A55 – Fairey Marine Atalanta Owners Association Website

Sue

CLASS/SAIL
DATE BUILT
HULL NUMBER

Atalanta A55
May 1957
58

LAST NOTIFIED INFORMATION (to 2022) /

- Other names
- Condition	Restoring
- Location	Cambridgeshire
- Engine	Farryman Diesel
- Rig	3/4 wood

Comments: Based on Ullswater in 1970s and 80s. The boat spent much of her life in storage awaiting restoration. Recently sold out of a barn on Ebay for restoration.
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A55 For Sale on eBay as restoration project

2020 June - A55 is for sale on eBay (finishes 14th June at 14.23) as a restoration project. She has been stored in a barn for a few years. Condition hard to tell exactly from the photos and there are few details in the ad. Although a lot of work would be required there doesn’t seem to be much ...
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Sail_No	Year	BoatName	Owner	HomePort	Condition	Rig	Engine	Notable EVENT
A55	2022							Lots of work done. Plans for dyneema rigging and tabernacle, and launch in 2023.
A55	2020		Holt, Christopher	Cambridgeshire	Restoring			Ownership transferred to Barry Wham, owner of the barn where she has been stored un touched. Barry sells the boat on eBay for £560 to Chris Holt who intends to restore her and travel through France to the Med. The lug with the pin for hoisting has broken off on one keel
A55	2006							Stored in a barn in Monmouthshire. Apparently one of the keels snaps as she is moved into place
A55	2004		Clark, Barry	Monmouth				Also owns A160
A55	1995		Chiswell, Derek	Manchester
A55	1994							Letter from Bill Sharp stating boat dry-stored since 1979 and now wishes to sell.
A55	1982							For sale
A55	1981				Storing			Saunders, stores office Fairey Marine, contacted AOA to pass on request for keel seals from Nautimed SA, Port of Estepona in Spain. Port thought David Routledge was owner, ubt Sharp pointed out that Sue was still in his garage! John Hodgson of A136 saw the offending boat, fawn coloured, and it was clearly not A55 SUE.
A55	1978							Reported for sale
A55	1973		Sharp, Dr AW	Lake Ullswater
A55	1969		Hudson, JD					Fell out with AOA Sec, bought A31/10 1973
A55	1968		Bradley, VH					Joint owner for some years, became sole owner 1968
A55	1957	Sue	Shaw, GW	Hampshire	Sailing	3/4 wood	Farryman Diesel

AOA Bulletin and Press Appearances

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Trophies

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