Le Bateau Ivre
| CLASS/SAIL DATE BUILT HULL NUMBER | Atalanta A146 August 1961 161 |
| - Other names | Bluff, Sherpa |
| - Condition | Storing |
| - Location | St. Croix, US Virgin Islands |
| - Engine | |
| - Rig | 3/4 Rig |
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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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A146, voyage_atlantic A146 Crosses Atlantic 1976 OSTAR
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A146 1996 Dave & Michelle
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A146 1996 Le Bateau Ivre, Dave and Michelle honeymoon. Note the bowsprit
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A146 1996 Le Bateau Ivre, Dave and Michelle honeymoon. Note the bowsprit
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A146 Bermuda-2-67d5bf3d
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A146, A174, A181, faireymarine PR 1960 Fairey Boat Park incl A146 Sherpa A181 Cirdan A174 Cordyl
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A146 460-100_2188-1
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A146 465-100_2168
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A146 464-100_2176
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A146 463-100_2180
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A146 462-100_2182
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A146 461-100_2185
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A146 Picture taken by Brad Coolidge
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A146 Bill Perkes In the Wake of My Heroes
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A146 “Le Bateau Ivre” – formally “Bluff” in the USA
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A146 Smith Creek MD USA.
Contributed Blog
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 | 2013 A146 Le Bateau Ivre moves to new home2013 July - 2013 A146 Le Bateau Ivre moves to new home. Photo: 100_2188. Parked on road just past driveway. Realized that there were sections of the driveComments: |
Chance Meeting2011 May - Peter Keightley writes to say that: ” I had an extraordinary coincidental meeting with a skipper in Cowes Yacht Haven last week.His boat was a van de Stadt called Sherpa Bill. After a coffee and chat I discovered he had just purchased it anComments: | |
 | A146 Bluff OSTAR 19761976 June - (Map courtesy of Brian Sadler) A146, already very well travelled, changed hands and went across the Atlantic No history of racing by Atalantas would be complete without mention of Rod White who sailed A146, Bluff, in the 1976 Observer Single Handed Transatlantic Race starting from Plymouth on June 7. On day 5, when the wind was ...Comments: |
 | A146 Sherpa Round Britain Race 19741974 June - Immediately after sailing in the Round the Island Race on June 29 in which he came second in the Atalanta Class, Alan Perkes in A148, Sherpa, set out for the Round Britain Race which started from Plymouth on July 6. The event attracted a vast and varied fleet with multi-hulls as well as mono ...Comments: |
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| Sail_No | Year | BoatName | Owner | HomePort | Condition | Rig | Engine | Notable EVENT | Comments |
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| A146 | 2020 | Owners in contact with Association and restoration still on hold. | |||||||
| A146 | 2018 | Restoration still planned | |||||||
| A146 | 2013 | St. Croix, US Virgin Islands | Storing | Restoration has been stalled for many years. Owner moves and takes Le Bateau Ivre on an impressive journey. See photographs. | |||||
| A146 | 1997 | Restoring | Owner embarks on extensive refurbishment. | ||||||
| A146 | 1996 | Extended cruise and Honeymoon! | |||||||
| A146 | 1993 | Twin rudders, outboard and retractable bowsprit fitted. | |||||||
| A146 | 1991 | Broken mast replaced with new mast in Sitka Spruce | |||||||
| A146 | 1990 | Bristol Harbour, RI | Sailing | ||||||
| A146 | 1984 | Le Bateau Ivre | Walworth, Michelle & David | Restoring | David is student in Annapolis MD and sets about restoring her. The new name was inspired by the poem writtent by Jean Rembaud in 1871 which is said to have started the Symbolist or decadent period in French Literature. | ||||
| A146 | 1982 | Mitchell, Bill | |||||||
| A146 | 1981 | Coile, J | Annapolis, USA | Eventually sold to Jonathan Coile, son of AOA American secretary Russell Coile (A101). | |||||
| A146 | 1978 | Whilst in New Zealand on Flyer he meets up with A123 Coromanda and her owners. | |||||||
| A146 | 1977 | Rod continues to sail the world with the boat in USA. Boat looked after by Bob Snow (A23) | |||||||
| A146 | 1976 | Rod sails singlehanded to the US despite breaking rudder in the Bay of Biscay. Left her with Atalanta American section intending to sailing or shipping her home but got distracted by crewing in round the world races. He crewed on 'Flyer'. | |||||||
| A146 | 1975.9 | Bluff | White, Rod | Preparation for trans atlantic including removal of engine and lavatory. | |||||
| A146 | 1975 | Takes part in the two handed Round Britain race. Fishing boat breaks mast in Orkney, repairs and carries on. Bill writes about his time with Bluff in his sailing memoirs - see 'Reference - Books'. | |||||||
| A146 | 1974 | Bill Perkes sails many hundreds of miles preparing for the Round Britain race | |||||||
| A146 | 1968 | Perkes, Bill | Fairey Marine, Hamble | ||||||
| A146 | 1965 | Collins, MK | |||||||
| A146 | 1964 | Morquand, WT | |||||||
| A146 | 1961 | Sherpa | Short, JH | Hamble | Sailing | 3/4 Rig |
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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| 207 | Bulletin | 26, T,F, | h. Rudder & Self Steering | 1969-70 | 7 | With one hand tied behind my back | A146 | Le Bateau Ivre | Perkes A.G. | 1 | self steering gear | 1 | 0 | Link |
| 243 | Bulletin | 26, T,F,31 | m. Cruises & Cruising | 1972-73 | 2 | Wet & Windy | A146 | Sherpa | Perkes A.G. | 1 | 2 | 0 | Link | |
| 242 | Bulletin | 26, T,F,31 | o. General | 1972-73 | 0 | Cover - A146 Sherpa at St Vaast La Houge | A146 | Sherpa | 1 | 1 | 0 | Link | ||
| 259 | Bulletin | 26, T,F,31 | l. History | 1974-75 | 7 | The Round Britain Race | A146 | Sherpa | Perke A.G. | 1 | 2 | 0 | Link | |
| 258 | Bulletin | 26, T,F,31 | m. Cruises & Cruising | 1974-75 | 7 | The Round Britain Race | A146 | Sherpa | Perke A.G. | 1 | 2 | 0 | Link | |
| 256 | Bulletin | 26, T,F,31 | o. General | 1974-75 | 0 | Cover - A146 Sherpa rounding Muckle Flugga, Shetlands | A146 | Sherpa | Perkes, A.G. | 1 | 1 | 0 | Link | |
| 267 | Bulletin | 26, T,F,31 | m. Cruises & Cruising | 1975-76 | 6 | The Summer of '75 | A146 | Sherpa | Perkes H.M. | 1 | 2 | 0 | Link | |
| 278 | Bulletin | 26, T,F,31 | l. History | 1976-77 | 2 | Observer Single-handed Transatlantic Race 1976 | A146 | Bluff | White R.M. | 1 | 2 | 0 | Link | |
| 277 | Bulletin | 26, T,F,31 | m. Cruises & Cruising | 1976-77 | 2 | Observer Single-handed Transatlantic Race 1976 | A146 | Bluff | White R.M. | 1 | 2 | 0 | Link | |
| 276 | Bulletin | 26, T,F,31 | o. General | 1976-77 | 0 | Cover - A146 Sarts and finishes Transatlantic race (+others) | A146 | Bluff | White, R.M. | 1 | 1 | 0 | Link | |
| 316 | Bulletin | 26, T,F,31 | m. Cruises & Cruising | 1979-80 | 12 | The Eastern Seaboard of America | A146 | Bluff | White R. | 1 | 1 | 0 | Link | |
| 443 | Bulletin | 26, T,F,31 | m. Cruises & Cruising | 1990-91 | 30 | Cruising from Rhode Island, USA. | A146 | Le Bateau Ivre | Walworth D | 2 | 2 | 0 | Link | |
| 453 | Bulletin | 26, T,F,31 | m. Cruises & Cruising | 1991-92 | 21 | Letter from America | A146 | Le Bateau Ivre | Walworth D | 2 | 3 | 0 | Link | |
| 462 | Bulletin | 26, T,F,31 | m. Cruises & Cruising | 1992-93 | 13 | Cruising to Connecticut, USA. | A146 | Le Bateau Ivre | Walworth D | 4 | 2 | 0 | Link | |
| 1,325 | Press | 26, | b. Class Reviews and Appreciations | 1994-02-OM | A boat that came from the sky: Atalanta | A77, A85, A146, A115 | Ken Textor | 0 | Offshore Magazine (USA). A number of photos and mentions of A26s in the USA. Inc A77 Blue Goose & A85 Kicky-Wicky., A146 Le Bateau Ivre, A Tala, A Gypsy, A115 Sabrina of Croyle. | 0 | 0 | Link | ||
| 61 | Book | 26, T,F,31 | o. General | IWMH-Perkes | In the Wake of my Heroes [Private, via simonfi@ntlworld.com Jan 2007] | A146 | Sherpa | Bill King | 0 | Bill King sailed from The Solent. Chapters 3&4 are dedicated to his exploits in A146 Sherpa. There was a lot of family sailing and much more short-handed long distance cruising and then the Round Britain Race in 1973. His idea of a weekend's sailing was to sail to North Brittany on the Saturday, turn around and sail back on the Sunday. The book describes all of these adventures with a lot of detail on the Round Britain race and how he made his own self-steering gear. | 0 | 0 | Link | |
| 46 | AOAPaper | 26, T,F,31 | d. Engines | P | Twin rudders, Outboard Engine Mount and Bowsprit | A146 | Sherpa | Walworth D | 0 | 0 | 0 | Link | ||
| 47 | AOAPaper | 26, T,F,31 | e. Rig, Sails and Tuning | P | Twin rudders, Engine Mount and Bowsprit for the Spinnaker | A146 | Sherpa | Walworth D | 0 | 0 | 0 | Link | ||
| 48 | AOAPaper | 26, T,F,31 | h. Rudder & Self Steering | P | Twin rudders, Engine Mount and Bowsprit | A146 | Sherpa | Walworth D | 0 | 0 | 0 | Link | ||
| 21 | Advert | 26, T,F,31 | a. Brochures & Adverts | PR-1960-Boatpark | PR 1960 Fairey Boat Park - incl A146 Sherpa A181 Cirdan A174 Cordyl | A146,A181,A174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Link |
Trophies
| wdt_ID | trophy | year | awardedto | sailno | boatname | award |
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| wdt_ID | trophy | year | awardedto | sailno | boatname | award |
| 103 | Etchells | 1974 | AG Perkes | A146 | Sherpa | Best Log in the Bulletin |
| 105 | Etchells | 1976 | R White | A146 | Bluff | Best Log in the Bulletin |
| 154 | Sinclair | 1987 | David Walworth | A146 | Le Bateau Ivre (ex Bluff) | Services to the AOA |