackaroo. This time theRead More…
Renamed Trientje P from Turnstone A77 in fine condition in Germany in 2003.
Tenga had been owned and restored by a cabinet maker. As can be seen in the picture and in this advert, she is in remarkable condition. A88 Tenga for sale in CanadaRead More…
In 2000 Puffin was bought by ‘Ship’s Company’. The letter to the Hon Sec at the time (Colin Twyford) below explains their purpose and requested help:
This picture is of A169 Kerry Piper looking fine in 1999 just before she was sold.
Hiran gets a new driveshaft
The family of Uffa Fox held a celebration for the centenary of the birth of the great man. The Event was attended by twenty five boats including two Atalantas – and A165Read More…
This letter was received from the owner in 1998
Photographic record of turning over Taku Maru in the late 1990s. Click on an image on the right for a slide show.
Achates visited the MDL Marina on the Hamble based on the old Fairey Marine yard.
Arose visited the MDL Marina on the Hamble based on the old Fairey Marine yard.