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Moby Dick

CLASS/SAIL
DATE BUILT
HULL NUMBER

Atalanta 31 31-7
July 1963
7

LAST NOTIFIED INFORMATION (to 2019) /

- Other names	Twinkee
- Condition	Wrecked
- Location	Watford
- Engine	BMC Captain 1500
- Rig

Comments: RORC number 1987. Many modifications including Hasler rig in 1977. Restored after extensive damage but no longer sailing.
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A31-7 Moby Dick & A31-13 Project Atalanta 31s £enquire NO LONGER FOR SALE

2014 November - 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 boat page
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Sail_No	Year	BoatName	Owner	HomePort	Condition	Engine	Notable EVENT
31-7	2019				Wrecked		A fire in the barn where the hull and deck were stored resulted in a total loss.
31-7	2017						For Sale
31-7	2010		Brook, Ian & Peter	Watford	Storing
31-7	2006		Hughes, M and Maring, P	Morbihan & Chichester
31-7	2003						Not responding to AOA communications
31-7	2000						Boat significantly restored. Refused AOA restoration award
31-7	1993		Rees, Cyril	Chichester		BMC Captain 1500	Had owned A22 1968-88. Cyril buys . Boat is in terrible state, 18" rainwater inside, interior woodwork rotten, gear missing, no rig
31-7	1992			Dell Quay			Boat moved to Dell Quay Boatyard
31-7	1990		Wells, Alan	Ealing			Sails boat from South Coast up the Thames with a view to keepind her in that area. She is broken into, vandalised and sunk, then recovered to a boatyard and stripped of her engine / gearbox. Left in a meadow uncovered.
31-7	1981		Isherwood, LA				Buys for significantly less than the asking price of £13000 and buys the standard rig. Hasler rig for sale
31-7	1977		Wardman, RB	Lymington			Converted to Hasler rig
31-7	1976	Moby Dick	Merrett, D	Fowey			Letter listing many modifications.
31-7	1969		Kaula, Dr. C	Bembridge, Isle of Wight			Date uncertain.
31-7	1963	Twinkee	Vines, Alan	Hamble	Sailing	Perkins 108	RORC Sail Number 1987

AOA Bulletin and Press Appearances

ArchID	Type	AClass	Category	Ref	Page No	Title	ABoat	ABoat_Name	Author	APages	APrice	Link
284	Bulletin	31	j. Interior - Mods, Equipment & Gadgetry	1976-77	17	Modifications to an A31	31-7	Moby Dick	Merrett D.	1	2	Link
283	Bulletin	31	k. Exterior - Mods, Equipment & Gadgetry	1976-77	17	Modifications to an A31	31-7	Moby Dick	Merrett D.	1	2	Link
482	Bulletin	26, T,F,31	c. Boat Commentaries	1994-95	4	Rebuilding Moby Dick	31-7	Moby Dick	Rees C	2	2	Link
481	Bulletin	26, T,F,31	d. Engines	1994-95	4	Rebuilding Moby Dick	31-7	Moby Dick	Rees C	2	2	Link

Trophies

wdt_ID	trophy	year	awardedto	sailno	boatname	award
wdt_ID	trophy	year	awardedto	sailno	boatname	award
19	Coupe Bernard	1997	C Rees	31-7	Moby Dick	Restoration of Moby Dick