Solone
| CLASS/SAIL DATE BUILT HULL NUMBER | Atalanta A162 November 1961 174 |
| - Other names | Pigio, Popette |
| - Condition | Sailing |
| - Location | Southern France |
| - Engine | Perkins 4108 |
| - Rig | Masthead, aluminium |
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o Gallery - photos through the years
o Blog and Forum Topics - contributed photographs and commentary
o Register - key changes through the years
o Press Appearances - AOA Bulletin and public media articles
o AOA Trophies and Awards
o Gallery - photos through the years
o Blog and Forum Topics - contributed photographs and commentary
o Register - key changes through the years
o Press Appearances - AOA Bulletin and public media articles
o AOA Trophies and Awards
Gallery
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A162 A162 2017 01 A162 For Sale – PC291563 copie_chart-table
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A162 A162 2017 01 A162 For Sale – PC291507 copie_cockpit
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A162 A162 2017 01 A162 For Sale – PC291566 copie_forecabin
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A162 A162 2017 01 A162 For Sale – PC291511 copie_bilgepump
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A162 A162 2017 01 A162 For Sale – PC291567 copie_forecabin
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A162 A162 2017 01 A162 For Sale – PC291523 copie_cockpit
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A162 A162 2017 01 A162 For Sale – PC291568 copie_forecabin
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A162 A162 2017 01 A162 For Sale – PC291526 copie_engine
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A162 A162 2017 01 A162 For Sale – PC291569 copie_forecabin
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A162 A162 Solone motoring in a flat calm propelled by her Perkins 401 engine
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31-4, A162, A60, FeaturedBoat Atalantas racing at the 50th aniversary meeting in the Hamble
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A162 AOA Bulletin 2008-09 cover
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A162 2005 AOA 50th Hamble 040 A162 bow
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A162 A162 (1) 2000 At Auray Brittany
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A162 A162 (2) 1994 At Christchurch
Contributed Blog
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 | A162 Nip down to Spain2018 June - Back in the depth of winter my wife Lara announces that she is taking part with my eldest daughter in the annual diving club trip in ¨Rosas¨ Spain . My thoughts jumped to the possibility of taking advantage of the situation and suggesting we all stay on Solone . ...Comments: |
The madness has paid off2017 July - Firstly I would like to introduce myself to the members of AOA. My name is Simon and I am the proud new owner of yacht Solone.Back in May I began negotiations to buy an Atalanta Solone, some of you may have seen her advertised herComments: | |
| A162 Solone For Sale – £5,000 SOLD2017 March - Keith Viewing’s wonderful Solone is now for sale. Set up for serious cruising Solone is looking for new adventures. Invoices available for all works carried out. Solone has been laid up ashore undercover for some time and will need some work to re-commission her.Please contact Keith’s daughter in the first instance at piaviewing<at>free<dot>fr (replace <at> ...Comments: |
References in Forum Topics
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Register
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| Sail_No | Year | BoatName | Owner | HomePort | Condition | Rig | Engine | Notable EVENT | Comments |
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| A162 | 2018 | Cruise to introduce family to Atalanta sailing is very successful. | |||||||
| A162 | 2017 | Weston-Jones, Simon | Southern France | ||||||
| A162 | 2016 | Viewing, Pia | Christchurch | Keith Viewing died in September 2016 | |||||
| A162 | 2005 | During the 50th Anniversary one of Solone's keels dropped and the trip was aborted. (See 2005-6 bulletin). | |||||||
| A162 | 1995 | Viewing, Keith | Christchurch | Keith buys Solone. Works in South Africa. | |||||
| A162 | 1993 | Austin, Peter | Christchurch | ||||||
| A162 | 1987 | Cooke, Tony | Windemere | ||||||
| A162 | 1978 | Solone | Tullis, M | Windermere | |||||
| A162 | 1967 | Humphries, TAT | Luton | ||||||
| A162 | 1965 | Pigio | Stephenson, Dr JJ | London | Owns A32 at the same time, and later buys A31-1 | ||||
| A162 | 1962 | Faversham | |||||||
| A162 | 1961 | Popette | Barrett, RS | Canterbury | Sailing | Masthead, aluminium | Perkins 4108 | Bought as a kit |
AOA Bulletin and Press Appearances
| ArchID | Type | AClass | Category | Ref | Page No | Title | ABoat | ABoat_Name | Author | APages | AComments | APrice | ASort | Link |
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| 553 | Bulletin | 26, T,F,31 | j. Interior - Mods, Equipment & Gadgetry | 2001-02 | 9 | Internal modifications | A162 | Solone | Viewing K | 2 | 1 | 0 | Link | |
| 581 | Bulletin | 26, T,F,31 | m. Cruises & Cruising | 2004-05 | 19 | Cruise to France | A162 | Solone | Viewing K | 3 | 2 | 0 | Link | |
| 592 | Bulletin | 26, T,F,31 | m. Cruises & Cruising | 2005-06 | 18 | Anniversary Cruise | A162 | Solone | Viewing K | 5 | 1 | 0 | Link | |
| 629 | Bulletin | 26, T,F,31 | m. Cruises & Cruising | 2008-09 | 42 | Christchurch revisited | A162 | Solone | Viewing K | 4 | 0 | 0 | Link | |
| 616 | Bulletin | 26, T,F,31 | o. General | 2008-09 | 0 | Cover - A162 Solone underway | A162 | Solone | 1 | 1 | 0 | Link | ||
| 643 | Bulletin | 26, T,F,31 | m. Cruises & Cruising | 2009-10 | 32 | Cruise to the Isle of White | A162 | Solone | Viewing K | 3 | 1 | 0 | Link | |
| 662 | Bulletin | 26, T,F,31 | m. Cruises & Cruising | 2010-11 | 46 | Falmouth to Hamble | A162 | Solone | Viewing K | 4 | 1 | 0 | Link | |
| 683 | Bulletin | 26, T,F,31 | m. Cruises & Cruising | 2012-13 | 3 | Fixing leaks, then Christchurch to Poole | A162 | Solone | Viewing K | 7 | 1 | 0 | Link |
Trophies
| wdt_ID | trophy | year | awardedto | sailno | boatname | award |
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| wdt_ID | trophy | year | awardedto | sailno | boatname | award |
| 135 | Etchells | 2004 | Keith Viewing | A162 | Solone | Best Log in the Bulletin |