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01Feb/90
Showing engine 'back-to-front' for ease of maintenance. Also lack of prop shaft due to hydraulic drive

A89 Hydraulic drive

A89

Bernard Upton fitted a Farryman 12hp and hydraulic drive to a 2 bladed folding propellor. He also put hydraulic rams on the keel hoists.

28Jan/80

Saving Aku A113

A113

From the 1980-81 Bulletin Tony Peck and John Riding’s start of their circumnavigation, and its halt in the Galapagos islands, has been written up elsewhere. After abandoning their circumnavigation AKU was passedRead More…

18May/63

A175 boat name

A175

A175 was launched with the name Inyoniyamanzi. The is a term from South Africa (Afrikaans? Zulu?) for “African Penguin”.

30Nov/60
A113 Aku leaves the river Hamble

A113 Sets off Round the World

A113

From the 1960-61 Bulletin On 15 November 1960, John Peck in Fairey Atalanta “Aku” (A113 ) left Hamble on the longest planned Fairey Atalanta cruise yet . He planned to sail westward round the world – a two year, 31,000 mile journey.  John Peck was a racing motor cyclist aged 49. He was accompanied by 24 yearsRead More…

Clever Interiors

What sort of accommodation does an Atalanta have?

Well if we start at the bow, there is a traditional forward heads. Behind that there is a saloon, with a berth on each side. Then there is a structural bulkhead separating the saloon from the galley/chart area. Aft of the galley and chart space is the cockpit. Under the stern deck there is an aft cabin with 2 full length berths.  Follow the photos below to take a tour around the inside of Emma Duck, starting in the bows and going aft on the starboard side first:

(Click on an image to enlarge)

Heads and Main Saloon

the interior heads and saloon
A179 Emma Duck. Main salmon, forward end, with the sliding doors separating off the heads in the focsl. Note the lockers behind the seats.
the interior heads
A179 Emma Duck. Main saloon. showing sliding doors to heads open, and the backrest locker.
the interior main cabin shelves
A179 Emma Duck. Rear corner of the main saloon, showing a shelf on the forward side of the main bulkhead.

Galley and Chart Space

the interior galley and chart space
A179 Emma Duck. Between the main bulkhead and the cockpit on the starboards side. Slide out Sink, (typical plastic sink fitted to many Fairey sailing boats) slides under the chart table. Quarter berth underneath. Note keel raising handle at bottom of photo and just forward of the handle one of the lifting points for the three legged strop.
the interior galley
A179 Emma Duck. Galley Sink has been slid under the charitable. Cutlery drawer can be seen under the charitable. No cushion on the quarter berth. Note the markings on the keel hoist mechanism cover showing draft depending on how deep the keel has been lowered.
A179
A179 Emma Duck. Galley area between the main saloon and the cockpit on the port side. Gimballed gas cooker.

Aft Cabin

the interior stern cabin
Not many comforts in the stern cabin yet.

Click on the ‘Page 2’ symbol below to see a selection of interior photographs from the Archive

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01Jan/40
AOA First Meeting

AOA Annual General and Committee Meetings

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The AGM and its associated dinner / lunch have remained a key foundation stone for the Members’ mutual support. Records of those meetings and the Committee meetings, sometimes dry and matter of fact, sometimes full of narrative about the boats and owners, provide an interesting insight into these amazing boats and the characters that owned them.