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30Dec/22

Repairs to top sides

30/12/2022A102heat-gun, PaintFairey Mary

The Uffa fox event was the perfect excuse for me to finally address the top-sides. Mary was in good condition when I took over her care. But the paint had definitely goneRead More…

02Nov/21

Atalanta Mary rubs shoulders with the great and the good.

A102 Atalanta Mary no longer for sale

02/11/2021UncategorizedFairey Mary

It is time for me to pass on the ‘bateau’ on to a new owner. Work commitments, blah..de..blah.. But she deserves to be used and should never be neglected. She is aRead More…

22Aug/21

Out of hibernation

22/08/2021A102West MerseaFairey Mary

I am really glad that I managed to find ‘hibernation’ for Mary over the lock-down. But it is time to get her back in the water enjoy a sail and make sureRead More…

11Jun/17

2016 Mary on the way home

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2016 Mary on the way home.

Photo: sep 06b to st tropez 010_modified.

Suffolk Yacht Harbour-Mary maintenance

01/10/2016A102NingBlog, Paint, VarnishFairey Mary

In my previous blog I spoke of bringing Mary home because the maintenance backlog was exceeding holiday expectations. Well that kind of thing. So now Mary is in Suffolk Yacht Harbour under her lovely cover with the expectation that I address the

09Sep/16

09 Sep – Hyeres

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09Sep/16

09 Sep – St Tropez to Le Lavendou

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07Sep/16

07 Sep – St Tropez

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06Sep/16

06 Sep – Past Agay to St Tropez

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05Sep/16

This motorboat intrigued Nick as it sped past - is there a strong hint of Citroen DS about the styling?

05 Sep – Past Cannes to La Napoule

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04Sep/16

04 Sep – Antibes

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03Sep/16

03 Sep – Around Monaco

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02Sep/16

The small boat harbour, SW of the clifftop old Monaco. An impressive hole overshadowed but the the cliffs on which Old Monaco stands.

02 Sep – To Monaco

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01Sep/16

01 Sep – San Remo

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31Aug/16

31 Aug – San Lorenzo Al Mare

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30Aug/16

We spent ages looking for one or two famous people's plaques - very time consuming.

30 Aug – Alassio

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30Aug/16

In Loano we entered a massive and half-empty marina. There was no clear guidance so we moored in a berth around three times the length of Atalanta Mary and headed for the Capitainerie

29 Aug – Savona to Loano

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28Aug/16

Looking cool in the shade of the ad-hoc bimini rigged under the boom.

28 Aug – Genoa to Savona

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26Aug/16

26 Aug – Genoa

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25Aug/16

25 Aug – Portofino

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25Aug/16

Looking back at Portovenere in the morning sun

25 Aug – Past Cinque Terre to Portfino

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24Aug/16

Stunning- the blue sea, the magnificent fort and town of Portovenere

24 Aug – Portovenere

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24Aug/16

These two yachts are operated by a UK Charter company

23 Aug – La Grazie

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23Aug/16

La Spezia

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I have driven past Genoa and La Spezia a number of times and although the west of Genoa has some beautiful driving roads. Well they were before they filled them with carsRead More…

23Aug/16

23 Aug – Past Lerici, Viareggio and Carrera

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23Aug/16

Atalanta owner in his element. One hand on the tiller, other on the vodka bottle.

23 Aug – Leaving the Arno

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22Aug/16

You can't see them, but the mosquitoes were definitely there.

22 Aug – Arnovecchio

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21Aug/16

La Terrazzo Bar - trendy, great views, nicely done. And the most expensive beer we had at over £12 each!

21 Aug – Florence, before we get afloat

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20Aug/16

Leaving Pisa to La Grazie (near La Spezia)

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We , and I say we, because our Nick joined me, had a delay before we could get into the water. So we spent the day in Florence drinking stupidly expensive beerRead More…

20Aug/16

Journeys end - at least for the waterborne Atalanta Mary. This was closing the Mediterranean track of Mary which had started at Marseille 3 years before.

Atalanta Mary Comes Home (2016)

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23Jun/16

Bringing Mary Home-Non abbastanza vacanze

23/06/2016A102Med, NingBlog, PaintFairey Mary

I am going to need your help here. It has become evident that I should bring Mary home.

When I visited on the 2

23Jun/16

Boat cover for Mary

23/06/2016A102Covers, NingBlogFairey Mary

As you will know from Nicks posts I have had a cover made for Mary. As described by the Pisa Marina owner ‘she is beautiful’.

07Jan/16

Arnoveccio in Pisa

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After leaving Bosa I decided the next overwintering would be Pisa. I would go up the eastern side of Corsica and head to the mainland. I think the distances around Sardinia wereRead More…

12Sep/15

2015 Mary to Pisa

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2015 Mary to Pisa.

Photo: Bastia. We just do it for the photos

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06Sep/15

Mary 2015

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Well I have finally managed to put Mary back in the water and I think the plan is basically to find my way home. The distances here are too great and the contradiction between waiting out mistral and having to fighter 3 weeks holiday once a year has

10Apr/15

2015 Mary check in Bosa

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2015 Mary check in Bosa.

Photo: new keel box seals. I managed to get new blocking plates made by a local carpenter. By all accounts a good man

01Oct/14

Atalanta Mary 2014

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This blog covers a 2 1/2 week holiday I spent in Sardinia working on Mary.

Before reading this look back at the condition of Mary when I sailed out of Portland in October 2012. During 2013 she was exposed to a lot of strong UV. With the a

18Apr/14

bubble repair

18/04/2014A102Bubble, NingBlogFairey Mary

As you may remember I managed to damage the bubble just forward of the hatch. After damaging and repairing the hatch itself. This repair scared me far more as a hash job here would be a significant scar on my self confidence.

17Jan/14