L'Atalante

CLASS/SAIL
DATE BUILT
HULL NUMBER
Atalanta A140
October 1960
157
LAST NOTIFIED INFORMATION (to 1999) /
- Other namesKate Thomas, Leo, Treenlaur 3, Jandavina
- ConditionPresumedLost
- LocationPortsmouth, Hampshire
- EngineFarryman 6.5hp
- Rig3/4
Comments: Takes part in the Yarmouth-Cherbourg race in 1962. Brief sojourn in Amsterdam in the 1990s.
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A140 Kate Thomas - Two Views of Ownership in the 1990s

A140 Kate Thomas – Two Views of Ownership in the 1990s

2020 November - A recent tidy up by one of the AOA ex Bulletin Editors brought to light a new document written by an owner’s wife offering a different perspective on the ownership, sailing and trailing of an Atalanta.
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Sail_No Year BoatName Owner HomePort Condition Rig Engine Notable EVENT Comments
A1402020PresumedLost
A1402001L'AtalanteUnknownUpdate 2017
A1401999McNeill, TomPortsmouth, HampshireFor sale £6500
A1401993Amsterdam
A1401991SailingBoat relaunched
A1401990Kate ThomasBackhaus, RR.BlackwaterRestoringFarryman 6.5hpNew owner undertakes year of preparation. Name changed Named after sister ship of maternal grandfather's command - 1800 ton four-master. (His command was "Metropolis" but deemed too grand for a 26 footer with a half-inch thick hull, so the name of the sister ship Kate Thomas taken.
A1401988LeoRumsey, RBoat has been fully restored and ready for launching.
A1401978Rumsey, GPoole
A1401964Treenlaur 3Templer, CRTorquayDistinguished Brigadier.
A1401962Takes part in the AOA Yarmouth-Cherbourg race organised by Bernard Argod (Paris importer)
A1401961Sailing
A1401960JandavinaMoody,RHamble RiverRestoring3/4Ford 10 EngineSold 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
172Bulletin26, T,F,31d. Engines1966-678Engine ProblemA140KateTempler C.R.120Link
270Bulletin26, T,d. Engines1975-769Ford 10 hp engineA140KateTempler C.R.120Link
488Bulletin26, T,F,31f. Keel Gear1994-9534Rebuilding Kate ThomasA140KateBackhaus R420Link
489Bulletin26, T,F,31j. Interior - Mods, Equipment & Gadgetry1994-9534Rebuilding Kate ThomasA140KateBackhaus R420Link

Trophies

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