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Winterset

CLASS/SAIL
DATE BUILT
HULL NUMBER

Atalanta A58
February 1958
61

LAST NOTIFIED INFORMATION (to 1993) /

- Other names
- Condition	PresumedLost
- Location	Gironde, France
- Engine
- Rig

Comments: Bought by a young American in 1976 who gets boat from Rhyl to Lowestoft by Canal and then on to Rye. Sells boat to another American who takes her to the Med through the canals, and on to Morocco.
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Sail_No	Year	BoatName	Owner	HomePort	Condition	Notable EVENT
A58	2018				PresumedLost
A58	1993		Unknown	Gironde, France	Derelict	Mike Rowe sees Wintersett in S.France on teh Gironde. Deemed not in too bad condition she had been there for 2 years whilst her American owner was working overseas.
A58	1983					Boat surveyed OK, for sale for £3500. Plans to return to UK fall through dues to lack of time / crew.
A58	1980		Lowe, Terry	Rouen		Terry is another American, based Beaverton, USA. Buys boat and takes her through French canals to Mediterranean, then down coast of Spain to Morocco, Gibraltar and then back to Gul of Aigues Mortes.
A58	1978			Rye		Tom's wife returns to USA to earn funding for repairs.
A58	1977			Newhaven		Tom and his wife travel to Newhaven, wintering in Rye 1977/78, where he again broke the rudder which led to a string of issues with boatyards.
A58	1976		Frazier, Tom	Lowestoft		Tom is youn american (Oregon) café proprietor who saved up enough money to come to England. Bought the boat on landing in Liverpool, found a canal which got him out into the Wash about Xmas 1976. He stranded on a sand bar outside Lowestoft and smashed his rudder. Got into port and pulled out, lived aboard funded by his wife working in a cafe ashore.
A58	1972		Walker, Phillips & Thelma	Rhyl		Etchells Trophy 1972
A58	1966		Unknown			D Merrett buys A31/7
A58	1965		Francis, WG	Cheltenham		Partnership with D Merrett
A58	1958	Winterset	Reynolds, P	Hertfordshire	Sailing

AOA Bulletin and Press Appearances

ArchID	Type	AClass	Category	Ref	Page No	Title	ABoat	ABoat_Name	Author	APages	APrice	Link
247	Bulletin	26, T,F,31	m. Cruises & Cruising	1972-73	8	Cruising in the Sun	A58	Wintersett	Walker P.	1	2	Link
253	Bulletin	26, T,F,31	m. Cruises & Cruising	1973-74	8	It's all a question of getting organised	A58	Wintersett	Walker P.	1	2	Link
404	Bulletin	26, T,F,	e. Rig, Sails and Tuning	1986-87	15	Reynolds Mast Lowering Device	A58	Wintersett	Biddle, L	1	1	Link

Trophies

wdt_ID	trophy	year	awardedto	sailno	boatname	award
wdt_ID	trophy	year	awardedto	sailno	boatname	award
101	Etchells	1972	P Walker	A58	Wintersett	Best Log in the Bulletin