A117 – Fairey Marine Atalanta Owners Association Website

Turtle

CLASS/SAIL
DATE BUILT
HULL NUMBER

Atalanta A117
April 1960
126

LAST NOTIFIED INFORMATION (to 2022) /

- Other names	Bacchus
- Condition	Derelict
- Location	Truro, Cornwall
- Engine	3cyl Kubota
- Rig

Comments: Sold new as kit. Based South Coast. Stored for restoration in the 2000s. New owner takes her on in 2016.
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	A117 Turtle project with trailer, free to be restored 2021 August -Free for restoration.Turtle is currently sitting on a four wheel trailer in Truro.If someone out there will take her please do, just send a lorry we can pull her on to it. The trailer structure is sound but it would need a complete overhaul to be roadworthy. You need only pay the ... Comments:
	A117 Turtle May 2018 – progress in Cornwall 2018 May - Our Secretary Richard has been on his travels, sailing tupperware yachts and popping in on unsuspecting Atalanta Owners. Richard visited Chris Berry in Truro. Chris has taken on A117 Turtle – Turtle had been languishing in a barn for many years. Chris is well on with the often disheartening process of stripping back and seeing ... Comments:
	A117 Turtle Sizing Up the challenge 2017 January - A117 Turtle Sizing Up the challenge. Photo: IMG_1785. Comments:
	A117 Turtle on the move after 10 years 2017 January - A117 Turtle on the move after 10 years. Photo: IMG_1814. Comments:
	A117 Checking her out 2017 January - A117 Checking her out. Photo: IMG_1804. Comments:
	A117 Turtle on eBay 2016 November - A117 Turtle on eBay. Photo: s-l1600. As seen on Ebay. Comments:
	A117 Turtle is still for sale 2013 September - Robert Handley-Fairbairn writes: An update, to say Turtle A117 is still available, so make me an offer. I could break her for 500 and keep the trailer, but I would hate to do it after resisting for 7 years. She is a compl Comments:

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Ownership history is available only to members of the AOA
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Sail_No	Year	BoatName	Owner	HomePort	Condition	Engine	Notable EVENT
A117	2022				Derelict		Attempts to contact owner fail.
A117	2021				Storing		Chris offers Turtle to new home for free due to health issues.
A117	2016		Berry, Chris				Boat in poor condition. Chris starts restoration.
A117	2005		Handley-Fairbairn, Robert	Truro, Cornwall	Restoring
A117	1980					3cyl Kubota	Engine changed but not clear when from the old registers
A117	1977		Boles, Michael	Ashlett Creek, Fawley, Soton			Reported owned by Mooring Sec at Esso Sailing Club, Fawley.
A117	1970		unknown	Hamble			Sold through agent Carl Ziegler, who has no record of sale
A117	1968		Bolliger, Dr Hans
A117	1962	Turtle	Munsell, Peter & Letts, CT	Sussex
A117	1960	Bacchus	Poole, Martin		Sailing	Cov Vic

AOA Bulletin and Press Appearances

ArchID	Type	AClass	Category	Ref	Page No	Title	ABoat	ABoat_Name	Author	APages	AComments	APrice	ASort	Link
694	Bulletin	26, T,F,31	o. General	2013-14	0	Cover - Walrus in Croatia	A117	Walrus		1		1	0	Link

Trophies

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